The invention discloses a biological coenzyme resistant reduced
methylene blue modified
photosensitizer as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The
photosensitizer is modified by introducing an
electron-donating
alkyl group into a
methylene blue
side chain. The preparation method comprises the following steps: treating specific
aniline and benet salt in strong acid by using an
oxidizing agent to obtain an intermediate, and reacting in an
organic solvent under the action of a catalyst and the
oxidizing agent to generate a target product. The
photosensitizer can maintain continuous and efficient photodynamic activity in a biological environment, it is guaranteed that
active oxygen is efficiently generated under illumination due to the biological coenzyme reduction resisting characteristic of the photosensitizer, and the ROS generation performance is remarkably improved. Through modification, the oil-water distribution coefficient is increased, the hydrophilicity is reduced, the fluorescent
powder is more easily taken by cells, bright
fluorescence can be observed in a short incubation time, and an
intracellular fluorescence signal is greatly enhanced. The photosensitizer realizes effective improvement of the
cell killing ability, shows excellent
tumor inhibition ability in a tumor model, remarkably improves the
tumor inhibition rate, and has excellent tumor phototherapy application potential.