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Liu Y, Ma Z, Su H, Wei R, Shen Z, Wang H. The influence of heteroatoms on the circularly polarized luminescence performance of [7]helicene derivatives: aromatic vs. non-aromatic five-membered rings. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:6099-6106. [PMID: 38299603 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp05182j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Helicenes are promising candidates for circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) materials, although the performance is poor due to the unsatisfactory dissymmetric factor (glum) and fluorescence quantum efficiency (ΦF). Herein, the influence of heteroatoms (C, Si, Ge, O, S and Se) on the electronic structures and chiroptical properties of [7]helicene derivatives is systematically investigated using density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT calculations combined with the thermal vibration correlation function theory. The results reveal that the non-radiative energy consumption processes for helicene systems are closely related to the variation of bond length upon electronic excitation. Moreover, by introducing five-membered rings and heteroatoms, the dipole-forbidden S1 → S0 emission of [7]helicene changes to dipole-allowed transition due to the rearrangement of occupied orbitals and lifting of the nearly degenerate orbitals, resulting in an enhancement of ΦF. As the heteroatomic radius increases, ΦF decreases while the glum increases. Compared with the derivatives containing aromatic five-membered rings ([7]H-O, [7]H-S, and [7]H-Se), the non-aromatic counterparts ([7]H-C, [7]H-Si, and [7]H-Ge) exhibit a balance in ΦF and glum values. The present study helps to clarify the relationship between structures and chiroptical properties and offers a feasible strategy for the future design of helicene-based CPL materials.
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- Yan Liu
- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China.
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- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China.
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- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China.
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- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China.
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- School of Future Technology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
- Institute of Quantum Materials and Physics, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China.
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Buscemi G, Trotta M, Vona D, Farinola GM, Milano F, Ragni R. Supramolecular Biohybrid Construct for Photoconversion Based on a Bacterial Reaction Center Covalently Bound to Cytochrome c by an Organic Light Harvesting Bridge. Bioconjug Chem 2023; 34:629-637. [PMID: 36896985 PMCID: PMC10120590 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.2c00527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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A supramolecular construct for solar energy conversion is developed by covalently bridging the reaction center (RC) from the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides and cytochrome c (Cyt c) proteins with a tailored organic light harvesting antenna (hCy2). The RC-hCy2-Cyt c biohybrid mimics the working mechanism of biological assemblies located in the bacterial cell membrane to convert sunlight into metabolic energy. hCy2 collects visible light and transfers energy to the RC, increasing the rate of photocycle between a RC and Cyt c that are linked in such a way that enhances proximity without preventing protein mobility. The biohybrid obtained with average 1 RC/10 hCy2/1.5 Cyt c molar ratio features an almost doubled photoactivity versus the pristine RC upon illumination at 660 nm, and ∼10 times higher photocurrent versus an equimolar mixture of the unbound proteins. Our results represent an interesting insight into photoenzyme chemical manipulation, opening the way to new eco-sustainable systems for biophotovoltaics.
