Abstract
The facile synthesis and in vitro activity of a library of heavy atom-free BODIPY-anthracene, -pyrene dyads (BAD-13-BPyrD-19) and a control (BODIPY 20) are reported. We demonstrate that singlet oxygen produced from dyad triplet states formed from charge-separated states is sufficient to induce cytotoxicity in human breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-468) at micromolar concentrations. The compounds in this series are promising candidates for photodynamic therapy, especially BAD-17 which displays significant photocytotoxicity (15% cell viability) at a concentration of 5 × 10−7 M, with minimal toxicity (89% cell viability) in the absence of light.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 495-504 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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