Design, Spectral Characteristics, and Possibilities for Practical Application of BODIPY FL-Labeled Monoterpenoid

ACS Appl Bio Mater. 2021 Aug 16;4(8):6227-6235. doi: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00550. Epub 2021 Aug 4.

Abstract

This article describes the design and biological properties of a BODIPY FL-labeled monoterpenoid BF2-meso-(4-((1″R)-6″,6″-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2″-ene-2″)yl-methoxycarbonylpropyl)-3,3',5,5'-tetramethyl-2,2'-dipyrromethene conjugate (BODIPYmyrt). The fluorophore was characterized using X-ray, NMR, MS, and UV/vis spectroscopy. The conjugate exhibits a high quantum yield (to ∼100%) in the region 515-518 nm. BODIPYmyrt effectively penetrates the membranes of the bacterial and fungal cells and therefore can be used to examine the features of a broad spectrum of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and pathogenic fungi as well. Moreover, BODIPYmyrt exhibits a moderate tropism to the subcellular structures in mammalian cells (e.g., mitochondria), thereby providing an attractive scaffold for fluorophores to examine these particular organelles.

Keywords: (+)-myrtenol; BODIPY FL-labeled monoterpenoid; biovisualization; conjugate; spectral properties; structure.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents*
  • Boron Compounds
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria
  • Mammals
  • Monoterpenes*

Substances

  • 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Boron Compounds
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Monoterpenes