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Caciolla J, Picone G, Farruggia G, Valenti D, Rampa A, Malucelli E, Belluti F, Trezza A, Spiga O, Iotti S, Gobbi S, Cappadone C, Bisi A. Multifaceted activity of polyciclic MDR revertant agents in drug-resistant leukemic cells: Role of the spacer. Bioorg Chem 2020; 106:104460. [PMID: 33229118 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A small library of derivatives carrying a polycyclic scaffold recently identified by us as a new privileged structure in medicinal chemistry was designed and synthesized, aiming at obtaining potent MDR reverting agents also endowed with antitumor properties. In particular, as a follow-up of our previous studies, attention was focused on the role of the spacer connecting the polycyclic core with a properly selected nitrogen-containing group. A relevant increase in reverting potency was observed, going from the previously employed but-2-ynyl- to a pent-3-ynylamino moiety, as in compounds 3d and 3e, while the introduction of a triazole ring proved to differently impact on the activity of the compounds. The docking results supported the data obtained by biological tests, showing, for the most active compounds, the ability to establish specific bonds with P-glycoprotein. Moreover, a multifaceted anticancer profile and dual in vitro activity was observed for all compounds, showing both revertant and antitumor effects on leukemic cells. In this respect, 3c emerged as a "triple-target" agent, endowed with a relevant reverting potency, a considerable antiproliferative activity and a collateral sensitivity profile.
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- Jessica Caciolla
- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via S. Donato 19/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via S. Donato 19/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy; National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, Via delle Medaglie D'oro, 305, 00136 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via S. Donato 19/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena 53100, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena 53100, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via S. Donato 19/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy; National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, Via delle Medaglie D'oro, 305, 00136 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via S. Donato 19/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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McGlinchey MJ, Nikitin K. Palladium-Catalysed Coupling Reactions En Route to Molecular Machines: Sterically Hindered Indenyl and Ferrocenyl Anthracenes and Triptycenes, and Biindenyls. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25081950. [PMID: 32331469 PMCID: PMC7222022 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25081950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Pd-catalysed Stille and Suzuki cross-couplings were used to prepare 9-(3-indenyl)-, 6, and 9-(2-indenyl)-anthracene, 7; addition of benzyne led to the 9-Indenyl-triptycenes, 8 and 9. In 6, [4 + 2] addition also occurred to the indenyl substituent. Reaction of 6 through 9 with Cr(CO)6 or Re2(CO)10 gave their M(CO)3 derivatives, where the Cr or Re was complexed to a six- or five-membered ring, respectively. In the 9-(2-indenyl)triptycene complexes, slowed rotation of the paddlewheel on the NMR time-scale was apparent in the η5-Re(CO)3 case and, when the η6-Cr(CO)3 was deprotonated, the resulting haptotropic shift of the metal tripod onto the five-membered ring also blocked paddlewheel rotation, thus functioning as an organometallic molecular brake. Suzuki coupling of ferrocenylboronic acid to mono- or dibromoanthracene yielded the ferrocenyl anthracenes en route to the corresponding triptycenes in which stepwise hindered rotations of the ferrocenyl groups behaved like molecular dials. CuCl2-mediated coupling of methyl- and phenyl-indenes yielded their rac and meso 2,2′-biindenyls; surprisingly, however, the apparently sterically crowded rac 2,2′-Bis(9-triptycyl)biindenyl functioned as a freely rotating set of molecular gears. The predicted high rotation barrier in 9-phenylanthracene was experimentally validated via the Pd-catalysed syntheses of di(3-fluorophenyl)anthracene and 9-(1-naphthyl)-10-phenylanthracene.
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Le BH, Seo YJ. Direct incorporation and extension of a fluorescent nucleotide through rolling circle DNA amplification for the detection of microRNA 24-3P. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2018; 28:2035-2038. [PMID: 29709251 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.04.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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We designed and synthesized several fluorescent nucleotides from thiophene, anthracene and pyrene, which have different sizes, and screened their incorporation and extension capability during the rolling circle amplification of DNA. The thiophene-based fluorescent nucleotide (dUthioTP) could highly incorporate and extended into the rolling circle DNA product, while other fluorescent nucleotides (dUanthTP, and dUpyrTP) could not. This dUthioTP fluorescent nucleotide could be used for the detection of miRNA 24-3P, which is related PRRSV. This direct labeling system during rolling circle DNA amplification exhibited an increased fluorescence signal showing gel formation for the detection of miRNA 24-3P. This direct labeling system is a very simple and cost-efficient method for the detection miRNA 24-3P and also exhibited highly sensitive and selective detection properties.
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- Binh Huy Le
- Department of Bioactive Material Sciences, Research Center of Bioactive Materials Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea
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- Department of Bioactive Material Sciences, Research Center of Bioactive Materials Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea; Department of Chemistry, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea.
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Meikle ST, Piñeiro Y, Bañobre López M, Rivas J, Santin M. Surface functionalization superparamagnetic nanoparticles conjugated with thermoresponsive poly(epsilon-lysine) dendrons tethered with carboxybetaine for the mild hyperthermia-controlled delivery of VEGF. Acta Biomater 2016; 40:235-242. [PMID: 27134016 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.04.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Revised: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the growth factor responsible for the triggering of angiogenesis, the process of blood vessel formation supporting the long-term viability of any repaired or regenerated tissue. As the growth factor is effective only when concentration gradients are generated, new shuttles need to be developed that ensure both the control of gradients at the site of tissue repair and the release of VEGF at physiological levels. Magnetic hyperthermia is the production of heat induced by magnetic materials through their exposure to an external oscillating magnetic field. In this paper, magnetic nanoparticles capable of generating controllable hyperthermia were functionalised with hyperbranched poly(epsilon-lysine) peptides integrating in their core parallel thermoresponsive elastin-like peptide sequences and presenting an uppermost branching generation tethered by the zwitterionic amino acid carboxybetaine. The results show that these functionalised magnetic nanoparticles avidly bind VEGF and release it only upon generation of mild-hyperthermic pulses generated by oscillating magnetic filed. The VEGF release occurred in a temperature range at which the elastin-like peptides collapse. It is proposed that, through the application of an external magnetic field, these magnetic carriers could generated gradients of VEGF in vivo and allow its tuned delivery in a number of clinical applications. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The present paper for the first time reveals the possibility to control the delivery of VEGF through mild hyperthermia stimuli generated by a oscillating magnetic field. To this purpose, magnetic nanoparticles of high size homogeneity and coated with a thin coating of poly(acrylic acid) were functionalised with a novel class of poly(epsilon lysine) dendrimers integrating in their structure a thermoresponsive amino acid sequence mimicking elastin and exposing at high density a zwitterionic modified amino acid, the carboxybetaine, known to be able to bind macromolecules. Physicochemical and biochemical characterisation elegantly show the link between the thermal properties of the nanoparticles and of the dendrimer change of conformation and how this enable the release of VEGF at temperature values compatible with the growth factor stability.
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- S T Meikle
- Brighton Studies in Tissue-mimicry and Aided Regeneration, Brighton Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Brighton, Brighton BN2 4GJ, UK
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Santiago de Compostela University, Santiago de Compostela E15782, Spain
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- INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Santiago de Compostela University, Santiago de Compostela E15782, Spain; INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
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- Brighton Studies in Tissue-mimicry and Aided Regeneration, Brighton Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Brighton, Brighton BN2 4GJ, UK.
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Zhao LM, Cao FX, Jin HS, Zhang JH, Szwaya J, Wang G. One-pot synthesis of 1,4-dihydroxy-2-((E)-1-hydroxy-4-phenylbut-3-enyl)anthracene-9,10-diones as novel shikonin analogs and evaluation of their antiproliferative activities. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 26:2691-4. [PMID: 27080175 PMCID: PMC5474392 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A series of shikonin analogs have been synthesized in a one-pot reaction of quinizarin with β,γ-unsaturated aldehydes in MeOH under mild conditions and investigated for their cytotoxicity against four cancer cell lines and one normal cell line. The synthesized compounds were found to be cytotoxic against HeLa cells with no apparent toxicity against normal cell line. Further modification led to the discovery of a novel tetracyclic anthraquinone (4b/4b') with potent cytotoxic activities against cervical, breast and pancreatic cancer cell lines with no significant effect on the growth of the control mammary epithelial cell line MCF-10. The good cytotoxicity and selectivity of compound 4b/4b' suggest that it could be a promising lead for further optimization.
