Autor: |
P J, Tan, D R, Appleton, M R, Mustafa, H B, Lee |
Rok vydání: |
2010 |
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Zdroj: |
Phytochemical analysis : PCA. 23(1) |
ISSN: |
1099-1565 |
Popis: |
Photodynamic therapy is a treatment modality that involves site-directed generation of cytotoxic reactive oxygen species by light-activated photosensitisers.In order to rapidly identify new photosensitisers from natural extracts, we developed a liquid chromatography-photodiode array-mass spectrometry (LC-PDA-MS) method to rapidly identify plant extracts that contain photosensitisers, particularly those possessing a cyclic tetrapyrrole structure.Six previously isolated compounds (1-6) were identified in bioactive fractions derived from 15 plant extracts on the basis of their chromatographic retention times, UV-visible profiles, accurate mass and fragmentation patterns.Samples containing uncommon photosensitisers were rapidly identified using this method, and subsequent scale-up isolation efforts led to two new compounds (7 and 8) which were confirmed to be active photosensitisers in a photo-cytotoxicity assay.This method serves as a useful tool in prioritising samples that may contain new photosensitisers out of a larger group of photo-cytotoxic natural products extracts. |
Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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