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Krüger C, Jörns A, Kaynert J, Waldeck-Weiermair M, Michel T, Elsner M, Lenzen S. The importance of aquaporin-8 for cytokine-mediated toxicity in rat insulin-producing cells. Free Radic Biol Med 2021; 174:135-143. [PMID: 34363947 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Aquaporin-8 (AQP8) is a peroxiporin, a transmembrane water and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) transport protein expressed in the mitochondrial and plasma membranes of pancreatic β-cells. AQP8 protein expression is low under physiological conditions, but it increases after cytokine exposure both, in vitro and in vivo, possibly related to a NF-κB consensus sequence in the promoter. AQP8 knockdown (KD) insulin-producing RINm5F cells are particularly susceptible to cytokine-mediated oxidative stress. Cytokine (a mixture of IL-1β, TNF-α, and IFN-γ) treated AQP8 KD cells exhibited pronounced sensitivity to reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS), resulting in a significant loss of β-cell viability due to enhanced toxicity of the increased concentrations of H2O2 and hydroxyl radicals (●OH) in mitochondria of AQP8 KD cells. This viability loss went along with increased caspase activities, reduced nitrite concentration (representative of nitric oxide (NO●) accumulation) and increased lipid peroxidation. The explanation for the increased toxicity of the proinflammatory cytokines in AQP8 KD cells resides in the fact that efflux of the H2O2 generated during oxidative stress in the β-cell mitochondria is hampered through the loss of the peroxiporin channels in the mitochondrial membranes of the AQP8 KD cells. The increased proinflammatory cytokine toxicity due to loss of AQP8 expression in the KD β-cell mitochondria is thus the result of increased rates of apoptosis. This decreased cell viability is caused by increased levels of oxidative stress along with a ferroptosis-mediated cell death component due to decreased NO● generation.
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- Christina Krüger
- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, 30623, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, 30623, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, 30623, Hannover, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, And Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, And Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, 30623, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, 30623, Hannover, Germany; Institute of Experimental Diabetes Research, Hannover Medical School, 30623, Hannover, Germany.
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Fan J, Li Q, Chen L, Du J, Xue W, Yu S, Su X, Yang Y. Research Progress in the Synthesis of Targeting Organelle Carbon Dots and Their Applications in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment. J Biomed Nanotechnol 2021; 17:1891-1916. [PMID: 34706792 DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2021.3167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
With increasing knowledge about diseases at the histological, cytological to sub-organelle level, targeting organelle therapy has gradually been envisioned as an approach to overcome the shortcomings of poor specificity and multiple toxic side effects on tissues and cell-level treatments using the currently available therapy. Organelle carbon dots (CDs) are a class of functionalized CDs that can target organelles. CDs can be prepared by a "synchronous in situ synthesis method" and "asynchronous modification method." The superior optical properties and good biocompatibility of CDs can be preserved, and they can be used as targeting particles to carry drugs into cells while reducing leakage during transport. Given the excellent organelle fluorescence imaging properties, targeting organelle CDs can be used to monitor the physiological metabolism of organelles and progression of human diseases, which will provide advanced understanding and accurate diagnosis and targeted treatment of cancers. This study reviews the methods used for preparation of targeting organelle CDs, mechanisms of accurate diagnosis and targeted treatment of cancer, as well as their application in the area of cancer diagnosis and treatment research. Finally, the current difficulties and prospects for targeting organelle CDs are prospected.
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- Jiangbo Fan
- Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Interventional Treatment Department, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Interventional Treatment Department, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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Gregor A, Pignitter M, Fahrngruber C, Bayer S, Somoza V, König J, Duszka K. Caloric restriction increases levels of taurine in the intestine and stimulates taurine uptake by conjugation to glutathione. J Nutr Biochem 2021; 96:108781. [PMID: 34022385 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2021.108781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Our previous study indicated increased levels of taurine-conjugated bile acids (BA) in the intestine content of mice submitted to caloric restriction (CR). In the current project, we found increased levels of free taurine and taurine conjugates, including glutathione (GSH)-taurine, in CR compared to ad libitum fed animals in the mucosa along the intestine but not in the liver. The levels of free GSH were decreased in the intestine of CR compared to ad libitum fed mice. However, the levels of oxidized GSH were not affected and were complemented by the lack of changes in the antioxidative parameters. Glutathione-S transferases (GST) enzymatic activity was increased as was the expression of GST genes along the gastrointestinal tract of CR mice. In the CR intestine, addition of GSH to taurine solution enhanced taurine uptake. Accordingly, the expression of taurine transporter (TauT) was increased in the ileum of CR animals and the levels of free and BA-conjugated taurine were lower in the feces of CR compared to ad libitum fed mice. Fittingly, BA- and GSH-conjugated taurine levels were increased in the plasma of CR mice, however, free taurine remained unaffected. We conclude that CR-triggered production and release of taurine-conjugated BA in the intestine results in increased levels of free taurine what stimulates GST to conjugate and enhance uptake of taurine from the intestine.
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- András Gregor
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Leibniz-Institut for Food Systems Biology, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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Sun T, Zhang G, Ning T, Chen Q, Chu Y, Luo Y, You H, Su B, Li C, Guo Q, Jiang C. A Versatile Theranostic Platform for Colorectal Cancer Peritoneal Metastases: Real-Time Tumor-Tracking and Photothermal-Enhanced Chemotherapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2102256. [PMID: 34398516 PMCID: PMC8529449 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
A versatile tumor-targeting stimuli-responsive theranostic platform for peritoneal metastases of colorectal cancer is proposed in this work for tumor tracking and photothermal-enhanced chemotherapy. A quenched photosensitizer ("off" state) is developed and escorted into a tumor-targeting oxaliplatin-embedded micelle. Once reaching the tumor cell, the micelle is clasped to release free oxaliplatin, as well as the "off" photosensitizer, which is further activated ("turned-on") in the tumor reducing microenvironment to provide optical imaging and photothermal effect. The combined results from hyperthermia-enhanced chemotherapy, deep penetration, perfused O2 , and the leveraged GSH-ROS imbalance in tumor cells are achieved for improved antitumor efficacy and reduced systematic toxicity.
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- Tao Sun
- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Ministry of Education)Minhang HospitalState Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceInstitutes of Brain ScienceDepartment of PharmaceuticsSchool of PharmacyFudan University826 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201203China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing TechnologySchool of Physics and Electronics and Institute of Materials and Clean EnergyShandong Normal University1 University RoadJinan250358P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Ministry of Education)Minhang HospitalState Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceInstitutes of Brain ScienceDepartment of PharmaceuticsSchool of PharmacyFudan University826 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201203China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Ministry of Education)Minhang HospitalState Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceInstitutes of Brain ScienceDepartment of PharmaceuticsSchool of PharmacyFudan University826 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201203China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Ministry of Education)Minhang HospitalState Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceInstitutes of Brain ScienceDepartment of PharmaceuticsSchool of PharmacyFudan University826 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201203China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Ministry of Education)Minhang HospitalState Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceInstitutes of Brain ScienceDepartment of PharmaceuticsSchool of PharmacyFudan University826 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201203China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Ministry of Education)Minhang HospitalState Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceInstitutes of Brain ScienceDepartment of PharmaceuticsSchool of PharmacyFudan University826 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201203China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Ministry of Education)Minhang HospitalState Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceInstitutes of Brain ScienceDepartment of PharmaceuticsSchool of PharmacyFudan University826 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201203China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Ministry of Education)Minhang HospitalState Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceInstitutes of Brain ScienceDepartment of PharmaceuticsSchool of PharmacyFudan University826 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201203China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Ministry of Education)Minhang HospitalState Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceInstitutes of Brain ScienceDepartment of PharmaceuticsSchool of PharmacyFudan University826 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201203China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Ministry of Education)Minhang HospitalState Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceInstitutes of Brain ScienceDepartment of PharmaceuticsSchool of PharmacyFudan University826 Zhangheng RoadShanghai201203China
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Seplyarskiy VB, Sunyaev S. The origin of human mutation in light of genomic data. Nat Rev Genet 2021; 22:672-686. [PMID: 34163020 DOI: 10.1038/s41576-021-00376-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Despite years of active research into the role of DNA repair and replication in mutagenesis, surprisingly little is known about the origin of spontaneous human mutation in the germ line. With the advent of high-throughput sequencing, genome-scale data have revealed statistical properties of mutagenesis in humans. These properties include variation of the mutation rate and spectrum along the genome at different scales in relation to epigenomic features and dependency on parental age. Moreover, mutations originated in mothers are less frequent than mutations originated in fathers and have a distinct genomic distribution. Statistical analyses that interpret these patterns in the context of known biochemistry can provide mechanistic models of mutagenesis in humans.
