A curcumin derivative ligand,1,7-bis(3-methoxyl-4-acetoxyl)phenyl-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-diketone (diacetylcurcumin,abbreviated as HL),and its Cu and Ni complexes have been synthesized and fully characterized by elemental...A curcumin derivative ligand,1,7-bis(3-methoxyl-4-acetoxyl)phenyl-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-diketone (diacetylcurcumin,abbreviated as HL),and its Cu and Ni complexes have been synthesized and fully characterized by elemental analyses,IR,1 HNMR and molar conductivity.The resulting complexes exhibit two-photon excited fluorescence (TPEF) in DMF,and have been proven to be potentially useful for two-photon microscopy imaging in living cells.In addition,cytotoxicity tests showed that the low-micromolar concentrations of ML 2 did not cause significant reduction in cell viability over a period of at least 24 h and should be safe for further biological studies.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21071001)Department of Education Committee of Anhui Province (KJ2010A222)the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Unversity of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2011zr005A)
文摘A curcumin derivative ligand,1,7-bis(3-methoxyl-4-acetoxyl)phenyl-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-diketone (diacetylcurcumin,abbreviated as HL),and its Cu and Ni complexes have been synthesized and fully characterized by elemental analyses,IR,1 HNMR and molar conductivity.The resulting complexes exhibit two-photon excited fluorescence (TPEF) in DMF,and have been proven to be potentially useful for two-photon microscopy imaging in living cells.In addition,cytotoxicity tests showed that the low-micromolar concentrations of ML 2 did not cause significant reduction in cell viability over a period of at least 24 h and should be safe for further biological studies.