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Synthesis, Characterization, And Evaluation Of Novel Bodipy Dyes With Theranostic Applications, Jaime Suzanne Hayes Jan 2014

Synthesis, Characterization, And Evaluation Of Novel Bodipy Dyes With Theranostic Applications, Jaime Suzanne Hayes

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) dyes, have garnered much attention in recent decades due to their enticing photophysical properties and their bioimaging applicability. Despite the progression of this field, the development of BODIPY based anti-cancer agents and radioimaging dyes has seen little progress. The utilization of fluorescent BODIPYs as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy, and as boron delivery agents for boron neutron capture therapy offers promise as theranostic agents. Additionally, BODIPY derivatives that absorb and emit in the near-IR regions of the electromagnetic spectrum and bear radioisotopes suitable for radioimaging techniques are of great interest. Chapter 1 is a concise overview of the …


Syntheses And Characterization Of Isoporphyrins And Bodipys For Pdt And Imaging, Haijun Wang Jan 2014

Syntheses And Characterization Of Isoporphyrins And Bodipys For Pdt And Imaging, Haijun Wang

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This Dissertation is divided into five chapters reporting various aspects of the background to my field of study and the results obtained during my research program. Chapter 1 gives a very brief introduction to photodynamic therapy including the mechanism of the treatment, the localization of photosensitizer in tumor cells, the pathways leading to tumor death and characteristics of various photosensitizers such as porphyrin-based photosensitizers and non-porphyrin based photosensitizers. Chapter 2 reports a total synthesis of zinc(II) isoporphyrins by cyclization of b-bilene salt using á-keto esters for the macrocyclization carbon. Functionalization of the resulting zinc(II) isoporphyrins was attempted using different strategies …