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Zecchini M, Lucas RA, Robertson C, Coban T, Thatti R, Le Gresley A. Investigation of the Formation of Squalene Oligomers Exposed to Ultraviolet Light and Changes in the Exposed Squalene as a Potential Skin Model. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27113481. [PMID: 35684418 PMCID: PMC9182105 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27113481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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UV-induced oligomerisation of squalene was undertaken to indicate the potential for squalene-containing biological systems to exhibit rheology changes. DOSY NMR enabled the determination of the molecular weight (MW) range using Stokes–Einstein Gierer–Wirtz Estimation (SEGWE Calculator, University of Manchester). This approach was validated by Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (ASAP TOF MS). To demonstrate the principle, both benzoyl peroxide and AIBN were used, separately, to initiate rapid, radical oligomerisation. Subsequent experiments in the absence of initiators compared the influence of UV wavelength and time on the resulting oligomer formation. To further model a relevant biological implication of this potentially chaotic UV oligomerisation, both saturated and unsaturated free fatty acids were added to squalene and exposed to UV at 285 nm and 300 nm to determine if cross oligomerisation could be observed. This representation of sebum evidenced the formation of a distribution of higher MW oligomers. Internal viscosity was normalised using the DMSO solvent, but to confirm that changes in rheology did not affect diffusion, a final experiment where fresh squalene was added to our oligomer mixture, representative of sebum, showed that unchanged squalene possessed the anticipated monomeric diffusion coefficient and hence MW. This work suggests, at least qualitatively, that UV-induced squalene oligomerisation can occur over time and that this may have a role in the behaviour of squalene on the skin.
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- Matteo Zecchini
- Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, SEC Faculty, Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2EE, UK; (M.Z.); (C.R.); (T.C.); (R.T.)
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- GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Weybridge KT13 0DE, UK;
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- Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, SEC Faculty, Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2EE, UK; (M.Z.); (C.R.); (T.C.); (R.T.)
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- Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, SEC Faculty, Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2EE, UK; (M.Z.); (C.R.); (T.C.); (R.T.)
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- Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, SEC Faculty, Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2EE, UK; (M.Z.); (C.R.); (T.C.); (R.T.)
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- Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, SEC Faculty, Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2EE, UK; (M.Z.); (C.R.); (T.C.); (R.T.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-(0)208-417-7432
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Szabó CL, Sebák F, Bodor A. Monitoring Protein Global and Local Parameters in Unfolding and Binding Studies: The Extended Applicability of the Diffusion Coefficient─Molecular Size Empirical Relations. Anal Chem 2022; 94:7885-7891. [PMID: 35617314 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Protein unfolding and denaturation are main issues in biochemical and pharmaceutical research. Using a global parameter, the translational diffusion coefficient D, folded, unfolded, and intrinsically disordered proteins of a given molar mass M can be distinguished based on their distinct hydrodynamic properties. For broader applications, we provide generalized, PFG-NMR-based empirical D-M relations validated at different temperatures and ready to use with the corresponding corrections in different media. We demonstrate that these relations enable a more accurate molecular mass determination and show fewer potential errors than those of the common methods based on small-molecular diffusion standards. We monitor unfolding of three model proteins using 8 M urea and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-water mixtures as denaturing agents, highlighting the effect of disulfide bonds. Denaturation in 8 M urea is pH-dependent; in addition, for proteins with highly stable disulfide bonds, a reducing agent (TCEP) is required to achieve complete unfolding. Regarding the effect of local parameters, we show that at low DMSO concentrations─common conditions in pharmaceutical binding studies─the PFG-NMR-derived global parameters are not significantly affected. Still, the atomic environments can change, and the bound solvent molecule can inhibit the binding of a partner molecule. Using proteins with natural isotopic abundance, this effect can be proven by fast 1H-15N 2D correlation spectra. Our results enable fast and easy estimation of protein molecular mass and the degree of folding in various media; moreover, the effect of the cosolvent on the atomic-level structure can be traced without the need of isotope labeling.
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- Csenge Lilla Szabó
- Institute of Chemistry, Analytical and BioNMR Laboratory, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/a, Budapest 1117, Hungary.,Hevesy György PhD School of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/a, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- Institute of Chemistry, Analytical and BioNMR Laboratory, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/a, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- Institute of Chemistry, Analytical and BioNMR Laboratory, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/a, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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Whitehead RD, Teschke CM, Alexandrescu AT. Pulse-field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance of protein translational diffusion from native to non-native states. Protein Sci 2022; 31:e4321. [PMID: 35481638 PMCID: PMC9047038 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Hydrodynamic radii (Rh -values) calculated from diffusion coefficients measured by pulse-field-gradient nuclear magnetic resonance are compared for folded and unfolded proteins. For native globular proteins, the Rh -values increase as a power of 0.35 with molecular size, close to the scaling factor of 0.33 predicted from polymer theory. Unfolded proteins were studied under four sets of conditions: in the absence of denaturants, in the presence of 6 M urea, in 95% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and in 40% hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP). Scaling factors under all four unfolding conditions are similar (0.49-0.53) approaching the theoretical value of 0.60 for a fully unfolded random coil. Persistence lengths are also similar, except smaller in 95% DMSO, suggesting that the polypeptides are more disordered on a local scale with this solvent. Three of the proteins in our unfolded set have an asymmetric sequence-distribution of charged residues. While these proteins behave normally in water and 6 M urea, they give atypically low Rh -values in 40% HFIP and 95% DMSO suggesting they are forming electrostatic hairpins, favored by their asymmetric sequence charge distribution and the low dielectric constants of DMSO and HFIP. While diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy can separate small molecules, we show a number of factors combine to make protein-sized molecules much more difficult to resolve in mixtures. Finally, we look at the temperature dependence of apparent diffusion coefficients. Small molecules show a linear temperature response, while large proteins show abnormally large apparent diffusion coefficients at high temperatures due to convection, suggesting diffusion reference standards are only useful near 25°C.
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- Richard D Whitehead
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.,Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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Lazouski N, Steinberg KJ, Gala ML, Krishnamurthy D, Viswanathan V, Manthiram K. Proton Donors Induce a Differential Transport Effect for Selectivity toward Ammonia in Lithium-Mediated Nitrogen Reduction. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c00389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Nikifar Lazouski
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Ben-Tal Y, Boaler PJ, Dale HJA, Dooley RE, Fohn NA, Gao Y, García-Domínguez A, Grant KM, Hall AMR, Hayes HLD, Kucharski MM, Wei R, Lloyd-Jones GC. Mechanistic analysis by NMR spectroscopy: A users guide. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 129:28-106. [PMID: 35292133 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2022.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A 'principles and practice' tutorial-style review of the application of solution-phase NMR in the analysis of the mechanisms of homogeneous organic and organometallic reactions and processes. This review of 345 references summarises why solution-phase NMR spectroscopy is uniquely effective in such studies, allowing non-destructive, quantitative analysis of a wide range of nuclei common to organic and organometallic reactions, providing exquisite structural detail, and using instrumentation that is routinely available in most chemistry research facilities. The review is in two parts. The first comprises an introduction to general techniques and equipment, and guidelines for their selection and application. Topics include practical aspects of the reaction itself, reaction monitoring techniques, NMR data acquisition and processing, analysis of temporal concentration data, NMR titrations, DOSY, and the use of isotopes. The second part comprises a series of 15 Case Studies, each selected to illustrate specific techniques and approaches discussed in the first part, including in situ NMR (1/2H, 10/11B, 13C, 15N, 19F, 29Si, 31P), kinetic and equilibrium isotope effects, isotope entrainment, isotope shifts, isotopes at natural abundance, scalar coupling, kinetic analysis (VTNA, RPKA, simulation, steady-state), stopped-flow NMR, flow NMR, rapid injection NMR, pure shift NMR, dynamic nuclear polarisation, 1H/19F DOSY NMR, and in situ illumination NMR.
