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Silyl-naphthalene endoperoxides as switchable sources of singlet oxygen for bactericidal activity.

ABSTRACT: Singlet oxygen is a short half-life cytotoxic agent which can be generated by chemical and photochemical methods. In order to make use of its antibacterial action at a selected location, it is desirable to have singlet oxygen in a relatively stable, "caged" structure, in the form of an endoperoxide. Here, the trimethylsilyl (TMS) group supplies the steric bulk, inhibiting the cycloreversion reaction to produce very little singlet oxygen under ambient conditions. However, when fluoride ions are added as tetrabutylammonium fluoride, very rapid removal of the TMS group takes place, followed by the unhindered cycloreversion, releasing singlet oxygen much faster. The bactericidal action on surfaces was demonstrated using E. coli, and imaged under fluorescence microscopy. Considering the issues related to emergence of antibiotic resistant bacterial strains, "on demand singlet oxygen" appears to be an exciting alternative.

SUBMITTER: Qu M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9033937 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Silyl-naphthalene endoperoxides as switchable sources of singlet oxygen for bactericidal activity.

Qu Min M Wu Nan N Jiang Wanqing W Wang Lei L Akkaya Mahinur S MS Akkaya Engin U EU

RSC advances 20210526 31

Singlet oxygen is a short half-life cytotoxic agent which can be generated by chemical and photochemical methods. In order to make use of its antibacterial action at a selected location, it is desirable to have singlet oxygen in a relatively stable, "caged" structure, in the form of an endoperoxide. Here, the trimethylsilyl (TMS) group supplies the steric bulk, inhibiting the cycloreversion reaction to produce very little singlet oxygen under ambient conditions. However, when fluoride ions are a ...[more]

PMID: 35478644

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