Concerning the Absorption and Photochemical Properties of an ω-4-Dimethylaminobenzal Hypericin Derivative
摘要:
A hypericin derivative containing omega,omega'-4-dimethylaminobenzal residues was shown to undergo an intramolecular [2 + 2] cycloaddition upon irradiation leading to a cyclobutane derivative whose main absorption band is hardly shifted as compared to hypericin. The corresponding omega-substituted derivative displayed a 34 nm bathochromic shift and a strongly reduced fluorescence quantum yield rendering it a nice candidate for a photodynamic therapy agent. Unfortunately, however, it produced virtually no photosensitized active oxygen species, making it thus unsuited for this purpose.
Cationic Hypericin Derivatives as Novel Agents with Photobactericidal Activity: Synthesis and Photodynamic Inactivation ofPropionibacterium acnes
摘要:
AbstractThe present communication describes for the first time the synthesis and preliminary testing of two cationic hypericin derivatives. Uncharged hypericin derivatives with ω,ω’‐attached C2‐linkers leading to a pyridyl or a 4‐dimethylaminophenyl residue were prepared and subsequently quaternized by means of iodomethane. Photobactericidal activity was assessed using Propionibacterium acnes. The quaternary N,N,N‐trimethyl‐anilinium derivative displayed a pronounced photodynamic inactivation of the bacteria at low incubation concentrations (<100 nm) and a short incubation time (1 h) after illumination with yellow light (590 nm, 20 J cm−2), whereas the photobactericidal efficacy of the N‐methyl‐pyridinium derivative was negligible under identical experimental conditions.