scholarly journals Photoactivated cell-killing amino-based flavylium compounds

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélder Oliveira ◽  
Paula Araújo ◽  
Ana Rita Pereira ◽  
Nuno Mateus ◽  
Victor de Freitas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Inhibition ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
White Light ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Cellular Damage ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Type I ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
Skin Cells ◽  
Structure Activity

AbstractPhotodynamic therapy (PDT) is a well-established therapeutic for the treatment of different diseases. The growing interest of this technique required the development of new photosensitizers with better photo-features. This work reports the study of the potential of five nature-inspired amino-based flavylium compounds with different structural features as photosensitizers towards topical PDT. In terms of dark cytotoxicity the five pigments were tested towards confluent skin cells in both fibroblasts and keratinocytes. In the range of concentrations tested (6.3–100 μM), keratinocytes were more prone to growth inhibition and the IC50 values for 5OH4′NMe2, 7NEt2st4′NMe2 and 7NEt24′NH2 were determined to be 47.3 ± 0.3 μM; 91.0 ± 0.8 μM and 29.8 ± 0.8 μM, respectively. 7NEt24′NMe2, 7NEt2st4′NMe2 and 7NEt24′NH2 showed significant fluorescence quantum yields (from 3.40 to 20.20%) and production of singlet oxygen (1O2). These latter chromophores presented IC50 values of growth inhibition of keratinocytes between 0.9 and 1.5 µM, after 10 min of photoactivation with white light. This cellular damage in keratinocyte cells upon white light activation was accompanied with the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). It was also found that the compounds can induce damage by either type I (ROS production) or type II (singlet oxygen) PDT mechanism, although a higher cell survival was observed in the presence of 1O2 quenchers. Overall, a structure–activity relationship could be established, ranking the most important functional groups for the photoactivation efficiency as follows: C7-diethylamino > C4′-dimethylamino > C2-styryl.

Synthesis, characterization, photophysicochemical properties and theoretical study of novel zinc phthalocyanine containing four tetrathia macrocycles

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (01n03) ◽  
pp. 77-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Albakour ◽  
Gülenay Tunç ◽  
Büşra Akyol ◽  
Sinem Tuncel Kostakoğlu ◽  
Savaş Berber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Zinc Phthalocyanine ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Energy Structure ◽  
Fluorescence Measurement ◽  
Oxygen Generation ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
H Nmr ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Phthalocyanine Derivative

In this work, Zn(II) phthalocyanine derivative (TTU-Pc) bearing 13-membered tetrathia macrocycles was synthesized, and the novel Zn(II) phthalocyanine derivative was fully characterized by elemental analysis and general spectroscopic methods such as MALDI-TOF mass, FT-IR, UV-vis and [Formula: see text]H-NMR. The synthesized phthalocyanine derivative has quite limited solubility in most of the common organic solvents. Fluorescence measurement was conducted for this Zn(II)phthalocyanine to estimate its fluorescence quantum yields. The singlet oxygen generation ability was also examined to investigate its photosensitizer properties. General trends were described for quantum yields of fluorescence, photodegradation and singlet oxygen quantum yields of this compound. The electrochemical properties of the molecule were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and square wave voltammetry (SWV). In addition, the lowest energy structure, the electronic structure and frontier molecular orbitals were calculated in DFT and the excitation spectrum was obtained by TDDFT calculations. We found that our computational and experimental results were in agreement.

scholarly journals A Singlet Oxygen Photogeneration and Luminescence Study of Unsymmetrically Substituted Mesoporphyrinic Compounds

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anabela Sousa Oliveira ◽  
Dumitru Licsandru ◽  
Rica Boscencu ◽  
Radu Socoteanu ◽  
Veronica Nacea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Photophysical Properties ◽  
Delayed Fluorescence ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Oxygen Generation ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
Thermally Activated ◽  
Phosphorescence Emission ◽  
Photophysical Studies