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- Yael Ben-Tal
- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom; Evotec (UK) Ltd, 114 Innovation Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4RZ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom.
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Alkorta I, Benito MT, Elguero J, Doyagüez EG, Patterson MR, Jimeno ML, Dias HVR, Reviriego F. The use of DOSY experiments to determine the solution structures of coinage metal pyrazolates: The case of {[3,5-(CF 3 ) 2 Pz]Ag} 3. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2022; 60:442-451. [PMID: 34935188 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.5242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A series of DOSY experiments have been carried out to determine the solution stoichiometry of silver(I) 3,5-bis (trifluoromethyl)pyrazolate species. This compound exists as a trimer in the solid state (n = 3) but in solutions of chlorinated solvents, the DOSY data suggest the presence of a mixture of solvent stabilized monomer (n = 1) and dimer (n = 2) in equilibrium. Different approximations have been used including the Stokes-Einstein and the Stokes-Einstein-Gierer-Wirtz equations. Some methodological problems are discussed.
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- Ibon Alkorta
- Instituto de Química Médica, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Resonancia Magnética Nuclear, Centro de Química Orgánica 'Lora-Tamayo', CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Médica, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Resonancia Magnética Nuclear, Centro de Química Orgánica 'Lora-Tamayo', CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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- Servicio de Resonancia Magnética Nuclear, Centro de Química Orgánica 'Lora-Tamayo', CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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Li W, Chen J, Zhao S, Huang T, Ying H, Trujillo C, Molinaro G, Zhou Z, Jiang T, Liu W, Li L, Bai Y, Quan P, Ding Y, Hirvonen J, Yin G, Santos HA, Fan J, Liu D. High drug-loaded microspheres enabled by controlled in-droplet precipitation promote functional recovery after spinal cord injury. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1262. [PMID: 35273148 PMCID: PMC8913677 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28787-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Drug delivery systems with high content of drug can minimize excipients administration, reduce side effects, improve therapeutic efficacy and/or promote patient compliance. However, engineering such systems is extremely challenging, as their loading capacity is inherently limited by the compatibility between drug molecules and carrier materials. To mitigate the drug-carrier compatibility limitation towards therapeutics encapsulation, we developed a sequential solidification strategy. In this strategy, the precisely controlled diffusion of solvents from droplets ensures the fast in-droplet precipitation of drug molecules prior to the solidification of polymer materials. After polymer solidification, a mass of drug nanoparticles is embedded in the polymer matrix, forming a nano-in-micro structured microsphere. All the obtained microspheres exhibit long-term storage stability, controlled release of drug molecules, and most importantly, high mass fraction of therapeutics (21.8–63.1 wt%). Benefiting from their high drug loading degree, the nano-in-micro structured acetalated dextran microspheres deliver a high dose of methylprednisolone (400 μg) within the limited administration volume (10 μL) by one single intrathecal injection. The amount of acetalated dextran used was 1/433 of that of low drug-loaded microspheres. Moreover, the controlled release of methylprednisolone from high drug-loaded microspheres contributes to improved therapeutic efficacy and reduced side effects than low drug-loaded microspheres and free drug in spinal cord injury therapy. High drug loading improves therapeutic efficacy and reduces side effects in drug delivery. Here, the authors use controlled diffusion of solvents to precipitate drug nanoparticles in polymer particles while the polymer is solidifying and demonstrate the particles for drug delivery in a spinal cord injury model.
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- Wei Li
- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmaceutical Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmaceutical Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland.,Department of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland. .,Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland. .,Department of Biomedical Engineering and W.J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science, University Medical Center Groningen/University of Groningen, Ant. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland. .,State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmaceutical Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China. .,Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland.
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Jia Q, Yang C, Venton BJ, DuBay KH. Atomistic Simulations of Dopamine Diffusion Dynamics on a Pristine Graphene Surface. Chemphyschem 2022; 23:e202100783. [PMID: 34939307 PMCID: PMC9933135 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Carbon microelectrodes enable in vivo detection of neurotransmitters, and new electrodes aim to optimize the carbon surface. However, atomistic detail on the diffusion and orientation of neurotransmitters near these surfaces is lacking. Here, we employ molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the surface diffusion of dopamine (DA), its oxidation product dopamine-o-quinone (DOQ), and their protonated forms on the pristine basal plane of flat graphene. We find that all DA species rapidly adsorb to the surface and remain adsorbed, even without a holding potential or graphene surface defects. We also find that the diffusivities of the adsorbed and the fully solvated DA are similar and that the protonated species diffuse more slowly on the surface than their corresponding neutral forms, while the oxidized species diffuse more rapidly. Structurally, we find that the underlying graphene lattice has little influence over the molecular adsorbate's lateral position, and the vertical placement of the amine group on dopamine is highly dependent upon its charge. Finally, we find that solvation has a large effect on surface diffusivities. These first results from molecular dynamics simulations of dopamine at the aqueous-graphene interface show that dopamine diffuses rapidly on the surface, even without an applied potential, and provide a basis for future simulations of neurotransmitter structure and dynamics on advanced carbon materials electrodes.
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Graham TR, Chun J, Schenter GK, Zhang X, Clark SB, Pearce CI, Rosso KM. 27 Al NMR diffusometry of Al 13 Keggin nanoclusters. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2022; 60:226-238. [PMID: 34536037 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.5218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Although nanometer-sized aluminum hydroxide clusters (i.e., ϵ-Al13 , [Al13 O4 (OH)24 (H2 O)12 ]7+ ) command a central role in aluminum ion speciation and transformations between minerals, measurement of their translational diffusion is often limited to indirect methods. Here, 27 Al pulsed field gradient stimulated echo nuclear magnetic resonance (PFGSTE NMR) spectroscopy has been applied to the AlO4 core of the ϵ-Al13 cluster with complementary theoretical simulations of the diffusion coefficient and corresponding hydrodynamic radii from a boundary element-based calculation. The tetrahedral AlO4 center of the ϵ-Al13 cluster is symmetric and exhibits only weak quadrupolar coupling, which results in favorable T1 and T2 27 Al NMR relaxation coefficients for 27 Al PFGSTE NMR studies. Stokes-Einstein relationship was used to relate the 27 Al diffusion coefficient of the ϵ-Al13 cluster to the hydrodynamic radius for comparison with theoretical simulations, dynamic light scattering from literature, and previously published 1 H PFGSTE NMR studies of chelated Keggin clusters. This first-of-its-kind observation proves that 27 Al PFGSTE NMR diffusometry can probe symmetric Al environments in polynuclear clusters of greater molecular weight than previously considered.
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- Trent R Graham
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
- Department of Crop & Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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Nanoparticle tracking analysis and statistical mixture distribution analysis to quantify nanoparticle-vesicle binding. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 615:50-58. [PMID: 35123359 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.01.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) is a single particle tracking technique that in principle provides a more direct measure of particle size distribution compared to dynamic light scattering (DLS). Here, we demonstrate how statistical mixture distribution analysis can be used in combination with NTA to quantitatively characterize the amount and extent of particle binding in a mixture of nanomaterials. The combined approach is used to study the binding of gold nanoparticles to two types of phospholipid vesicles, those containing and lacking the model ion channel peptide gramicidin A. This model system serves as both a proof of concept for the method and a demonstration of the utility of the approach in studying nano-bio interactions. Two diffusional models (Stokes-Einstein and Kirkwood-Riseman) were compared in the determination of particle size, extent of binding, and nanoparticle:vesicle binding ratios for each vesicle type. The combination of NTA and statistical mixture distributions is shown to be a useful method for quantitative assessment of the extent of binding between particles and determination of binding ratios.
