Fluorescence enhancement, cellular imaging and biological investigation of chiral pyrrolidinol modified naphthalimide derivatives†
Abstract
Novel chiral pyrrolidinols modified naphthalimide derivatives NI1–4 were synthesized, which showed potent cytotoxic activities against Hela, MCF-7, SGC-7901 and A549 cells. The compounds exhibited strong fluorescence enhancement on binding to Ct-DNA and very good fluorescence imaging with A549 cells, providing a potent application of naphthalimide derivatives in developing novel dual therapeutic and imaging agents.