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Spinello A, Lapenta F, De March M. The avidin-theophylline complex: A structural and computational study. Proteins 2023; 91:1437-1443. [PMID: 37318226 DOI: 10.1002/prot.26538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The interaction between avidin and its counterpart biotin is one of central importance in biology and has been reproposed and studied at length. However, the binding pocket of avidin is prone to promiscuous binding, able to accommodate even non-biotinylated ligands. Comprehending the factors that distinguish the extremely strong interaction with biotin to other ligands is an important step to fully picture the thermodynamics of these low-affinity complexes. Here, we present the complex between chicken white egg avidin and theophylline (TEP), the xanthine derivative used in the therapy of asthma. In the crystal structure, TEP lies in the biotin-binding pocket with the same orientation and planarity of the aromatic ring of 8-oxodeoxyguanosine. Indeed, its affinity for avidin measured by isothermal titration calorimetry is in the same μM range as those obtained for the previously characterized nucleoside derivatives. By the use of molecular dynamic simulations, we have investigated the most important intermolecular interactions occurring in the avidin-TEP binding pocket and compared them with those obtained for the avidin 8-oxodeoxyguanosine and avidin-biotin complexes. These results testify the capability of avidin to complex purely aromatic molecules.
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- Angelo Spinello
- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
- Department of Chemical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Metal Complexes in Target-Specific Anticancer Therapy: Recent Trends and Challenges. J CHEM-NY 2022. [DOI: 10.1155/2022/9261683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Cancer is characterized by abnormal cell differentiation in or on the part of the body. The most commonly used chemotherapeutic drugs are developed to target rapidly dividing cells, such as cancer cells, but they also damage healthy epithelial cells. This has serious consequences for normal cells and become responsible for the development of various disorders. Several strategies for delivering the cytotoxic drugs to cancerous sites that limit systemic toxicity and other adverse effects have recently been evolved. Among them, biomolecule-conjugated metal complexes-based cancer targeting strategies have shown tremendous advantages in cancer therapy. This review focuses on several chemoselective biomolecules-bound metal complexes as prospective cancer therapy-targeted agents. In this review, we presented the details of the various extra- and intracellular targeting mechanisms in cancer therapy. We also addressed the current clinical issues and recent therapeutic strategies in targeted cancer therapy that may pave a way for the future direction of metal complexes-based targeted cancer therapy.
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Jadhav J, Das R, Kamble S, Chowdhury MG, Kapoor S, Gupta A, Vyas H, Shard A. Ferrocene-Based Modulators of Cancer-Associated Tumor Pyruvate Kinase M2. J Organomet Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2022.122338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sharma B, Kumar V. Has Ferrocene Really Delivered Its Role in Accentuating the Bioactivity of Organic Scaffolds? J Med Chem 2021; 64:16865-16921. [PMID: 34792350 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Ferrocene is an important structural core in bioorganometallic chemistry because of its inherent stability, excellent redox properties, and low toxicity. Ferroquine and ferrocifen are two of the most notable contributions of ferrocene to medicinal chemistry with remarkable antimalarial and anticancer properties. The improved medicinal properties of these drug candidates highlight the impact that ferrocene can have on the molecular and biological properties of the bioactive compounds. In this Perspective, we investigate the scope and limitations of ferrocene incorporation into organic compounds/natural products on their mode of action and biological activities. We have also discussed the detailed role of ferrocene modifications in influencing the anticancer, antimalarial, and antimicrobial properties of various bioactive moieties to design safer and promising ferrocene-based drugs.
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- Bharvi Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, India
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Solvation effect on photophysical and photochemical properties of mono-biotinylated curcumin. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Biancalana L, Kostrhunova H, Batchelor LK, Hadiji M, Degano I, Pampaloni G, Zacchini S, Dyson PJ, Brabec V, Marchetti F. Hetero-Bis-Conjugation of Bioactive Molecules to Half-Sandwich Ruthenium(II) and Iridium(III) Complexes Provides Synergic Effects in Cancer Cell Cytotoxicity. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:9529-9541. [PMID: 34156246 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Four bipyridine-type ligands variably derivatized with two bioactive groups (taken from ethacrynic acid, flurbiprofen, biotin, and benzylpenicillin) were prepared via sequential esterification steps from commercial 2,2'-bipyridine-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid and subsequently coordinated to ruthenium(II) p-cymene and iridium(III) pentamethylcyclopentadienyl scaffolds. The resulting complexes were isolated as nitrate salts in high yields and fully characterized by analytical and spectroscopic methods. NMR and MS studies in aqueous solution and in cell culture medium highlighted a substantial stability of ligand coordination and a slow release of the bioactive fragments in the latter case. The complexes were assessed for their antiproliferative activity on four cancer cell lines, showing cytotoxicity to the low micromolar level (equipotent with cisplatin). Additional biological experiments revealed a multimodal mechanism of action of the investigated compounds, involving DNA metalation and enzyme inhibition. Synergic effects provided by specific combinations of metal and bioactive fragments were identified, pointing toward an optimal ethacrynic acid/flurbiprofen combination for both Ru(II) and Ir(III) complexes.