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- Gabriella Buscemi
- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università degli Studi
di Bari Aldo Moro, Via
Orabona, 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Istituto
per i Processi Chimico Fisici, Consiglio
Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR-IPCF), Via Orabona, 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università degli Studi
di Bari Aldo Moro, Via
Orabona, 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università degli Studi
di Bari Aldo Moro, Via
Orabona, 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Istituto
di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR-ISPA), Via P. le Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università degli Studi
di Bari Aldo Moro, Via
Orabona, 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Taarit I, Alves F, Benchohra A, Guénée L, Golesorkhi B, Rosspeintner A, Fürstenberg A, Piguet C. Seeking Brightness in Molecular Erbium-Based Light Upconversion. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37018515 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Whereas dye-sensitized lanthanide-doped nanoparticles represent an unquestionable advance for pushing linear near-infrared (NIR) to visible-light upconversion within the frame of applications, analogous improvements are difficult to mimic for related but intramolecular processes induced at the molecular level in coordination complexes. Major difficulties arise from the cationic nature of the target cyanine-containing sensitizers (S), which drastically limits their thermodynamic affinities for catching the lanthanide activators (A) required for performing linear light upconversion. In this context, the rare previous design of stable dye-containing molecular SA light-upconverters required large S···A distances at the cost of the operation of only poorly efficient intramolecular S → A energy transfers and global sensitization. With the synthesis of the compact ligand [L2]+, we exploit here the benefit of using a single sulfur connector between the dye and the binding unit for counterbalancing the drastic electrostatic penalty which is expected to prevent metal complexation. Quantitative amounts of nine-coordinate [L2Er(hfac)3]+ molecular adducts could be finally prepared in solution at millimolar concentrations, while the S···A distance has been reduced by 40% to reach circa 0.7 nm. Detailed photophysical studies demonstrate the operation of a three times improved energy transfer upconversion (ETU) mechanism for molecular [L2Er(hfac)3]+ in acetonitrile at room temperature, thanks to the boosted heavy atom effect operating in the close cyanine/Er pair. NIR excitation at 801 nm can thus be upconverted into visible light (525-545 nm) with an unprecedented brightness of Bup(801 nm) = 2.0(1) × 10-3 M-1·cm-1 for a molecular lanthanide complex.
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- Inès Taarit
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Geneva, 24 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Samaniego Lopez C, Verónica Rivas M, García Cambón TA, Wolosiuk A, Spagnuolo CC. Amphiphilic Near‐Infrared Fluorescent Molecular Probes: Optical Properties in Solution and in Surfactant Micelle Microenvironment. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202200333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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- Cecilia Samaniego Lopez
- CIHIDECAR-UBA-CONICET Int. Guiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria Buenos Aires C1428EGA Argentina
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- CIHIDECAR-UBA-CONICET Int. Guiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria Buenos Aires C1428EGA Argentina
- INN – CONICET Gerencia Química Centro Atómico Constituyentes Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica Av. Gral. Paz 1499 San Martín Buenos Aires B1650KNA Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires Int. Guiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria Buenos Aires C1428EGA Argentina
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- INN – CONICET Gerencia Química Centro Atómico Constituyentes Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica Av. Gral. Paz 1499 San Martín Buenos Aires B1650KNA Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires Int. Guiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria Buenos Aires C1428EGA Argentina
- CIHIDECAR-UBA-CONICET Int. Guiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria Buenos Aires C1428EGA Argentina
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Swathi K, Sujith M, Divya PS, P MV, Delledonne A, Phan Huu DKA, Di Maiolo F, Terenziani F, Lapini A, Painelli A, Sissa C, Thomas KG. From symmetry breaking to symmetry swapping: is Kasha's rule violated in multibranched phenyleneethynylenes? Chem Sci 2023; 14:1986-1996. [PMID: 36845926 PMCID: PMC9945429 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc05206g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The phenomenon of excited-state symmetry breaking is often observed in multipolar molecular systems, significantly affecting their photophysical and charge separation behavior. As a result of this phenomenon, the electronic excitation is partially localized in one of the molecular branches. However, the intrinsic structural and electronic factors that regulate excited-state symmetry breaking in multibranched systems have hardly been investigated. Herein, we explore these aspects by adopting a joint experimental and theoretical investigation for a class of phenyleneethynylenes, one of the most widely used molecular building blocks for optoelectronic applications. The large Stokes shifts observed for highly symmetric phenyleneethynylenes are explained by the presence of low-lying dark states, as also established by two-photon absorption measurements and TDDFT calculations. In spite of the presence of low-lying dark states, these systems show an intense fluorescence in striking contrast to Kasha's rule. This intriguing behavior is explained in terms of a novel phenomenon, dubbed "symmetry swapping" that describes the inversion of the energy order of excited states, i.e., the swapping of excited states occurring as a consequence of symmetry breaking. Thus, symmetry swapping explains quite naturally the observation of an intense fluorescence emission in molecular systems whose lowest vertical excited state is a dark state. In short, symmetry swapping is observed in highly symmetric molecules having multiple degenerate or quasi-degenerate excited states that are prone to symmetry breaking.