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- Li-Ming Zhao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China
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- RCMI Cancer Research Center and Department of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA
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- RCMI Cancer Research Center and Department of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA.
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Liu T, Cheng K, Salami-Ranjbaran E, Gao F, Glor EC, Li M, Walsh PJ, Fakhraai Z. Synthesis and high-throughput characterization of structural analogues of molecular glassformers: 1,3,5-trisarylbenzenes. Soft Matter 2015; 11:7558-7566. [PMID: 26280737 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm01044f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We report the synthesis and characterization of an analogous series of small organic molecules derived from a well-known glass former, 1,3-bis(1-naphthyl)-5-(2-naphthyl)benzene (α,α,β-TNB). Synthesized molecules include α,α,β-TNB, 3,5-di(naphthalen-1-yl)-1-phenylbenzene (α,α-P), 9-(3,5-di(naphthalen-1-yl)phenyl)anthracene (α,α-A), 9,9'-(5-(naphthalen-2-yl)-1,3-phenylene)dianthracene (β-AA) and 3,3',5,5'-tetra(naphthalen-1-yl)-1,1'-biphenyl (α,α,α,α-TNBP). The design of molecules was based on increasing molecular weight with varied π-π interactions in one or more substituents. The synthesis is based on Suzuki cross-coupling of 1-bromo-3-chloro-5-iodobenzene with arylboronic acids, which allows attachment of various substituents to tailor the chemical structure. The bulk compounds were characterized using NMR spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Thin films of these compounds were produced using physical vapor deposition and were subsequently annealed above the glass transition temperatures (Tg). For each molecular glass, cooling rate-dependent glass transition temperature measurements (CR-Tg) were performed using ellipsometry as a high-throughput method to characterize thin film properties. CR-Tg allows rapid characterization of glassy properties, such as Tg, apparent thermal expansion coefficients, apparent activation energy at Tg and fragility. DSC measurements confirmed the general trend that increasing molecular weight leads to increasing melting point (Tm) and Tg. Furthermore, CR-Tg provided evidence that the introduction of stronger π-interacting substituents in the chosen set of structural analogues increases fragility and decreases the ability to form glasses, such that β-AA has the largest fragility and highest tendency to crystallize among all the compounds. These strong interactions also significantly elevate Tg and promote more harmonic intermolecular potentials, as observed by decreasing value of the apparent thermal expansion coefficient.
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- Tianyi Liu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA.
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Lee J, Kim S, Kim JH, Park J. A New-Anthracene Derivative Containing t-Butyl Group for Solution Process Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2015; 15:8285-8288. [PMID: 26726504 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2015.11258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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4-(10-(3',5'-diphenylbiphenyl-4-yl)anthracen-9-yl)-N,N-diphenylaniline [TATa] and a new anthracene derivative of 4-(2 or 3-tert-butyl-10-(3',5'-diphenylbiphenyl-4-yl)anthracen-9-yl)-N,N-diphenylaniline [T-TATa] isomer by introduced t-butyl group were synthesized. OLED devices of TATa and T-TATa were fabricated by solution process. Its physical properties such as optical, electrochemical, and electroluminescent properties were also investigated. Two compounds were used as emitting layer (EML) in OLED device: ITO/PEDOT (40 nm)/synthesized materials (60 nm)/TPBi (20 nm)/LiF (1 nm)/Al (200 nm). The luminance efficiency of the synthesized compounds at 10 mA/cm2 were measured 0.85 cd/A for TATa and 1.49 cd/A for T-TATa, respectively. Moreover, the power efficiency of T-TATa is 1.08 lm/W. Its value is almost two times higher than 0.56 lm/W of TATa. As a result, more improved efficiency was shown with the device in a compound including t-butyl group to TATa core part, when the deivces were prepared by solution process.
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Arshad MN, Asiri AM, Alamry KA, Mahmood T, Gilani MA, Ayub K, Birinji AS. Synthesis, crystal structure, spectroscopic and density functional theory (DFT) study of N-[3-anthracen-9-yl-1-(4-bromo-phenyl)-allylidene]-N-benzenesulfonohydrazine. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2015; 142:364-74. [PMID: 25721652 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2015.01.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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N-[3-anthracen-9-yl-1-(4-bromo-phenyl)-allylidene]-N-benzenesulfonohydrazine has been synthesized and characterized by various spectroscopic techniques including FT-IR, UV-vis, (1)H-NMR, (13)C-NMR spectroscopy, and the structure was unequivocally confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The compound crystallized in monoclinic system with P21/n space group, and adopted cis-geometry around the azomethine CN double bond. The X-ray crystal structure revealed that the intermolecular packing was stabilized by C-H⋯O type hydrogen bonding interaction, whereas NH was not involved in hydrogen bonding due to steric hindrance. Absorption wavelength was studied by scanning UV-vis. absorption spectrum in different solvents to explore excited state stability of the molecule in polar solvent. Density functional theory calculations were performed at B3LYP/6-31G (d, p) level in order to compare the experimental results with the theoretical results. The simulated molecular electrostatic potential (MEP), Mulliken charges and NPA (natural population analysis) also confirmed the presence of specific intermolecular hydrogen bonding (C-H⋯O). In addition natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis (intra and inter molecular bonding and interaction among bonds), frontier molecular orbital analysis (electronic properties) and first hyperpolarizability analysis (nonlinear optical response) were simulated at B3LYP/6-31G (d, p) level of theory.
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- Muhammad Nadeem Arshad
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, University Road, Tobe Camp, 22060 Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, University Road, Tobe Camp, 22060 Abbottabad, Pakistan; Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Hafouf 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Valencia M, Martín-Ortiz M, Gómez-Gallego M, Ramírez de Arellano C, Sierra MA. On the use of metal purine derivatives (M=Ir, Rh) for the selective labeling of nucleosides and nucleotides. Chemistry 2015; 20:3831-8. [PMID: 24677547 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201304091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2013] [Revised: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The reactions of neutral or cationic IrIII and RhIII derivatives of phenyl purine nucleobases with unsymmetrical alkynes produce new metallacycles in a predictable manner, which allows for the incorporation of either photoactive (anthracene or pyrene) or electroactive (ferrocene) labels in the nucleotide or nucleoside moiety. The reported methodology (metalation of the purine derivative and subsequent marker insertion) could be used for the postfunctionalization and unambiguous labeling of oligonucleotides.
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Chen W, Zhu T. Formation of nitroanthracene and anthraquinone from the heterogeneous reaction between NO2 and anthracene adsorbed on NaCl particles. Environ Sci Technol 2014; 48:8671-8678. [PMID: 24950458 DOI: 10.1021/es501543g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Oxidative derivatives of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), that is, nitro-PAHs and quinones, are classed as hazardous semivolatile organic compounds but their formation mechanism from the heterogeneous reactions of PAHs adsorbed on atmospheric particles is not well understood. The heterogeneous reaction of NO2 with anthracene adsorbed on NaCl particles under different relative humidity (RH 0-60%) was investigated under dark conditions at 298 K. The formation of the major products, 9,10-anthraquinone (9,10-AQ) and 9-nitroanthracene (9-NANT), were determined to be second-order reactions with respect to NO2 concentration. The rate of formation of 9,10-AQ under low RH (0-20%) increased as the RH increased but decreased when the RH was further increased in high RH (40-60%). In contrast, the rate of formation of 9-NANT across the whole RH range (0-60%) decreased significantly with increasing RH. Two different reaction pathways are discussed for the formation of 9,10-AQ and 9-NANT, respectively, and both are considered to be coupled to the predominant reaction of NO2 with the NaCl substrate. These results suggest that relative humidity, which controls the amount of surface adsorbed water on NaCl particles, plays an important role in the heterogeneous reaction of NO2 with adsorbed PAHs.