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- Lorenzo Biancalana
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics, Kralovopolska 135, CZ-61265 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics, Kralovopolska 135, CZ-61265 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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Campbell E, Hasan MT, Gonzalez-Rodriguez R, Truly T, Lee BH, Green KN, Akkaraju G, Naumov AV. Graphene quantum dot formulation for cancer imaging and redox-based drug delivery. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2021; 37:102408. [PMID: 34015513 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2021.102408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This work develops a new multifunctional biocompatible anticancer nanoformulation to provide targeted image-guided cancer-selective therapeutics. It consists of three active covalently bound components: (1) biocompatible nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (GQDs) as a multifunctional delivery and imaging platform, (2) hyaluronic acid (HA) unit targeted to the CD44 receptors on a variety of cancer cells, and (3) oxidative stress-based cancer-selective ferrocene (Fc) therapeutic. The biocompatible GQD platform synthesized from glucosamine exhibits high-yield intrinsic fluorescence. It is utilized for tracking Fc-GQD-HA formulation in vitro indicating internalization enhancement in HeLa cells targeted by the HA over non-cancer HEK-293 cells not overexpressing CD44 receptor. Fc-GQD-HA, non-toxic at 1 mg/mL to HEK-293 cells, induces cytotoxic response in HeLa enhanced over time, while therapeutic ROS generation by Fc-GQD-HA is ~3 times greater than that of Fc alone. This outlines the targeted delivery, imaging, and cancer-specific treatment capabilities of the new Fc-GQD-HA formulation enabling desired cancer-focused nanotherapeutic approach.
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- Elizabeth Campbell
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
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Błauż A, Rychlik B, Plazuk D, Peccati F, Jiménez-Osés G, Steinke U, Sierant M, Trzeciak K, Skorupska E, Miksa B. Biotin-phenosafranin as a new photosensitive conjugate for targeted therapy and imaging. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj06170k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A biotinylated phenazine compound as a phenosafranin conjugate (Biot-PSF) was synthesized and reported for the first time.
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- Andrzej Błauż
- Cytometry Laboratory
- Department of Molecular Biophysics
- Faculty of Biology & Environmental Protection
- University of Lodz
- 90-236 Lodz
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- Cytometry Laboratory
- Department of Molecular Biophysics
- Faculty of Biology & Environmental Protection
- University of Lodz
- 90-236 Lodz
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry
- University of Lodz
- 91-403 Lodz
- Poland
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- CIC bioGUNE
- Center for Cooperative Research in Bioscience
- Bizkaia Science and Technology Park
- Computational Chemistry Lab
- 48160 Derio-Bizkaia
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- CIC bioGUNE
- Center for Cooperative Research in Bioscience
- Bizkaia Science and Technology Park
- Computational Chemistry Lab
- 48160 Derio-Bizkaia
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies Polish Academy of Science
- 90-363 Lodz
- Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies Polish Academy of Science
- 90-363 Lodz
- Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies Polish Academy of Science
- 90-363 Lodz
- Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies Polish Academy of Science
- 90-363 Lodz
- Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies Polish Academy of Science
- 90-363 Lodz
- Poland
