Functionalized fluorine containing phthalocyanine molecules

US9572898B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Seton Hall University · US

Inventors

• David Sabatino · Newark, US
• Sergiu M. Gorun · Montclair, US
• Emily Borland · Plainsboro, US
• Hemantbhai Patel · Piscataway, US
• Pradeepkumar Patel · Sayla, IN
• Erik N. Carrión · West Orange, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 9, 2014
• Grant date: Feb 21, 2017
• Expiry date: Sep 9, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N2320/30
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Functionalized fluorine containing phthalocyanine molecules, methods of making, and methods of use in diagnostic applications and disease treatment are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the fluorine containing phthalocyanine molecules are functionalized with a reactive functional group or at least one cancer-targeting ligand (CTL). The CTL can facilitate more efficient binding and/or internalization to a cancer cell than to a healthy cell. The CTL can inhibit expression of oncoprotein in some embodiments. The pthalocyanine moiety can be used in diagnostic applications, such as fluorescence labeling of a cancer cell, and/or treatment applications, such as catalyzing formation of a reactive oxygen species (ROS) which can contribute to cell death of a cancer cell.