Fig. 2
a) Gold-triggered activation of prodrugs 4 a–c in A549 cancer cell culture. Negative controls: [Au]-resins (1 mg mL−1); 4 a–c (10, 100, and 1 μm, respectively). Positive control: 5 a–c (10, 100, and 1 μm, respectively). Prodrug activation assay: [Au]-resins+4 a–c (10, 100, and 1 μm, respectively). Cell viability was measured at day 4 using PrestoBlue reagent. Error bars: ±SD from n=3. b) Bioorthogonal gold-mediated release of green fluorescent Rhodamine 110 from precursor 1 in the brain of a zebrafish. The presence of the [Au]-resin is indicated with a white arrow. Study of fluorescence intensity shows high statistical significance compared to the negative control (DMSO).