Fluorescent dendrimers with a peptide cathepsin B cleavage site for drug delivery applications

Abstract

The synthesis of a multifunctionally equipped first generation (G1) dendrimer carrying a pentapeptide with a cathepsin[space]B cleavage site, chelating ligands for Pt2+-complexation, and a dansyl fluorescence marker is described and an investigation of its cellular uptake as well as intracellular localization by confocal fluorescence microscopy reported.