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Silicon(IV) phthalocyanine-biotin conjugates: Synthesis, photophysicochemical properties and in vitro biological activity for photodynamic therapy

Silicon (IV) phthalocyanines bearing one or two biotin groups on the axially positions were synthesized, and these novel phthalocyanines were characterized by elemental analysis and standard spectroscopic techniques such as… Click to show full abstract

Silicon (IV) phthalocyanines bearing one or two biotin groups on the axially positions were synthesized, and these novel phthalocyanines were characterized by elemental analysis and standard spectroscopic techniques such as FT-IR, 1H NMR, UV-vis and MALDI-TOF. The synthesized compounds are the first examples of axially biotin substituted silicon (IV) phthalocyanines. These phthalocyanines were designed as targeting photosensitizers for the treatment of cancer by photodynamic therapy (PDT) technique. The phthalocyanine ring was selected for its photosensitizer ability and the biotin group was selected as a targeting agent for increasing accumulation of these photosensitizers in tumor cells. The photophysical (fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes) and photochemical (singlet oxygen generation) properties of the target silicon(IV) phthalocyanines were investigated in DMSO. The photosensitizing efficiency of the studied phthalocyanines was tested against human cervical cancer (HeLa) cells at different photosensitizer concentrations. Both axially mono- and bis-biotin substituted silicon(IV) phthalocyanines present high photocytotoxicity against HeLa cancer cells with the cell survival degree ranging from 13% to 50%. The photosensitivity and the intensity of damage were found to be directly related to the concentration of the used photosensitizers. According to the obtained results, both silicon(IV) phthalocyanine derivatives could be promising as photosensitizers for treatment of cancer by PDT technique.

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; biotin; silicon phthalocyanine; cancer; silicon phthalocyanines

Journal Title: Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
Year Published: 2017

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