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Arojojoye AS, Mertens RT, Ofori S, Parkin SR, Awuah SG. Synthesis, Characterization, and Antiproliferative Activity of Novel Chiral [QuinoxP*AuCl 2] + Complexes. Molecules 2020; 25:E5735. [PMID: 33291802 PMCID: PMC7730091 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25235735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Herein is reported the synthesis of two Au(III) complexes bearing the (R,R)-(-)-2,3-Bis(tert-butylmethylphosphino)quinoxaline (R,R-QuinoxP*) or (S,S)-(+)-2,3-Bis(tert-butylmethylphosphino)quinoxaline (S,S-QuinoxP*) ligands. By reacting two stoichiometric equivalents of HAuCl4.3H2O to one equivalent of the corresponding QuinoxP* ligand, (R,R)-(-)-2,3-Bis(tert-butylmethylphosphino)quinoxalinedichlorogold(III) tetrachloroaurates(III) (1) and (S,S)-(+)-2,3-Bis(tert-butylmethylphosphino)quinoxalinedichlorogold(III) tetrachloroaurates(III) (2) were formed, respectively, in moderate yields. The structure of (S,S)-(+)-2,3-Bis(tert-butylmethylphosphino)quinoxalinedichlorogold(III) tetrachloroaurates(III) (2) was further confirmed by X-ray crystallography. The antiproliferative activities of the two compounds were evaluated in a panel of cell lines and exhibited promising results comparable to auranofin and cisplatin with IC50 values between 1.08 and 4.83 µM. It is noteworthy that in comparison to other platinum and ruthenium enantiomeric complexes, the two enantiomers (1 and 2) do not exhibit different cytotoxic effects. The compounds exhibited stability in biologically relevant media over 48 h as well as inert reactivity to excess glutathione at 37 °C. These results demonstrate that the Au(III) atom, stabilized by the QuinoxP* ligand, can provide exciting compounds for novel anticancer drugs. These complexes provide a new scaffold to further develop a robust and diverse library of chiral phosphorus Au(III) complexes.
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- Adedamola S. Arojojoye
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA; (A.S.A.); (R.T.M.); (S.O.); (S.R.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA; (A.S.A.); (R.T.M.); (S.O.); (S.R.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA; (A.S.A.); (R.T.M.); (S.O.); (S.R.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA; (A.S.A.); (R.T.M.); (S.O.); (S.R.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA; (A.S.A.); (R.T.M.); (S.O.); (S.R.P.)
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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Bis‐conjugation of Bioactive Molecules to Cisplatin‐like Complexes through (2,2′‐Bipyridine)‐4,4′‐Dicarboxylic Acid with Optimal Cytotoxicity Profile Provided by the Combination Ethacrynic Acid/Flurbiprofen. Chemistry 2020; 26:17525-17535. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Chen X, Zheng Y, Song S, Liu Y, Wang Y, Huang Y, Zhang X, Zhang M, Zhao M, Wang Y, Li L. Design and Synthesis of Biotinylated Bivalent Carboline Derivatives as Potent Antitumor Agents. J Org Chem 2020; 85:11618-11625. [PMID: 32808519 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Compound 6, a novel β-carboline comprising two 1-methyl-9H-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acids and a biotin moiety conjugated together using tris(2-aminoethyl)amine, was synthesized and tested for its cytotoxicity toward MCF-7 and HepG2 cell lines and antitumor potency in an S180 tumor-bearing mouse model. Compound 6 was delivered via biotin receptor-mediated endocytosis and exerted its therapeutic effects by intercalation binding with DNA. In vivo antitumor evaluations of 6 revealed that it is efficacious and exhibits low systemic toxicity.
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- Xueyuan Chen
- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of new antioxidant and antiproliferative chalcogenobiotin derivatives for bladder carcinoma treatment. Bioorg Med Chem 2020; 28:115423. [PMID: 32205047 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Approximately 90% of bladder carcinomas are of the urothelial carcinoma type, which are characterized by high rates of recurrence and predisposition to progress to invasive tumors, representing one of the most costly neoplasms for health systems. Intravesical chemotherapy is a standard for the treatment of non-invasive bladder cancer. However, chemotherapy is usually aggressive and cytotoxic, which increases the death rates caused by cancer. Heterocyclic compounds which exhibit favorable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties may enhance drug affinity for a target protein by targeting the treatment. Thus, this work presents the synthesis, characterization, and in vitro biological evaluation of new antioxidant (inhibition of lipid peroxidation, scavenging of free radical DPPH, and thiol peroxidase-like activity) and antiproliferative chalcogenobiotin derivatives and tests them against bladder carcinoma 5637 cells. A prominent response was obtained for the selected compounds, with tellurium biotin derivatives displaying effective antioxidant and antiproliferative activity. The effective compounds also demonstrated no toxicity in in vitro or in vivo studies.
