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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2025

Modular Design and Scaffold-Synthesis of Multi-Functional Fluorophores for Targeted Cellular Imaging and Pyroptosis.

Lei Zhang, Chunhui Wang, Yuanyuan Li, Haiyang Wang, Kunhui Sun, Siyu Lu, Yahui Wang, Su Jing, Thorben Cordes

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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9 authors.

Lei ZhangSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, 211816, Nanjing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6212-7371
Chunhui WangSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, 211816, Nanjing, China.
Yuanyuan LiSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, 211816, Nanjing, China.
Haiyang WangDigestive Endoscopy Department, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, 210029, Nanjing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1942-7779
Kunhui SunSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, 211816, Nanjing, China.
Siyu LuPhysical and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Großhadernerstr. 2-4, 82152, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
Yahui WangSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, 211816, Nanjing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4109-8318
Su JingSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, 211816, Nanjing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8520-1084
Thorben CordesPhysical and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Großhadernerstr. 2-4, 82152, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8598-5499

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fluorophores are essential tools for optical imaging and biomedical research. Their synthetic modification to incorporate new functions, however, remains a challenging task. Conventional strategies rely on linear synthesis in which a parent framework is gradually extended. We here designed and synthesized a versatile library of multi-functional fluorophores via a scaffold-based Ugi four-component reaction (U-4CR). The adaptability of the scaffold is achieved through modification of starting materials. This allows to use a small range of starting materials for the creation of fluorogenic probes that can detect reactive-oxygen species and where the localization into subcellular organelles or membranes can be controlled. We present reaction yields ranging from 60 % to 90 % and discovered that some compounds can even function as imaging and therapeutic agents via Fenton chemistry inducing pyroptosis in living cancer cells. Our study underlines the potential of scaffold-based synthesis for versatile creation of functional fluorophores and their applications.

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Fluorescent DyesPyroptosisHeLa CellsHumansOptical ImagingSpectrum AnalysisFluorescent Dyescell imagingfluorescent probesfluorogenic dyespyroptosisscaffold synthesis

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PMID39555698
PMCPMC11753610

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