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- Vladimir B Seplyarskiy
- Division of Genetics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. .,Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Tavernaro I, Dekkers S, Soeteman-Hernández LG, Herbeck-Engel P, Noorlander C, Kraegeloh A. Safe-by-Design part II: A strategy for balancing safety and functionality in the different stages of the innovation process. NANOIMPACT 2021; 24:100354. [PMID: 35559813 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2021.100354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Manufactured nanomaterials have the potential to impact an exceedingly wide number of industries and markets ranging from energy storage, electronic and optical devices, light-weight construction to innovative medical approaches for diagnostics and therapy. In order to foster the development of safer nanomaterial-containing products, two main aspects are of major interest: their functional performance as well as their safety towards human health and the environment. In this paper a first proposal for a strategy is presented to link the functionality of nanomaterials with safety aspects. This strategy first combines information on the functionality and safety early during the innovation process and onwards, and then identifies Safe-by-Design (SbD) actions that allow for optimisation of both aspects throughout the innovation process. The strategy encompasses suggestions for the type of information needed to balance functionality and safety to support decision making in the innovation process. The applicability of the strategy is illustrated using a literature-based case study on carbon nanotube-based transparent conductive films. This is a first attempt to identify information that can be used for balancing functionality and safety in a structured way during innovation processes.
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- Isabella Tavernaro
- INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Innovation Center INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
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Orooji Y, Tanhaei B, Ayati A, Tabrizi SH, Alizadeh M, Bamoharram FF, Karimi F, Salmanpour S, Rouhi J, Afshar S, Sillanpää M, Darabi R, Karimi-Maleh H. Heterogeneous UV-Switchable Au nanoparticles decorated tungstophosphoric acid/TiO 2 for efficient photocatalytic degradation process. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 281:130795. [PMID: 34022601 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
In the present study, gold nanoparticles were locally well-decorated on the surface of TiO2 using the tungstophosphoric acid (HPW), as UV-switchable reducing intermediate linkers. The prepared Au NPs/HPW/TiO2 nanostructure was characterized using FTIR, XRD, EDS, SEM and TEM, which confirmed the successful attachment of quasi-spherical Au NPs in the range of 20-30 nm on the surface of HPW modified TiO2. Also, the FTIR results show that the Au NPs were binded to TiO2 through the terminal the oxygen atoms HPW. The photocatalytic performance of prepared nanostructures was assessed in degradation of nitrobenzene. The nitrobenzene photodegradation kinetic study revealed that it well followed the Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetic model with the apparent rate constant of 0.001 min-1 using anatase TiO2, 0.0004 min-1 using HPW, 0.0014 using HPW/TiO2, while it was obtained 0.0065 min-1 using Au NPs@HPW/TiO2 nanostructure. It shows that the photocatalytic rate of the prepared nanocomposites increased by 6.5- and 4.6-fold compared to photoactivity of anatase TiO2 and HPW/TiO2 respectively. Also, the photocatalytic mechanism of process was proposed. Moreover, the reusability study confirmed that its photocatalytic activity still remained high after three cycles.
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- Yasin Orooji
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, PR China; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, PR China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Quchan University of Technology, Quchan, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Quchan University of Technology, Quchan, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Quchan University of Technology, Quchan, Iran
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- Laboratory of Basic Sciences, Mohammad Rasul Allah Research Tower, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Quchan University of Technology, Quchan, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 51566, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Quchan University of Technology, Quchan, Iran
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Viet Nam; Faculty of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Viet Nam; School of Civil Engineering and Surveying, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, 4350, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Quchan University of Technology, Quchan, Iran; School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, P.O. Box 611731, Xiyuan Ave, Chengdu, PR China; Department of Chemical Sciences (formerly Department of Applied Chemistry), University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein Campus, Johannesburg, 2028, South Africa.
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Yousuf I, Bashir M, Arjmand F, Tabassum S. Advancement of metal compounds as therapeutic and diagnostic metallodrugs: Current frontiers and future perspectives. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Zhuo MP, Su Y, Qu YK, Chen S, He GP, Yuan Y, Liu H, Tao YC, Wang XD, Liao LS. Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Organic Core/Multi-Shell Microwires for Trichromatic White-Light Sources. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2102719. [PMID: 34414610 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202102719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
White-light-emissive organic micro/nanostructures hold exotic potential applications in full-color displays, on-chip wavelength-division multiplexing, and backlights of portable display devices, but are rarely realized in organic core/shell heterostructures. Herein, through regulating the noncovalent interactions between organic semiconductor molecules, a hierarchical self-assembly approach of horizontal epitaxial-growth is demonstrated for the fine synthesis of organic core/mono-shell microwires with multicolor emission (red-green, red-blue, and green-blue) and especially organic core/double-shell microwires with radial red-green-blue (RGB) emission, whose components are dibenzo[g,p]chrysene (DgpC)-based charge-transfer (CT) complexes. In fact, the desired lattice mismatching (≈2%) and the excellent structure compatibility of these CT complexes facilitate the epitaxial-growth process for the facile synthesis of organic core/shell microwires. With the RGB-emissive substructures, these core/double-shell organic microwires are microscale white-light sources (CIE [0.34, 0.36]). Besides, the white-emissive core/double-shell microwires demonstrate the fascinating full-spectrum light transportation from 400 to 700 nm. This work indeed opens up a novel avenue for the accurate construction of organic core/shell heterostructures, which provides an attractive platform for the organic integrated optoelectronics.
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- Ming-Peng Zhuo
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
- Institute of Organic Optoelectronics, JITRI, Wujiang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215211, China
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Lv J, Guan X, Huang Y, Cai L, Yu M, Li X, Yu Y, Chen D. Stepwise chemical oxidation to access ultrathin metal (oxy)-hydroxide nanosheets for the oxygen evolution reaction. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:15755-15762. [PMID: 34528043 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr03813c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Incorporation of ultrathin nanosheets with dopants/defects shows great potential to enable metal (oxy)-hydroxide electrocatalysts with enhanced oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance via the regulation of atomic structure and bonding arrangements. However, it remains challenging in synthesis especially for such dual control and at large scale. In this study, we present a stepwise chemical oxidation route, involving phase transition and reconstruction processes, to access ultrathin CoOOH nanosheets with a thickness of ca. 4 nm and abundant oxygen vacancies. Other transition metals were also doped into CoOOH nanosheets through this strategy. Among them, the optimized FeCoOOH nanosheets demonstrated an efficient OER activity with overpotential as low as 252 mV (current density: 10 mA cm-2) and excellent stability. A high and stable solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of 10.5% was acquired when FeCoOOH nanosheets were used as the anode in a constructed water splitting device driven by solar energy. This study offers a noble and facile strategy for potentially scalable preparation of atom-modulated ultrathin metal (oxy)-hydroxide nanosheets, and also demonstrates the OER applications.
