- Title
- A gold–chitosan composite with low symmetry zinc phthalocyanine for enhanced singlet oxygen generation and improved photodynamic therapy activity
- Creator
- Dube, Edith, Oluwole, David O, Prinsloo, Earl, Nyokong, Tebello
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/233397
- Identifier
- vital:50087
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1039/C8NJ00801A"
- Description
- Novel zinc(II) 3-(4-((3,17,23-tris(4-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)phenoxy)phthalocyanine-9-yl)oxy)phenyl)propanoic acid (complex 3) was synthesised. Complex 3 was subsequently reacted with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), chitosan (CT) and a gold–chitosan (AuCT) hybrid to form 3-AuNPs, 3-CT and 3-AuCT, respectively. The conjugates afforded a decrease in fluorescence quantum yield with a corresponding increase in the triplet and singlet quantum yields compared to complex 3. The in vitro dark cytotoxicity and photodynamic therapy activity (PDT) of complex 3 and 3-AuCT composites were investigated against epithelial breast cancer cells (MCF-7) with both the samples showing minimum dark cytotoxicity. They both accounted for a cell viability of ≥90% at a concentration of ≤59.2 μg mL−1. 3-AuCT showed better PDT activity (compared to 3 alone) with less than 50% viable cells at a concentration of ≥29.6 μg mL−1 making it potentially applicable for PDT. On the other hand, AuCT displayed some activity against cancer cells, probably due to photothermal activity since gold is a light absorber, however it had more than 50% viable cells at a concentration of ≤59.2 μg mL−1.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (12 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Language
- English
- Relation
- New Journal of Chemistry, Dube, E., Oluwole, D.O., Prinsloo, E. and Nyokong, T., 2018. A gold–chitosan composite with low symmetry zinc phthalocyanine for enhanced singlet oxygen generation and improved photodynamic therapy activity. New Journal of Chemistry, 42(12), pp.10214-10225, New Journal of Chemistry volume 42 number 1089 p. 12 2018 1369-9261
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- Rights
- Open Access
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Prinsloo, Earl (Dr)
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Biotechnology Innovation and Engagement
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology
Nyokong, Tebello (Distinguished Professor)
RU Department of Chemistry
SDG 09. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 03. Good Health and Well-Being
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