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- K. Swathi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di ParmaParco Area delle Scienze 17A43124ParmaItaly,School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM)VithuraThiruvananthapuram695 551India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) Vithura Thiruvananthapuram 695 551 India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM)VithuraThiruvananthapuram695 551India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) Vithura Thiruvananthapuram 695 551 India
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17A 43124 Parma Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di ParmaParco Area delle Scienze 17A43124ParmaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17A 43124 Parma Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17A 43124 Parma Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17A 43124 Parma Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17A 43124 Parma Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17A 43124 Parma Italy
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM)VithuraThiruvananthapuram695 551India
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Petrucci AN, Cousins ME, Liptak MD. Beyond "Mega": Origin of the "Giga" Stokes Shift for Triazolopyridiniums. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:6997-7005. [PMID: 36062309 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c04397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Over the past decade, fluorophores that exhibit "mega" Stokes shifts, defined to be Stokes shifts of greater than 100 nm, have gained considerable attention due to their potential technological applications. A subset of these fluorophores have Stokes shifts of at least 10,000 cm-1, for whom we suggest the moniker "giga" Stokes shift. The majority of "giga" Stokes shifts reported in the literature arise from the twisted intramolecular charge transfer mechanism, but this mechanism does not fit empirical characterization of triazolopyridinium (TOP). This observation inspired a density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT study of TOP, and several related fluorophores, to elucidate the novel photophysical origin for the "giga" Stokes shift of TOP. The resulting computational models revealed that photoexcitation of TOP yields a zwitterionic excited state that undergoes significant structural relaxation prior to emission. Most notably, TOP has two orthogonal moieties in the ground state that adopt a coplanar geometry in the excited state. According to Hückel's rule, both the heterocycle and phenyl moieties of TOP should be aromatic in an orthogonal ground state. However, according to Baird's rule, these individual moieties should be anti-aromatic in the excited state. By relaxing to a coplanar conformation in the excited state, TOP likely forms a single aromatic system consisting of both the heterocycle and phenyl moieties.
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- Adam N Petrucci
- Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, United States
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Chen H, Liu L, Qian K, Liu H, Wang Z, Gao F, Qu C, Dai W, Lin D, Chen K, Liu H, Cheng Z. Bioinspired large Stokes shift small molecular dyes for biomedical fluorescence imaging. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabo3289. [PMID: 35960804 PMCID: PMC9374339 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo3289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Long Stokes shift dyes that minimize cross-talk between the excitation source and fluorescent emission to improve the signal-to-background ratio are highly desired for fluorescence imaging. However, simple small molecular dyes with large Stokes shift (more than 120 nanometers) and near-infrared (NIR) emissions have been rarely reported so far. Here, inspired by the chromophore chemical structure of fluorescent proteins, we designed and synthesized a series of styrene oxazolone dyes (SODs) with simple synthetic methods, which show NIR emissions (>650 nanometers) with long Stokes shift (ranged from 136 to 198 nanometers) and small molecular weight (<450 daltons). The most promising SOD9 shows rapid renal excretion and blood-brain barrier passing properties. After functioning with the mitochondrial-targeted triphenylphosphonium (TPP) group, the resulting SOD9-TPP can be engineered for head-neck tumor imaging, fluorescence image-guided surgery, brain neuroimaging, and on-site pathologic analysis. In summary, our findings add an essential small molecular dye category to the classical dyes.