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- Jiangquan Lv
- College of Electronics and Information Science & Organic Optoelectronics Engineering Research Center of Fujian's Universities, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P.R. China.
- Institute of Advanced Energy Storage Technology of Fujian Jiangxia University, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- College of Electronics and Information Science & Organic Optoelectronics Engineering Research Center of Fujian's Universities, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P.R. China.
- Institute of Advanced Energy Storage Technology of Fujian Jiangxia University, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350117, China.
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- College of Electronics and Information Science & Organic Optoelectronics Engineering Research Center of Fujian's Universities, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P.R. China.
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- College of Electronics and Information Science & Organic Optoelectronics Engineering Research Center of Fujian's Universities, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P.R. China.
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- College of Electronics and Information Science & Organic Optoelectronics Engineering Research Center of Fujian's Universities, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P.R. China.
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- College of Electronics and Information Science & Organic Optoelectronics Engineering Research Center of Fujian's Universities, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P.R. China.
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- College of Electronics and Information Science & Organic Optoelectronics Engineering Research Center of Fujian's Universities, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P.R. China.
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Currie MJ, Manjunath L, Horne CR, Rendle PM, Subramanian R, Friemann R, Fairbanks AJ, Muscroft-Taylor AC, North RA, Dobson RCJ. N-acetylmannosamine-6-phosphate 2-epimerase uses a novel substrate-assisted mechanism to catalyze amino sugar epimerization. J Biol Chem 2021; 297:101113. [PMID: 34437902 PMCID: PMC8482478 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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There are five known general catalytic mechanisms used by enzymes to catalyze carbohydrate epimerization. The amino sugar epimerase N-acetylmannosamine-6-phosphate 2-epimerase (NanE) has been proposed to use a deprotonation-reprotonation mechanism, with an essential catalytic lysine required for both steps. However, the structural determinants of this mechanism are not clearly established. We characterized NanE from Staphylococcus aureus using a new coupled assay to monitor NanE catalysis in real time and found that it has kinetic constants comparable with other species. The crystal structure of NanE from Staphylococcus aureus, which comprises a triosephosphate isomerase barrel fold with an unusual dimeric architecture, was solved with both natural and modified substrates. Using these substrate-bound structures, we identified the following active-site residues lining the cleft at the C-terminal end of the β-strands: Gln11, Arg40, Lys63, Asp124, Glu180, and Arg208, which were individually substituted and assessed in relation to the mechanism. From this, we re-evaluated the central role of Glu180 in this mechanism alongside the catalytic lysine. We observed that the substrate is bound in a conformation that ideally positions the C5 hydroxyl group to be activated by Glu180 and donate a proton to the C2 carbon. Taken together, we propose that NanE uses a novel substrate-assisted proton displacement mechanism to invert the C2 stereocenter of N-acetylmannosamine-6-phosphate. Our data and mechanistic interpretation may be useful in the development of inhibitors of this enzyme or in enzyme engineering to produce biocatalysts capable of changing the stereochemistry of molecules that are not amenable to synthetic methods.
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- Michael J Currie
- Biomolecular Interaction Centre and School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Institute of Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, NCBS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Biomolecular Interaction Centre and School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Ferrier Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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- Institute of Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, NCBS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Fujirebio Diagnostics, Gothenburg, Sweden; Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Biomolecular Interaction Centre and School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Biomolecular Interaction Centre and School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Biomolecular Interaction Centre and School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Biomolecular Interaction Centre and School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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Chis AA, Dobrea CM, Rus LL, Frum A, Morgovan C, Butuca A, Totan M, Juncan AM, Gligor FG, Arseniu AM. Dendrimers as Non-Viral Vectors in Gene-Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy. Molecules 2021; 26:5976. [PMID: 34641519 PMCID: PMC8512881 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26195976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Gene-directed enzyme prodrug therapy (GDEPT) has been intensively studied as a promising new strategy of prodrug delivery, with its main advantages being represented by an enhanced efficacy and a reduced off-target toxicity of the active drug. In recent years, numerous therapeutic systems based on GDEPT strategy have entered clinical trials. In order to deliver the desired gene at a specific site of action, this therapeutic approach uses vectors divided in two major categories, viral vectors and non-viral vectors, with the latter being represented by chemical delivery agents. There is considerable interest in the development of non-viral vectors due to their decreased immunogenicity, higher specificity, ease of synthesis and greater flexibility for subsequent modulations. Dendrimers used as delivery vehicles offer many advantages, such as: nanoscale size, precise molecular weight, increased solubility, high load capacity, high bioavailability and low immunogenicity. The aim of the present work was to provide a comprehensive overview of the recent advances regarding the use of dendrimers as non-viral carriers in the GDEPT therapy.
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- Preclinical Department, Faculty of Medicine, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, 550169 Sibiu, Romania; (A.A.C.); (C.M.D.); (L.-L.R.); (A.B.); (M.T.); (A.M.J.); (F.G.G.); (A.M.A.)
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- Preclinical Department, Faculty of Medicine, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, 550169 Sibiu, Romania; (A.A.C.); (C.M.D.); (L.-L.R.); (A.B.); (M.T.); (A.M.J.); (F.G.G.); (A.M.A.)
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Zeng Y, Li J, Liu S, Yang B. Rosin-Based Epoxy Vitrimers with Dynamic Boronic Ester Bonds. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:3386. [PMID: 34641201 PMCID: PMC8512039 DOI: 10.3390/polym13193386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Rosin is an abundantly available natural product. In this paper, for the first time, a rosin derivative is employed as the main monomer for preparation of epoxy vitrimers to improve the mechanical properties of vitrimers. Novel epoxy vitrimer networks with dynamic reversible covalent boronic ester bonds are constructed by a reaction between thiols in 2,2'-(1,4-phenylene)-bis (4-mercaptan-1,3,2-dioxaborolane) (BDB) as a curing agent and epoxy groups in the rosin derivative. The rosin-based epoxy vitrimer networks are fully characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), an equilibrium swelling experiment, and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). The obtained rosin-based epoxy vitrimers possess superior thermostability and good mechanical properties. Due to transesterification of boronic ester bonds, rosin epoxy vitrimer network topologies can be altered, giving welding, recycle, self-healing, and shape memory abilities to the fabricated polymer. Besides, the effects of treating time and temperature on welding capability is investigated, and it is found that the welding efficiency of the 20% C-FPAE sample is >93% after treatment for 12 h at 160 °C. Moreover, through a hot press, the pulverized samples of 20% C-FPAE can be reshaped several times and most mechanical properties are restored after reprocessing at 200 °C for 60 min. Finally, chemical degradation is researched for the rosin-based epoxy vitrimers.
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- Yanning Zeng
- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metal and Materials (Ministry of Education), College of Material Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China; (J.L.); (S.L.); (B.Y.)