This paper deals with a series of new unsymmetrically substituted mesoporphyrins: 5-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-10,15,20-tris-phenyl-21,23-H-porphyrin (TPPOHO), 5-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-10,15,20-tris-phenyl-21,23-H-porphyrin (TPPOHM), 5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-10,15,20-tris-phenyl-21,23-H-porphyrin (TPPOHP), 5-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-10,15,20-tris-butyl-21,23-H-porphyrin (TBPOHO), and their parent nonsubstituted compounds, respectively, 5,10,15,20-tetrakis-phenyl-21,23-H-porphyrin (TPP) and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis-butyl-21,23-H-porphyrin (TBP). Several photophysical studies were carried out to access the influence of the unsymmetrical substitution at the porphyrinic macrocycle on porthyrin's photophysical properties, especially porthyrin's efficiency as singlet oxygen sensitizers. The quantum yields of singlet oxygen generation were determined in benzene (ΦΔ(TPP) = 0.66 ± 0.05;ΦΔ(TPPOHO) = 0.69 ± 0.04;ΦΔ(TPPOHM) = 0.62 ± 0.04;ΦΔ(TPPOHP) = 0.73 ± 0.03;ΦΔ(TBP) = 0.76 ± 0.03;ΦΔ(TBPOHO) = 0.73 ± 0.02) using the 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21,23-H-porphine (ΦΔ(TPP) = 0.66) and Phenazine (ΦΔ(Phz) = 0.83) as reference compounds. Their fluorescence quantum yields were found to be (Φf(TPPOHO) = 0.10 ± 0.04;Φf(TPPOHM) = 0.09 ± 0.03;Φf(TPPOHP) = 0.13 ± 0.02;Φf(TBP) = 0.08 ± 0.03 andΦf(TBPOHO) = 0.08 ± 0.02 using 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21,23-H-porphine as referenceΦf(TPP) = 0.13). Singlet state lifetimes were also determined in the same solvent. All the porphyrins presented very similar fluorescence lifetimes (mean values ofτS(withO2, air equilibrated) = 9.6 ± 0.3 nanoseconds and (withoutO2, argon purged) = 10.1 ± 0.6 nanoseconds, resp.). The phosphorescence emission was found to be negligible for this series of unsymmetrically substituted mesoporphyrins, but an E-type, thermally activated, delayed fluorescence process was proved to occur at room temperature.

Influence of protonation of peripheral substituents on photophysical and photochemical properties of tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (07) ◽  
pp. 582-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronika Novakova ◽  
Eva H. Mørkved ◽  
Miroslav Miletin ◽  
Petr Zimcik
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transfer ◽  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Electron Pair ◽  
Intramolecular Charge Transfer ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Considerable Decrease ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
Photochemical Properties ◽  
Free Electron Pair

Octasubstituted zinc tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines with four N,N-dimethylaminophenyls and four phenyl or pyridin-3-yl substituents were synthesized and fully characterized. Their fluorescence quantum yields in DMF or pyridine were very low, almost undetectable, as a consequence of ultrafast intramolecular charge transfer. Titration of their DMF solutions with sulfuric acid led to increase of the fluorescence quantum yields by two orders of magnitude when the full protonation of peripheral substituents was achieved. Intramolecular charge transfer is no longer a favorable way of excited-state relaxation at full protonation of N,N-dimethylaminophenyl substituents because of loss of donor centers (free electron pair on its nitrogen). Similarly, singlet oxygen quantum yields also increased by two orders of magnitude when sulfuric acid was added to tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine solutions in DMF. Protonation at azomethine nitrogens of tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine macrocycle was observed at higher acid concentrations and it led to considerable decrease of fluorescence quantum yields. Octaphenyl zinc tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine and octa(pyridin-3-yl) zinc tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine were used as controls without intramolecular charge transfer. Their fluorescence and singlet oxygen quantum yields were high in DMF and decreased at higher concentrations of sulfuric acid due to protonation of azomethine nitrogens. The results suggest that the photophysical and photochemical properties of studied compounds may be controlled by changes of pH of medium.

