Issue 36, 2021

Novel furimazine derivatives for nanoluciferase bioluminescence with various C-6 and C-8 substituents

Abstract

Nanoluciferase (NLuc) is the emerging commercially available luciferase considering its small size and superior bioluminescence performance. Nevertheless, this bioluminescence system has some limitations, including narrow emission wavelength and single substrate. Herein, a series of novel furimazine derivatives at the C-6 and C-8 positions of the imidazopyrazinone core have been designed and synthesized for extension of the bioluminescence substrates. It should be noted that two compounds, molecules A2 (2-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-6-(4-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl)-8-(phenylthio)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-3(7H)-one) and A3 (2-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-6-(4-amino-3-fluorophenyl)-8-(phenylthio)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-3(7H)-one), display reasonable bioluminescence properties for in vitro and in vivo biological evaluations. In particular, compound A3 can broaden the application of NLuc bioluminescence techniques, especially for in vivo bioluminescent imaging.

Graphical abstract: Novel furimazine derivatives for nanoluciferase bioluminescence with various C-6 and C-8 substituents

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Jun 2021
Accepted
19 Aug 2021
First published
19 Aug 2021

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021,19, 7930-7936

Novel furimazine derivatives for nanoluciferase bioluminescence with various C-6 and C-8 substituents

J. Li, X. Wang, G. Dong, C. Yan, Y. Cui, Z. Zhang, L. Du and M. Li, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021, 19, 7930 DOI: 10.1039/D1OB01098K

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