The invention, which belongs to the field of
biochemistry, relates to a tumor-targeting functionalized
quantum dot and a preparation method thereof. The functionalized
quantum dot consists of
folic acid,
cyclodextrin and
quantum dot, and part of
folic acid molecules are contained in the hydrophobic cavity of the
cyclodextrin to form
folic acid-
cyclodextrin inclusion compound, which is then combined with the surface of the
quantum dot. In the process of preparing the functionalized
quantum dot, the folic acid is first combined with the Gamma-cyclodextrin to form the
inclusion compound, and the Gamma-cyclodextrin-folic acid
inclusion compound is then modified on the surface of the
quantum dot, so that the dual-function nano material with excellent fluorescent characteristic and tumor-targeting property is produced. Since the Gamma-cyclodextrin is used to include the folic acid, the water-
solubility and dispersibility of the folic acid are improved. The folic acid and the quantum dot are connected together by an
effective method, and the produced fluorescent probe can be used for biological research on
tumor cells. The preparation method is simple, the cost is low, and the screening of a variety of
tumor cells and an in-vivo experiment on mice indicate that the material is characterized by
low toxicity,
high selectivity and the like.