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Thomlinson IA, Davidson M, Lyall C, Lowe JP, Hintermair U. Fast and Accurate Diffusion NMR Acquisition in Continuous Flow. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:8242-8245. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03054c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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FlowNMR spectroscopy has become a popular and powerful technique for online reaction monitoring. DOSY NMR is an established technique for obtaining information about diffusion rates and molecular size on static...
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Petrus R, Lis T, Kowaliński A. Use of heterometallic alkali metal–magnesium aryloxides in ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:9144-9158. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00731b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The alkali metal–magnesium aryloxides of the general formula [Mg2M′2(OAr)6(THF)x] (for M′ = Li, Na, K, and x = 0, 2, 4) were used to investigate the cooperativity effect of different metal sites on the ring-opening polymerization of l-lactide.
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- Rafał Petrus
- Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, 23 Smoluchowskiego, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, 14 F. Joliot-Curie, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, 23 Smoluchowskiego, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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Aghelnejad B, Bodenhausen G, Pelupessy P. A Direct NMR Method To Measure Self-Diffusion Coefficients in Liquids by Monitoring Diffusing Molecules through One-Dimensional Imaging. Chemphyschem 2021; 23:e202100786. [PMID: 34914864 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Diffusion processes can be followed directly by recording one-dimensional images of a selected slice at variable intervals after selective inversion of the magnetization. The resulting diffusion coefficients of H2 O and DMSO are consistent with earlier studies at different temperatures, obtained by monitoring the attenuation of NMR signals as a function of the gradient amplitude in gradient echo sequences.
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- Behdad Aghelnejad
- Department of chemistry, École normale supérieure, PSL University, 24 Rue Lhomond, 75005, Paris, France.,Bruker Biospin SAS, 34 Rue de l'Industrie, 67160, Wissembourg, France.,Current address: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of chemistry, École normale supérieure, PSL University, 24 Rue Lhomond, 75005, Paris, France
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- Department of chemistry, École normale supérieure, PSL University, 24 Rue Lhomond, 75005, Paris, France
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Oliver Huidobro M, Tica J, Wachter GKA, Isalan M. Synthetic spatial patterning in bacteria: advances based on novel diffusible signals. Microb Biotechnol 2021; 15:1685-1694. [PMID: 34843638 PMCID: PMC9151330 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Engineering multicellular patterning may help in the understanding of some fundamental laws of pattern formation and thus may contribute to the field of developmental biology. Furthermore, advanced spatial control over gene expression may revolutionize fields such as medicine, through organoid or tissue engineering. To date, foundational advances in spatial synthetic biology have often been made in prokaryotes, using artificial gene circuits. In this review, engineered patterns are classified into four levels of increasing complexity, ranging from spatial systems with no diffusible signals to systems with complex multi‐diffusor interactions. This classification highlights how the field was held back by a lack of diffusible components. Consequently, we provide a summary of both previously characterized and some new potential candidate small‐molecule signals that can regulate gene expression in Escherichia coli. These diffusive signals will help synthetic biologists to successfully engineer increasingly intricate, robust and tuneable spatial structures.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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Corzo C, Fuchsbichler A, Savencu I, Afonso Urich J, Zimmer A, Lochmann D, Reyer S, Salar-Behzadi S. Lipid-microparticles for pulmonary delivery of active pharmaceutical ingredients: Impact of lipid crystallization on spray-drying processability. Int J Pharm 2021; 610:121259. [PMID: 34740761 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Spray-drying is an extensively used technology for engineering inhalable particles. Important technical hurdles are however experienced when lipid-based excipients (LBEs) are spray-dried. Stickiness, extensive wall deposition, or simply inability to yield a solid product have been associated to the low melting points of LBEs. In this work, solutions containing polyglycerol esters of behenic acid (PGFA-behenates), or other high melting point LBEs, were spray-dried to produce ibuprofen (IBU)-loaded inhalable lipid-microparticles. Prior to spray-drying, rational boundaries for the outlet temperature of the process were defined using LBE-IBU phase diagrams. Despite spray-drying the solutions at outlet temperatures below the boundaries, process performance and yield among LBEs were entirely different. Lipid crystallization into polymorphs or multi-phases negatively impacted the yield (10-47%), associated to liquid fractions unable to recrystallize at the surrounding gas temperature in the spray-dryer. The highest yields (76-82%), ascribed to PGFA-behenates, resulted from monophasic crystallization and absence of polymorphism. Lipid-microparticles, composed of a PGFA-behenate, were characterized by a volume mean diameter of 6.586 µm, tap density of 0.389 g/cm3 and corrugated surface. Application as carrier-free dry powder for inhalation resulted in high emitted fraction (90.9%), median mass aerodynamic diameter of 3.568 µm, fine particle fraction of 45.6% and modified release in simulated lung fluid.
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- Carolina Corzo
- Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH, Graz, Austria; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH, Graz, Austria; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH, Graz, Austria; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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Gerz I, Jannuzzi SAV, Hylland KT, Negri C, Wragg DS, Øien‐Ødegaard S, Tilset M, Olsbye U, DeBeer S, Amedjkouh M. Structural Elucidation, Aggregation, and Dynamic Behaviour of
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‐Copper(I) Schiff Base Complexes in Solid and in Solution: A Combined NMR, X‐ray Spectroscopic and Crystallographic Investigation. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021; 2021:4762-4775. [PMID: 35874966 PMCID: PMC9298233 DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A series of Cu(I) complexes of bidentate or tetradentate Schiff base ligands bearing either 1‐H‐imidazole or pyridine moieties were synthesized. The complexes were studied by a combination of NMR and X‐ray spectroscopic techniques. The differences between the imidazole‐ and pyridine‐based ligands were examined by 1H, 13C and 15N NMR spectroscopy. The magnitude of the 15Nimine coordination shifts was found to be strongly affected by the nature of the heterocycle in the complexes. These trends showed good correlation with the obtained Cu−Nimine bond lengths from single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction measurements. Variable‐temperature NMR experiments, in combination with diffusion ordered spectroscopy (DOSY) revealed that one of the complexes underwent a temperature‐dependent interconversion between a monomer, a dimer and a higher aggregate. The complexes bearing tetradentate imidazole ligands were further studied using Cu K‐edge XAS and VtC XES, where DFT‐assisted assignment of spectral features suggested that these complexes may form polynuclear oligomers in solid state. Additionally, the Cu(II) analogue of one of the complexes was incorporated into a metal‐organic framework (MOF) as a way to obtain discrete, mononuclear complexes in the solid state.