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- Hao Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai, Shandong 264117, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai, Shandong 264117, China
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Ahmed R, Manna AK. Understanding High Fluorescence Quantum Yield and Simultaneous Large Stokes Shift in Phenyl Bridged Donor-π-Acceptor Dyads with Varied Bridge Lengths in Polar Solvents. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:4221-4229. [PMID: 35737581 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c02950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Photophysical properties of electron donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) dyads for a given pair of D and A highly depend on the π-bridge type and length and also on the solvent polarity. In this work, first-principles calculations with optimally tuned range-separated hybrids are implemented to explore and understand the optical absorption and emission properties of recently synthesized novel D-π-A dyads with 1,2-diphenylphenanthroimidazole (PPI) as D and 1,2,4-triazolopyridine (TP) as A with varied phenyl π-bridge lengths (denoted as PPI-Pn-TP, n = 0-2 considered here) in solvents of different dielectrics. All three D-π-A dyads display almost an unaltered low-lying optical peak position and a red-shifted emission with increasing solvent polarity, corroborating well with the reported experimental observations. The observed emission shift was attributed to the stabilization of an intramolecular charge-transfer (ICT) state by the polar solvent. Contrastingly, our calculations reveal no ICT; rather the shift is essentially originated from the substantial excited-state relaxation involving primarily rotation of the PPI phenyl ring directly linked to the π-bridge, leading to an almost planarized emissive state. Further, the greater frontier molecular orbital delocalization-driven high fluorescence rate together with increased structural rigidity of the emissive state rationalize the observed high fluorescence quantum yield. The present research findings not only are helpful to better understand the reported experimental observations but also show routes to molecularly design functional D-π-A molecules for advanced optoelectronic, sensing, and biomedical applications.
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- Raka Ahmed
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences & Technologies, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517506, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences & Technologies, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517506, India
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Dimitriev OP. Dynamics of Excitons in Conjugated Molecules and Organic Semiconductor Systems. Chem Rev 2022; 122:8487-8593. [PMID: 35298145 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The exciton, an excited electron-hole pair bound by Coulomb attraction, plays a key role in photophysics of organic molecules and drives practically important phenomena such as photoinduced mechanical motions of a molecule, photochemical conversions, energy transfer, generation of free charge carriers, etc. Its behavior in extended π-conjugated molecules and disordered organic films is very different and very rich compared with exciton behavior in inorganic semiconductor crystals. Due to the high degree of variability of organic systems themselves, the exciton not only exerts changes on molecules that carry it but undergoes its own changes during all phases of its lifetime, that is, birth, conversion and transport, and decay. The goal of this review is to give a systematic and comprehensive view on exciton behavior in π-conjugated molecules and molecular assemblies at all phases of exciton evolution with emphasis on rates typical for this dynamic picture and various consequences of the above dynamics. To uncover the rich variety of exciton behavior, details of exciton formation, exciton transport, exciton energy conversion, direct and reverse intersystem crossing, and radiative and nonradiative decay are considered in different systems, where these processes lead to or are influenced by static and dynamic disorder, charge distribution symmetry breaking, photoinduced reactions, electron and proton transfer, structural rearrangements, exciton coupling with vibrations and intermediate particles, and exciton dissociation and annihilation as well.