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- Wenyuan Chen
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871, China
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Herein, we report the synthesis of two indolium probes 1 and 2 based on anthracene and pyrene derivatives and their interactions with various anions. Of these probes, the pyrene conjugate 2 acts as a dual colorimetric and fluorescent chemodosimeter for the selective and sensitive detection of cyanide ions. The detection limit of probe 2 for CN(-) ions was found to be 10 ppb (30 nM). The nature of interaction has been thoroughly studied through various techniques such as (1)H NMR and IR spectroscopy, HRMS, and isothermal calorimetric (ITC) studies. These studies confirm that probe 2 forms a 1,2-adduct in the presence of CN(-) ions. Kinetic studies using probe 2 showed the completion of the reaction within 15 s with a rate constant of k' = 0.522±0.063 s(-1). This probe can be coated on a solid surface (dipstick) and a polymer matrix for the on-site analysis and quantification of endogenous cyanide ions in natural sources such as Indian almonds.
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- Balaraman H Shankar
- Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum-695019, Kerala (India), Fax: (+91) 471-2490186 or 2491712
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Danilov LL, Balagurova NM, Vinnikova AN, Utkina NS, Torgov VI, Kalinchuk NA, Druzhinina TN, Veselovsky VV. [Synthesis of 11-[(2-pyridyl)amino]- and 11-[(9-anthracenylcarbonyl)amino]undecyl phosphate and investigation of their acceptor properties in the enzymic reaction catalyzed by galactosylphosphotransferases from Salmonella]. Bioorg Khim 2014; 40:99-107. [PMID: 25898728 DOI: 10.1134/s1068162014010038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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11-[(2-Pyridyl)amino]undecyl phosphate and 11-[(9-anthracenylcarbonyl)amino]undecyl phosphate were chemically synthesized. The abiliy of these new fluorescent derivatives of undecyl phosphate to serve as acceptor substrate of galactosyl phosphate residue in the enzymic reaction catalyzed by galactosylphosphotransferase from Salmonella anatum or Salmonella newport membrane preparation was demonstrated.
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Sun B, Yang X, Ma L, Niu C, Wang F, Na N, Wen J, Ouyang J. Design and application of anthracene derivative with aggregation-induced emission charateristics for visualization and monitoring of erythropoietin unfolding. Langmuir 2013; 29:1956-1962. [PMID: 23323829 DOI: 10.1021/la3048278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Erythropoietin (EPO) is an attractive protein-unfolding/folding model because of its high degree of unfolding and folding reversibility and intermediate size. Due to its function for regulating red blood cell production by stimulating late erythroid precursor cells, EPO presents obvious values to biological research. A nonemissive anthracene derivative, that is 9,10-bis[4-(3-sulfonatopropoxyl)-styryl]anthracene sodium salt (BSPSA), with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) charateristics shows a novel phenomenon of AIE when EPO is added. The AIE biosensor for EPO shows the limit of detection is 1 × 10(-9) M. Utilizing the AIE feature of BSPSA, the unfolding process of EPO using guanidine hydrochloride is monitored, which indicates three steps for the folding structures of EPO to transform to random coil. Computational modeling suggests that the BSPSA luminogens prefer docking in the hydrophobic cavity in the EPO folding structures, and the assembly of BSPSA in this cavity makes the AIE available, making the monitoring of unfolding of EPO possible.
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- Binjie Sun
- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Zhou Y, Zhou H, Zhang J, Zhang L, Niu J. Fe(3+)-selective fluorescent probe based on aminoantipyrine in aqueous solution. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2012; 98:14-17. [PMID: 22982382 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2012.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2012] [Revised: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 08/12/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A novel and simple Schiff base composed with 9-anthraldehyde and 4-aminoantipyrine was synthesized and characterized as a fluorescent probe. In the presence of Fe(3+), the fluorescent intensity has a dramatic enhancement over other examined metal ions in aqueous solution. The method of Job's plot indicated the formation of 1:1 complex between probe and Fe(3+), and the possible binding mode of the system was also proposed. Moreover, other examined metal ions had no effect on the detection of Fe(3+).
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- Yanmei Zhou
- Institute of Environmental and Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, PR China.
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Heo DU, Lee JB, Han YD, Joo J, Lee H, Lee H, Choi DH. Self-assembled monolayers made of 6-(5-((6-((5-hexylthiophen-2-yl)ethynyl)-9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracen-2-yl)ethynyl)thiophen-2-yl)hexyl 3-(triethoxysilyl)propylcarbamate for ultrathin film transistors. Langmuir 2012; 28:10948-10955. [PMID: 22746296 DOI: 10.1021/la3020942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A new functionalized triethoxysilane bearing an X-shaped, anthracene-based semiconducting molecule on one arm was designed and synthesized as a precursor for the preparation of a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on a SiO(2) substrate. 3-Isocyanatopropyl triethoxysilane was reacted with a monohydroxyl-terminated X-shaped, anthracene-based semiconducting molecule in the presence of tin catalyst. The 6-(5-((6-((5-hexylthiophen-2-yl)ethynyl)-9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracen-2-yl)ethynyl)thiophen-2-yl)hexyl 3-(triethoxysilyl)propylcarbamate (BATHT-TEOS) was found to be stable and sufficiently reactive to form organic monolayers on hydroxylated SiO(2) surfaces. The structures and properties of these SAMs were investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, laser scanning confocal microscopy-PL spectrometry, and spectroscopic ellipsometry. In this work, BATHT-SAM was employed as an interfacial layer on SiO(2) to fabricate ultrathin film transistors (UTFTs, active layer thickness ∼ 16.09 nm). The device UTFT-I, made of 0.06 wt % 5,5'-(9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene-2,6-diyl)bis(ethyne-2,1-diyl)bis(2-hexylthiophene) (BATHT) solution on an n-octyltrichlorosilane-SAM/SiO(2) layer, showed no gate effect for the carrier transport behavior; however, the device UTFT-II, fabricated on BATHT-SAM/SiO(2), exhibited field effect mobilities of 0.04 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) (I(on/off) ∼ 6.3 × 10(3) to 1.0 × 10(4)). This can be attributed to the effect of BATHT-SAM inducing uniform coverage and ordering of BATHT molecules as an upper layer.
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- Dong Uk Heo
- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, South Korea
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Baqi Y, Müller CE. Convergent synthesis of the potent P2Y receptor antagonist MG 50-3-1 based on a regioselective Ullmann coupling reaction. Molecules 2012; 17:2599-615. [PMID: 22391596 PMCID: PMC6268193 DOI: 10.3390/molecules17032599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2012] [Revised: 02/25/2012] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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MG 50-3-1 (3, trisodium 1-amino-4-{4-[4-chloro-6-(2-sulfophenylamino)-1,3,5-triazin-2-ylamino]-2-sulfophenylamino}-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene 2-sulfonate) is the most potent and selective antagonist (IC₅₀ 4.6 nM) for "P2Y₁-like" nucleotide-activated membrane receptors in guinea-pig taenia coli responsible for smooth muscle relaxation. Full characterization of the compound, however, e.g., at the human P2Y₁ receptor, which is a novel potential target for antithrombotic drugs, as well as other P2 receptor subtypes, has been hampered due to difficulties in synthesizing the compound in sufficient quantity. MG 50-3-1 would be highly useful as a biological tool for detailed investigation of signal transduction in the gut. We have now developed a convenient, fast, mild, and efficient convergent synthesis of 3 based on retrosynthetic analysis. A new, regioselective Ullmann coupling reaction under microwave irradiation was successfully developed to obtain 1-amino-4-(4-amino-2-sulfophenylamino)-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydro-anthracene 2-sulfonate (8). Four different copper catalysts (Cu, CuCl, CuCl₂, and CuSO₄) were investigated at different pH values of sodium phosphate buffer, and in water in the absence or presence of base. Results showed that CuSO₄ in water in the presence of triethylamine provided the best conditions for the regioselective Ullmann coupling reaction yielding the key intermediate compound 8. A new synthon (sodium 2-(4,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazin-2-ylamino)benzenesulfonate, 13) which can easily be obtained on a gram scale was prepared, and 13 was successfully coupled with 8 yielding the target compound 3.