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- Isabelle Gerz
- Department of Chemistry University of Oslo P. O. Box 1033 Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway
- Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology University of Oslo P.O. Box 1126 Blindern 0316 Oslo Norway
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oslo P. O. Box 1033 Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway
- Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology University of Oslo P.O. Box 1126 Blindern 0316 Oslo Norway
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oslo P. O. Box 1033 Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway
- Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology University of Oslo P.O. Box 1126 Blindern 0316 Oslo Norway
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oslo P. O. Box 1033 Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway
- Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology University of Oslo P.O. Box 1126 Blindern 0316 Oslo Norway
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oslo P. O. Box 1033 Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway
- Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology University of Oslo P.O. Box 1126 Blindern 0316 Oslo Norway
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oslo P. O. Box 1033 Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway
- Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology University of Oslo P.O. Box 1126 Blindern 0316 Oslo Norway
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oslo P. O. Box 1033 Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway
- Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology University of Oslo P.O. Box 1126 Blindern 0316 Oslo Norway
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- Department of Inorganic Spectroscopy Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion Stiftstraße 34–36 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oslo P. O. Box 1033 Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway
- Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology University of Oslo P.O. Box 1126 Blindern 0316 Oslo Norway
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Buchanan C, Hinds MG, Puskar L, Garvey CJ, Mechler A. Comprehensive multidimensional study of the self-assembly properties of a three residue substituted β3 oligoamide. PURE APPL CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/pac-2021-0324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Substituted β3 oligoamides form a unique self-assembling system where each monomer folds into a helix containing approximately three β3 amino acids per turn, yielding a geometrically well-defined cylindrical building block that, when N-acylated, is able to self-assemble head-to-tail into nanorods that can reach several 100 μm length. It was shown in previous works that self-assembly can be achieved with a three residue long oligoamide as well that lacks any intramolecular H-bonds, yet it crystallizes in a helix-like conformation. The self-assembly properties of these small oligoamides are however elusive, suggesting a more complex system than the self-assembly of the H-bond stabilized helical monomers. Here we focus on the self-assembly behaviour of a three residue oligoamide, Ac-β3[LIA] where the letters denote the side chain of the analogous α amino acid. Ac-β3[LIA] can yield highly inhomogeneous suspensions in water with a broad range of large fibrous structures that seem to be very stable, yet occasionally fibre growth is only observed upon heating. The small size of the monomer suggests a highly dynamic equilibrium yet all previous attempts failed to clearly identify low molecular weight species. Therefore a special methodology was employed in this study to characterize the suspensions at different size ranges: SANS that is optimal to measure the small oligomers and cross sectional diameter of the assemblies, DLS that is sensitive to the large populations and therefore the length of the superstructures, and NMR that is sensitive to monomeric and small oligomeric form, in conjunction with IR spectroscopy to probe the folding and AFM to image the morphology of the assemblies. Temperature ramping was used to perturb the system to probe the dynamicity of the self-assembly. It was found that the anomalous self-assembly behaviour of Ac-β3[LIA] is caused by its two stable conformations, a helix-building “horseshoe” fold and a linear conformer. The latter is exclusively found in monomeric form in solution whereas the horseshoe fold is stable in solid phase and in fibrous assemblies. Small oligomers were absent. Thus the self-assembly of Ac-β3[LIA] is arrested by the activation energy need of the conformation change; fibre growth might be triggered by conditions that allow increased conformational freedom of the monomers. This observation may be used to develop strategies for controlled switchable self-assembly.
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- Claire Buchanan
- Department of Chemistry and Physics , Latrobe University , Bundoora , Australia
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- Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne , Parkville , Australia
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , Berlin , Germany
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- Lund Institute for Advanced Neutron and X-Ray Science , 223 70 Lund , Sweden
- Biofilm-Research Center for Biointerfaces and Biomedical Science Department , Faculty of Health and Society, Malmo University , 211 19 Malmo , Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics , Latrobe University , Bundoora , Australia
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Liu L, Lo SK, Smith C, Goicoechea JM. Pincer-Supported Gallium Complexes for the Catalytic Hydroboration of Aldehydes, Ketones and Carbon Dioxide. Chemistry 2021; 27:17379-17385. [PMID: 34623001 PMCID: PMC9297891 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Gallium hydrides stabilised by primary and secondary amines are scarce due to their propensity to eliminate dihydrogen. Consequently, their reactivity has received limited attention. The synthesis of two novel gallium hydride complexes HGa(THF)[ON(H)O] and H2Ga[μ2‐ON(H)O]Ga[ON(H)O] ([ON(H)O]2−=N,N‐bis(3,5‐di‐tert‐butyl‐2‐phenoxy)amine) is described and their reactivity towards aldehydes and ketones is explored. These reactions afford alkoxide‐bridged dimers through 1,2‐hydrogallation reactions. The gallium hydrides can be regenerated through Ga−O/B−H metathesis from the reaction of such dimers with pinacol borane (HBpin) or 9‐borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (9‐BBN). These observations allowed us to target the catalytic reduction of carbonyl substrates (aldehydes, ketones and carbon dioxide) with low catalyst loadings at room temperature.
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- Lingyu Liu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Rd., Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Rd., Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Rd., Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Rd., Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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A diffusion cell adapted to nuclear imaging instruments for the measurement of molecular release and pharmacokinetics across membranes. J Control Release 2021; 337:661-675. [PMID: 34271034 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Diffusion cells are routinely used in pharmacology to measure the permeation of pharmaceutical compounds and contaminants across membranes (biological or synthetic). They can also be used to study drug release from excipients. The device is made of a donor (DC) and an acceptor (AC) compartment, separated by a membrane. Usually, permeation of molecules across membranes is measured by sampling from the AC at different time points. However, this process disturbs the equilibrium of the cell. Furthermore, analytical techniques used in association with diffusion cells sometimes lack either accuracy, sensitivity, or both. This work reports on the development of nuclear imaging - compatible diffusion cells. The cell is made of a polymer transparent to high-energy photons typically detected in positron emission tomography (PET). It was tested in a finite-dose set-up experiment with a pre-clinical PET system. Porous cellulose membranes (3.5, 25 and 300 kDa), a common excipient in pharmacology, as well as for dialysis membranes, were used as test membranes. The radioisotope 89Zr chelated with deferoxamine B (DFO; 0.65 kDa), was used as an imaging probe (7-10 MBq; 0.2-0.3 nMol 89Zr-DFO). In medicine, DFO is also commonly used for iron removal treatments and pharmacological formulations often require the association of this molecule with cellulose. Permeation profiles were obtained by measuring the radioactivity in the DC and AC for up to 2 weeks. The kinetic profiles were used to extract lag time, influx, and diffusion coefficients of DFO across porous cellulose membranes. A sensitivity threshold of 0.005 MBq, or 3.4 fmol of 89Zr-DFO, was revealed. The lag time to permeation (τ) measured in the AC compartment, was found to be 1.33, 0.5, and 0.19 h with 3.5, 25, and 300 kDa membranes, respectively. Diffusion coefficients of 3.65 × 10-6, 8.33 × 10-6, and 4.74 × 10-5 cm2 h-1 where revealed, with maximal pseudo steady-state influx values (Jpss) of 6.55 × 10-6, 1.76 × 10-5, and 1.29 × 10-5 nmol cm-2 h-1. This study confirms the potential of the technology for monitoring molecular diffusion and release processes at low concentrations, high sensitivities, in real time and in a visual manner.
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Betlejewska-Kielak K, Bednarek E, Budzianowski A, Michalska K, Maurin JK. Comprehensive Characterisation of the Ketoprofen-β-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Using X-ray Techniques and NMR Spectroscopy. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26134089. [PMID: 34279429 PMCID: PMC8271474 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26134089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Racemic ketoprofen (KP) and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) powder samples from co-precipitation (1), evaporation (2), and heating-under-reflux (3) were analysed using X-ray techniques and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. On the basis of NMR studies carried out in an aqueous solution, it was found that in the samples obtained by methods 1 and 2, there were large excesses of β-CD in relation to KP, 10 and 75 times, respectively, while the sample obtained by method 3 contained equimolar amounts of β-CD and KP. NMR results indicated that KP/β-CD inclusion complexes were formed and the estimated binding constants were approximately 2400 M-1, showing that KP is quite strongly associated with β-CD. On the other hand, the X-ray single-crystal technique in the solid state revealed that the (S)-KP/β-CD inclusion complex with a stoichiometry of 2:2 was obtained as a result of heating-under-reflux, for which the crystal and molecular structure were examined. Among the methods used for the preparation of the KP/β-CD complex, only method 3 is suitable.
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- Falsified Medicines and Medical Devices Department, National Medicines Institute, Chełmska 30/34, 00-725 Warsaw, Poland; (E.B.); (J.K.M.)
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- Department of Synthetic Drugs, National Medicines Institute, Chełmska 30/34, 00-725 Warsaw, Poland;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-(22)-841-18-88 (ext. 369)
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- Falsified Medicines and Medical Devices Department, National Medicines Institute, Chełmska 30/34, 00-725 Warsaw, Poland; (E.B.); (J.K.M.)
