Molecules 2011, 16(5), 3488-3498; doi:10.3390/molecules16053488
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Synthesis, Singlet Oxygen Photogeneration and DNA Photocleavage of Porphyrins with Nitrogen Heterocycle Tails

Yun-Man Zheng 1 email, Kai Wang 2,* email, Tian Li 2 email, Xiu-Lan Zhang 2 email and Zao-Yin Li 1,* email
1 College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China 2 Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 11 March 2011; in revised form: 13 April 2011 / Accepted: 18 April 2011 / Published: 26 April 2011
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Abstract: Eight novel compounds were prepared by reaction of 5-(bromo- propoxyphenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin with oxazole thiols, 1,3,4-oxadiazole thiols and 1,3,4-thiadiazole thiols, and their structures confirmed by UV-vis, IR, 1H-NMR, MS and elemental analysis. The assessment of indirectly measured 1O2 production rates against 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl porphyrin (H2TPP) were described and the relative singlet oxygen production yields were：porphyrin 5 > porphyrins 1, 3, 4, 6-8, H2TPP > porphyrin 2. Porphyrin 4 and porphyrin 7 showed substantial photocleavage activities toward DNA, with over 75% cleavage observed at 40 µM. It suggested that these those porphyrins with nitrogen heterocycle tails are potential photosensitive agents.
Keywords: porphyrin; singlet oxygen generation; DNA cleavage; heterocyclic thiol

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Zheng, Y.-M.; Wang, K.; Li, T.; Zhang, X.-L.; Li, Z.-Y. Synthesis, Singlet Oxygen Photogeneration and DNA Photocleavage of Porphyrins with Nitrogen Heterocycle Tails. Molecules 2011, 16, 3488-3498.

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Zheng Y-M, Wang K, Li T, Zhang X-L, Li Z-Y. Synthesis, Singlet Oxygen Photogeneration and DNA Photocleavage of Porphyrins with Nitrogen Heterocycle Tails. Molecules. 2011; 16(5):3488-3498.

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Zheng, Yun-Man; Wang, Kai; Li, Tian; Zhang, Xiu-Lan; Li, Zao-Yin. 2011. "Synthesis, Singlet Oxygen Photogeneration and DNA Photocleavage of Porphyrins with Nitrogen Heterocycle Tails." Molecules 16, no. 5: 3488-3498.

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