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A two-photon responsive hydroxyphenylquinazolinone (HPQ)-based fluorescent organic nanoprodrug for H 2 S release against oxidative stress.

Amrita ChaudhuriTara SinghaBikash Chandra JenaManiklal SheePrasanta Kumar DattaMahitosh MandalN D Pradeep Singh
Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2023)
Light-activated H 2 S donors have attracted considerable interest in understanding the physiological role and clinical potential of H 2 S, as their release is highly localized and controlled. Herein, we have evolved a new HPQ chromophore-based fluorescent organic nanosystem localized in a target area that tolerates oxidative stress and precisely releases H 2 S under one- and two-photon irradiation with real-time monitoring capability. The two-photon absorption cross-section of this new phototrigger was calculated to be 283 GM at 720 nm. H 2 S photorelease was also demonstrated in vitro on the MDA-MB-468 cell line in the presence of excess ROS. Our developed H 2 S nanoprodrug can be applied to living systems to release the H 2 S-gasotransmitter under laser irradiation in a phototherapeutic window.
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