Part A. Development of Two-Photon Probes for Detection of Intracellular Calcium Ions
Calcium ions act as a secondary messenger of our body to control various functions of the cell. Since changes in calcium ion concentration are closely related to m...
Part A. Development of Two-Photon Probes for Detection of Intracellular Calcium Ions
Calcium ions act as a secondary messenger of our body to control various functions of the cell. Since changes in calcium ion concentration are closely related to many diseases, detection of intracellular calcium ions level can be one of the approaches to prevent and diagnose the disease before it becomes severe. In order to detect Ca2+ in the cell, we designed two-photon probes targeting cell organelles such as cytosol, mitochondria, and lysosome. For this purpose, we have synthesized the probes possessing a fluorene as a fluorophore and polycarboxylic acids as a calcium receptor. These probes are well characterized for two-photon microscopy to detect the level of calcium ions in each organelle. Therefore, we have designed and synthesized the two-photon probes such as, FBCa-1, FBCa-1-Acid-Amide and FBCa-1-AM-Amide. FBCa-1 shows a 3-fold TPEF enhancement in response to Ca2+, dissociation constant (Kd) of 313 nM and has a fluorene fluorophore with λmax of 485 nm. Additionally, FBCa-1-AM-Amide has a fluorene fluorophore with λmax of 544 nm. Unfortunately, FBCa-1-Acid-Amide shows no enhancement in response to Ca2+.
Part B. An Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of Dibenzoxepino[4,5-c]pyrrole via Aldol Condensation and Etherification
Dibenzoxepino[4,5-c]pyrrole is an important scaffold that shows interesting biological activities. Especially, Asenapine (Saphris®) has been used for the acute treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Here, we will present a novel and efficient synthetic method via sequential intramolecular aldol reaction for pyrrole intermediate and SNAr reaction for diaryl ether formation. It is noteworthy that the synthesis of the proposed tetracyclic compound could be achieved by a transition metal-free and one-pot reaction under mild conditions. Therefore, we have designed and synthesized required amide intermediate for one-pot cyclization. Finally, dibenzoxepino[4,5-c]pyrrole derivatives were synthesized successfully through optimized DBU-mediated one-pot cyclization conditions. Further applications of this process are helpful to synthesize various medicinal compounds.