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Wang R, Chen H, Yan W, Zheng M, Zhang T, Zhang Y. Ferrocene-containing hybrids as potential anticancer agents: Current developments, mechanisms of action and structure-activity relationships. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 190:112109. [PMID: 32032851 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cancer is one of the most fatal threatens to human health throughout the world. The major challenges in the control and eradication of cancers are the continuous emergency of drug-resistant cancer and the low specificity of anticancer agents, creating an urgent need to develop novel anticancer agents. Organometallic compounds especially ferrocene derivatives possess remarkable structural and mechanistic diversity, inherent stability towards air, heat and light, low toxicity, low cost, reversible redox, ligand exchange, and catalytic properties, making them promising drug candidates for cancer therapy. Ferrocifen, a ferrocene-phenol hybrid, has demonstrated promising anticancer properties on drug-resistant cancers. Currently, Ferrocifen is in pre-clinical trial against cancers. Obviously, ferrocene moiety is a useful template for the development of novel anticancer agents. This review will provide an overview of ferrocene-containing hybrids with potential application in the treatment of cancers covering articles published between 2010 and 2020. The mechanisms of action, the critical aspects of design and structure-activity relationships are also discussed.
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- Ruo Wang
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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Abbasi H, Teimuri‐Mofrad R. Synthesis and characterization of novel ferrocenyl glycidyl ether polymer, ferrocenyl poly (epichlorohydrin) and ferrocenyl poly (glycidyl azide). Appl Organomet Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.5270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Hassan Abbasi
- Department of Organic and Biochemistry, Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Tabriz Tabriz Iran
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- Department of Organic and Biochemistry, Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Tabriz Tabriz Iran
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Biancalana L, Gruchała M, Batchelor LK, Błauż A, Monti A, Pampaloni G, Rychlik B, Dyson PJ, Marchetti F. Conjugating Biotin to Ruthenium(II) Arene Units via Phosphine Ligand Functionalization. Eur J Inorg Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201900922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Lorenzo Biancalana
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Università di Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Cytometry Lab Department of Molecular Biophysics University of Łódź ul. Pomorska 141/143 90‐236 Łódź Poland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Cytometry Lab Department of Molecular Biophysics University of Łódź ul. Pomorska 141/143 90‐236 Łódź Poland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Università di Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Università di Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Cytometry Lab Department of Molecular Biophysics University of Łódź ul. Pomorska 141/143 90‐236 Łódź Poland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Università di Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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Teimuri-Mofrad R, Abbasi H, Hadi R. Graphene oxide-grafted ferrocene moiety via ring opening polymerization (ROP) as a supercapacitor electrode material. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.01.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Milutinović MM, Čanović PP, Stevanović D, Masnikosa R, Vraneš M, Tot A, Zarić MM, Simović Marković B, Misirkić Marjanović M, Vučićević L, Savić M, Jakovljević V, Trajković V, Volarević V, Kanjevac T, Rilak Simović A. Newly Synthesized Heteronuclear Ruthenium(II)/Ferrocene Complexes Suppress the Growth of Mammary Carcinoma in 4T1-Treated BALB/c Mice by Promoting Activation of Antitumor Immunity. Organometallics 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Milan M. Milutinović
- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, R. Domanovića 12, P.O. Box 60, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
- University of Paderborn, Department of Organic Chemistry, Warburgerstraße 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany
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- University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, S. Markovića 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, R. Domanovića 12, P.O. Box 60, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Department of Physical Chemistry, Mike Petrovića Alasa 12-14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, S. Markovića 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, S. Markovića 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Serbia, School of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Dr Subotića 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Serbia, School of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Dr Subotića 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, S. Markovića 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, S. Markovića 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Serbia, School of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Dr Subotića 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, S. Markovića 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Dentistry, S. Markovića 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, R. Domanovića 12, P.O. Box 60, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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Kowalski K. Recent developments in the chemistry of ferrocenyl secondary natural product conjugates. Coord Chem Rev 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Redox-stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems with supramolecular ferrocenyl-containing polymers for controlled release. Coord Chem Rev 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Shinde DN, Trivedi R, Vamsi Krishna N, Lingamallu G, Sridhar B, Khursade PS, Reddy Shetty P. 2,4-Thiazolidinedione as a Bioactive Linker for Ferrocenyl Sugar-Triazole Conjugates: Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Properties. Eur J Inorg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201800006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Dilip N. Shinde
- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Division; CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology; 500007 Hyderabad Telangana India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR); CSIR-IICT Campus; 500007 Hyderabad Telangana India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Division; CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology; 500007 Hyderabad Telangana India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR); CSIR-IICT Campus; 500007 Hyderabad Telangana India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Division; CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology; 500007 Hyderabad Telangana India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Division; CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology; 500007 Hyderabad Telangana India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR); CSIR-IICT Campus; 500007 Hyderabad Telangana India
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- Center for X-ray Crystallography; CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology; 500007 Hyderabad Telangana India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology Division; CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology; 500007 Hyderabad Telangana India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology Division; CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology; 500007 Hyderabad Telangana India
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Liu X, Gong P, Song P, Xie F, Miller Ii AL, Chen S, Lu L. Fast functionalization of ultrasound microbubbles using strain promoted click chemistry. Biomater Sci 2018; 6:623-632. [PMID: 29411006 PMCID: PMC5829049 DOI: 10.1039/c8bm00004b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Functionalization of microbubbles (MBs) is a difficult issue due to their unstable nature. Here we report a fast and versatile method using a strain promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition (SPAAC) click reaction for microbubble functionalization. An azadibenzocyclooctyne (DBCO) group was first introduced onto the MB surface and then an azide group into the desired ligand. Without any initiators or catalysts, essential click ligation occurred within 1 min and a majority of the reaction completed in 5 min at 37 °C. This fast ligation shortens the microbubble reaction time and preserves essential amounts of microbubbles for further in situ imaging and delivery of therapeutics.
