Synthesis, photophysical properties and in vitro photodynamic activity of axially substituted subphthalocyanines.
A new series of subphthalocyanines substituted axially with an oligoethylene glycol chain [SPcB(OCH(2)CH(2))(n)OH, n = 3 (2) or 4 (3)] or a p-phenoxy oligoethylene glycol methyl ether chain [SPcBOC(6)H(4)(OCH(2)CH(2))(n)OCH(3), n = 2 (4) or 3 (5)] have been synthesised by substitution reactions of boron subphthalocyanine chloride SPcBCl (1) with the corresponding oligoethylene glycols, and characterised with various spectroscopic methods and elemental analysis. The molecular structure of one of these compounds (subphthalocyanine 4) has also been determined. As revealed by absorption spectroscopy, these compounds are essentially non-aggregated in DMF. The low aggregation tendency of these compounds results in a strong fluorescence emission and high efficiency to generate singlet oxygen. All these subphthalocyanines, being formulated with Cremophor EL, function as efficient photosensitisers and exhibit a high photocytotoxicity against HepG2 human hepatocarcinoma and HT29 human colon adenocarcinoma cells. The phenoxy analogues 4 and 5 show a relatively high photostability and are particularly potent towards these cell lines, with IC(50) values down to 0.02 microM.
Department of Chemistry and Centre of Novel Functional Molecules, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China.
Hu
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Xu
Xiong-Jie
XJ
Jiang
Elaine Y M
EY
Chan
Wing-Ping
WP
Fong
Dennis K P
DK
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000188:drug therapy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D054833:Isoindoles; D008027:Light; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D008956:Models, Chemical; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007211:Indoles; D054833:Isoindoles; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; C013647:phthalocyanine