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Abstract

Bioorthogonal decaging reactions for controllable drug activation within complex biological systems are highly desirable yet extremely challenging. Herein, we find a new class of Pt(II)-triggered bioorthogonal cleavage reactions in which Pt(II) but not Pt(IV) complexes effectively trigger the cleavage of O/N-propargyl in a variety of ranges of caged molecules under biocompatible conditions. Based on these findings, we propose a general strategy for integrated bioorthogonal prodrugs and accordingly design a prodrug 16, in which a Pt(IV) moiety is covalently connected with an O-2-propargyl diazeniumdiolate moiety. It is found that 16 can be specifically reduced by cytoplasmic reductants in human ovarian cancer cells to liberate cisplatin, which subsequently stimulates the cleavage of O-2-propargyl to release large amounts of NO in situ, thus generating synergistic and potent tumor suppression activity in vivo. Therefore, Pt(II)-triggered depropargylation and the integration concept might provide a general strategy for broad applicability of bioorthogonal cleavage chemistry in vivo.

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Sun, Tao;  Lv, Tian;  Wu, Jianbing;  Zhu, Mingchao;  Fei, Yue;  Zhu, Jie;  Zhang, Yihua;  Huang, Zhangjian

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