Design of Bifunctional Pyclen-Based Lanthanide Luminescent Bioprobes for Targeted Two-Photon Imaging
Résumé
In the past, Lanthanide Luminescent Bioprobes
(LLBs) based on pyclen-bearing π-extended picolinate antennas
were synthesized and demonstrated well-adapted optical properties
for biphotonic microscopy. The objective of this work is to develop a
strategy to design bifunctional analogues of the previously studied
LLBs presenting an additional reactive chemical group to allow their
coupling to biological vectors to reach deep in vivo targeted twophoton
bioimaging. Herein, we elaborated a synthetic scheme
allowing the introduction of a primary amine on the para position of
the macrocyclic pyridine unit. The photophysical and bioimaging
studies demonstrate that the introduction of the reactive function
does not alter the luminescent properties of the LLBs paving the way
for further applications.