Influence of the carbohydrate fragment position in the macrocycle of chlorine e6 trimethyl ester glycosylated derivatives on their in vitro photo- induced activity

Abstract

The physicochemical and photophysical properties, as well as photo-induced activity, of glycoconjugates based on chlorine е6 trimethyl ether with various positions of carbohydrate fragment in the macrocycle have been studied. The photo-induced activity was investigated in the human (HEp2, A549 and HT29) and animal (LLC) cell lines. The tested compounds showed in vitro both high photo-induced activity and high stability in the dark. The photosensitizer with galactose in the A pirrole ring demonstrated the highest activity (the half maximal inhibitory concentration (ИК50) varied from 27±2 nM to 75±5 nM in tests on different cell lines). Dyes with sugar substitutes in the C pirrole ring were 5–10 times less active.

Keywords

• photodynamic exposure
• chlorin-carbohydrate conjugates
• photosensitizers