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- Oleg P Dimitriev
- V. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics NAS of Ukraine, pr. Nauki 41, Kyiv 03028, Ukraine
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Zhang L, Jia H, Liu X, Zou Y, Sun J, Liu M, Jia S, Liu N, Li Y, Wang Q. Heptamethine Cyanine–Based Application for Cancer Theranostics. Front Pharmacol 2022; 12:764654. [PMID: 35222006 PMCID: PMC8874131 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.764654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Cancer is the most common life-threatening malignant disease. The future of personalized cancer treatments relies on the development of functional agents that have tumor-targeted anticancer activities and can be detected in tumors through imaging. Cyanines, especially heptamethine cyanine (Cy7), have prospective application because of their excellent tumor-targeting capacity, high quantum yield, low tissue autofluorescence, long absorption wavelength, and low background interference. In this review, the application of Cy7 and its derivatives in tumors is comprehensively explored. Cy7 is enormously acknowledged in the field of non-invasive therapy that can “detect” and “kill” tumor cells via near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging, photothermal therapy (PTT), and photodynamic therapy (PDT). Furthermore, Cy7 is more available and has excellent properties in cancer theranostics by the presence of multifunctional nanoparticles via fulfilling multimodal imaging and combination therapy simultaneously. This review provides a comprehensive scope of Cy7’s application for cancer NIRF imaging, phototherapy, nanoprobe-based combination therapy in recent years. A deeper understanding of the application of imaging and treatment underlying Cy7 in cancer may provide new strategies for drug development based on cyanine. Thus, the review will lead the way to new types with optical properties and practical transformation to clinical practice.
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- Lei Zhang
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Laboratory for Nanomedicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Laboratory for Nanomedicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Obstetrics Department, Kaifeng Maternity Hospital, Kaifeng, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Laboratory for Nanomedicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- *Correspondence: Qun Wang, ; Yanzhang Li,
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Laboratory for Nanomedicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- *Correspondence: Qun Wang, ; Yanzhang Li,
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Braga CB, Pilli RA, Ornelas C, Weck M. Near-Infrared Fluorescent Micelles from Poly(norbornene) Brush Triblock Copolymers for Nanotheranostics. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:5290-5306. [PMID: 34779620 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This contribution describes the design and synthesis of multifunctional micelles based on amphiphilic brush block copolymers (BBCPs) for imaging and selective drug delivery of natural anticancer compounds. Well-defined BBCPs were synthesized via one-pot multi-step sequential grafting-through ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of norbornene-based macroinitiators. The norbornenes employed contain a poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether chain, an alkyl bromide chain, and/or a near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent cyanine dye. After block copolymerization, post-polymerization transformations using bromide-azide substitution, followed by the strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition (SPAAC) allowed for the functionalization of the BBCPs with the piplartine (PPT) moiety, a natural product with well-documented cytotoxicity against cancer cell lines, via an ester linker between the drug and the polymer side chain. The amphiphilic BBCPs self-assembled in aqueous media into nano-sized spherical micelles with neutral surface charges, as confirmed by dynamic light scattering analysis and transmission electron microscopy. During self-assembly, paclitaxel (PTX) could be effectively encapsulated into the hydrophobic core to form stable PTX-loaded micelles with high loading capacities and encapsulation efficiencies. The NIR fluorescent dye-containing micelles exhibited remarkable photophysical properties, excellent colloidal stability under physiological conditions, and a pH-induced disassembly under slightly acidic conditions, allowing for the release of the drug in a controlled manner. The in vitro studies demonstrated that the micelles without the drug (blank micelles) are biocompatible at concentrations of up to 1 mg mL-1 and present a high cellular internalization capacity toward MCF-7 cancer cells. The drug-functionalized micelles showed in vitro cytotoxicity comparable to free PPT and PTX against MCF-7 and PC3 cancer cells, confirming efficient drug release into the tumor environment upon cellular internalization. Furthermore, the drug-functionalized micelles exhibited higher selectivity than the pristine drugs and preferential cellular uptake in human cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and PC3) when compared to the normal breast cell line (MCF10A). This study provides an efficient strategy for the development of versatile polymeric nanosystems for drug delivery and image-guided diagnostics. Notably, the easy functionalization of BBCP side chains via SPAAC opens up the possibility for the preparation of a library of multifunctional systems containing other drugs or functionalities, such as target groups for recognition.
