The invention belongs to the technical field of medicines, and discloses a near-
infrared fluorescent probe Cy-NEO-Leu for
leucine aminopeptidase responsiveness as well as a preparation method and application of the near-
infrared fluorescent probe Cy-NEO-Leu. The parent
nucleus of the probe is of a heptamethyl
cyanine structure, and the probe has high
molar absorption coefficient, high
fluorescence quantum yield and excellent phototherapy characteristics. The introduction of a
neomycin group can increase the water
solubility of the probe, and a
neomycin multi-ammoniation structure exists in a polycation form under physiological conditions and can target negatively charged
cell walls of
gram-negative
bacteria, so that the probe Cy-NEO-Leu is enriched around the
bacteria, can be specifically recognized by
leucine aminopeptidase and can be hydrolyzed and activated; and photo-thermal and photodynamic sterilization effects are achieved under
laser irradiation. Due to the good
biocompatibility, the remarkable
active oxygen generation capacity, the excellent photo-thermal conversion efficiency and the unique property of accurately targeting
bacteria, the Cy-NEO-Leu is expected to play an important role in a photo-thermal / photodynamic
combined treatment scheme, and is used for resisting diseases caused by bacteria and biological membranes and accelerating the healing process of wounds.