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SUBMITTER: Huang H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6218200 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Huang Haoyuan H Wang Depeng D Zhang Yuzhen Y Zhou Yang Y Geng Jumin J Chitgupi Upendra U Cook Timothy R TR Xia Jun J Lovell Jonathan F JF
Bioconjugate chemistry 20160615 7
Attachment of polyethylene glycol (PEG) can prolong blood circulation of biological molecules, a useful trait for a vascular imaging agent. Here, we present a route for modifying octabutoxy naphthalocyanine (ONc) with PEG, via axial conjugation following ONc chelation with Sn(IV) chloride (Sn-ONc). Tin chelation caused ONc absorbance to shift from 860 to 930 nm. Hydroxy terminated PEG was treated with sodium and then was axially attached to the tin, generating PEG-Sn-ONc. Unlike ONc or Sn-ONc, P ...[more]