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, A. Sołtana 7, 05-400 Otwock, Poland;
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Rimpelä AK, Cui Y, Sauer A. Mechanistic Model for the Prediction of Small-Molecule Vitreal Clearance Combining Diffusion-Limited and Permeability-Limited Clearance. Mol Pharm 2021; 18:2703-2713. [PMID: 34151575 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.1c00236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The discovery of new small-molecule drugs for intravitreal administration would benefit from simple models to predict vitreal clearance (CL). The current models available have limitations in their applicability to small-molecule drugs and translatability to humans. We developed a mechanistic model combining the diffusion rate of the molecule in the vitreous and permeability across posterior segment tissues and applied it to 30 small molecules with observed CL available mostly from literature. We used Caco-2 permeability as a surrogate for ocular tissue permeability. The model predicted rabbit vitreal CL well, with 80% of the predictions being within a 2-fold range of the observed CL. For an accurate prediction, it was crucial to consider the anterior diffusion CL from the vitreous to the aqueous and a limiting diffusion CL for the whole eye. We observed no major differences in model accuracy when using literature permeability values from retinal pigment epithelial cell models. Importantly, by adopting the specific dimensions of the human eye, the model was able to accurately predict vitreal CL of four compounds for which human vitreal CL data are available. In summary, this mechanistic model enables a simple, accurate, and translatable estimation of small-molecule vitreal CL.
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- Anna-Kaisa Rimpelä
- Department of Drug Discovery Sciences, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88397 Biberach, Germany
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- Department of Drug Discovery Sciences, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88397 Biberach, Germany
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- Department of Drug Discovery Sciences, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88397 Biberach, Germany
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Rybenkov VV, Zgurskaya HI, Ganguly C, Leus IV, Zhang Z, Moniruzzaman M. The Whole Is Bigger than the Sum of Its Parts: Drug Transport in the Context of Two Membranes with Active Efflux. Chem Rev 2021; 121:5597-5631. [PMID: 33596653 PMCID: PMC8369882 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cell envelope plays a dual role in the life of bacteria by simultaneously protecting it from a hostile environment and facilitating access to beneficial molecules. At the heart of this ability lie the restrictive properties of the cellular membrane augmented by efflux transporters, which preclude intracellular penetration of most molecules except with the help of specialized uptake mediators. Recently, kinetic properties of the cell envelope came into focus driven on one hand by the urgent need in new antibiotics and, on the other hand, by experimental and theoretical advances in studies of transmembrane transport. A notable result from these studies is the development of a kinetic formalism that integrates the Michaelis-Menten behavior of individual transporters with transmembrane diffusion and offers a quantitative basis for the analysis of intracellular penetration of bioactive compounds. This review surveys key experimental and computational approaches to the investigation of transport by individual translocators and in whole cells, summarizes key findings from these studies and outlines implications for antibiotic discovery. Special emphasis is placed on Gram-negative bacteria, whose envelope contains two separate membranes. This feature sets these organisms apart from Gram-positive bacteria and eukaryotic cells by providing them with full benefits of the synergy between slow transmembrane diffusion and active efflux.
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- Valentin V Rybenkov
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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Jagleniec D, Wilczek M, Romański J. Tripodal, Squaramide-Based Ion Pair Receptor for Effective Extraction of Sulfate Salt. Molecules 2021; 26:2751. [PMID: 34067071 PMCID: PMC8125518 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Combining three features-the high affinity of squaramides toward anions, cooperation in ion pair binding and preorganization of the binding domains in the tripodal platform-led to the effective receptor 2. The lack of at least one of these key elements in the structures of reference receptors 3 and 4 caused a lower affinity towards ion pairs. Receptor 2 was found to form an intramolecular network in wet chloroform, which changed into inorganic-organic associates after contact with ions and allowed salts to be extracted from an aqueous to an organic phase. The disparity in the binding mode of 2 with sulfates and with other monovalent anions led to the selective extraction of extremely hydrated sulfate anions in the presence of more lipophilic salts, thus overcoming the Hofmeister series.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland; (D.J.); (M.W.)
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He J, Rauch F, Friedrich A, Krebs J, Krummenacher I, Bertermann R, Nitsch J, Braunschweig H, Finze M, Marder TB. Phenylpyridyl‐Fused Boroles: A Unique Coordination Mode and Weak B−N Coordination‐Induced Dual Fluorescence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202013692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Jiang He
- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB) Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB) Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB) Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB) Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB) Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB) Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB) Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB) Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB) Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB) Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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He J, Rauch F, Friedrich A, Krebs J, Krummenacher I, Bertermann R, Nitsch J, Braunschweig H, Finze M, Marder TB. Phenylpyridyl-Fused Boroles: A Unique Coordination Mode and Weak B-N Coordination-Induced Dual Fluorescence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:4833-4840. [PMID: 33231909 PMCID: PMC7986225 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Using 4-phenylpyridine or 2-phenylpyridine in place of biphenyl, two electron-poor phenylpyridyl-fused boroles, [TipPBB1]4 and TipPBB2 were prepared. [TipPBB1]4 adopts a unique coordination mode and forms a tetramer with a cavity in both the solid state and solution. The boron center of TipPBB2 is 4-coordinate in the solid state but the system dissociates in solution, leading to 3-coordinate borole species. Compared to its borafluorene analogues, the electron-accepting ability of TipPBB2 is largely enhanced by the pyridyl group. TipPBB2 exhibits dual fluorescence in solution due to an equilibrium between free TipPBB2 and a weak intermolecular coordination adduct with a second molecule. This equilibrium was further investigated by low-temperature NMR spectroscopy and photophysical studies. Theoretical studies indicate that the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of TipPBB2 localizes at the Tip group, in contrast to its borafluorene derivatives, wherein the HOMOs are localized on the borafluorene cores.
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- Jiang He
- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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Szalontai G. Exchange-modified DOSY experiments. the use of chiral solvating agents and lanthanide shift reagents as matrices. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01920a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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(S)-BINOL and Eu(fod)3 were tried as matrices to improve DOSY performance and Dt and MW prediction power on small organic molecules.
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Mattei CA, Montigaud V, Gendron F, Denis-Quanquin S, Dorcet V, Giraud N, Riobé F, Argouarch G, Maury O, Le Guennic B, Cador O, Lalli C, Pointillart F. Solid-state versus solution investigation of a luminescent chiral BINOL-derived bisphosphate single-molecule magnet. Inorg Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qi01192d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The enantiopure coordination polymer [Dy(hfac)3((S/R)-L)]n ([(S/R)-1]n) involving a BINOL-derived bisphosphate ligand (S/R)-L is investigated both in solution and solid-state.
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Kwak H, Koh W, Kim S, Song K, Shin JI, Lee JM, Lee EH, Bae JY, Ha GE, Oh JE, Park YM, Kim S, Feng J, Lee SE, Choi JW, Kim KH, Kim YS, Woo J, Lee D, Son T, Kwon SW, Park KD, Yoon BE, Lee J, Li Y, Lee H, Bae YC, Lee CJ, Cheong E. Astrocytes Control Sensory Acuity via Tonic Inhibition in the Thalamus. Neuron 2020; 108:691-706.e10. [PMID: 32905785 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Sensory discrimination is essential for survival. However, how sensory information is finely controlled in the brain is not well defined. Here, we show that astrocytes control tactile acuity via tonic inhibition in the thalamus. Mechanistically, diamine oxidase (DAO) and the subsequent aldehyde dehydrogenase 1a1 (Aldh1a1) convert putrescine into GABA, which is released via Best1. The GABA from astrocytes inhibits synaptically evoked firing at the lemniscal synapses to fine-tune the dynamic range of the stimulation-response relationship, the precision of spike timing, and tactile discrimination. Our findings reveal a novel role of astrocytes in the control of sensory acuity through tonic GABA release.
