Conjugate of meso-carboxysubstituted-BODIPY with thioterpenoid as an effective fluorescent probe: Synthesis, structure, spectral characteristics, and molecular docking

Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2022 Mar 5:268:120638. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120638. Epub 2021 Nov 18.

Abstract

This paper is devoted to the design of a fluorescent probe based on meso-carboxysubstituted-BODIPY with a thioterpene fragment. The functional replacement of the methoxy group in the BODIPY molecule on a thioterpene fragment was carried out in order to find out the antiplatelet and anticoagulant action mechanisms of thioterpenoids and to assess the membrane and receptor factors contributions. The molecular structure of the conjugate was confirmed via UV/vis-, NMR- and MS-spectra. It is found that the probe is a high fluorescence quantum yield (to ∼ 100%) in the blue-green region at 509-516 nm. Molecular docking of all studied molecules showed that the BODIPY with terpenoid conjugation is an excellent way to increase their affinity to platelet receptor P2Y12.

Keywords: BODIPY; Conjugate; Molecular docking; Spectral properties; Structure; Thioterpenoid.

MeSH terms

  • Boron Compounds*
  • Fluorescent Dyes*
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene
  • Boron Compounds
  • Fluorescent Dyes