Restricted suitability of BODIPY for caging in biological applications based on singlet oxygen generation
Restricted suitability of BODIPY for caging in biological applications based on singlet oxygen generation
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DOI:
10.1039/d0pp00097c
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发表时间:
2020-08
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3.1
通讯作者:
Theo Rodat;Melanie Krebs;Alexander Döbber;B. Jansen;A. Steffen-Heins;K. Schwarz;C. Peifer
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作者:
Theo Rodat;Melanie Krebs;Alexander Döbber;B. Jansen;A. Steffen-Heins;K. Schwarz;C. Peifer
Recent studies report the boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) moiety to be interesting for caging applications in photopharmacology based on its response to irradiation with wavelengths in the biooptical window. Thus, in a model study, we investigated the meso -methyl-BODIPY caged CDK2 inhibitor AZD5438 and aimed to assess the usability of BODIPY as a photoremovable protecting group in photoresponsive kinase inhibitor applications. Photochemical analysis and biological characterisation in vitro revealed significant limitations of the BODIPY-caged inhibitor concept regarding solubility and uncaging in aqueous solution. Notably, we provide evidence for BODIPY-caged compounds generating singlet oxygen/radicals upon irradiation, followed by photodegradation of the caged compound system. Consequently, instead of caging, a non-specific induction of necrosis in cells suggests the potential usage of BODIPY derivatives for photodynamic approaches.