Straightforward synthesis of bioconjugatable azo dyes. Part 2: Black Hole Quencher-2 (BHQ-2) and BlackBerry Quencher 650 (BBQ-650) scaffolds
摘要:
A further extension of the efficient synthetic methodology described in Part I, to the aromatic bis-diazo scaffold of Black Hole Quencher-2 dye is presented. Bioconjugatable derivatives bearing either azido, terminal alkyne, or maleimide reactive group were easily obtained as well as the free-phenol form of BlackBerry (R) Quencher 650 (BBQ-650 (R)) initially developed by Berry & Associates, Inc. Company. The efficient conjugation ability of azido- and maleimide-quenchers was demonstrated through the facile preparation of the first water-soluble and formylated BHQ-2 dyes and a FRET-based probe suitable for the in vitro/in cellulo detection of a cancer-associated protease namely urokinase-type plasminogen activator. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
We describe the efficient synthesis and one‐step derivatization of novel, nonfluorescent azo dyes based on the Black Hole Quencher‐3 (BHQ‐3) scaffold. These dyes were equipped with various reactive and/or bioconjugatable groups (azido, α‐iodoacetyl, ketone, terminal alkyne, vicinal diol). The azido derivative was found to be highly reactive in the context of copper‐catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition
Azo dyes are currently used to quench the fluorescence of energy donors in bioassays through Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET) phenomenon. Common examples of such dark quenchers are DABCYL and the three members of Black Hole Quencher (R) (BHQ) family. Yet, only carboxylic acid and phosphoramidite derivatives of such azo dyes are presently commercially available. This Letter presents a straightforward synthesis method to novel bioconjugatable quenchers derived from BHQ-1 scaffold and equipped with a reactive group being either azido, terminal alkyne, or maleimide. The potential utility of the 'clickable' azido and thiol-reactive derivatives was notably demonstrated through the preparation of the first water-soluble BHQ-1 dye and a FRET-based probe suitable for the detection of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA), a key protease in cancer invasion and metastasis, respectively. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.