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- Carolyne B Braga
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6154, Campinas, São Paulo CEP 13083-970, Brazil.,Molecular Design Institute and Department of Chemistry, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6154, Campinas, São Paulo CEP 13083-970, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6154, Campinas, São Paulo CEP 13083-970, Brazil
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- Molecular Design Institute and Department of Chemistry, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, New York 10003, United States
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Rolczynski BS, Díaz SA, Kim YC, Medintz IL, Cunningham PD, Melinger JS. Understanding Disorder, Vibronic Structure, and Delocalization in Electronically Coupled Dimers on DNA Duplexes. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:9632-9644. [PMID: 34709821 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c07205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Structural DNA nanotechnology is a promising approach to create chromophore networks with modular structures and Hamiltonians to control the material's functions. The functional behaviors of these systems depend on the interactions of the chromophores' vibronic states, as well as interactions with their environment. To optimize their functions, it is necessary to characterize the chromophore network's structural and energetic properties, including the electronic delocalization in some cases. In this study, parameters of interest are deduced in DNA-scaffolded Cyanine 3 and Cyanine 5 dimers. The methods include steady-state optical measurements, physical modeling, and a genetic algorithm approach. The parameters include the chromophore network's vibronic Hamiltonian, molecular positions, transition dipole orientations, and environmentally induced energy broadening. Additionally, the study uses temperature-dependent optical measurements to characterize the spectral broadening further. These combined results reveal the quantum mechanical delocalization, which is important for functions like coherent energy transport and quantum information applications.
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- Brian S Rolczynski
- Electronics Science and Technology Division, Code 6800, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States
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- Materials Science and Technology Division, Code 6300, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States
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- Electronics Science and Technology Division, Code 6800, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States
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- Electronics Science and Technology Division, Code 6800, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States
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Mohd Yusof Chan NN, Idris A, Zainal Abidin ZH, Tajuddin HA, Abdullah Z. White light employing luminescent engineered large (mega) Stokes shift molecules: a review. RSC Adv 2021; 11:13409-13445. [PMID: 35423891 PMCID: PMC8697633 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00129a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Large (mega) Stokes shift molecules have shown great potential in white light emission for optoelectronic applications, such as flat panel display technology, light-emitting diodes, photosensitizers, molecular probes, cellular and bioimaging, and other applications. This review aims to summarize recent developments of white light generation that incorporate a large Stokes shift component, key approaches to designing large Stokes shift molecules, perspectives on future opportunities, and remaining challenges confronting this emerging research field. After a brief introduction of feasible pathways in generating white light, exemplifications of large Stokes shift molecules as white light candidates from organic and inorganic-based materials are illustrated. Various possible ways to design such molecules have been revealed by integrating the photophysical mechanisms that are essential to produce red-shifted emission upon photoexcitation, such as excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT), intramolecular charge transfer (ICT), excited state geometrical relaxation or structural deformation, aggregation-induced emission (AIE) alongside the different formations of aggregates, interplay between monomer and excimer emission, host-guest interaction, and lastly metal to ligand charge transfer (MLCT) via harvesting triplet state. Furthermore, previously reported fluorescent materials are described and categorized based on luminescence behaviors on account of the Stokes shifts value. This review will serve as a rationalized introduction and reference for researchers who are interested in exploring large or mega Stokes shift molecules, and will motivate new strategies along with instigation of persistent efforts in this prominent subject area with great avenues.
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- Nadia Nabihah Mohd Yusof Chan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- Centre for Ionics University of Malaya, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Centre for Ionics University of Malaya, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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Exner RM, Cortezon‐Tamarit F, Pascu SI. Explorations into the Effect of meso-Substituents in Tricarbocyanine Dyes: A Path to Diverse Biomolecular Probes and Materials. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:6230-6241. [PMID: 32959963 PMCID: PMC7985877 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Polymethine cyanine dyes have been widely recognized as promising chemical tools for a range of life science and biomedical applications, such as fluorescent staining of DNA and proteins in gel electrophoresis, fluorescence guided surgery, or as ratiometric probes for probing biochemical pathways. The photophysical properties of such dyes can be tuned through the synthetic modification of the conjugated backbone, for example, by altering aromatic cores or by varying the length of the conjugated polymethine chain. Alternative routes to shaping the absorption, emission, and photostability of dyes of this family are centered around the chemical modifications on the polymethine chain. This Minireview aims to discuss strategies for the introduction of substituents in the meso-position, their effect on the photophysical properties of these dyes and some structure-activity correlations which could help overcome common limitations in the state of the art in the synthesis.
