A green-emitting BODIPY dye carrying a carboxylic acid at the meso-phenyl ring was derivatised with a set of eight different hydrophilic groups neutral, negatively- or positively-charged at physiological pH. The determination of both partition coefficient (log P) and fluorescence quantum yield (ΦF) for each polar BODIPY dye allows building the first water-solubility scale for such fluorescent organic materials. This valuable tool can be used to select the most suitable molecular candidate for converting a hydrophobic BODIPY scaffold into a water-soluble and brightly fluorescent dye, and for tuning its net electric charge/polarity according to the biolabelling application targeted for this specific fluorescent marker.
在内消旋苯环上带有
羧酸的发绿光的 BODIPY
染料由一组八种不同的亲
水基团衍生而成,这些亲
水基团在生理 pH 下呈中性、带负电或带正电。通过测定每种极性 BODIPY
染料的分配系数 (log P) 和荧光量子产率 (ΦF),可以为此类荧光有机材料建立第一个
水溶性标度。这一有价值的工具可用于选择最合适的候选分子,将疏
水性 BODIPY 支架转化为
水溶性且明亮的荧光
染料,并根据针对该特定荧光标记的
生物标记应用来调整其净电荷/极性。