3-Hydroxyisoquinolines (ISOs) and their tautomeric isoquinolin-3-ones are heterocycles with attractive biological properties. Here we reported the revisited synthesis of a highly functionalized ISO that showed blue fluorescence and the characterization of its biological properties in an invertebrate animal model, the ascidian Ciona intestinalis. Larvae exposed to ISO at concentrations higher than 1 μM showed an intense fluorescence localized in the cell nuclei of all tissues. Moreover, exposure to ISO interfered with larval ability to swim; this neuromuscular effect was reversible. Overall, these results suggested that ISOs can have promising applications as novel fluorescent dyes of the cell nuclei.
Fluorescence Properties of a Novel Isoquinoline Derivative Tested in an Invertebrate Chordate, Ciona intestinalis / S. Mercurio, L. Moni, G. Scari, R. Manenti, R. Riva, R. Pennati. - In: CHEMBIOCHEM. - ISSN 1439-4227. - 22:12(2021 Jul 15), pp. 2140-2145. [10.1002/cbic.202100058]
Fluorescence Properties of a Novel Isoquinoline Derivative Tested in an Invertebrate Chordate, Ciona intestinalis
S. MercurioPrimo
;G. Scari;R. Manenti;R. Pennati
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2021
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3-Hydroxyisoquinolines (ISOs) and their tautomeric isoquinolin-3-ones are heterocycles with attractive biological properties. Here we reported the revisited synthesis of a highly functionalized ISO that showed blue fluorescence and the characterization of its biological properties in an invertebrate animal model, the ascidian Ciona intestinalis. Larvae exposed to ISO at concentrations higher than 1 μM showed an intense fluorescence localized in the cell nuclei of all tissues. Moreover, exposure to ISO interfered with larval ability to swim; this neuromuscular effect was reversible. Overall, these results suggested that ISOs can have promising applications as novel fluorescent dyes of the cell nuclei.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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