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- Hankyul Kwak
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Division of Bio-Medical Science &Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea; Center for Glia-Neuron Interaction, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea; Center for Cognition and Sociality, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Division of Bio-Medical Science &Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea; Center for Glia-Neuron Interaction, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea
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- Center for Glia-Neuron Interaction, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea; Center for Cognition and Sociality, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, South Korea; KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Molecular Recognition Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea
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- Division of Bio-Medical Science &Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea; Center for Glia-Neuron Interaction, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea; Center for Cognition and Sociality, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, South Korea
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- Center for Cognition and Sociality, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, South Korea; KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking University School of Life Sciences, Beijing 100871, China
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- Virus Facility, Research Animal Resource Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea
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- Convergence Research Center for Diagnosis, Treatment and Care System of Dementia, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea
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- Doping Control Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Science, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, South Korea
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- Center for Glia-Neuron Interaction, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Radiation Medicine Clinical Research Division, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Bio-Medical Science &Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea; Convergence Research Center for Diagnosis, Treatment and Care System of Dementia, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea; KHU-KIST Department of Converging Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Science, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, South Korea
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- Doping Control Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking University School of Life Sciences, Beijing 100871, China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing 100871, China
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- Molecular Recognition Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, South Korea
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- Division of Bio-Medical Science &Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea; Center for Glia-Neuron Interaction, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, South Korea; Center for Cognition and Sociality, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, South Korea.
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea; POSTECH Biotech Center, POSTECH, Pohang, South Korea.
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2-Methyl-β-cyclodextrin grafted ammonium chitosan: synergistic effects of cyclodextrin host and polymer backbone in the interaction with amphiphilic prednisolone phosphate salt as revealed by NMR spectroscopy. Int J Pharm 2020; 587:119698. [PMID: 32736017 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Reduced molecular weight chitosan was quaternized with 2-chloro-N,N-diethylethylamine to obtain a water soluble derivative (N+-rCh). Methylated-β-cyclodextrin (MCD), with 0.5 molar substitution, was covalently linked to N+-rCh through 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate spacer to give the derivatized ammonium chitosan N+-rCh-MCD. To shed light on the role of the cyclodextrin pendant in guiding binding interactions with amphiphilic active ingredients, corticosteroid prednisolone phosphate salt (PN) was considered. The deep inclusion of PN into cyclodextrin in PN/MCD model system was pointed out by analysis of 1H NMR complexation shifts, 1D ROESY spectra, and diffusion measurements (DOSY). By using proton selective relaxation rates measurements as investigation tool, the superior affinity of N+-rCh-MCD towards PN was demonstrated in comparison with parent ammonium chitosan N+-rCh.
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Bouzo BL, Calvelo M, Martín-Pastor M, García-Fandiño R, de la Fuente M. In Vitro- In Silico Modeling Approach to Rationally Designed Simple and Versatile Drug Delivery Systems. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:5788-5800. [PMID: 32525313 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c02731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Rational design and development of a nanosystem usually relies on empirical approaches as well as a fair degree of serendipity. Understanding how nanosystems behave at the molecular level is of great importance for potential biomedical applications. In this work, we describe a nanosystem composed of two natural compounds, vitamin E and sphingomyelin, prepared by spontaneous emulsification (vitamin E-sphingomyelin nanosystems (VSNs)). Extensive characterization revealed suitable physicochemical properties, very high biocompatibility in vitro and in vivo, and colloidal stability during storage and in biological media, all relevant properties for clinical translation. We have additionally pursued a computational approach to gain an improved understanding of the assembling, structure, dynamics, and drug-loading capacity of VSNs, using both small molecules and biomolecules (resveratrol, curcumin, gemcitabine, and two peptides). The spontaneous formation of compartmentalized VSNs starting from completely disassembled molecules, observed here for the first time, was accurately assessed from the computational molecular dynamics trajectories. We describe here a synergistic in silico/in vitro approach showing the predictive power of computational simulations for VSNs' structural characterization and description of internal interaction mechanisms responsible for the association of bioactive molecules, representing a paradigm shift in the rational design of nanotechnologies as drug delivery systems for advanced personalized medicine.
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- Belén L Bouzo
- Nano-Oncology and Translational Therapeutics Unit, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), SERGAS, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Singular Research Centre in Chemical Biology and Molecular Materials (CIQUS) and Organic Chemistry Department, University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Magnetic Resonance Unit, RIAIDT, CACTUS, University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Singular Research Centre in Chemical Biology and Molecular Materials (CIQUS) and Organic Chemistry Department, University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Nano-Oncology and Translational Therapeutics Unit, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), SERGAS, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Cancer Network Research (CIBERONC), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Modeling Thrombin Generation in Plasma under Diffusion and Flow. Biophys J 2020; 119:162-181. [PMID: 32544388 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We investigate the capacity of published numerical models of thrombin generation to reproduce experimentally observed threshold behavior under conditions in which diffusion and/or flow are important. Computational fluid dynamics simulations incorporating species diffusion, fluid flow, and biochemical reactions are compared with published data for thrombin generation in vitro in 1) quiescent plasma exposed to patches of tissue factor and 2) plasma perfused through a capillary coated with tissue factor. Clot time is correctly predicted in individual cases, and some models qualitatively replicate thrombin generation thresholds across a series of tissue factor patch sizes or wall shear rates. Numerical results suggest that there is not a genuine patch size threshold in quiescent plasma-clotting always occurs given enough time-whereas the shear rate threshold observed under flow is a genuine physical limit imposed by flow-mediated washout of active coagulation factors. Despite the encouraging qualitative results obtained with some models, no single model robustly reproduces all experiments, demonstrating that greater understanding of the underlying reaction network, and particularly of surface reactions, is required. In this direction, additional simulations provide evidence that 1) a surface-localized enzyme, speculatively identified as meizothrombin, is significantly active toward the fluorescent thrombin substrate used in the experiments or, less likely, 2) thrombin is irreversibly inhibited at a faster-than-expected rate, possibly explained by a stimulatory effect of plasma heparin on antithrombin. These results highlight the power of simulation to provide novel mechanistic insights that augment experimental studies and build our understanding of complex biophysicochemical processes. Further validation work is critical to unleashing the full potential of coagulation models as tools for drug development and personalized medicine.
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Maruno T, Ohkubo T, Uchiyama S. Stirring rate affects thermodynamics and unfolding kinetics in isothermal titration calorimetry. J Biochem 2020; 168:53-62. [PMID: 32134445 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvaa028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) directly provides thermodynamic parameters depicting the energetics of intermolecular interactions in solution. During ITC experiments, a titration syringe with a paddle is continuously rotating to promote a homogeneous mixing. Here, we clarified that the shape of the paddles (flat, corkscrew and small-pitched corkscrew) and the stirring rates influence on the thermodynamic parameters of protein-ligand interaction. Stirring with the flat paddle at lower and higher rate both yielded a lower exothermic heat due to different reasons. The complete reaction with no incompetent fractions was achieved only when the stirring was performed at 500 or 750 rpm using the small-pitched corkscrew paddle. The evaluation of the protein solution after 1,500 rpm stirring indicated that proteins in the soluble fraction decreased to 94% of the initial amount, among which 6% was at an unfolded state. In addition, a significant increase of micron aggregates was confirmed. Furthermore, a new approach for the determination of the unfolding kinetics based on the time dependence of the total reaction heat was developed. This study demonstrates that a proper stirring rate and paddle shape are essential for the reliable estimation of thermodynamic parameters in ITC experiments.