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- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; ; Tel.: +49-228-73-2301; Fax: +49-228-73-2567
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Pasternak K, Pasternak A, Gupta P, Veedu RN, Wengel J. Photoligation of self-assembled DNA constructs containing anthracene-functionalized 2'-amino-LNA monomers. Bioorg Med Chem 2011; 19:7407-15. [PMID: 22079866 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.10.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2011] [Revised: 10/13/2011] [Accepted: 10/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Efficient synthesis of a novel anthracene-functionalized 2'-amino-LNA phosphoramidite derivative is described together with its incorporation into oligodeoxynucleotides. Two DNA strands with the novel 2'-N-anthracenylmethyl-2'-amino-LNA monomers can be effectively cross-linked by photoligation at 366 nm in various types of DNA constructs. Successful application of three differently functionalized 2'-amino-LNA monomers in self-assembled higher ordered structures for simultaneous cross-linking and monitoring of assembly formation is furthermore demonstrated.
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- Karol Pasternak
- Nucleic Acid Center, Department of Physics and Chemistry, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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Convergent synthetic pathways were devised for efficient synthesis of a series of uniformly (13)C labeled polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons de novo from U-(13)C-benzene and other simple commercially-available (13)C-starting compounds. All target products were obtained in excellent yields, including the alternant PAH U-(13)C-naphthalene, U-(13)C-phenanthrene, U-(13)C-anthracene, U-(13)C-benz[a]anthracene, U-(13)C-pyrene and the nonalternant PAH U-(13)C-fluoranthene.
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- Zhenfa Zhang
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, CB7431, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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New types of fluorescent nanoparticles (FNPs) were prepared through ionic self-assembly of anthracene derivative and chitosan for applications as drug delivery carriers with real-time monitoring of the process of drug release. Because of the presence of the hydrophilic groups, these FNPs showed excellent dispersion and stability in aqueous solution. The structure and properties of the FNPs were investigated by using means of (1)H NMR, FTIR, SEM, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and so on. The potential practical applications as drug delivery carriers for real-time detection of the drug release process were demonstrated using Nicardipine as a model drug. Upon loading the drug, the strong blue fluorescence of FNPs was quenched due to electron transfer and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). With release of drug in vitro, the fluorescence was recovered again. The relationship between the accumulative drug release of FNPs and the recovered fluorescence intensity has been established. Such FNPs may open up new perspectives for designing a new class of detection system for monitoring drug release.
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- Wei Cui
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Diao H, Feng L. Synthesis and photophysical processes of an anthracene derivative containing hole transfer groups. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2011; 78:294-297. [PMID: 20971035 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2010.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2010] [Revised: 09/20/2010] [Accepted: 10/01/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A novel luminescent compound 9,10-di-(N-carbazovinylene)anthracene (DCVA) was synthesized by Heck reaction of 9,10-dibromoanthracene and N-vinylcarbazole. The structure was characterized by MS, 1H NMR and Elemental analysis. The photoluminescent properties of DCVA have been carefully investigated by UV-vis absorption and fluorescence emission spectra. The results showed that the luminescent quantum yield of DCVA was 0.73 in THF and it emitted blue-light with the band gap of 3.60 eV estimated from the onset absorption. In addition, the light-emission of DCVA can be quenched by electron acceptor (dimethyl terephthalate), however, the fluorescent intensities of DCVA were slowly increased with the addition of electron donor (N,N-dimethylaniline). Furthermore, the molecular interactions of DCVA with fullerene (C60) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were also investigated, which indicated the organic luminescent compound can be used as new fluorescent probe.
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- Haipeng Diao
- Department of Chemistry, Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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Uchimura M, Watanabe Y, Araoka F, Watanabe J, Takezoe H, Konishi GI. Development of laser dyes to realize low threshold in dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystal lasers. Adv Mater 2010; 22:4473-4478. [PMID: 20803531 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201001046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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- Makoto Uchimura
- Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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Lu H, Xu B, Dong Y, Chen F, Li Y, Li Z, He J, Li H, Tian W. Novel fluorescent pH sensors and a biological probe based on anthracene derivatives with aggregation-induced emission characteristics. Langmuir 2010; 26:6838-6844. [PMID: 20112939 DOI: 10.1021/la904727t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Three functionalized 9,10-distyrylanthracene (DSA) derivatives, namely, 9,10-bis(4-hydroxystyryl)anthracene (2), 9,10-bis{4-[2-(diethylamino)ethoxy]styryl}anthracene (4), and 9,10-bis{4-[2-(N,N,N-triethylammonium)ethoxy]styryl}anthracene dibromide (5), were synthesized and their fluorescence properties were investigated. The three DSA derivatives possess a typical aggregation-induced emission (AIE) property (i.e., they are nonluminescent in dilute solutions but are efficiently fluorescent as induced by molecular aggregation). Different AIE properties were tuned through molecular structure control. Dye 2 is a phenol-moiety-containing compound, which shows aggregation at pH values smaller than 10, resulting in a high fluorescence intensity. Thus, dye 2 has a pK(a) of 9.94. 4 is an amine-containing compound that starts to aggregate at slightly basic conditions, resulting in a pK(a) of 6.90. Dye 5 is an ammonium-salt-containing compound. Because it is very soluble in water, this compound has no AIE phenomenon but can interact strongly with protein or DNA to amplify its emission. Therefore, 5 is a fluorescent turn "on" biological probe for protein and DNA detection and it is also selective, which works for native BSA and ct DNA but not their denatured forms. Therefore, we not only developed a few new compounds showing the AIE phenomena but also controlled the AIE through environmental stimulation and demonstrated that the new AIE molecules are suitable for pH and biomacromolecule sensing.
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- Hongguang Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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Eseola AO, Obi-Egbedi NO. Spectroscopic study of 2-, 4- and 5-substituents on pKa values of imidazole heterocycles prone to intramolecular proton-electrons transfer. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2010; 75:693-701. [PMID: 20018554 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2009.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2009] [Revised: 11/12/2009] [Accepted: 11/17/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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New 2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenols (L1Et-L8tBuPt) bearing a phenolic proton in the vicinity of the imidazole base were prepared and characterized. Experimental studies of the dependence of their protonation/deprotonation equilibrium on substituent identities and intramolecular hydrogen bonding tendencies were carried out using electronic absorption spectroscopy at varying pH values. In order to make comparison, 2-(anthracen-10-yl)-4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazole (L9Anthr) bearing no phenolic proton and 4,5-diphenyl-2-(4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-1H-imidazole (L10BisIm) bearing two symmetrical imidazole base fragments were also prepared and experimentally investigated. DFT calculations were carried out to study frontier orbitals of the investigated molecules. While electron-releasing substituents produced increase in protonation-deprotonation pK(a)s for the hydroxyl group, values for the imidazole base were mainly affected by polarization of the imidazole ring aromaticity across the 2-imidazole carbon and the 4,5-imidazole carbons axis of the imidazole ring. It was concluded that electron-releasing substituents on the phenol ring and/or electron-withdrawing substituents on 4,5-imidazole carbons negatively affects donor strengths/coordination chemistries of 2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenols, and vice versa. Change of substituents on the phenol ring significantly altered the donor strength of the imidazole base. The understanding of pK(a) variation on account of electronic effects of substituents in this work should aid the understanding of biochemical properties and substituent environments of imidazole-containing biomacromolecules.
