Unexpected Photo-instability of 2,6-Sulfonamide-Substituted BODIPYs and Its Application to Caged GABA

Aoi Takeda, Toru Komatsu, Hiroshi Nomura, Masamitsu Naka, Norio Matsuki, Yuji Ikegaya, Takuya Terai, Tasuku Ueno, Kenjiro Hanaoka, Tetsuo Nagano, Yasuteru Urano

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Abstract

Investigation of the unexpected photo-instability of 2,6-sulfonamide-substituted derivatives of the boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) fluorophore led to the discovery of a photoreaction accompanied by multiple bond scissions. We characterized the photoproducts and utilized the photoreaction to design a caged γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) derivative that can release GABA upon irradiation in the visible range (>450 nm). This allowed us to stimulate neural cells in mouse brain slices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1233-1240
Number of pages8
JournalChemBioChem
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Jul 1
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • BODIPY
  • cage compounds
  • chemical biology
  • photolysis
  • sulfonamides

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Organic Chemistry

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