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- Takahiro Maruno
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.,Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan
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Chemical cues and signals mediate resource acquisition, mate finding, and the assessment of predation risk in marine plankton. Here, we use the chemical properties of the first identified chemical cues from zooplankton together with in situ measurements of turbulent dissipation rates to calculate the effect of turbulence on the distribution of cues behind swimmers as well as steady state background concentrations in surrounding water. We further show that common zooplankton (copepods) appears to optimize mate finding by aggregating at the surface in calm conditions when turbulence do not prevent trail following. This near surface environment is characterized by anisotropic turbulence and we show, using direct numerical simulations, that chemical cues distribute more in the horizontal plane than vertically in these conditions. Zooplankton may consequently benefit from adopting specific search strategies near the surface as well as in strong stratification where similar flow fields develop. Steady state concentrations, where exudation is balanced by degradation develops in a time scale of ~5 h. We conclude that the trails behind millimeter-sized copepods can be detected in naturally occurring turbulence below the wind mixed surface layer or in the absence of strong wind. The trails, however, shorten dramatically at high turbulent dissipation rates, above ~10−3 cm2 s−3 (10−7 W kg−1)
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Martín Morales E, Coppel Y, Lecante P, Del Rosal I, Poteau R, Esvan J, Sutra P, Philippot K, Igau A. When organophosphorus ruthenium complexes covalently bind to ruthenium nanoparticles to form nanoscale hybrid materials. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:4059-4062. [PMID: 32195508 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc00442a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A hybrid material made of mononuclear organophosphorus polypyridyl ruthenium complexes covalently bonded to ruthenium nanoparticles has been synthesized via a one-pot organometallic procedure and finely characterized. These results open new avenues to access unique hybrid transition metal nanomaterials.
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- Elena Martín Morales
- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077, Toulouse Cedex 04, France and Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT, LCC, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 04, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077, Toulouse Cedex 04, France and Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT, LCC, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 04, France.
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- CEMES-CNRS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig BP4347, 31053 Toulouse Cedex, France
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- LPCNO (IRSAMC), Université de Toulouse, INSA, UPS, CNRS (UMR 5215), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, 135 avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France
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- LPCNO (IRSAMC), Université de Toulouse, INSA, UPS, CNRS (UMR 5215), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, 135 avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France
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- CIRIMAT, Université de Toulouse, CNRS-INPT-UPS, 4 Allée Emile Monso, BP 44362, 31030 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077, Toulouse Cedex 04, France and Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT, LCC, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 04, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077, Toulouse Cedex 04, France and Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT, LCC, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 04, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077, Toulouse Cedex 04, France and Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT, LCC, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 04, France.
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Evans R. The interpretation of small molecule diffusion coefficients: Quantitative use of diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 117:33-69. [PMID: 32471534 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2019.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Measuring accurate molecular self-diffusion coefficients, D, by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques has become routine as hardware, software and experimental methodologies have all improved. However, the quantitative interpretation of such data remains difficult, particularly for small molecules. This review article first provides a description of, and explanation for, the failure of the Stokes-Einstein equation to accurately predict small molecule diffusion coefficients, before moving on to three broadly complementary methods for their quantitative interpretation. Two are based on power laws, but differ in the nature of the reference molecules used. The third addresses the uncertainties in the Stokes-Einstein equation directly. For all three methods, a wide range of examples are used to show the range of chemistry to which diffusion NMR can be applied, and how best to implement the different methods to obtain quantitative information from the chemical systems studied.
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- Robert Evans
- Aston Institute of Materials Research, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, United Kingdom.
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Dunne M, Regenold M, Allen C. Hyperthermia can alter tumor physiology and improve chemo- and radio-therapy efficacy. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2020; 163-164:98-124. [PMID: 32681862 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2020.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hyperthermia has demonstrated clinical success in improving the efficacy of both chemo- and radio-therapy in solid tumors. Pre-clinical and clinical research studies have demonstrated that targeted hyperthermia can increase tumor blood flow and increase the perfused fraction of the tumor in a temperature and time dependent manner. Changes in tumor blood circulation can produce significant physiological changes including enhanced vascular permeability, increased oxygenation, decreased interstitial fluid pressure, and reestablishment of normal physiological pH conditions. These alterations in tumor physiology can positively impact both small molecule and nanomedicine chemotherapy accumulation and distribution within the tumor, as well as the fraction of the tumor susceptible to radiation therapy. Hyperthermia can trigger drug release from thermosensitive formulations and further improve the accumulation, distribution, and efficacy of chemotherapy.
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Cassin SR, Chambon P, Rannard SP. Hyperbranched polymers with step-growth chemistries from transfer-dominated branching radical telomerisation (TBRT) of divinyl monomers. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py01309a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The commercially relevant synthesis of novel materials with step-growth backbones has been achieved by applying conventional chemistries to the radical telomerisation of divinyl monomers leading to high molecular weight branched polymers.
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- Savannah R. Cassin
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Liverpool
- UK
- Materials Innovation Factory
- University of Liverpool
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Liverpool
- UK
- Materials Innovation Factory
- University of Liverpool
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Liverpool
- UK
- Materials Innovation Factory
- University of Liverpool
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Floresta G, Punzo F, Rescifina A. Supramolecular host-guest interactions of pseudoginsenoside F11 with β- and γ-cyclodextrin: Spectroscopic/spectrometric and computational studies. J Mol Struct 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.05.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Simionesie D, O’Callaghan G, Laurent R, Preece JA, Evans R, Zhang ZJ. Combined Experimental and Computational Study of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Aggregation: Isolating the Effect of Attached Functional Groups. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Aston Institute of Materials Research, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, U.K
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- Aston Institute of Materials Research, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, U.K
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Ayotte Y, Marando VM, Vaillancourt L, Bouchard P, Heffron G, Coote PW, Larda ST, LaPlante SR. Exposing Small-Molecule Nanoentities by a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxation Assay. J Med Chem 2019; 62:7885-7896. [PMID: 31422659 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Small molecules can self-assemble in aqueous solution into a wide range of nanoentity types and sizes (dimers, n-mers, micelles, colloids, etc.), each having their own unique properties. This has important consequences in the context of drug discovery including issues related to nonspecific binding, off-target effects, and false positives and negatives. Here, we demonstrate the use of the spin-spin relaxation Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill NMR experiment, which is sensitive to molecular tumbling rates and can expose larger aggregate species that have slower rotational correlations. The strategy easily distinguishes lone-tumbling molecules versus nanoentities of various sizes. The technique is highly sensitive to chemical exchange between single-molecule and aggregate states and can therefore be used as a reporter when direct measurement of aggregates is not possible by NMR. Interestingly, we found differences in solution behavior for compounds within structurally related series, demonstrating structure-nanoentity relationships. This practical experiment is a valuable tool to support drug discovery efforts.
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- Yann Ayotte
- INRS-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie , 531 Boulevard des Prairies , Laval , Québec H7V 1B7 , Canada
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- NMX Research and Solutions, Inc. , 500 Boulevard Cartier Ouest , Laval , Québec , H7V 5B7 , Canada
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- NMX Research and Solutions, Inc. , 500 Boulevard Cartier Ouest , Laval , Québec , H7V 5B7 , Canada
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- NMX Research and Solutions, Inc. , 500 Boulevard Cartier Ouest , Laval , Québec , H7V 5B7 , Canada
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- Harvard Medical School , 240 Longwood Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States
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- NMX Research and Solutions, Inc. , 500 Boulevard Cartier Ouest , Laval , Québec , H7V 5B7 , Canada.,Harvard Medical School , 240 Longwood Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States
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- NMX Research and Solutions, Inc. , 500 Boulevard Cartier Ouest , Laval , Québec , H7V 5B7 , Canada
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- INRS-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie , 531 Boulevard des Prairies , Laval , Québec H7V 1B7 , Canada.,NMX Research and Solutions, Inc. , 500 Boulevard Cartier Ouest , Laval , Québec , H7V 5B7 , Canada.,Harvard Medical School , 240 Longwood Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States
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Zaccaria F, Zuccaccia C, Cipullo R, Macchioni A. Extraction of Reliable Molecular Information from Diffusion NMR Spectroscopy: Hydrodynamic Volume or Molecular Mass? Chemistry 2019; 25:9930-9937. [PMID: 30998838 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Measuring accurate translational self-diffusion coefficients (Dt ) by NMR techniques with modern spectrometers has become rather routine. In contrast, the derivation of reliable molecular information therefrom still remains a nontrivial task. In this paper, two established approaches to estimating molecular size in terms of hydrodynamic volume (VH ) or molecular weight (M) are compared. Ad hoc designed experiments allowed the critical aspects of their application to be explored by translating relatively complex theoretical principles into practical take-home messages. For instance, comparing the Dt values of three isosteric Cp2 MCl2 complexes (Cp=cyclopentadienyl, M=Ti, Zr, Hf), having significantly different molecular mass, provided an empirical demonstration that VH is the critical molecular property affecting Dt . This central concept served to clarify the assumptions behind the derivation of Dt =ƒ(M) power laws from the Stokes-Einstein equation. Some pitfalls in establishing log (Dt ) versus log (M) linear correlations for a set of species have been highlighted by further investigations of selected examples. The effectiveness of the Stokes-Einstein equation itself in describing the aggregation or polymerization of differently shaped species has been explored by comparing, for example, a ball-shaped silsesquioxane cage with its cigar-like dimeric form, or styrene with polystyrene macromolecules.