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Gong T, Wang X, Ma Q, Li J, Li M, Huang Y, Liang W, Su D, Guo R. Triformyl cholic acid and folic acid functionalized magnetic graphene oxide nanocomposites: Multiple-targeted dual-modal synergistic chemotherapy/photothermal therapy for liver cancer. J Inorg Biochem 2021; 223:111558. [PMID: 34329998 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Photo-chemotherapy (PCT) reveals great potential in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment, therefore the construct of smart PCT nano-agents with high photothermal conversion efficiency and accurate drug delivery is of great significant. Herein, a novel hybrid nanomaterial MGO-TCA-FA has been designed and constructed by grafting the triformyl cholic acid (TCA) and folic acid (FA) on the surface of Fe3O4 modified graphene oxide (MGO). The doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) as a model drug could be effectively loaded on the MGO-TCA-FA via hydrogen bonding and π-π stacking (the drug loading amount was 1040 mg/g). The formed MGO-TCA-FA@DOX has been developed to be an effective PCT nanoplatform with the advantages of multiple-targeted drug delivery, near-infrared light (NIR) and pH triggered drug release, and photothermal conversion efficiency. In vitro experiments showed that compared with other cancer cells and normal liver cells, MGO-TCA-FA@DOX could specifically target liver cancer cells and presented significant killing ability to liver cancer cells. More importantly, in vivo experiments indicated that PCT synergistic therapy (MGO-TCA-FA@DOX) revealed the best tumor inhibition (the tumor inhibition rate was about 85%) compared with chemotherapy and photothermal therapy alone. Thus, this study supplied a viable multiple-targeted PCT nano-agent for chemo-photothermal combination therapy of liver cancer.
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- Tao Gong
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Department of Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Department of Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Department of Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China.
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Wang Y, Li Y, Zhang Z, Wang L, Wang D, Tang BZ. Triple-Jump Photodynamic Theranostics: MnO 2 Combined Upconversion Nanoplatforms Involving a Type-I Photosensitizer with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics for Potent Cancer Treatment. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2103748. [PMID: 34423484 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202103748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The development of multifunctional nanoplatforms has been recognized as a promising strategy for potent photodynamic theranostics. Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) photosensitizers undergoing Type-I reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation pathway appear as potential candidates due to their capability of hypoxia-tolerance, efficient ROS production, and fluorescence imaging navigation. To further improve their performance, a facile and universal method of constructing a type of glutathione (GSH)-depleting and near-infrared (NIR)-regulated nanoplatform for dual-modal imaging-guided photodynamic therapy (PDT) is presented. The nanoplatforms are obtained through the coprecipitation process involving upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) and AIE-active photosensitizers, followed by in situ generation of MnO2 as the outer shell. The introduction of UCNPs actualizes the NIR-activation of AIE-active photosensitizers to produce ·OH as a Type-I ROS. Intracellular upregulated GSH-responsive decomposition of the MnO2 shell to Mn2+ realizes GSH-depletion, which is a distinctive approach for elevating intracellular ·OH. Meanwhile, the generated Mn2+ can implement T1 -weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in specific tumor sites, and mediate the conversion of intracellular H2 O2 to ·OH. These outputs reveal a triple-jump ·OH production, and this approach brings about distinguished performance in FLI-MRI-guided PDT with high-efficacy, which presents great potential for future clinical translations.
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- Yuanwei Wang
- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
- Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518172, China
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Chaud J, Morville C, Bolze F, Garnier D, Chassaing S, Blond G, Specht A. Two-Photon Sensitive Coumarinyl Photoremovable Protecting Groups with Rigid Electron-Rich Cycles Obtained by Domino Reactions Initiated by a 5- exo-Dig Cyclocarbopalladation. Org Lett 2021; 23:7580-7585. [PMID: 34506156 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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We herein report the design, synthesis, and photophysical characterization of extended and rigid coumarinyl derivatives showing large two-photon sensitivities (δaΦu ≤ 125 GM) at 740 and 800 nm. To efficiently synthesize these complex photoremovable protecting groups (PPGs), we used step-economic domino reactions. Moreover, those new coumarinyl PPGs display unique bathochromic shifts (≤100 nm) of the uncaging subproducts as a result of the formation of a more conjugated fulvene moiety.
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- Juliane Chaud
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CAMB UMR 7199, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CAMB UMR 7199, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CAMB UMR 7199, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CAMB UMR 7199, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.,Plateforme d'Analyse Chimique de Strasbourg-Illkirch, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, PACSI GDS 3670, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Chimie, Laboratoire de Synthèse, Réactivité Organiques & Catalyse (LASYROC), Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, UMR 7177, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, UMR 7200, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CAMB UMR 7199, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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Teja PK, Patel P, Bhavsar D, Bindusri C, Jadhav K, Chauthe SK. Traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology and formulation aspects of Glycosmis species: A systematic review. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2021; 190:112865. [PMID: 34314905 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The present article is a systematic and constructive review of the traditional medicinal uses, chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and formulation aspects of Glycosmis species. The genus Glycosmis comprise 51 accepted species broadly distributed in Australia, China, India, and South-East Asia. Traditionally, Glycosmis species are used in folk medicines to treat cancer, anaemia, rheumatism, fever, cough, liver-related problems, skin ailments, intestinal worm infections, wounds, and facial inflammation. This review aims to provide readers with the latest information highlighting chemical constituents isolated from the Glycosmis species, plant parts utilized for their isolation and their pharmacological activities. So far, 307 chemical constituents have been isolated and characterized from different species of the genus Glycosmis; among these constituents, alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, phenolics, and sulphur-containing amides are the major bioactive compounds. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that the crude extracts and compounds isolated from this genus exhibit a broad spectrum of biological activities like anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antidiabetic, antioxidant, larvicidal, insecticidal, hepatoprotective, wound healing, antiviral, antidiarrheal, and anxiolytic. The carbazole and acridone alkaloids from this genus have shown potential anticancer activity in various in vitro and in vivo studies. Rare scaffolds like dimeric carbazoles, dimeric acridone alkaloids, flavanocoumarins and sulphur-containing amides from this genus need further exploration for their potential bioactivity. This article also briefs about the toxicological screening and discusses various polyherbal and nano formulation aspects of Glycosmis species. Most of the pharmacological studies reported from this genus were carried out in vitro. An in-depth in vivo and toxicology evaluation of the crude extracts and isolated specialized compounds is required to explore the full therapeutic potential of this genus.
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- Parusu Kavya Teja
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad (NIPER-A), An Institute of National Importance, Government of India, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Opp. Air Force Station, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad (NIPER-A), An Institute of National Importance, Government of India, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Opp. Air Force Station, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad (NIPER-A), An Institute of National Importance, Government of India, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Opp. Air Force Station, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad (NIPER-A), An Institute of National Importance, Government of India, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Opp. Air Force Station, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad (NIPER-A), An Institute of National Importance, Government of India, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Opp. Air Force Station, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad (NIPER-A), An Institute of National Importance, Government of India, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Opp. Air Force Station, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India.
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Wang Z, Little N, Chen J, Lambesis KT, Le KT, Han W, Scott AJ, Lu J. Immunogenic camptothesome nanovesicles comprising sphingomyelin-derived camptothecin bilayers for safe and synergistic cancer immunochemotherapy. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 16:1130-1140. [PMID: 34385682 PMCID: PMC8855709 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-00950-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Despite the enormous therapeutic potential of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB), it benefits only a small subset of patients. Some chemotherapeutics can switch 'immune-cold' tumours to 'immune-hot' to synergize with ICB. However, safe and universal therapeutic platforms implementing such immune effects remain scarce. We demonstrate that sphingomyelin-derived camptothecin nanovesicles (camptothesomes) elicit potent granzyme-B- and perforin-mediated cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses, potentiating PD-L1/PD-1 co-blockade to eradicate subcutaneous MC38 adenocarcinoma with developed memory immunity. In addition, camptothesomes improve the pharmacokinetics and lactone stability of camptothecin, avoid systemic toxicities, penetrate deeply into the tumour and outperform the antitumour efficacy of Onivyde. Camptothesome co-load the indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibitor indoximod into its interior using the lipid-bilayer-crossing capability of the immunogenic cell death inducer doxorubicin, eliminating clinically relevant advanced orthotopic CT26-Luc tumours and late-stage B16-F10-Luc2 melanoma, and achieving complete metastasis remission when combined with ICB and folate targeting. The sphingomyelin-derived nanotherapeutic platform and doxorubicin-enabled transmembrane transporting technology are generalizable to various therapeutics, paving the way for transformation of the cancer immunochemotherapy paradigm.