Bis-indole substituted phthalocyanines: Photophysical and photochemical properties

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (01) ◽  
pp. 66-74
Author(s):  
Kevser Harmandar ◽  
Esra N. Kaya ◽  
Mehmet F. Saglam ◽  
Ibrahim F. Sengul ◽  
Devrim Atilla
Keyword(s):  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Spectral Data ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Oxygen Generation ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
H Nmr ◽  
Singlet Oxygen Generation ◽  
Photochemical Properties ◽  
C Nmr

Tetra substituted peripheral and non-peripheral Zn(II) phthalocyanines were successfully synthesized employing 4-(bis(3-methyl-1H-indol-2-yl)methyl)phenol as a starting material. The structure of these synthesized compounds was confirmed using 1H NMR, [Formula: see text]C NMR, infrared (IR), UV-vis, and MALDI-TOF spectral data. The photophysical (fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes) and photochemical (singlet oxygen generation) properties of all synthesized peripheral and non-peripheral compounds were investigated in order to determine the potential of these compounds for application in photodynamic therapy.

scholarly journals Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of Large Stokes Shift Fluorophores Based on a Quinoline Scaffold

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 2488
Author(s):  
Barbara Czaplińska ◽  
Katarzyna Malarz ◽  
Anna Mrozek-Wilczkiewicz ◽  
Aneta Slodek ◽  
Mateusz Korzec ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Calculations ◽  
Stokes Shift ◽  
Visible Region ◽  
Spectroscopic Properties ◽  
Cellular Membrane ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields

A series of novel styrylquinolines with the benzylidene imine moiety were synthesized and spectroscopically characterized for their applicability in cellular staining. The spectroscopic study revealed absorption in the ultraviolet–visible region (360–380 nm) and emission that covered the blue-green range of the light (above 500 nm). The fluorescence quantum yields were also determined, which amounted to 0.079 in the best-case scenario. The structural features that are behind these values are also discussed. An analysis of the spectroscopic properties and the theoretical calculations indicated the charge-transfer character of an emission, which was additionally evaluated using the Lippert–Mataga equation. Changes in geometry in the ground and excited states, which had a significant influence on the emission process, are also discussed. Additionally, the capability of the newly synthesized compounds for cellular staining was also investigated. These small molecules could effectively penetrate through the cellular membrane. Analyses of the images that were obtained with several of the tested styrylquinolines indicated their accumulation in organelles such as the mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum.

scholarly journals The red chlorophyll catabolite (RCC) is an inefficient sensitizer of singlet oxygen – photochemical studies of the methyl ester of RCC

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 668-673
Author(s):  
Steffen Jockusch ◽  
Bernhard Kräutler
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Ester ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Higher Plants ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
Chlorophyll Breakdown ◽  
Chlorophyll Catabolite

Red chlorophyll catabolite, generated as an intermediate during chlorophyll breakdown in higher plants, is considered a phototoxic ‘pro-death molecule’. However, its singlet oxygen and fluorescence quantum yields are remarkably low.

Phosphorus as a carbon copy and as a photocopy: New conjugated materials featuring multiply bonded phosphorus

2013 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 801-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Cather Simpson ◽  
John D. Protasiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Structural Features ◽  
Main Group ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Conjugated Materials ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
Multiply Bonded ◽  
Carbon Copy

Phosphaalkenes (RP=CR2) and diphosphenes (RP=PR) are main group analogues of alkenes (R2C=CR2). Molecules featuring such multiply bonded phosphorus functionalities often display structural features and chemical reactivities that mimic their purely organic counterparts, lending credence to the claim that these compounds are “carbon copies”. We have been expanding this analogy to include oligomers and polymers with extended conjugation that directly involve P=C and P=P units. Many of these materials, however, display little or no photoluminescence (PL). This article summarizes our efforts to understand P=C and P=P photobehavior and to produce materials having significant PL that mimic or “photocopy” the PL properties of the phosphorus-free systems. Recent materials based on benzoxaphospholes (BOPs), benzobisoxaphospholes (BBOPs), and higher analogues having significant fluorescence quantum yields are covered.

Novel carboxylic acid terminated silicon(IV) and zinc(II) phthalocyanine photosensitizers: Synthesis, photophysical and photochemical studies

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 1010-1021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arif Hışır ◽  
Gülşah Gümrükcü Köse ◽  
Göknur Yaşa Atmaca ◽  
Ali Erdoğmuş ◽  
Gülnur Keser Karaoğlan
Keyword(s):  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Cooh Group ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Oxygen Generation ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
H Nmr ◽  
Silicon Phthalocyanines ◽  
Photochemical Properties

