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Neto BAD, Sorto JEP, Lapis AAM, Machado F. Functional chromophores synthesized via multicomponent Reactions: A review on their use as cell-imaging probes. Methods 2023; 220:142-157. [PMID: 37939912 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2023.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023] Open
Abstract
This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of recent advancements and applications of fluorescence imaging probes synthesized via MCRs (multicomponent reactions). These probes, also known as functional chromophores, belong to a currently investigated class of fluorophores that are presently being successfully applied in bioimaging experiments, especially in various living cell lineages. We describe some of the MCRs that have been employed in the synthesis of these probes and explore their applications in biological imaging, with an emphasis on cellular imaging. The review also discusses the challenges and future perspectives in the field, particularly considering the potential impact of MCR-based fluorescence imaging probes on advancing this field of research in the coming years. Considering that this area of research is relatively new and nearly a decade has passed since the first publication, this review also provides a historical perspective on this class of fluorophores, highlighting the pioneering works published between 2011 and 2016.
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- Brenno A D Neto
- Laboratory of Medicinal and Technological Chemistry, University of Brasília, Chemistry Institute (IQ-UnB), Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, Distrito Federal 70910-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Medicinal and Technological Chemistry, University of Brasília, Chemistry Institute (IQ-UnB), Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, Distrito Federal 70910-900, Brazil; Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Medicinal and Technological Chemistry, University of Brasília, Chemistry Institute (IQ-UnB), Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, Distrito Federal 70910-900, Brazil
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Becerra D, Abonia R, Castillo JC. Recent Applications of the Multicomponent Synthesis for Bioactive Pyrazole Derivatives. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27154723. [PMID: 35897899 PMCID: PMC9331265 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27154723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Pyrazole and its derivatives are considered a privileged N-heterocycle with immense therapeutic potential. Over the last few decades, the pot, atom, and step economy (PASE) synthesis of pyrazole derivatives by multicomponent reactions (MCRs) has gained increasing popularity in pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry. The present review summarizes the recent developments of multicomponent reactions for the synthesis of biologically active molecules containing the pyrazole moiety. Particularly, it covers the articles published from 2015 to date related to antibacterial, anticancer, antifungal, antioxidant, α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory, anti-inflammatory, antimycobacterial, antimalarial, and miscellaneous activities of pyrazole derivatives obtained exclusively via an MCR. The reported analytical and activity data, plausible synthetic mechanisms, and molecular docking simulations are organized in concise tables, schemes, and figures to facilitate comparison and underscore the key points of this review. We hope that this review will be helpful in the quest for developing more biologically active molecules and marketed drugs containing the pyrazole moiety.
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- Diana Becerra
- Escuela de Ciencias Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Avenida Central del Norte, Tunja 150003, Colombia;
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- Research Group of Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, A.A. 25360, Cali 76001, Colombia;
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- Escuela de Ciencias Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Avenida Central del Norte, Tunja 150003, Colombia;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +57-8-740-5626 (ext. 2425)
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Mayank, Sindhu J, Singh A, Nayak N, Garg N, Kaur N, Singh N. Excited-State Intramolecular Hydrogen-Bonding-Assisted Restricted Rotation: A Mechanism for Monitoring Intracellular Viscosity and Distinguishing Malignant, Differentiating, and Apoptotic Cancer Cells. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:7532-7541. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Mayank
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab 140001, India
- Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM’s NMIMS University, Vile Parle, Mumbai 400056, India
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- Department of Chemistry, COBS&H, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Himachal Pradesh 175005, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Himachal Pradesh 175005, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Himachal Pradesh 175005, India
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab 140001, India
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Zhang L, Wang Z, Wang H, Dong W, Liu Y, Hu Q, Shuang S, Dong C, Gong X. Nitrogen-doped carbon dots for wash-free imaging of nucleolus orientation. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:183. [PMID: 33970343 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-04837-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Carbon dots (CDs) are a rising star in the field of cellular imaging, especially cytoplasmic imaging, attributing to the super-stable optical performance and ultra-low biological toxicity. Nucleolus can accurately reflect the expression state of a cell and is strongly linked to the occurrence and development of many diseases, so exploring bran-new CDs for nucleolus-orientation imaging with no-wash technology has important theoretical value and practical significance. Herein, nitrogen-doped carbon dots (N-CDs) with green fluorescence (the relative fluorescence quantum yield of 24.4%) was fabricated by the hydrothermal treatment of m-phenylenediamine and p-aminobenzoic acid. The N-CDs possess small size, bright green fluorescence, abundant surface functional groups, excellent fluorescence stability and good biocompatibility, facilitating that the N-CDs are an excellent imaging reagent for cellular imaging. N-CDs can particularly bind to RNA in nucleoli to enhance their fluorescence, which ensures that the N-CDs can be used in nucleolus-orientation imaging with high specificity and wash-free technique. This study demonstrates that the N-CDs have a significant feasibility to be used for nucleolus-orientation imaging in biomedical analysis and clinical diagnostic applications.
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- Li Zhang
- Institute of Environmental Science, and Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, and Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, and Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, and Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, and Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Chemistry and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, and Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Environmental Science, and Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, People's Republic of China.
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Yang J, Zhang R, Zhao Y, Tian J, Wang S, Gros CP, Xu H. Red/NIR neutral BODIPY-based fluorescent probes for lighting up mitochondria. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 248:119199. [PMID: 33293228 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Two mitochondrial-targeted fluorescent probes, 2 and 3, based on a BODIPY scaffold and one or two piperidinyl groups were easily synthesized by Knoevenagel condensation. The biological imaging applications of the two probes 2 and 3 in live HepG2 cells reveal that these two probes display excellent mitochondrial imaging ability. Thus, these probes appear as promising tools for visualization of mitochondrial within live cells.
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- Jian Yang
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of TCM Evaluation and Translational Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of TCM Evaluation and Translational Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- ICMUB (UMR CNRS 6302), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21000 Dijon, France.
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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