Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) The prodigiosin alkaloid 1 and the synthetic analogue 2 show photoinduced cytotoxicity against HL-60 cancer cells. Photoirradiation of 1 and 2 causes photofading, photooxidation, and thioadduct formation. These results provide a model for the redox properties of prodigiosins that play a role in their biological activity and provide a new way to functionalize their pyrromethene entity with water-soluble thiol groups.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4951-4954 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 12 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry