Pavlos CM, Xu H, Toscano JP. Controlled photochemical release of nitric oxide from O2-substituted diazeniumdiolates.
Free Radic Biol Med 2004;
37:745-52. [PMID:
15304250 DOI:
10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2004.06.010]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2004] [Revised: 05/27/2004] [Accepted: 06/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Diazeniumdiolates are a well-established class of nitric oxide (NO) donors that have been employed in a wide variety of biochemical and pharmacological investigations. To provide a means of targeting NO release, photosensitive precursors to diazeniumdiolates have been developed and are reviewed here. After a brief description of diazeniumdiolate chemistry and the potential uses of photosensitive precursors to NO, three different classes of phototriggered diazeniumdiolates are discussed: 2-nitrobenzyl derivatives, meta-substituted benzyl derivatives, and naphthylmethyl and naphthylallyl derivatives. In addition, the photochemistry of diazeniumdiolate salts themselves is covered.
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