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- Xifeng Liu
- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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Wang Y, Huang H, Zhang Q, Zhang P. Chirality in metal-based anticancer agents. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:4017-4026. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt00089a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chiral metal-based drugs are currently an interesting and rapidly growing field in anticancer research. Here the different chiral metal-based anticancer agents and the extent to which the chiral resolution affects their biological properties are discussed. This review will aid the design of new potent and efficient chiral metal-based anticancer drugs that exploit the unique properties combined with their potential selectivity toward targeted chiral biomolecules.
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- Yi Wang
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- 518060
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry
- UK
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- 518060
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- 518060
- P. R. China
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Arrue L, Ratjen L. Internal Targeting and External Control: Phototriggered Targeting in Nanomedicine. ChemMedChem 2017; 12:1908-1916. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201700621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Lily Arrue
- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology (CBIB); Universidad Andres Bello; Av. Republica 239 Santiago Chile
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- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology (CBIB); Universidad Andres Bello; Av. Republica 239 Santiago Chile
- Fundación Fraunhofer Chile Research; Mariano Sánchez Fontecilla 310, Piso 14, Las Condes Santiago Chile
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Teimuri-Mofrad R, Rahimpour K, Ghadari R, Ahmadi-Kandjani S. Ferrocene based nonlinear optical chromophores: synthesis, characterization and study of optical properties. J Mol Liq 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Shinde DN, Trivedi R, Vamsi Krishna N, Giribabu L, Sridhar B, Rathod B, Prakasham R. Facile synthesis, characterisation and anti‐inflammatory activities of ferrocenyl ester derivatives of 4‐arylidene‐5‐imidazolinones. Appl Organomet Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Dilip N. Shinde
- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry DivisionCSIR‐Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad 500007 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)CSIR‐IICT Campus Hyderabad 500007 India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry DivisionCSIR‐Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad 500007 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)CSIR‐IICT Campus Hyderabad 500007 India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry DivisionCSIR‐Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad 500007 India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry DivisionCSIR‐Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad 500007 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)CSIR‐IICT Campus Hyderabad 500007 India
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- Center for X‐ray CrystallographyCSIR‐Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad 500007 India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology DivisionCSIR‐Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad 500007 India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology DivisionCSIR‐Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad 500007 India
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Sidhu JS, Singh A, Garg N, Singh N. Carbon Dot Based, Naphthalimide Coupled FRET Pair for Highly Selective Ratiometric Detection of Thioredoxin Reductase and Cancer Screening. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:25847-25856. [PMID: 28737377 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b07046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) mechanism has been established between carbon dots (CDs) and naphthalimide to monitor the activity of thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), which is often overexpressed in many cancer cells. The naphthalimide moiety was covalently attached to the surface of CDs through a disulfide linkage. In normal cell conditions (when devoid of high concentrations of TrxR), the CDs act as an energy donor and naphthalimide acts as an acceptor, which establishes the FRET pair as interpreted from the emission at λem = 565 nm, when excited at λex = 360 nm. However, contrary to this, the elevated levels of TrxR cause the breakage of disulfide bonds and consequently abolishes the FRET pair through the release of the naphthalimide moiety from the surface of CDs. This process was studied by monitoring of fluorescence intensity at λem = 565 and 440 nm, when excited at the same wavelength (λex = 360 nm). The TrxR based ratiometric quenching and enhancement of fluorescence intensity offers an interesting opportunity to monitor the enzyme activities and has many advantages over conventional monitoring of fluorescence intensity at a single wavelength to avoid interference of external factors. Fluorescence images of cancer cells in response to the nanosensor were visualized under a confocal microscope. Cytotoxicity study of nanosensor retards the growth of HeLa and MCF-7 cell lines in the presence of visible light. Therefore, the nanosensor also acts as a theranostic agent to diagnose as well as killing of cancer cells.
