Exploiting fluorescein based drug conjugates for fluorescent monitoring in drug delivery
作者:Andrii Bazylevich、Leonid D. Patsenker、Gary Gellerman
DOI:10.1016/j.dyepig.2016.11.057
日期:2017.4
Anticancer drugs connected to fluorescein based chemosensors by different biodegradable linkers were investigated for fluorescent monitoring in drug delivery models. The drug release triggered by chemo- and bio-hydrolytic environments was visualized on the basis of "switch on" fluorescence of the fluorophore moiety of fluorescein-drug conjugates. The conjugation of free phenolic hydroxyl of fluorescein chemosensor to the hydroxyl group of the drugs was employed by biodegradable oxy- and amino acrylate linkers. The chemosensor also possesses a free carboxylic group for potential conjugation to a specific carrier for targeted drug delivery applications. Fluorescent monitoring of drug release, quantum yield and other spectroscopic characteristics of our novel fluorescein-drug conjugates were measured and discussed. The work offers a versatile fluorophore platform for the fluorescent observation of drug delivery. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.