《Cytotoxicity, fluorescence tagging and gene-expression study of CuInS/ZnS QDS – meso (hydroxyphenyl) porphyrin conjugate against human monocytic leukemia cells》 was written by Tsolekile, Ncediwe; Nahle, Sara; Zikalala, Nkosingiphile; Parani, Sundararajan; Sakho, El Hadji Mamour; Joubert, Olivier; Matoetoe, Mangaka C.; Songca, Sandile P.; Oluwafemi, Oluwatobi S.. Name: 3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde And the article was included in Scientific Reports in 2020. The article conveys some information:
The toxicity of heavy metals present in binary semiconductor nanoparticles also known as quantum dots (QDs) has hindered their wide applications hence the advent of non-toxic ternary quantum dots. These new group of quantum dots have been shown to possess some therapeutic action against cancer cell lines but not significant enough to be referred to as an ideal therapeutic agent. In this report, we address this problem by conjugating red emitting CuInS/ZnS QDs to a 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(3-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin -photosensitizer for improved bioactivities. The glutathione capped CuInS/ZnS QDs were synthesized in an aqueous medium using a kitchen pressure cooker at different Cu: In ratios (1:4 and 1:8) and at varied temperatures (95°C, 190°C and 235°C). Optical properties show that the as-synthesized CuInS/ZnS QDs become red-shifted compared to the core (CuInS) after passivation with emission in the red region while the cytotoxicity study revealed excellent cell viability against normal kidney fibroblasts (BHK21). The highly fluorescent, water-soluble QDs were conjugated to 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(3-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin (mTHPP) via esterification reactions at room temperature The resultant water-soluble conjugate was then used for the cytotoxicity, fluorescent imaging and gene expression study against human monocytic leukemia cells (THP-1). Our result showed that the conjugate possessed high cytotoxicity against THP-1 cells with enhanced localized cell uptake compared to the bare QDs. In addition, the gene expression study revealed that the conjugate induced inflammation compared to the QDs as NFKB gene was over-expressed upon cell inflammation while the singlet oxygen (1O2) study showed the conjugate possessed large amount of 1O2, three times than the bare porphyrin. Thus, the as-synthesized conjugate looks promising as a therapeutic agent for cancer therapy. The results came from multiple reactions, including the reaction of 3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde(cas: 100-83-4Name: 3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde)
3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde(cas: 100-83-4) can be used as a reactant along with ethyl acetoacetate and thiourea in the synthesis of corresponding dihydropyrimidine-2-thione (monastrol), using Yb(OTf)3 as a catalyst by Biginelli cyclocondensation reaction.Name: 3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
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