Synthesis of deuterated γ-linolenic acid and application for biological studies: metabolic tuning and Raman imaging

Abstract
γ-Linolenic acid (GLA) is reported to show tumor-selective cytotoxicity via unidentified mechanisms. We introduced deuterium into GLA as a dual functional tag for metabolic inhibition and Raman imaging and applied for mechanistic studies.
Funding Information
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP18K14360, JP20K15418)
  • RIKEN
  • Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP18gm071004)
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (JP26110004)
  • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (JPMJCR1925)