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- Jagpreet Singh Sidhu
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar , Rupnagar, Punjab 140001, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi , Kamand, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh 175005, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi , Kamand, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh 175005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar , Rupnagar, Punjab 140001, India
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Isaac-Lam MF, Hammonds DM. Biotinylated Chlorin and Its Zinc and Indium Complexes: Synthesis and In Vitro Biological Evaluation for Photodynamic Therapy. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2017; 10:ph10020041. [PMID: 28420143 PMCID: PMC5490398 DOI: 10.3390/ph10020041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The synthesis and characterization of biotinylated chlorin photosensitizer and the corresponding zinc and indium complexes are described for potential applications in photodynamic therapy (PDT) for cancer. Phototoxicity of the biotin-chlorin conjugate and the metallated complexes was determined in colon carcinoma CT26 cell lines known to overexpress biotin (Vit B7) receptors. Cell survival assay indicated that the biotinylated chlorin and indium complex showed increased cell growth inhibition than the zinc complex and the starting chlorin (methyl pheophorbide). Fluorescence microcopy studies revealed the generation of apoptotic cells upon light irradiation of colon cells treated with the indium complex. Targeting biotin receptors in cancer cells can improve specificity of photosensitizers for PDT applications.
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- Meden F Isaac-Lam
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Purdue University Northwest, 1401 S US Hwy 421, Westville, IN 46391, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Purdue University Northwest, 1401 S US Hwy 421, Westville, IN 46391, USA.
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Pramanik AK, Siddikuzzaman, Palanimuthu D, Somasundaram K, Samuelson AG. Biotin Decorated Gold Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery of a Smart-Linked Anticancer Active Copper Complex: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies. Bioconjug Chem 2016; 27:2874-2885. [PMID: 27998075 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The synthesis and anticancer activity of a copper(II) diacetyl-bis(N4-methylthiosemicarbazone) complex and its nanoconjugates are reported. The copper(II) complex is connected to a carboxylic acid group through a cleavable disulfide link to enable smart delivery. The copper complex is tethered to highly water-soluble 20 nm gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), stabilized by amine terminated lipoic acid-polyethylene glycol (PEG). The gold nanoparticle carrier was further decorated with biotin to achieve targeted action. The copper complex and the conjugates with and without biotin, were tested against HeLa and HaCaT cells. They show very good anticancer activity against HeLa cells, a cell line derived from cervical cancer and are less active against HaCaT cells. Slow and sustained release of the complex from conjugates is demonstrated through cleavage of disulfide linker in the presence of glutathione (GSH), a reducing agent intrinsically present in high concentrations within cancer cells. Biotin appended conjugates do not show greater activity than conjugates without biotin against HeLa cells. This is consistent with drug uptake studies, which suggests similar uptake profiles for both conjugates in vitro. However, in vivo studies using a HeLa cell xenograft tumor model shows 3.8-fold reduction in tumor volume for the biotin conjugated nanoparticle compared to the control whereas the conjugate without biotin shows only 2.3-fold reduction in the tumor volume suggesting significant targeting.