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- Abiodun O Eseola
- Chemical Sciences Department, Redeemer's University, Redemption City, Km 46 Lagos - Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
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Wu S, Vossius S, Rahmouni S, Miletic AV, Vang T, Vazquez-Rodriguez J, Cerignoli F, Arimura Y, Williams S, Hayes T, Moutschen M, Vasile S, Pellecchia M, Mustelin T, Tautz L. Multidentate small-molecule inhibitors of vaccinia H1-related (VHR) phosphatase decrease proliferation of cervix cancer cells. J Med Chem 2009; 52:6716-23. [PMID: 19888758 PMCID: PMC2790023 DOI: 10.1021/jm901016k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Loss of VHR phosphatase causes cell cycle arrest in HeLa carcinoma cells, suggesting that VHR inhibition may be a useful approach to halt the growth of cancer cells. We recently reported that VHR is upregulated in several cervix cancer cell lines as well as in carcinomas of the uterine cervix. Here we report the development of multidentate small-molecule inhibitors of VHR that inhibit its enzymatic activity at nanomolar concentrations and exhibit antiproliferative effects on cervix cancer cells. Chemical library screening was used to identify hit compounds, which were further prioritized in profiling and kinetic experiments. SAR analysis was applied in the search for analogs with improved potency and selectivity, resulting in the discovery of novel inhibitors that are able to interact with both the phosphate-binding pocket and several distinct hydrophobic regions within VHR's active site. This multidentate binding mode was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. The inhibitors decreased the proliferation of cervix cancer cells, while growth of primary normal keratinocytes was not affected. These compounds may be a starting point to develop drugs for the treatment of cervical cancer.
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- Shuangding Wu
- Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center and Cancer Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Immunology and Infectious Diseases Unit, GIGA-R, Liège University, Liège, Belgium
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- Immunology and Infectious Diseases Unit, GIGA-R, Liège University, Liège, Belgium
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- Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center and Cancer Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center and Cancer Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center and Cancer Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center and Cancer Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center and Cancer Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center and Cancer Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center and Cancer Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Immunology and Infectious Diseases Unit, GIGA-R, Liège University, Liège, Belgium
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- Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center and Cancer Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center and Cancer Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center and Cancer Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center and Cancer Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Shah JR, Mosier PD, Roth BL, Kellogg GE, Westkaemper RB. Synthesis, structure-affinity relationships, and modeling of AMDA analogs at 5-HT2A and H1 receptors: structural factors contributing to selectivity. Bioorg Med Chem 2009; 17:6496-504. [PMID: 19700330 PMCID: PMC3088504 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2009.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2009] [Revised: 08/06/2009] [Accepted: 08/09/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Histamine H(1) and serotonin 5-HT(2A) receptors present in the CNS have been implicated in various neuropsychiatric disorders. 9-Aminomethyl-9,10-dihydroanthracene (AMDA), a conformationally constrained diarylalkyl amine derivative, has affinity for both of these receptors. A structure-affinity relationship (SAFIR) study was carried out studying the effects of N-methylation, varying the linker chain length and constraint of the aromatic rings on the binding affinities of the compounds with the 5-HT(2A) and H(1) receptors. Homology modeling of the 5-HT(2A) and H(1) receptors suggests that AMDA and its analogs, the parent of which is a 5-HT(2A) antagonist, can bind in a fashion analogous to that of classical H(1) antagonists whose ring systems are oriented toward the fifth and sixth transmembrane helices. The modeled orientation of the ligands are consistent with the reported site-directed mutagenesis data for 5-HT(2A) and H(1) receptors and provide a potential explanation for the selectivity of ligands acting at both receptors.
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- Jitesh R. Shah
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
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Liu Y, Kuzuya A, Sha R, Guillaume J, Wang R, Canary JW, Seeman NC. Coupling across a DNA helical turn yields a hybrid DNA/organic catenane doubly tailed with functional termini. J Am Chem Soc 2008; 130:10882-3. [PMID: 18661989 PMCID: PMC2712227 DOI: 10.1021/ja8041096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We describe the synthesis of a hybrid DNA/organic macrocycle that is prepared by formation of an amide linkage across one full turn of DNA. Formation of a catenane proved that the linkage crossed a turn rather than running along the phosphodiester backbone contour. The product, a doubly tailed catenane, contains 5'- and 3'-termini that can be functionalized further or used to incorporate the catenane structure into other DNA assemblies.
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- Yu Liu
- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, USA
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Evans GE, Garson MJ, Griffin DA, Leeper FJ, Stauton J. Biomimetic syntheses of phenols from polyketones. Ciba Found Symp 2008:131-47. [PMID: 246777 DOI: 10.1002/9780470720349.ch9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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As a result of speculation that many enzymes control polyketone cyclization in vivo by converting a key carbonyl group to a cis-enol ether derivative, we describe two novel biomimetic cyclizations. The first involves condensation of two C6 units derived from triacetic lactone to form an arylpyrone related to aloenin. In the second a naphthapyrone of the rubrofusarin type is formed by condensation of an orsellinic acid derivative with the ether of triacetic lactone.
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The first total synthesis of the azaanthracene kalasinamide (1) is described, and the discrepancy in the reported (13)C NMR data and melting points for the natural product from two different sources is resolved. Kalasinamide is prone to autosensitized photooxidation, in solution and in the solid state, to give the corresponding quinone, marcanine A (8). This transformation may be representative of a novel and more general step in the biosynthesis of (aza)anthraquinones. Through its ability to generate toxic singlet oxygen, kalasinamide may serve a protective role, defending the plant against predation and the invasion of microbial pathogens, following mechanical insult.
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- Michael N Gandy
- School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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Coelho PJ, Fernandes IC, Carvalho LM. 1H and 13C NMR signal assignments of some new spiro[7H-benzo[de]anthracene-naphthopyrans]. Magn Reson Chem 2008; 46:295-298. [PMID: 18236439 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.2178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The complete 1H and 13C NMR signal assignment of four new photochromic spiro[7H-benzo[de]anthracene-naphthopyrans] was achieved using one- and two-dimensional methods (DEPT, COSY, HSQC, HMBC, NOESY).
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- Paulo J Coelho
- Centro de Química - Vila Real, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5001-911 Vila Real, Portugal.
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Wright K, Lohier JF, Wakselman M, Mazaleyrat JP, Peggion C, Formaggio F, Toniolo C. Evidence for the 3 10-helical structure of peptides based on antAib, a fluorophoric, anthracene-fused, 1-aminocyclopentane-1-carboxylic acid. Biopolymers 2008; 88:797-806. [PMID: 17803250 DOI: 10.1002/bip.20841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Peptides based on 2-amino-2,3-dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[b]anthracene-2-carboxylic acid (antAib), a fluorescent, achiral, alpha-amino acid belonging to the class of C(i) (alpha)-->C(i) (alpha) cyclized, C(alpha,alpha)-disubstituted glycines, combined with L-Ala, up to the hexamer level, were synthesized by solution methods and chemically characterized. A conformational analysis by FTIR absorption and NMR techniques suggests that the highest oligomers of this series tend to fold into beta-turns/3(10)-helices. The UV absorption, CD, and fluorescence properties of these antAib/L-Ala model peptides are also described.
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- Karen Wright
- ILV, UMR CNRS 8180, University of Versailles, F-78035 Versailles, France
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Kozurková M, Sabolová D, Paulíková H, Janovec L, Kristian P, Bajdichová M, Busa J, Podhradský D, Imrich J. DNA binding properties and evaluation of cytotoxic activity of 9,10-bis-N-substituted (aminomethyl)anthracenes. Int J Biol Macromol 2007; 41:415-22. [PMID: 17659335 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2007.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2007] [Revised: 05/30/2007] [Accepted: 05/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The results of DNA binding properties for four selected N-substituted 9,10-bis(aminomethyl)anthracenes are presented. DNA binding affinities were studied using UV-vis and fluorescence spectrophotometric titrations, CD spectroscopy, denaturation transition temperature (Tm) measurements and AM1 quantum chemical calculations. The results obtained indicate that the anthracene products intercalate into the stacked base pairs of DNA with binding constants, K, in the range 1.3-10.9 x 10(5)M(-1) and the binding site size in DNA-base pairs, n, extending over the range 2.4-4.6. Tm values increased in the presence of the anthryl probes, thereby reflecting an increased stability of the calf-thymus (CT) DNA double helix and rendering agreement with the spectrometric titration results. The synthesized compounds were tested against L1210 and HeLa tumor cell lines wherein the HeLa cells appeared to be more sensitive than the L1210 cells. 9,10-Bis{[2-(piperazin-1-yl)ethyl]aminomethyl}anthracene exhibited the highest activity of the tested compounds. Our findings were compared with those of a control drug bisantrene.
