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Novel β-cyclodextrin-eosin conjugates.

Gábor Benkovics1, Damien Afonso2, András Darcsi3

  • 1CycloLab, Cyclodextrin R&D Ltd, Budapest, H-1097 Illatos út 7, Hungary; Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavová 8, 128 43, Prague 2, Czech Republic.

Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
|April 14, 2017
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Researchers synthesized pure eosin B (EoB) and eosin Y (EoY) dyes, then conjugated them to beta-cyclodextrin. The beta-cyclodextrin-EoY conjugate maintained photosensitizing properties, unlike the EoB conjugate.

Area of Science:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Photochemistry
  • Supramolecular Chemistry

Background:

  • Xanthene dyes like eosin Y (EoY) and eosin B (EoB) are known photosensitizers.
  • Beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD) is a host molecule with applications in drug delivery and molecular encapsulation.
  • Grafting photosensitizers onto scaffolds can modify their properties and improve water solubility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize high-purity eosin B and eosin Y dyes.
  • To create stable molecular conjugates of these dyes with a 6-amino-β-cyclodextrin scaffold.
  • To characterize the photophysical properties of the resulting conjugates, particularly their fluorescence and singlet oxygen generation capabilities.

Main Methods:

  • Improved synthetic routes for high-purity eosin B and eosin Y.
Keywords:
fluorescencephotodynamic therapyphotosensitizerssinglet oxygenxantheneβ-cyclodextrins

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  • Amide linkage formation using 4-(4,6-dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-4-methylmorpholinium chloride coupling agent.
  • Extensive characterization using NMR spectroscopy (1D and 2D) and mass spectrometry.
  • Spectroscopic investigation of conjugate properties in aqueous medium.

    • Main Results:

    • Successfully synthesized and characterized β-cyclodextrin-dye conjugates with stable amide linkages.
    • The β-cyclodextrin-EoY conjugate exhibited retained fluorescence and singlet oxygen photogeneration, similar to the free dye.
    • The β-cyclodextrin-EoB conjugate showed minimal fluorescence and no significant photosensitizing activity, likely due to aggregation.

    Conclusions:

    • The study demonstrates successful conjugation of eosin dyes to β-cyclodextrin.
    • The β-cyclodextrin-EoY conjugate is a promising photosensitizer with enhanced aqueous solubility and retained functionality.
    • Aggregation appears to hinder the photophysical properties of the β-cyclodextrin-EoB conjugate in aqueous solution.