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Synthesis and Application of Two-Photon Active Fluorescent Rhodol Dyes for Antibody Conjugation and In Vitro Cell Imaging

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posted on 2023-06-14, 09:06 authored by Dénes Szepesi Kovács, Balázs Chiovini, Dalma Müller, Estilla Zsófia Tóth, Anna Fülöp, Péter Ábrányi-Balogh, Lucia Wittner, György Várady, Ödön Farkas, Gábor Turczel, Gergely Katona, Balázs Győrffy, György Miklós Keserű, Zoltán Mucsi, Balázs J. Rózsa, Ervin Kovács
A novel family of julolidine-containing fluorescent rhodols equipped with a wide variety of substituents was synthesized in a versatile two-step process. The prepared compounds were fully characterized and exhibited excellent fluorescence properties for microscopy imaging. The best candidate was conjugated to the therapeutic antibody trastuzumab through a copper-free strain-promoted azide-alkyne click reaction. The rhodol-labeled antibody was successfully applied for in vitro confocal and two-photon microscopy imaging of Her2+ cells.

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