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- M Kozurková
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, P.J. Safárik University, Moyzesova 11, 04167 Kosice, Slovak Republic
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Liu Y, Yu L, Chen Y, Zhao YL, Yang H. Construction and DNA Condensation of Cyclodextrin-Based Polypseudorotaxanes with Anthryl Grafts. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 129:10656-7. [PMID: 17691791 DOI: 10.1021/ja073882b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yu Liu
- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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- Junpei Kuwabara
- Department of Chemistry and the International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, USA
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Wang JH, Cheng PF, Sun XQ, Zhao J, Wang CJ. [Synthesis of N-(solanesylpiperazine-alkyl)-9-anthracenemethylamines and its interaction with DNA]. Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi 2007; 27:1398-1402. [PMID: 17944423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Two novel N-solanesylpiperazine triamines (4a, 4b) were synthesized and their structures were characterized by 1H NMR, IR, MS, and elemental analysis. The preliminary in vitro tests revealed that the IC50 values of compound 4a and 4b on L1210 were 4.3 and 3.1 micromol respectively. The interaction of 4b with DNA was also investigated via UV and FL spectra with N1-(4-aminobutyl)-N4-(9-anthracenylmethyl) butane-1,4-diamine (5) as the reference compound. The results revealed that compound 5 could quench the fluorescence of DNA-EB system, while compound 4b had the opposite function. Further tests proved that the fluorescence of compound 5 and 4b could be both quenched by DNA. It was speculated that compound 4b, with the long chain and two tertiary nitrogens, interacted with DNA by the static attraction or was partially embedded into DNA, while compound 5 was typically inserted into DNA.
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- Jian-Hong Wang
- Lab of Natural Products and Medicines, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
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Sung K, Fu HK, Hong SH. A Fe3+/Hg2+-Selective Anthracene-Based Fluorescent PET Sensor with Tridentate Ionophore of Amide/β-Amino Alcohol. J Fluoresc 2007; 17:383-9. [PMID: 17557197 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-007-0207-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2007] [Accepted: 05/04/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A new anthracene-based fluorescent PET sensor 1 with a tridentate ionophore of amide/beta-amino alcohol displays very good selectivity and sensitivity for Fe(3+) (K (a) = 1.6 x 10(3) M(-1)) and Hg(2+) (K (a) = 2.1 x 10(3) M(-1)) in CH(3)CN-H(2)O (3:7, v/v) with detection limit of 1 microM. More fluorescence enhancement was observed when 1 selectively detected Fe(3+) or Hg(2+) in CH(3)CN and its detection limit was up to 0.03 microM.
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- Kuangsen Sung
- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Anthrancenyl and dansyl fluorophore ligands [AnCH2pipCS(2)K (1), Ds-Hen (2), Ds-HAMP (3), Ds-HAQ (4), and Ds-HAPP (5)] were prepared for coordination to Cu(II). Five Cu complexes, [Cu(AnCH2pipCS2)2] (6), [Cu(Ds-en)2] (7), [Cu(Ds-AMP)2] (8), [Cu(Ds-AQ)2] (9), and [Cu(Ds-APP)(OTf)] (10), were synthesized as candidates for detecting nitric oxide (NO) by fluorescence and characterized by X-ray crystallography. A decrease in fluorescence compared to that of the free ligands (1-5) was measured following the formation of the corresponding five Cu(II) complexes 6-10. Fluorescence was restored in the presence of NO in CH3OH/CH2Cl2 solutions of the compounds. Complexes 7, 8, and 10 exhibited a fluorescence response to NO in pH 7.0 or 9.0 buffered aqueous solutions. Spectroscopic studies revealed that NO-induced fluorescence enhancement in these Cu(II) complexes occurs by reduction to Cu(I). The present studies demonstrate that Cu(II) complexes are effective as fluorescent probes for detecting NO in both organic and aqueous environments.
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- Mi Hee Lim
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Chaudhuri P, Majumder HK, Bhattacharya S. Synthesis, DNA Binding, andLeishmaniaTopoisomerase Inhibition Activities of a Novel Series of Anthra[1,2-d]imidazole-6,11-dione Derivatives. J Med Chem 2007; 50:2536-40. [PMID: 17444624 DOI: 10.1021/jm0610604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nine novel anthra[1,2-d]imidazole-6,11-diones, differing in their side chain, were synthesized. UV-vis spectroscopy and viscometric titrations of these molecules with duplex DNA were used to assess their binding with DNA. Five of the nine compounds showed high inhibition activity against topoisomerase I of Leishmania donovani, with the one bearing the tetrazole side chain exhibiting an IC50 approximately 1 microM. The inhibition activities were not related with their DNA binding affinity and depended on the nature of the side chain.
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- Padmaparna Chaudhuri
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Vock CA, Ang WH, Scolaro C, Phillips AD, Lagopoulos L, Juillerat-Jeanneret L, Sava G, Scopelliti R, Dyson PJ. Development of ruthenium antitumor drugs that overcome multidrug resistance mechanisms. J Med Chem 2007; 50:2166-75. [PMID: 17419606 DOI: 10.1021/jm070039f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Organometallic ruthenium(II) complexes of the general formula [Ru(eta6-p-cymene)Cl2(L)] and [Ru(eta6-p-cymene)Cl(L)2][BPh4] with modified phenoxazine- and anthracene-based multidrug resistance (MDR) modulator ligands (L) have been synthesized, spectroscopically characterized, and evaluated in vitro for their cytotoxic and MDR reverting properties in comparison with the free ligands. For an anthracene-based ligand, coordination to a ruthenium(II) arene fragment led to significant improvement of cytotoxicity as well as Pgp inhibition activity. A similar, but weaker effect was also observed when using a benzimidazole-phenoxazine derivative as Pgp inhibitor. The most active compound in terms of both Pgp inhibition and cytotoxicity is [Ru(eta6-p-cymene)Cl2(L)], where L is an anthracene-based ligand. Studies show that it induces cell death via inhibition of DNA synthesis. Moreover, because the complex is fluorescent, its uptake in cells was studied, and relative to the free anthracene-based ligand, uptake of the complex is accelerated and accumulation of the complex in the cell nucleus is observed.
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- Carsten A Vock
- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Guo Z, Jin S, Liu B. Synthesis and photophysical processes of 9-bromo-10-naphthalen-2-yl-anthracene. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2007; 66:672-5. [PMID: 16890011 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2006.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2005] [Revised: 04/06/2006] [Accepted: 04/14/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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A novel luminescent compound, 9-bromo-10-naphthalen-2-yl-anthracene (BNA) is synthesized by Suzuki Cross-coupling reaction of 9-bromo-anthracene and naphthalene-2-boronic acid. The structure is characterized by (1)H NMR, IR and UV-vis spectroscopy. The photophysical processes of 9-bromo-10-naphthalen-2-yl-anthracene have been carefully investigated by UV-vis absorption and fluorescence spectra. The results show that the compound emits blue and blue-violet light. The emission spectra exhibit obvious solvent effect. With the difference in polarity of solvents, The emission spectra is not only slightly blue shift with the increase of the solvent polarity but also change on the intensity of fluorescence at room temperature . The light emitting can be quenched by electron donor, N,N-dimethylaniline (DMA). On adding gradually DMA into the solution of BNA, the emission intensities of fluorescence are gradually decreased. The quenching effect follows the Stern-Volmer equation.