In order to improve the efficacy of photochemical properties for photodynamic therapy (PDT) applications, carboxylic acid groups axially conjugated with silicon(IV) and at the peripheral position with zinc(II) phthalocyanine skeletons for new photosensitizers to investigate the influence of the COOH group positions on the photophysicochemical performance are described in this study. Silicon (IV) (3 and 5) and zinc (II) (7) phthalocyanines were characterized by UV-vis, FTIR, 1H-NMR, MALDI-TOF MS and elemental analysis spectral data. Furthermore, the photophysical (fluorescence quantum yields and fluorescence quenching studies), photochemical (photodegradation and singlet oxygen generation) and aggregation properties of the newly synthesized phthalocyanines were investigated in dimethylformamide (DMF) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solutions. The results were compared with that of zinc and silicon phthalocyanines. Singlet oxygen quantum yields ranged from 0.23 to 0.63 via Type II mechanism under the experimental conditions studied. The fluorescence of the phthalocyanine complexes (3, 5 and 7) is effectively quenched by 1,4-benzoquinone (BQ) in DMSO, DMF and THF.

Influence of cyclodextrins on the fluorescence, photostability and singlet oxygen quantum yields of zinc phthalocyanine and naphthalocyanine complexes

2003 ◽  
Vol 07 (06) ◽  
pp. 439-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prudence Tau ◽  
Abimbola O. Ogunsipe ◽  
Suzanne Maree ◽  
M. David Maree ◽  
Tebello Nyokong
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Yield ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Inclusion Complexes ◽  
Photophysical Properties ◽  
Zinc Phthalocyanine ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes ◽  
Cyclodextrin Inclusion ◽  
Zinc Phthalocyanines

The effects of formation of cyclodextrin inclusion complexes on the photochemical and photophysical properties of zinc phthalocyanine ( ZnPc ) and various peripherally substituted zinc phthalocyanines as well as zinc naphthalocyanine ( ZnNPc ) are investigated. The cyclodextrins employed were the hydroxypropyl-γ-cyclodextrin and unsubstituted β-cyclodextrin. Job's plots were employed to confirm the stoichiometry of the inclusion complexes and showed 2:1 and 4:1 (cyclodextrin:phthalocyanine) inclusion behavior. The phthalocyanine inclusion complexes showed larger singlet oxygen quantum yield (ϕΔ) values when compared to the free phthalocyanines before inclusion, for complexes 1 (zinc naphthalocyanine), 2 (zinc tetranitrophthalocyanine) and 4 (zinc tetra-tert-butylphenoxyphthalocyanine). The fluorescence quantum yields generally remained unchanged following inclusion.

scholarly journals Quantification of reactive oxygen species production by the red fluorescent proteins KillerRed, SuperNova and mCherry

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
John O. Onukwufor ◽  
Adam J. Trewin ◽  
Timothy M. Baran ◽  
Anmol Almast ◽  
Thomas H. Foster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Quantum Yield ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Fluorescent Proteins ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Type I ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Redox Biology ◽  
Red Fluorescent Proteins

ABSTRACTFluorescent proteins can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) upon absorption of photons via type I and II photosensitization mechanisms. The red fluorescent proteins KillerRed and SuperNova are phototoxic proteins engineered to generate ROS and are used in a variety of biological applications. However, their relative quantum yields and rates of ROS production are unclear, which has limited the interpretation of their effects when used in biological systems. We cloned and purified KillerRed, SuperNova, and mCherry - a related red fluorescent protein not typically considered a photosensitizer - and measured the superoxide (O2•-) and singlet oxygen (1O2) quantum yields with irradiation at 561 nm. The formation of the O2•--specific product 2-hydroxyethidium (2-OHE+) was quantified via HPLC separation with fluorescence detection. Relative to a reference photosensitizer, Rose Bengal, the O2•- quantum yield (ΦO2•-) of SuperNova was determined to be 0.00150, KillerRed was 0.00097, and mCherry 0.00120. At an excitation fluence of 916.5 J/cm2 and matched absorption at 561 nm, SuperNova, KillerRed and mCherry made 3.81, 2.38 and 1.65 μM O2•-/min, respectively. Using the probe Singlet Oxygen Sensor Green (SOSG), we ascertained the 1O2 quantum yield (Φ1O2) for SuperNova to be 0.0220, KillerRed 0.0076, and mCherry 0.0057. These photosensitization characteristics of SuperNova, KillerRed and mCherry improve our understanding of fluorescent proteins and are pertinent for refining their use as tools to advance our knowledge of redox biology.GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

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