Development of a 1,3a,6a-triazapentalene derivative as a compact and thiol-specific fluorescent labeling reagent
Open Access
- 9 January 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Communications Chemistry
- Vol. 3 (1), 1-9
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-019-0250-0
Abstract
Fluorescent probes are essential tools in chemical biology but their size may perturb systems under investigation. Here a small triazapentalene fluorophore is shown to selectively label thiols without influencing properties such as binding potency. For the fluorescence imaging of biologically active small compounds, the development of compact fluorophores that do not perturb bioactivity is required. Here we report a compact derivative of fluorescent 1,3a,6a-triazapentalenes, 2-isobutenylcarbonyl-1,3a,6a-triazapentalene (TAP-VK1), as a fluorescent labeling reagent. The reaction of TAP-VK1 with various aliphatic thiols proceeds smoothly to afford the corresponding 1,4-adducts in high yields, and nucleophiles other than thiols do not react. After the addition of thiol groups in dichloromethane, the emission maximum of TAP-VK1 shifts to a shorter wavelength and the fluorescence intensity is substantially increased. The utility of TAP-VK1 as a compact fluorescent labeling reagent is clearly demonstrated by the labeling of Captopril, which is a small molecular drug for hypertension. The successful imaging of Captopril, one of the most compact drugs, in this study demonstrates the usefulness of compact fluorophores for mechanistic studies.Funding Information
- MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JPK008365, JP18H04416, JP19H02851)
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