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- Rüdiger M. Exner
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of BathClaverton DownBathBA2 7AYUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of BathClaverton DownBathBA2 7AYUK
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Incorporating a molecular antenna in diatom microalgae cells enhances photosynthesis. Sci Rep 2021; 11:5209. [PMID: 33664413 PMCID: PMC7933240 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84690-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Diatom microalgae have great industrial potential as next-generation sources of biomaterials and biofuels. Effective scale-up of their production can be pursued by enhancing the efficiency of their photosynthetic process in a way that increases the solar-to-biomass conversion yield. A proof-of-concept demonstration is given of the possibility of enhancing the light absorption of algae and of increasing their efficiency in photosynthesis by in vivo incorporation of an organic dye which acts as an antenna and enhances cells’ growth and biomass production without resorting to genetic modification. A molecular dye (Cy5) is incorporated in Thalassiosira weissflogii diatom cells by simply adding it to the culture medium and thus filling the orange gap that limits their absorption of sunlight. Cy5 enhances diatoms’ photosynthetic oxygen production and cell density by 49% and 40%, respectively. Cy5 incorporation also increases by 12% the algal lipid free fatty acid (FFA) production versus the pristine cell culture, thus representing a suitable way to enhance biofuel generation from algal species. Time-resolved spectroscopy reveals Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) from Cy5 to algal chlorophyll. The present approach lays the basis for non-genetic tailoring of diatoms’ spectral response to light harvesting, opening up new ways for their industrial valorization.
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Colas K, Doloczki S, Posada Urrutia M, Dyrager C. Prevalent Bioimaging Scaffolds: Synthesis, Photophysical Properties and Applications. European J Org Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202001658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Kilian Colas
- Department of Chemistry – BMC Uppsala University Box 576 75123 Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry – BMC Uppsala University Box 576 75123 Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry – BMC Uppsala University Box 576 75123 Uppsala Sweden
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Wei X, Zhang H, Sun Y, Liu J, Li Z. Engineering a lipid droplet targeting fluorescent probe with a large Stokes shift through ester substituent rotation for in vivo tumor imaging. Analyst 2021; 146:495-501. [DOI: 10.1039/d0an01925a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A lipid droplets targeting fluorescent probe with large Stokes shift (184 nm) for in vivo tumor imaging was achieved by simply appending a 4-substituted ester group on to the classic coumarin.
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- Xing Wei
- College of Chemistry
- Green Catalysis Center
- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Green Construction of Functional Molecules and Their Bioanalytical Applications
- Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterial and Medical Theranostic
- Zhengzhou University
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanxi University
- Taiyuan 030006
- China
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- College of Chemistry
- Green Catalysis Center
- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Green Construction of Functional Molecules and Their Bioanalytical Applications
- Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterial and Medical Theranostic
- Zhengzhou University
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanxi University
- Taiyuan 030006
- China
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- College of Chemistry
- Green Catalysis Center
- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Green Construction of Functional Molecules and Their Bioanalytical Applications
- Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterial and Medical Theranostic
- Zhengzhou University
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Exner RM, Cortezon‐Tamarit F, Pascu SI. Explorations into the Effect of
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‐Substituents in Tricarbocyanine Dyes: A Path to Diverse Biomolecular Probes and Materials. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202008075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Rüdiger M. Exner
- Department of Chemistry University of Bath Claverton Down Bath BA2 7AY UK
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- Department of Chemistry University of Bath Claverton Down Bath BA2 7AY UK
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