Synthesis, Physicochemical and Photophysical Characterization of 4-(1-Pyrenyl)-butyl-α-<i>D</i>-mannopyranoside
作者:Catalina Sandoval、Franco S. Arriagada、Julio R. De la Fuente、Susana A. Sanchez、Javier Morales、Nancy Pizarro、Santi Nonell、German Gunther
DOI:10.5935/0103-5053.20150306
日期:——
Glycolipids are biomolecules composed of a lipid chain (lipophilic) and a monosaccharide or oligosaccharide as hydrophilic group. Their chemical structure and biological role make them undoubtedly good candidates for a large and continuously growing number of biotechnological applications. Mannose is a carbohydrate present on membrane glycolipids of a wide number of pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses) and specifically recognized by several lectins. We synthesized a mannose derivative linked through a short methylene chain to a pyrene moiety which behaves as a surfactant, able to aggregate, and retains the photophysical properties of pyrene: showing comparable absorption and emission spectra, having lower fluorescence quantum yield and the ability to form excimer, and finally the ability to produce O-2((1)Delta(g)) with high quantum yields. Thus, this novel molecule would open future applications for detection (fluorescence) or inactivation (singlet oxygen) of bacterial pathogens, viruses, tumor cells, or particular cells.