A new tool to assess ceramide bioactivity: 6-bromo-7-hydroxycoumarinyl-caged ceramide
作者:Young Ah Kim、Daniel M. Carter Ramirez、Willard J. Costain、Linda J. Johnston、Robert Bittman
DOI:10.1039/c1cc12345a
日期:——
The bioactivity of natural, long-chain ceramides has until now been studied after its delivery to cells in organic solvent mixtures containing dodecane. We have synthesized ceramides conjugated to a (6-bromo-7-hydroxycoumarin-4-yl)methyl group. The photocaged ceramide is efficiently released with 350 nm light in aqueous solution at neutral pH, thus providing a promising new tool to study ceramide's properties.
迄今为止,天然长链神经酰胺的生物活性研究都是在将其溶于含有十二烷的有机溶剂混合物后提供给细胞进行的。我们合成了与(6-溴-7-羟基香豆素-4-基)甲基团偶联的神经酰胺。光笼式神经酰胺在中性pH的水溶液中用350 nm光可以有效释放,从而提供了一种有前景的新工具来研究神经酰胺的特性。