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- Zhiren Wang
- Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- NCI-Designated University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
- NCI-Designated University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA.
- BIO5 Institute, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
- Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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Li W, Thian ES, Wang M, Wang Z, Ren L. Surface Design for Antibacterial Materials: From Fundamentals to Advanced Strategies. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2100368. [PMID: 34351704 PMCID: PMC8498904 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202100368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Healthcare-acquired infections as well as increasing antimicrobial resistance have become an urgent global challenge, thus smart alternative solutions are needed to tackle bacterial infections. Antibacterial materials in biomedical applications and hospital hygiene have attracted great interest, in particular, the emergence of surface design strategies offer an effective alternative to antibiotics, thereby preventing the possible development of bacterial resistance. In this review, recent progress on advanced surface modifications to prevent bacterial infections are addressed comprehensively, starting with the key factors against bacterial adhesion, followed by varying strategies that can inhibit biofilm formation effectively. Furthermore, "super antibacterial systems" through pre-treatment defense and targeted bactericidal system, are proposed with increasing evidence of clinical potential. Finally, the advantages and future challenges of surface strategies to resist healthcare-associated infections are discussed, with promising prospects of developing novel antimicrobial materials.
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- Wenlong Li
- Department of BiomaterialsState Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfaceCollege of MaterialsXiamen UniversityXiamen361005P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117576Singapore
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- Department of BiomaterialsState Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfaceCollege of MaterialsXiamen UniversityXiamen361005P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and EngineeringHunan UniversityChangsha410082P. R. China
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- Department of BiomaterialsState Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfaceCollege of MaterialsXiamen UniversityXiamen361005P. R. China
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Ramanayake-Mudiyanselage V, Embogama DM, Pflum MKH. Kinase-Catalyzed Biotinylation to Map Cell Signaling Pathways: Application to Epidermal Growth Factor Signaling. J Proteome Res 2021; 20:4852-4861. [PMID: 34491762 PMCID: PMC8898094 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.1c00562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cell signaling involves a network of protein-protein interactions and post-translational modifications that govern cellular responses to environmental cues. To understand and ultimately modulate these signaling pathways to confront disease, the complex web of proteins that becomes phosphorylated after extracellular stimulation has been studied using mass spectrometry-based proteomics methods. To complement prior work and fully characterize all phosphorylated proteins after the stimulation of cell signaling, we developed K-BMAPS (kinase-catalyzed biotinylation to map signaling), which utilizes ATP-biotin as a kinase cosubstrate to biotin label substrates. As a first application of the K-BMAPS method, the well-characterized epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) kinase signaling pathway was monitored by treating epidermal growth factor (EGF)-stimulated HeLa lysates with ATP-biotin, followed by streptavidin enrichment and quantitative mass spectrometry analysis. On the basis of the dynamic phosphoproteins identified, a pathway map was developed considering functional categories and known interactors of EGFR. Remarkably, 94% of the K-BMAPS hit proteins were included in the EGFR pathway map. With many proteins involved in transcription, translation, cell adhesion, and GTPase signaling, K-BMAPS identified phosphoproteins were associated with late and continuous signaling events. In summary, the K-BMAPS method is a powerful tool to map the dynamic phosphorylation governing cell signaling pathways.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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Zhong H, Huang P, Yan P, Chen P, Shi Q, Zhao Z, Chen J, Shu X, Wang P, Yang B, Zhou Z, Chen J, Pang J, Tu Y, Liu L, Zhang X. Versatile Nanodrugs Containing Glutathione and Heme Oxygenase 1 Inhibitors Enable Suppression of Antioxidant Defense System in a Two-Pronged Manner for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2100770. [PMID: 34190424 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202100770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
The antioxidant defense system in malignant cells, which involves antioxidant enzymes and antioxidant molecules, is an innate barrier to photodynamic therapy (PDT). Because of the complexity of the endogenous antioxidant mechanisms of these cells, simply inhibiting individual antioxidant pathways has a limited effect on improving the lethality of ROS. To enhance the efficacy of PDT for tumor treatment, a versatile nanoparticle (NP)-based drug is developed, which the authors call PZB NP, containing the glutathione inhibitor l-buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) and the heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) inhibitor protoporphyrin zinc(II) (ZnPP) to suppress the innate antioxidant defense system of cancer cells in a two-pronged manner. BSO reduces intracellular glutathione levels to minimize ROS elimination and protein protection during PDT, and ZnPP inhibits the ROS-stimulated upregulation of the antioxidant HO-1, thus preventing ROS removal by cells after PDT. Thus, BSO and ZnPP synergistically suppress the antioxidant defense systems of cancer cells both during and after protoporphyrin-IX-mediated PDT in a two-pronged manner, resulting in tumor cell death through excess oxidative pressure. The results demonstrate that the construction of nanodrugs having dual antioxidation defense suppression properties is a promising route for the development of highly efficient ROS-based therapies.
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- Hao Zhong
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 P. R. China
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- Department of Ultrasonography The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 P. R. China
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- Department of Ultrasonography The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 P. R. China
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- Department of Ultrasonography The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 P. R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering School of Basic Medical Science Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou 511436 P. R. China
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- School of Public Health Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 P. R. China
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Yang R, Mei L, Fan Y, Zhang Q, Zhu R, Amal R, Yin Z, Zeng Z. ZnIn 2 S 4 -Based Photocatalysts for Energy and Environmental Applications. SMALL METHODS 2021; 5:e2100887. [PMID: 34927932 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
As a fascinating visible-light-responsive photocatalyst, zinc indium sulfide (ZnIn2 S4 ) has attracted extensive interdisciplinary interest and is expected to become a new research hotspot in the near future, due to its nontoxicity, suitable band gap, high physicochemical stability and durability, ease of synthesis, and appealing catalytic activity. This review provides an overview on the recent advances in ZnIn2 S4 -based photocatalysts. First, the crystal structures and band structures of ZnIn2 S4 are briefly introduced. Then, various modulation strategies of ZnIn2 S4 are outlined for better photocatalytic performance, which includes morphology and structure engineering, vacancy engineering, doping engineering, hydrogenation engineering, and the construction of ZnIn2 S4 -based composites. Thereafter, the potential applications in the energy and environmental area of ZnIn2 S4 -based photocatalysts are summarized. Finally, some personal perspectives about the promises and prospects of this emerging material are provided.
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- Ruijie Yang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Particles and Catalysis Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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Xu LP, Haines BE, Ajitha MJ, Yu JQ, Musaev DG. Unified Mechanistic Concept of the Copper-Catalyzed and Amide-Oxazoline-Directed C(sp 2)–H Bond Functionalization. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Li-Ping Xu
- Cherry L. Emerson Center for Scientific Computation, and Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1521 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
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- Cherry L. Emerson Center for Scientific Computation, and Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1521 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Cherry L. Emerson Center for Scientific Computation, and Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1521 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Cherry L. Emerson Center for Scientific Computation, and Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1521 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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Chen Y, Lei Y, Tong L, Li H. Stabilization of Dynamic Covalent Architectures by Multivalence. Chemistry 2021; 28:e202102910. [PMID: 34591343 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
The formation of imine bond is reversible. This feature has been taken advantage of by chemists for accomplishing high yielding self-assembly. On the other hand, it also jeopardizes the intrinsic stability of these self-assembled products. However, some recent discoveries demonstrate that some of these imine bond containing molecules could be rather stable or kinetically inert. A deep investigation indicated that such enhanced stability results from, at least partially, multivalence. Such results also inspire chemists to use imine condensation for self-assembly in water, a solvent that is considered not compatible with imine bond for a long time.
