DOI: 10.1039/d6nj01372d ISSN: 1144-0546
Synthesis of asymmetrically dibromovinyl-functionalized BODIPY derivatives bearing a pyridinium moiety for fluorescence imaging and in vitro photodynamic activity
Temmy Pegarro Vales, Se-Yoon Park, Sung Cho, Isabel Wen T. Badon, Arrhon Mae Bongo, Young-Soo Choi, Joomin Lee, Ho-Joong KimPyridinium-functionalized BODIPY bearing a gem -dibromovinyl unit enables mitochondrial targeting and enhanced intersystem crossing, resulting in efficient singlet oxygen generation and fluorescence imaging-guided photodynamic therapy in cancer cells.