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- Francesco Zaccaria
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie and CIRCC, Università di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie and CIRCC, Università di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Cintia, 80126, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie and CIRCC, Università di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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Her C, Yeh Y, Krishnan VV. The Ensemble of Conformations of Antifreeze Glycoproteins (AFGP8): A Study Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Biomolecules 2019; 9:biom9060235. [PMID: 31213033 PMCID: PMC6628104 DOI: 10.3390/biom9060235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The primary sequence of antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs) is highly degenerate, consisting of multiple repeats of the same tripeptide, Ala–Ala–Thr*, in which Thr* is a glycosylated threonine with the disaccharide beta-d-galactosyl-(1,3)-alpha-N-acetyl-d-galactosamine. AFGPs seem to function as intrinsically disordered proteins, presenting challenges in determining their native structure. In this work, a different approach was used to elucidate the three-dimensional structure of AFGP8 from the Arctic cod Boreogadussaida and the Antarctic notothenioid Trematomusborchgrevinki. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), a non-native solvent, was used to make AFGP8 less dynamic in solution. Interestingly, DMSO induced a non-native structure, which could be determined via nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The overall three-dimensional structures of the two AFGP8s from two different natural sources were different from a random coil ensemble, but their “compactness” was very similar, as deduced from NMR measurements. In addition to their similar compactness, the conserved motifs, Ala–Thr*–Pro–Ala and Ala–Thr*–Ala–Ala, present in both AFGP8s, seemed to have very similar three-dimensional structures, leading to a refined definition of local structural motifs. These local structural motifs allowed AFGPs to be considered functioning as effectors, making a transition from disordered to ordered upon binding to the ice surface. In addition, AFGPs could act as dynamic linkers, whereby a short segment folds into a structural motif, while the rest of the AFGPs could still be disordered, thus simultaneously interacting with bulk water molecules and the ice surface, preventing ice crystal growth.
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- Cheenou Her
- Department of Chemistry, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740, USA.
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- Department of Applied Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740, USA.
- Department Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Lewandowski B, Fertig M, Ulbricht M, Krekel G. Relationship between bubble characteristics and hydrodynamic parameters for single bubbles in presence of surface active agents. Chem Eng Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2019.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Montgomery JRD, Bazley P, Lebl T, Westwood NJ. Using Fractionation and Diffusion Ordered Spectroscopy to Study Lignin Molecular Weight. ChemistryOpen 2019; 8:601-605. [PMID: 31110931 PMCID: PMC6511914 DOI: 10.1002/open.201900129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Recent reports demonstrate that applications of the biopolymer lignin can be helped by the use of a fraction of the lignin which has an optimal molecular weight range. Unfortunately, the current methods used to determine lignin's molecular weight are inconsistent or not widely accessible. Here, an approach that relies on 2D DOSY NMR analysis is described that provides a measure of lignin's molecular weight. Consistent results were obtained using this well-established NMR technique across a range of lignins.
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- James R. D. Montgomery
- School of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences Research ComplexUniversity of St Andrews and EaStCHEMSt Andrews, FifeKY16 9STUK
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- School of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences Research ComplexUniversity of St Andrews and EaStCHEMSt Andrews, FifeKY16 9STUK
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- School of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences Research ComplexUniversity of St Andrews and EaStCHEMSt Andrews, FifeKY16 9STUK
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- School of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences Research ComplexUniversity of St Andrews and EaStCHEMSt Andrews, FifeKY16 9STUK
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Dal Poggetto G, Castañar L, Adams RW, Morris GA, Nilsson M. Dissect and Divide: Putting NMR Spectra of Mixtures under the Knife. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:5766-5771. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b13290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Guilherme Dal Poggetto
- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Bednarek E, Bocian W, Michalska K. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic study of the inclusion complex of (R)-tedizolid with HDAS-β-CD, β-CD, and γ-cyclodextrin in aqueous solution. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2019; 169:170-180. [PMID: 30921691 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2019.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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NMR spectroscopy is used to investigate the host-guest complexation of (R)-tedizolid, such as tedizolid with the hydroxymethyl substituent at the C5 position of the oxazolidinone ring ((R)-TED) or tedizolid with 5-methyl dihydrogen phosphate ((R)-TED-PO4) with heptakis-(2,3-diacetyl-6-sulfo)-β-cyclodextrin (HDAS-β-CD), β-CD and γ-CD, in particular to obtain information about the mode and strength of the guest complexation into the hydrophobic cavity of the host. The complex stoichiometries of 1:1 (host:guest) and 1:2 were detected in millimolar concentrations for HDAS-β-CD and γ-CD with TED-PO4 complexes, respectively. In the meantime, the mixed of complexes with stoichiometries of 1:1 and 2:1 were found for β-CD with both TED and TED-PO4, however the 1:1 complex had a significant advantage.The binding mode was proposed. The estimated binding constants Ka of the complexes of TED or TED-PO4 with CDs differ significantly in the order HDAS-β-CD<<β-CD<<γ-CD.
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- Elżbieta Bednarek
- Department of Counterfeit Medicinal Products and Drugs, National Medicines Institute, Chełmska 30/34, 00-725, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Counterfeit Medicinal Products and Drugs, National Medicines Institute, Chełmska 30/34, 00-725, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Antibiotics and Microbiology, National Medicines Institute, Chełmska 30/34, 00-725, Warsaw, Poland
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Dudás EF, Bodor A. Quantitative, Diffusion NMR Based Analytical Tool To Distinguish Folded, Disordered, and Denatured Biomolecules. Anal Chem 2019; 91:4929-4933. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Erika F. Dudás
- Laboratory of Structural Chemistry and Biology, Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/a, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Structural Chemistry and Biology, Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/a, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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McCarney ER, Dykstra R, Galvosas P. Evaluation of benchtop NMR Diffusion Ordered Spectroscopy for small molecule mixture analysis. Magn Reson Imaging 2019; 56:103-109. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2018.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Arrabal-Campos FM, Aguilera-Sáez LM, Fernández I. Algebraic Reconstruction Technique for Diffusion NMR Experiments. Application to the Molecular Weight Prediction of Polymers. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:943-950. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b08584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Francisco M. Arrabal-Campos
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Research Centre CIAIMBITAL, Universidad de Almería, Ctra. Sacramento, s/n, Almería, E-04120, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Research Centre CIAIMBITAL, Universidad de Almería, Ctra. Sacramento, s/n, Almería, E-04120, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Research Centre CIAIMBITAL, Universidad de Almería, Ctra. Sacramento, s/n, Almería, E-04120, Spain
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