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- Yixin Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China.,ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311215, P. R. China
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Frazee N, Mertz B. Intramolecular interactions play key role in stabilization of pHLIP at acidic conditions. J Comput Chem 2021; 42:1809-1816. [PMID: 34245047 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26719] [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: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
The pH-Low Insertion Peptide (pHLIP) is a membrane-active peptide that spontaneously folds into a transmembrane α-helix upon acidification. This activity enables pHLIP to potentially act as a vector for drugs related to diseases characterized by acidosis such as cancer or heart ischemia. Presently, due to aggregation-based effects, formulations of pHLIP are only viable at near-μM concentrations. In addition, since most of pHLIP's measurable qualities involve a membrane, probing the details of pHLIP in the interstitial region is difficult. In attempts to shed light on these issues, we performed constant pH molecular dynamics simulations on pHLIP as well as P20G, a variant with increased helicity, in solution at 0 and 150 mM NaCl over a broad range of pHs. In general, the addition of ions reduced the effective pKa of the acidic residues in pHLIP. P20G exhibits a higher helicity than pHLIP in general and is more compact than pHLIP at pH values under 4. In terms of charge effects, sodium cations localized predominantly to the C-terminus of the peptide with a high density of acidic residues. Additionally, the salt bridge between R11 and D14 is by far the most favored and particularly so with pHLIP at 150 mM NaCl. We expect that this approach will be a valuable tool to screen variants of pHLIP for favorable properties in solution, an aspect of pHLIP design that to this point has largely been neglected.
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- Nicolas Frazee
- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, WVU Cancer Institute, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Vanuzzo G, Caracciolo A, Minton TK, Balucani N, Casavecchia P, de Falco C, Baggioli A, Cavallotti C. Crossed-Beam and Theoretical Studies of the O( 3P, 1D) + Benzene Reactions: Primary Products, Branching Fractions, and Role of Intersystem Crossing. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:8434-8453. [PMID: 34533308 PMCID: PMC8488941 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c06913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
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Reliable modeling
of hydrocarbon oxidation relies critically on
knowledge of the branching fractions (BFs) as a function of temperature
(T) and pressure (p) for the products
of the reaction of the hydrocarbon with atomic oxygen in its ground
state, O(3P). During the past decade, we have performed
in-depth investigations of the reactions of O(3P) with
a variety of small unsaturated hydrocarbons using the crossed molecular
beam (CMB) technique with universal mass spectrometric
(MS) detection and time-of-flight (TOF) analysis, combined with synergistic
theoretical calculations of the relevant potential energy surfaces
(PESs) and statistical computations of product BFs, including intersystem
crossing (ISC). This has allowed us to determine the primary products,
their BFs, and extent of ISC to ultimately provide theoretical channel-specific
rate constants as a function of T and p. In this work, we have extended this approach to the oxidation of
one of the most important species involved in the combustion of aromatics:
the benzene (C6H6) molecule. Despite extensive
experimental and theoretical studies on the kinetics and dynamics
of the O(3P) + C6H6 reaction, the
relative importance of the C6H5O (phenoxy) +
H open-shell products and of the spin-forbidden C5H6 (cyclopentadiene) + CO and phenol adduct closed-shell products
are still open issues, which have hampered the development of reliable
benzene combustion models. With the CMB technique, we have investigated
the reaction dynamics of O(3P) + benzene at a collision
energy (Ec) of 8.2 kcal/mol, focusing
on the occurrence of the phenoxy + H and spin-forbidden C5H6 + CO and phenol channels in order to shed further light
on the dynamics of this complex and important reaction, including
the role of ISC. Concurrently, we have also investigated the reaction
dynamics of O(1D) + benzene at the same Ec. Synergistic high-level electronic structure calculations
of the underlying triplet/singlet PESs, including nonadiabatic couplings,
have been performed to complement and assist the interpretation of
the experimental results. Statistical (RRKM)/master equation (ME)
computations of the product distribution and BFs on these PESs, with
inclusion of ISC, have been performed and compared to experiment.
In light of the reasonable agreement between the CMB experiment, literature
kinetic experimental results, and theoretical predictions for the
O(3P) + benzene reaction, the so-validated computational
methodology has been used to predict (i) the BF between the C6H5O + H and C5H6 + CO channels
as a function of collision energy and temperature (at 0.1 and 1 bar),
showing that their increase progressively favors radical (phenoxy
+ H)-forming over molecule (C5H6 + CO and phenol
stabilization)-forming channels, and (ii) channel-specific rate constants
as a function of T and p, which
are expected to be useful for improved combustion models.
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- Gianmarco Vanuzzo
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- MOX - Modellistica e Calcolo Scientifico, Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica, Politecnico di Milano, 20131 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica, Politecnico di Milano, 20131 Milano, Italy
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Garcia-Gutierrez E, Cotter PD. Relevance of organ(s)-on-a-chip systems to the investigation of food-gut microbiota-host interactions. Crit Rev Microbiol 2021; 48:463-488. [PMID: 34591726 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2021.1979933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
The ever greater understanding of the composition and function of the gut microbiome has provided new opportunities with respect to understanding and treating human disease. However, the models employed for in vitro and in vivo animal studies do not always provide the required insights. As a result, one such alternative in vitro cell culture based system, organ-on-a-chip technology, has recently attracted attention as a means of obtaining data that is representative of responses in humans. Organ-on-a-chip systems are designed to mimic the interactions of different tissue elements that were missing from traditional two-dimensional tissue culture. While they do not traditionally include a microbiota component, organ-on-a-chip systems provide a potentially valuable means of characterising the interactions between the microbiome and human tissues with a view to providing even greater accuracy. From a dietary perspective, these microbiota-organ-on-a-chip combinations can help researchers to predict how the consumption of specific foods and ingredients can impact on human health and disease. We provide an overview of the relevance and interactions of the gut microbiota and the diet in human health, we summarise the components involved in the organ-on-a-chip systems, how these systems have been employed for microbiota based studies and their potential relevance to study the interplay between food-gut microbiota-host interactions.
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Ireland.,APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.,VistaMilk SFI Research Centre, Moorepark, Ireland
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Santra G, Semidalas E, Martin JML. Surprisingly Good Performance of XYG3 Family Functionals Using a Scaled KS-MP3 Correlation. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:9368-9376. [PMID: 34550706 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
Abstract
By adding a GLPT3 (third-order Görling-Levy perturbation theory, or KS-MP3) term E3 to the XYG7 form for a double hybrid, we are able to bring down WTMAD2 (weighted total mean absolute deviation) for the very large and chemically diverse GMTKN55 benchmark to an unprecedented 1.17 kcal/mol, competitive with much costlier composite wave function ab initio approaches. Intriguingly, (a) the introduction of E3 makes an empirical dispersion correction redundant; (b) generalized gradient approximation (GGA) or meta-GGA semilocal correlation functionals offer no advantage over the local density approximation (LDA) in this framework; (c) if a dispersion correction is retained, then simple Slater exchange leads to no significant loss in accuracy. It is possible to create a six-parameter functional with WTMAD2 = 1.42 that has no post-LDA density functional theory components and no dispersion correction in the final energy.
