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.
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.