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- Anup K Pramanik
- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, ‡Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore- 560012, India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, ‡Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore- 560012, India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, ‡Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore- 560012, India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, ‡Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore- 560012, India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, ‡Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore- 560012, India
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Realista S, Quintal S, Martinho PN, Melato AI, Gil A, Esteves T, Carvalho MDD, Ferreira LP, Vaz PD, Calhorda MJ. Electrochemical studies and potential anticancer activity in ferrocene derivatives. J COORD CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2016.1257125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Sara Realista
- Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Departamento de Química Inorgânica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Physics Department, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Błauż A, Rychlik B, Makal A, Szulc K, Strzelczyk P, Bujacz G, Zakrzewski J, Woźniak K, Plażuk D. Ferrocene-Biotin Conjugates: Synthesis, Structure, Cytotoxic Activity and Interaction with Avidin. Chempluschem 2016; 81:1191-1201. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201600320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Andrzej Błauż
- Cytometry Lab; Department of Molecular Biophysics; Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection; University of Łódź; 141/143 Pomorska St. 90-236 Łódź Poland
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- Cytometry Lab; Department of Molecular Biophysics; Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection; University of Łódź; 141/143 Pomorska St. 90-236 Łódź Poland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Warsaw; Pasteura, 1 02-093 Warszawa Poland
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- Cytometry Lab; Department of Molecular Biophysics; Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection; University of Łódź; 141/143 Pomorska St. 90-236 Łódź Poland
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- Institute of Technical Biochemistry; Łódź University of Technology; Stefanowskiego 4/10 90-924 Łódź Poland
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- Institute of Technical Biochemistry; Łódź University of Technology; Stefanowskiego 4/10 90-924 Łódź Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry; Faculty of Chemistry; University of Łódź; Tamka 12 41-403 Łódź Poland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Warsaw; Pasteura, 1 02-093 Warszawa Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry; Faculty of Chemistry; University of Łódź; Tamka 12 41-403 Łódź Poland
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Panaka S, Trivedi R, Jaipal K, Giribabu L, Sujitha P, Kumar CG, Sridhar B. Ferrocenyl chalcogeno (sugar) triazole conjugates: Synthesis, characterization and anticancer properties. J Organomet Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2016.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Kue CS, Kamkaew A, Burgess K, Kiew LV, Chung LY, Lee HB. Small Molecules for Active Targeting in Cancer. Med Res Rev 2016; 36:494-575. [PMID: 26992114 DOI: 10.1002/med.21387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Revised: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 02/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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For the purpose of this review, active targeting in cancer research encompasses strategies wherein a ligand for a cell surface receptor expressed on tumor cells is used to deliver a cytotoxic or imaging cargo. This area of research is more than two decades old, but in those 20 and more years, how many receptors have been studied extensively? What kinds of the ligands are used for active targeting? Are they mostly naturally occurring molecules such as folic acid, or synthetic substances developed in campaigns for medicinal chemistry efforts? This review outlines the most important receptor or ligand combinations that have been used in active targeting to answer these questions, and therefore to address the most important one of all: is research in active targeting affording diminishing returns, or is this an area for which the potential far exceeds progress made so far?
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- Chin S Kue
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX, 77842
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX, 77842
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Govender P, Riedel T, Dyson PJ, Smith GS. Regulating the anticancer properties of organometallic dendrimers using pyridylferrocene entities: synthesis, cytotoxicity and DNA binding studies. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:9529-39. [DOI: 10.1039/c6dt00849f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Eight new heterometallic ferrocenyl-derived metal–arene metallodendrimers have been prepared and evaluated for anti-tumor activity.
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimique
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Lausanne
- Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimique
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Lausanne
- Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Cape Town
- Cape Town
- South Africa
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Chan L, Huang Y, Chen T. Cancer-targeted tri-block copolymer nanoparticles as payloads of metal complexes to achieve enhanced cancer theranosis. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:4517-4525. [DOI: 10.1039/c6tb00514d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Baranov VV, Nelyubina YV, Kravchenko AN, Kolotyrkina NG, Biriukova KA. New access to thioglycolurils by condensation of 4,5-dihydroxyimidazolidin-2-ones(thiones) with HSCN. Tetrahedron Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.09.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Synthesis and characterization of water-soluble, heteronuclear ruthenium(III)/ferrocene complexes and their interactions with biomolecules. J Inorg Biochem 2015; 145:41-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2014.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Revised: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Scarborough JH, Brusoski K, Brewer S, Rodich S, Chatley KS, Nguyen T, Green KN. Development of Low Molecular Weight Ferrocene–Biotin Bioconjugates as Electrochemical Sensors. Organometallics 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/om501294f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- J. Hunter Scarborough