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- Golokesh Santra
- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001 Reḥovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001 Reḥovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001 Reḥovot, Israel
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Chang M, Wei Y, Liu D, Wang JX, Chen JF. A General Strategy for Instantaneous and Continuous Synthesis of Ultrasmall Metal-Organic Framework Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:26390-26396. [PMID: 34590398 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202112250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Ultrasmall metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) may generate unique properties to expand the scope of applications. However, the synthesis is still a great challenge. Herein, we propose a strategy to synthesize ultrasmall MOFs by high gravity technology. With the aid of tremendous intensification of molecular mixing and mass transfer in high-gravity field, six typical MOFs were obtained instantaneously in a continuous way. These samples are monodispersed with sub-5 nm in size, smaller than the previously reported values and even close to the length of one crystal unit cell. As a proof-of-concept, catalytic activity for Knoevenagel reaction can be significantly enhanced using ultrasmall ZIF-8. Conversion time of benzaldehyde was decreased by 94 % or 75 % compared to those using conventional or hierarchically porous ZIF-8. More importantly, this approach is readily scalable with the highest space-time yield for nano-MOFs, which may promote the convenient synthesis and practical applications of ultrasmall MOFs in large-scale.
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- Miao Chang
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.,Research Center of the Ministry of Education for High Gravity Engineering and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.,Research Center of the Ministry of Education for High Gravity Engineering and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.,Research Center of the Ministry of Education for High Gravity Engineering and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.,Research Center of the Ministry of Education for High Gravity Engineering and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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The Potential of Cellulose as a Source of Bioethanol using the Solid Catalyst: A Mini-Review. BULLETIN OF CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING & CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.9767/bcrec.16.3.10635.661-672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
One of the most important biofuels is cellulose ethanol which is a popular material for bioethanol production. The present cellulosic ethanol production is through the cellulolytic process and this involves the splitting of complex cellulose into simple sugars through the hydrolysis process of the lignocellulose pretreated with acids and enzymes after which the product is fermented and distilled. There are, however, some challenges due to the enzymatic and acid processes based on the fact that acid hydrolysis has the ability to corrode equipment and cause unwanted waste while the enzymatic hydrolysis process requires a longer time because enzymes are costly and limited. This means there is a need for innovations to minimize the problems associated with these two processes and this led to the application of solid catalysts as the green and effective catalyst to convert cellulose to ethanol. Solid catalysts are resistant to acid and base conditions, have a high surface area, and do not cause corrosion during the conversion of the cellulose due to their neutral pH. This review, therefore, includes the determination of the cellulose potential as feedstock to be used in ethanol production as well as the preparation and application of solid catalyst as the mechanism to convert cellulose into fuel and chemicals. Copyright © 2021 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
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Chang MP, Huang W, Mai DJ. Monomer‐scale design of functional protein polymers using consensus repeat sequences. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Marina P. Chang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Stanford University Stanford California USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Stanford University Stanford California USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Stanford University Stanford California USA
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Zhu Q, Liu C. The future directions of synthetic chemistry. PURE APPL CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/pac-2021-0706] [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]
Abstract
Abstract
After being developed over hundred years, synthetic chemistry has created numerous new molecules and new materials to support a better life welfare. Even so, many challenges still remain in synthetic chemistry, higher selectivity, higher efficiency, environmental benign and sustainable energy are never been so wistful before. Herein, several topics surrounded the ability improvement of synthesis and the application enhancement of synthesis will be briefly discussed.
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- Qing Zhu
- State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Suzhou Research Institute, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Lanzhou 730000 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Suzhou Research Institute, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Lanzhou 730000 , P. R. China
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Features of Hydrogen Reduction of Fe(CN) 63- Ions in Aqueous Solutions: Effect of Hydrogen Dissolved in Palladium Nanoparticles. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11102587. [PMID: 34685028 PMCID: PMC8539056 DOI: 10.3390/nano11102587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Preliminary saturation of 2.6 nm palladium nanoparticles with hydrogen accelerates the reduction of Fe(CN)63− ions in aqueous solution three to four-fold. An analytical equation was derived describing the hydrogen saturation of palladium nanoparticles and the dependence of their catalytic activity on the hydrogen content in the metal. The specific rate constants of reduction do not depend on the content of palladium nanoparticles in the solution. A change in the temperature and pH or stirring of the solution do not affect the rate of catalytic reaction. Approaches to optimization of palladium-catalyzed reactions involving hydrogen are substantiated.
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Dzieszkowski K, Słotwiński M, Rafińska K, Muzioł TM, Rafiński Z. NHC-catalyzed enantioselective C2-functionalization of 3-hydroxychromenones via α,β-unsaturated acyl azoliums. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:9999-10002. [PMID: 34490868 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03708k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
A novel synthetic method for enantioselective C2-functionalization of 3-hydroxychromenones promoted by N-heterocyclic carbenes via the formation of α,β-unsaturated acyl azolium intermediates, which occurs with Coates-Claisen rearrangement is established. This synthetic strategy enabled the rapid assembly of enantiomerically enriched δ-hydroxychromenone-derived esters/amides under mild conditions with good to excellent yields and broad substrate scope.
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- Krzysztof Dzieszkowski
- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Faculty of Chemistry, 7 Gagarin Street, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.
| | - Michał Słotwiński
- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Faculty of Chemistry, 7 Gagarin Street, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.
| | - Katarzyna Rafińska
- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Faculty of Chemistry, 7 Gagarin Street, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.
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- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Faculty of Chemistry, 7 Gagarin Street, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.
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- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Faculty of Chemistry, 7 Gagarin Street, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.
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Greene D, Barton M, Luchko T, Shiferaw Y. Computational Analysis of Binding Interactions between the Ryanodine Receptor Type 2 and Calmodulin. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:10720-10735. [PMID: 34533024 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c03896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mutations in the cardiac ryanodine receptor type 2 (RyR2) have been linked to a variety of cardiac arrhythmias, such as catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT). RyR2 is regulated by calmodulin (CaM), and mutations that disrupt their interaction can cause aberrant calcium release, leading to an arrhythmia. It was recently shown that increasing the RyR2-CaM binding affinity could rescue a defective CPVT-related RyR2 channel to near wild-type behavior. However, the interactions that determine the binding affinity at the RyR2-CaM binding interface are not well understood. In this study, we identify the key domains and interactions, including several new interactions, involved in the binding of CaM to RyR2. Also, our comparison between the wild-type and V3599K mutant suggests how the RyR2-CaM binding affinity can be increased via a change in the central and N-terminal lobe binding contacts for CaM. This computational approach provides new insights into the effect of a mutation at the RyR2-CaM binding interface, and it may find utility in drug design for the future treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
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- D'Artagnan Greene
- Department of Physics, California State University, Northridge, California 91330, United States
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- Department of Physics, California State University, Northridge, California 91330, United States
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- Department of Physics, California State University, Northridge, California 91330, United States
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- Department of Physics, California State University, Northridge, California 91330, United States
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Pomogaeva AV, Timoshkin AY. Influence of the solvent on the Lewis acidity of antimony pentahalides and group 13 Lewis acids toward acetonitrile and pyridine. J Comput Chem 2021; 42:1792-1802. [PMID: 34227137 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Energetic effects of solvation of SbF5 , SbCl5 , and 21 group 13 Lewis acids (LA) and their molecular complexes with acetonitrile and pyridine are evaluated using SMD approach. Compared to the gas phase, solvation increases the stability of boron- and aluminum-containing complexes but decreases the stability of gallium and indium-containing homologs due to larger solation energies of free LA. New Lewis acidity scales, based on the Gibbs energy of dissociation of the molecular complexes LA·pyridine and LA·acetonitrile in the gas phase, in benzene and acetonitrile solutions, are proposed.