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- Zhiqiang Guo
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, PR China
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Lu Z, Lord SJ, Wang H, Moerner WE, Twieg RJ. Long-wavelength analogue of PRODAN: synthesis and properties of Anthradan, a fluorophore with a 2,6-donor-acceptor anthracene structure. J Org Chem 2007; 71:9651-7. [PMID: 17168582 PMCID: PMC2663422 DOI: 10.1021/jo0616660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We have synthesized the environment-sensitive fluorophores 2-cyano-6-dihexylaminoanthracene and 2-propionyl-6-dihexylaminoanthracene (Anthradan) starting from 2,6-diaminoanthraquinone. Anthradan is the benzologue of the well-known family of naphthalene 2-propionyl-6-dimethylaminonaphthalene (PRODAN) fluorophores. The additional spectral red shift of the anthracene avoids the autofluorescence of many biological systems and provides for more favorable excitation wavelengths for fluorescence applications. Furthermore, Anthradan exhibits polarity-sensitive emission comparable to that of PRODAN and displays high quantum yields in a range of solvents. Single molecules of these anthracene-containing fluorophores have been imaged in polymer hosts as a proof-of-principle.
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- Zhikuan Lu
- Department of Chemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242-0001, USA
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An aminobenzanthrone Schiff base has been synthesized as a new fluorescence carrier for the preparation of an optical chemical sensor for iodine. The response of the sensor is based on fluorescence quenching of the aminobenzanthrone Schiff base by iodine. The sensor shows a linear response toward iodine in the range of 1.0 x 10(-5) to 1.0 x 10(-3) mol l(-1), with a detection limit of 6.0 x 10(-6) mol l(-1) at pH 8.0. Leaching of the fluorophore from the membrane is effectively hindered by covalent immobilization, resulting in an enhanced sensor lifetime. In addition to satisfactory reproducibility and reversibility, the prepared sensor exhibits sufficient selectivity toward iodine with respect to other coexisting ions. The sensor has been applied to the determination of iodine in common salt samples.
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- Li-Xin Chen
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, P.R. China.
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This paper describes our recent efforts to synthesize novel compound scaffolds integrating 2-quinoxalinol with privileged structures of 1,3-dihydro-benzoimidazol-2-one, 1,3-dihydro-benzoimidazole-2-thione, 3-hydroxy-1H-quinoxalin-2-one, 2H-benzo[1,4]oxazin-3-ol, 2H-benzo[1,4]thiazin-3-ol, and 1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-benzo[1,4]diazepin-2-one, respectively. Eight novel benzofused tricycles and their substituent diversity points were developed. These include pyrazino[2,3-g]quinoxaline-2,8-diol (I), 3-hydroxy-6,8,9,10-tetrahydro-1,4,6,10-tetraaza-cyclohepta[b]naphthalen-7-one (II), 6-hydroxy-4H-1-oxa-4,5,8-triaza-anthracen-3-one (III), 6-hydroxy-4H-1-thia-4,5,8-triaza-anthracen-3-one (IV), 6-hydroxy-1,1-dioxo-1,4-dihydro-2H-1lambda(6)-thia-4,5,8-triaza-anthracen-3-one (V), 6-hydroxy-1,3-dihydro-imidazo[4,5-g]quinoxalin-2-one (VI), 6-hydroxy-1,3-dihydro-imidazo[4,5-g]quinoxaline-2-thione (VII), and 7-hydroxy-1,4-dihydro-pyrazino[2,3-g]quinoxaline-2,3-dione (VIII). This strategy of integrating two benzofused privileged structures into one molecule may provide a greater chance for the discovery of novel lead compounds.
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- Gang Liu
- Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 1 Xian Nong Tan Street, Beijing 100050, P. R. China.
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Mejorado LH, Pettus TRR. Total synthesis of (+)-rishirilide B: development and application of general processes for enantioselective oxidative dearomatization of resorcinol derivatives. J Am Chem Soc 2006; 128:15625-31. [PMID: 17147370 PMCID: PMC2561995 DOI: 10.1021/ja062987w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A concise synthesis of (+)-rishirilide B (2) is described. This is the first synthesis to be reported for the (+)-enantiomer of rishirilide B (2) as found in nature. The strategy accentuates the valuable combination of a method for o-quinone methide coupling with a method for enantioselective resorcinol dearomatization, which provides a densely functionalized chiral building block. The convergent synthesis illustrates several improvements and refinements to these methods and their supporting chemistries. Among these is the in situ generation of PhI[OTMS]OTf. Combination of this oxidant with phenol 31 constitutes the first example of a diastereoselective oxidative dearomatization of a resorcinol displaying a 2-alkyl substituent. In addition, the preparation of the cyclic sulfone 34 is reported. As a new dimethide precursor expressing a readily cleavable O-benzyl residue, sulfone 34 should prove useful in future endeavors. A protocol using the aluminum amide of dimethylhydrazine for opening and cleavage of a [1,4]-dioxan-2-one is also described. This procedure unmasks the hydroxy dione 36 by jettisoning the chiral directing group. Regioselective O-carbamylation of the 1,3-dione 36 enables the transformation of the remaining carbonyl into the alpha-hydroxy carboxylic acid found in 2. The total synthesis of (+)-rishirilide B (2) requires 15 pots from benzaldehyde 17 and 13 pots from benzaldehyde 32. The final product emerges in yields of 12.5% and 20.3% from compounds 17 and 32, respectively. The longest linear sequence requires eight chromatographies. Important observations leading to the development of the principle asymmetric method are described within the context of the total synthesis.
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- Lupe H. Mejorado
- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, E-mail:
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, E-mail:
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Lu J, Ho DM, Vogelaar NJ, Kraml CM, Bernhard S, Byrne N, Kim LR, Pascal RA. Synthesis, Structure, and Resolution of Exceptionally Twisted Pentacenes. J Am Chem Soc 2006; 128:17043-50. [PMID: 17177456 DOI: 10.1021/ja065935f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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9,10,11,20,21,22-hexaphenyltetrabenzo[a,c,l,n]pentacene (2) and a dimethyl derivative (2m) were prepared by the reaction of 1,3-diphenylphenanthro[9,10-c]furan with bisaryne equivalents generated from 1,2,4,5-tetrabromo-3,6-diarylbenzenes in the presence of n-butyllithium, followed by deoxygenation of the double adducts with low-valent titanium. Both are bright red solids with a strong orange fluorescence in solution. The X-ray structures of these compounds show them to be the most highly twisted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons known. Compound 2 has an end-to-end twist of 144 degrees , and the two crystallographically independent molecules of 2m have twists of 138 degrees and 143 degrees. Both molecules were resolved by chromatography on chiral supports, and the pure enantiomers have extremely high specific rotations (for 2, [alpha]D = 7400 degrees; for 2m, 5600 degrees), but the molecules racemize slowly at room temperature (DeltaG++rac = 24 kcal/mol). Both the experimental geometry and the observed racemization barrier for 2 are in good agreement with computational studies of the molecule at a variety of levels. Attempts to prepare compound 2 by reaction of tetraphenylbenzyne with 9,10,12,13-tetraphenyl-11-oxacyclopenta[b]triphenylene (3, a twisted isobenzofuran) gave no adducts, and attempts to prepare tetradecaphenylpentacene by reaction of hexaphenylisobenzofuran (11) with bisaryne equivalents gave only monoadducts.
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- Jun Lu
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon growth from acenaphthylene and cyclopentadienyl was investigated by using the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) and BH&HLYP/6-31G(d,p) levels of theory as well as transition state theory. The reaction pathways of cyclopentadienyl bearing hydrocarbons are different from those without these moieties and cannot be adequately accounted for by the existing acetylene addition and aryl-aryl addition mechanisms. The reaction mechanisms identified in this paper lead to the formation of fluoranthene, aceanthrylene, and acephenanthrylene. Rate constants of the radical-molecule addition and subsequent intramolecular addition steps predict that the 1,2 double bond in acenaphthylene is much more reactive than the 3,4 and 4,5 double bonds. Fluoranthene is the most abundant product produced at high temperatures and the yield of acephenanthrylene is bigger than that of aceanthrylene. The computational results are discussed in light of pyrolysis experiments on CPD-indene and CPD-acenaphthylene mixtures conducted by Prof. Mulholland's research group reported in a previous work.
