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Wiley, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 16(61), 2022

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202201103

Wiley, Angewandte Chemie, 16(134), 2022

DOI: 10.1002/ange.202201103

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Alkylgold(III) Complexes Undergo Unprecedented Photo‐Induced β‐Hydride Elimination and Reduction for Targeted Cancer Therapy

Journal article published in 2022 by Jia Jiang, Bei Cao, Yuting Chen, Hejiang Luo, Jiaying Xue, Xiaolin Xiong, Taotao Zou ORCID
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Abstract

AbstractSpatiotemporally controllable activation of prodrugs within tumors is highly desirable for cancer therapy to minimize toxic side effects. Herein we report that stable alkylgold(III) complexes can undergo unprecedented photo‐induced β‐hydride elimination, releasing alkyl ligands and forming gold(III)‐hydride intermediates that could be quickly converted into bioactive [AuIII−S] adducts; meanwhile, the remaining alkylgold(III) complexes can photo‐catalytically reduce [AuIII−S] into more bioactive AuIspecies. Such photo‐reactivities make it possible to functionalize gold complexes on the auxiliary alkyl ligands without attenuating the metal–biomacromolecule interactions. As a result, the gold(III) complexes containing glucose‐functionalized alkyl ligands displayed efficient and tumor‐selective uptake; notably, after one‐ or two‐photon activation, the complexes exhibited high thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) inhibition, potent cytotoxicity, and strong antiangiogenesis and antitumor activities in vivo.