- Department
of Chemistry, Texas Christian University, TCU Box 298860, Ft. Worth, Texas 76129, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Texas Christian University, TCU Box 298860, Ft. Worth, Texas 76129, United States
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of Chemistry, Texas Christian University, TCU Box 298860, Ft. Worth, Texas 76129, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Texas Christian University, TCU Box 298860, Ft. Worth, Texas 76129, United States
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of Chemistry, Texas Christian University, TCU Box 298860, Ft. Worth, Texas 76129, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Texas Christian University, TCU Box 298860, Ft. Worth, Texas 76129, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Texas Christian University, TCU Box 298860, Ft. Worth, Texas 76129, United States
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Babak MV, Plażuk D, Meier SM, Arabshahi HJ, Reynisson J, Rychlik B, Błauż A, Szulc K, Hanif M, Strobl S, Roller A, Keppler BK, Hartinger CG. Half-Sandwich Ruthenium(II) Biotin Conjugates as Biological Vectors to Cancer Cells. Chemistry 2015; 21:5110-7. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201403974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2014] [Revised: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Balaji B, Balakrishnan B, Perumalla S, Karande AA, Chakravarty AR. Mitochondria-Targeting Photocytotoxic Ferrocenyl Conjugates ofN-Alkylpyridinium Salts. Eur J Inorg Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201403118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Karaoğlu K, Serbest K, Emirik M, Şahin E. An unsymmetrical ferrocene based azine and its Cu(II) complex: Spectroscopy, crystal structure, electrochemistry and DFT calculations. J Organomet Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2014.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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de Oliveira AC, da Silva EG, Rocha DD, Hillard EA, Pigeon P, Jaouen G, Rodrigues FAR, de Abreu FC, da Rocha Ferreira F, Goulart MOF, Costa-Lotufo LV. Molecular Mechanism of Action of 2-Ferrocenyl-1,1-diphenylbut-1-ene on HL-60 Leukemia Cells. ChemMedChem 2014; 9:2580-6. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201402219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Anikina LV, Shemyakina DA, Pavlogradskaya LV, Nedugov AN, Glushkov VA. Synthesis of ferrocene conjugates with di- and triterpenes by click chemistry method. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2014. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070428014080181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fairhead M, Shen D, Chan LKM, Lowe ED, Donohoe TJ, Howarth M. Love-Hate ligands for high resolution analysis of strain in ultra-stable protein/small molecule interaction. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:5476-86. [PMID: 25128469 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2014] [Revised: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The pathway of ligand dissociation and how binding sites respond to force are not well understood for any macromolecule. Force effects on biological receptors have been studied through simulation or force spectroscopy, but not by high resolution structural experiments. To investigate this challenge, we took advantage of the extreme stability of the streptavidin-biotin interaction, a paradigm for understanding non-covalent binding as well as a ubiquitous research tool. We synthesized a series of biotin-conjugates having an unchanged strong-binding biotin moiety, along with pincer-like arms designed to clash with the protein surface: 'Love-Hate ligands'. The Love-Hate ligands contained various 2,6-di-ortho aryl groups, installed using Suzuki coupling as the last synthetic step, making the steric repulsion highly modular. We determined binding affinity, as well as solving 1.1-1.6Å resolution crystal structures of streptavidin bound to Love-Hate ligands. Striking distortion of streptavidin's binding contacts was found for these complexes. Hydrogen bonds to biotin's ureido and thiophene rings were preserved for all the ligands, but biotin's valeryl tail was distorted from the classic conformation. Streptavidin's L3/4 loop, normally forming multiple energetically-important hydrogen bonds to biotin, was forced away by clashes with Love-Hate ligands, but Ser45 from L3/4 could adapt to hydrogen-bond to a different part of the ligand. This approach of preparing conflicted ligands represents a direct way to visualize strained biological interactions and test protein plasticity.
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- Michael Fairhead
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
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Synthesis, crystal structure and properties of benzimidazole-bridged dinuclear ferrocenyl derivatives. J Mol Struct 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2013.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Abd-El-Aziz AS, Agatemor C, Etkin N. Sandwich complex-containing macromolecules: property tunability through versatile synthesis. Macromol Rapid Commun 2014; 35:513-59. [PMID: 24474608 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201300826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Revised: 12/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Sandwich complexes feature unique properties as the physical and electronic properties of a hydrocarbon ligand or its derivative are integrated into the physical, electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of a metal. Incorporation of these complexes into macromolecules results in intriguing physical, electrical, and optical properties that were hitherto unknown in organic-based macromolecules. These properties are tunable through well-designed synthetic strategies. This review surveys many of the synthetic approaches that have resulted in tuning the properties of sandwich complex-containing macromolecules. While the past two decades have seen an ever-growing number of research publications in this field, gaps remain to be filled. Thus, we expect this review to stimulate research interest towards bridging these gaps, which include the insolubility of some of these macromolecules as well as expanding the scope of the sandwich complexes.
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- Alaa S Abd-El-Aziz
- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, C1A 4P3, Canada
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