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- Dong Wang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, USA
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Klärner FG, Kahlert B, Boese R, Bläser D, Juris A, Marchioni F. Synthesis and supramolecular properties of molecular clips with anthracene sidewalls. Chemistry 2006; 11:3363-74. [PMID: 15798973 DOI: 10.1002/chem.200401257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Novel molecular clips with anthracene sidewalls (1 a-c) were synthesized; they form stable host-guest complexes with a variety of electron-deficient aromatic and quinoid molecules. According to single-crystal structure analyses of clip 1 c and 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene (TCNB) complex 14@1 b, the clips' anthracene sidewalls have to be compressed substantially during the complex formation to provide attractive pi-pi interactions between the aromatic guest molecule and the two anthracene sidewalls in the complex. The compression and expansion of aromatic sidewalls are calculated by molecular mechanics to be low-energy processes, so the energy required for compression of the anthracene sidewalls during complex formation is apparently overcompensated by the gain in energy resulting from the attractive pi-pi interactions. The finding that complexes of the clips 1 a-c are more stable than those of the corresponding clips 2 a-c can be explained in terms of the larger van der Waals contact surfaces of the anthracene sidewalls in 1 a-c (relative to the naphthalene sidewalls in 2 a-c). Color changes resulting from charge-transfer (CT) bands are observed in complex formation by 1 a-c: from colorless to red or purple with TCNB (14), and from yellow to green with 2,4,7-trinitro-9-fluorenone TNF (17). Independently, the host 1 b and guest 14 fluoresce from their respective excited singlet states, whilst in the complex 14@1 b the charge-transfer state quenches the higher-energy singlet states of the two components, and as a result luminescence is only observed from this new CT state. To the best of our knowledge, complex 14@1 b is the first example of CT luminescence from a host-guest complex. The binding constant determined for the formation of the TCNB complex 14@1 b from a UV/Vis titration experiment (Ka = 12 400 m(-1)) agrees well with the value (K(a) = 12 800 m(-1)) obtained by 1H NMR titration.
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- Frank-Gerrit Klärner
- Institut für Organische Chemie der Universität Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany.
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[structure: see text] The facile syntheses of enantiopure molecular rectangles using 1,8-bis(trans-Pt(PEt(3))(2)(NO(3)))anthracene and optically pure d- or l-tartrate are reported in high yields. These self-assembled macrocycles are unique examples where the phenomenon of induced chiral dichroism (ICD) has been observed in chiral metallosupramolecular assemblies.
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- Neeladri Das
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S, 1400 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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Kodis G, Terazono Y, Liddell PA, Andréasson J, Garg V, Hambourger M, Moore TA, Moore AL, Gust D. Energy and Photoinduced Electron Transfer in a Wheel-Shaped Artificial Photosynthetic Antenna-Reaction Center Complex. J Am Chem Soc 2006; 128:1818-27. [PMID: 16464080 DOI: 10.1021/ja055903c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Functional mimics of a photosynthetic antenna-reaction center complex comprising five bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene antenna moieties and a porphyrin-fullerene dyad organized by a central hexaphenylbenzene core have been prepared and studied spectroscopically. The molecules successfully integrate singlet-singlet energy transfer and photoinduced electron transfer. Energy transfer from the five antennas to the porphyrin occurs on the picosecond time scale with a quantum yield of 1.0. Comparisons with model compounds and theory suggest that the Förster mechanism plays a major role in the extremely rapid energy transfer, which occurs at rates comparable to those seen in some photosynthetic antenna systems. A through-bond, electron exchange mechanism also contributes. The porphyrin first excited singlet state donates an electron to the attached fullerene to yield a P(*+)-C(60)(*-) charge-separated state, which has a lifetime of several nanoseconds. The quantum yield of charge separation based on light absorbed by the antenna chromophores is 80% for the free base molecule and 96% for the zinc analogue.
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- Gerdenis Kodis
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for the Study of Early Events in Photosynthesis, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1604, USA
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Flamigni L, Talarico AM, Ventura B, Rein R, Solladié N. A Versatile Bis-Porphyrin Tweezer Host for the Assembly of Noncovalent Photoactive Architectures: A Photophysical Characterization of the Tweezers and Their Association with Porphyrins and Other Guests. Chemistry 2006; 12:701-12. [PMID: 16224770 DOI: 10.1002/chem.200500789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A bis(Zn(II)-porphyrin) tweezer host with anthracene components as apex and side-arms has been synthesized. Mono- (pyridine) and bidentate (4,4'-bipyridine) guests were used as models for single and double axial coordination inside the cavity, respectively. A series of dipyridylporphyrin guests with different substitution patterns and excited-state energy levels have association constants with the tweezers that are of the order of 10(6) M(-1), which is indicative of complexation with the inside of the cavity. This complexation can only occur upon an important distortion of the cavity that opens the bite by about 30 %. This characteristic, in conjunction with their ability to reduce the bite distance by rotation around single bonds, makes these porphyrin tweezers amongst the most versatile so far reported, with tuning of the bite distance in the range of approximately 5-20 Angstroms. Energy transfer to the free-base guest within the triporphyrin complex is nearly quantitative (95-98 %) and the rates of transfer are consistent with a Förster mechanism that is characterized by a reduced orientation factor.
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- Lucia Flamigni
- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e Fotoreattivita' (ISOF), CNR, Bologna, Italy.
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Berna M, Dalzoppo D, Pasut G, Manunta M, Izzo L, Jones AT, Duncan R, Veronese FM. Novel Monodisperse PEG−Dendrons as New Tools for Targeted Drug Delivery: Synthesis, Characterization and Cellular Uptake. Biomacromolecules 2006; 7:146-53. [PMID: 16398509 DOI: 10.1021/bm050480s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Dendrimers, dendrons, and hyperbranched polymers are gaining popularity as novel drugs, imaging agents, and drug delivery systems. They present advantages of well-defined molecular weight, multivalent surfaces, and high drug carrying capacity. Moreover, it is emerging that such architectures can display unique endocytic properties. As poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) is widely used for protein and drug conjugation, the aim of this study was for the first time to synthesize novel, branched PEG-based architectures, to define their cytotoxicity and, via preparation of Oregon green (OG) conjugates define the effect of structure on their cellular uptake. Five PEG-based dendrons were synthesized using monodisperse Fmoc-amino PEG propionic acid (M(w) = 840) as a monomer, and cadaverine, tris(2-aminoethyl)amine or lysine as the branching moieties. These were diamino,bisPEG (M(w) = 1300); triamino,trisPEG (Mw = 1946); tetraamino,tetraPEG (M(w) = 3956); monocarboxy,diamino,bisPEG (M(w) = 1346); and monocarboxy,tetraamino,tetraPEG (M(w) = 3999). These products had NH(2) or both NH(2) and COOH terminal groups and the identity was verified by amino group analysis and ESI-TOF mass spectroscopy. Purity was determined by HPLC. Representative structures were not toxic towards an endothelial-like cell line (ECV304) at concentrations up to 4 mg/mL (over 72 h). At 37 degrees C, all of the OG-labeled PEG dendrons showed progressive uptake by ECV304 cells, but tetraamino,tetraPEG showed the greatest rate of internalization over the first 20 min. Cellular uptake was inhibited at 4 degrees C, and PEG dendron localization to perinuclear vesicles was confirmed by fluorescence microscopy. These well-defined novel architectures have potential for further development as targetable drug delivery systems or tools for construction of structurally defined modified surfaces.
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Affiliation(s)
- Manuela Berna
- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Padua, via Marzolo 5, 35100 Padua, Italy
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