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- Anna V Pomogaeva
- Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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Cardenas MM, Saputra MA, Gordon DA, Sanchez AN, Yamamoto N, Gustafson JL. Catalytic atroposelective dynamic kinetic resolutions and kinetic resolutions towards 3-arylquinolines via S NAr. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:10087-10090. [PMID: 34515276 PMCID: PMC9799074 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04335h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Herein we report the catalytic atroposelective syntheses of pharmaceutically relevant 3-arylquinolines via the nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr) of thiophenols into 3-aryl-2-fluoroquinolines mediated by catalytic amounts of Cinchona alkaloid-derived ureas. These reactions displayed a spectrum of dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) and kinetic resolution (KR) characters depending upon the stereochemical stability of the starting material. Low barrier substrates proceeded via DKR while higher barrier substrates proceeded via KR. On the other hand, substrates with intermediate stabilities displayed hallmarks of both DKR and KR. Finally, we also show that we can functionalize the atropisomerically enriched quinolines into pharmaceutically privileged scaffolds with minimal observed racemization.
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- Mariel M Cardenas
- College of Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California, 92182-1030, USA.
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- College of Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California, 92182-1030, USA.
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- College of Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California, 92182-1030, USA.
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- College of Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California, 92182-1030, USA.
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- College of Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California, 92182-1030, USA.
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- College of Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California, 92182-1030, USA.
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Raheem AA, Murugan P, Shanmugam R, Praveen C. Azulene Bridged π-Distorted Chromophores: The Influence of Structural Symmetry on Optoelectrochemical and Photovoltaic Parameters. Chempluschem 2021; 86:1451-1460. [PMID: 34648248 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202100392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Conjugated chromophores possessing π-twisted functionality such as tetracyanobutadiene (TCBD) have emerged as promising active layer materials for organic photovoltaics (OPVs). In this study, we disclose the synthesis of two azulenyl chromophores containing one and two TCBD groups. The symmetrical and unsymmetrical structural characteristics of these molecules inflict dissimilar optoelectronic and electrochemical properties. Based on molar absorptivity, aggregation behavior, HOMO-LUMO energies and other quantum chemical parameters, the symmetrical molecule (TATC2) appears to be a better non-fullerene acceptor (NFA) compared to its unsymmetrical counterpart (TATC1). For instance, higher absorptivity and deeper HOMO-LUMO levels for TATC2 (23950 M-1 cm-1 ; -6.01 eV/-3.86 eV) over TATC1 (12200 M1 cm-1 ; -5.46 eV/-3.64 eV) was observed. Validating this structure-property relationship on solar cell prototypes exhibited higher photovoltaic parameters (VOC =0.54 V, FF=0.48, JSC =6.42 mA/cm2 ) for TATC2 than TATC1 (VOC =0.47 V, FF=0.38, JSC =5.77 mA/cm2 ). Though the device parameters are not high, this work uncovers the intrinsic properties of azulene-tethered twisted chromophores as potential π-semiconductor choice for NFA solar cells. In particular, this report explores the utility of azulene-based π-twisted semiconductors as acceptor material for OPVs with cell efficiencies of 1.70 and 1.04 % for TATC2 and TATC1 respectively.
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- Abbasriyaludeen Abdul Raheem
- Electrochemical Power Sources Division, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR Laboratory), Karaikudi-630003, Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, Ghaziabad District, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Electrochemical Power Sources Division, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR Laboratory), Karaikudi-630003, Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, Ghaziabad District, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College, Madurai-625009, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Electrochemical Power Sources Division, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR Laboratory), Karaikudi-630003, Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, Ghaziabad District, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Sherbrook EM, Genzink MJ, Park B, Guzei IA, Baik MH, Yoon TP. Chiral Brønsted acid-controlled intermolecular asymmetric [2 + 2] photocycloadditions. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5735. [PMID: 34593790 PMCID: PMC8484615 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25878-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Control over the stereochemistry of excited-state photoreactions remains a significant challenge in organic synthesis. Recently, it has become recognized that the photophysical properties of simple organic substrates can be altered upon coordination to Lewis acid catalysts, and that these changes can be exploited in the design of highly enantioselective catalytic photoreactions. Chromophore activation strategies, wherein simple organic substrates are activated towards photoexcitation upon binding to a Lewis acid catalyst, rank among the most successful asymmetric photoreactions. Herein, we show that chiral Brønsted acids can also catalyze asymmetric excited-state photoreactions by chromophore activation. This principle is demonstrated in the context of a highly enantio- and diastereoselective [2+2] photocycloaddition catalyzed by a chiral phosphoramide organocatalyst. Notably, the cyclobutane products arising from this method feature a trans-cis stereochemistry that is complementary to other enantioselective catalytic [2+2] photocycloadditions reported to date. Lewis acids have recently been shown to enable stereocontrol in photochemical cycloadditions, a difficult task due to the reactivity of excited-state compounds. Here the authors show that chiral Brønsted acids are competent chromophore activators in [2+2] cycloadditions, forming diastereomers disfavored in similar Lewis acid catalyzed photochemical reactions.
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- Evan M Sherbrook
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.,Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea. .,Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA.
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Largy E, König A, Ghosh A, Ghosh D, Benabou S, Rosu F, Gabelica V. Mass Spectrometry of Nucleic Acid Noncovalent Complexes. Chem Rev 2021; 122:7720-7839. [PMID: 34587741 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Nucleic acids have been among the first targets for antitumor drugs and antibiotics. With the unveiling of new biological roles in regulation of gene expression, specific DNA and RNA structures have become very attractive targets, especially when the corresponding proteins are undruggable. Biophysical assays to assess target structure as well as ligand binding stoichiometry, affinity, specificity, and binding modes are part of the drug development process. Mass spectrometry offers unique advantages as a biophysical method owing to its ability to distinguish each stoichiometry present in a mixture. In addition, advanced mass spectrometry approaches (reactive probing, fragmentation techniques, ion mobility spectrometry, ion spectroscopy) provide more detailed information on the complexes. Here, we review the fundamentals of mass spectrometry and all its particularities when studying noncovalent nucleic acid structures, and then review what has been learned thanks to mass spectrometry on nucleic acid structures, self-assemblies (e.g., duplexes or G-quadruplexes), and their complexes with ligands.
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- Eric Largy
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, IECB, UMS 3033, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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Ma K, Yue Y, Zhao L, Chao J, Yin C. A sequentially activated bioluminescent probe for observation of cellular H 2O 2 production induced by cysteine. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:10015-10018. [PMID: 34505120 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04015d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report herein a caged luciferin probe Cy-Hy as a sequentially activated probe to selectively and sensitively sense L-Cys and H2O2. The probe displayed fluorescence and bioluminescence responses toward the two analytes. Utilizing the present probe, cellular excess L-Cys-induced H2O2 up-regulation was observed for the first time in living MDA-MB-231 cells.
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- Kaiqing Ma
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Research Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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Saothayanun TK, Ogawa M. Mechanochemical syntheses of all-inorganic iodide perovskites from layered cesium titanate and bismuth (and antimony) iodide. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:10003-10006. [PMID: 34498022 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03615g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
All-inorganic iodide perovskites were prepared by a mechanochemical reaction between a layered cesium titanate and bismuth (or antimony) triiodide under ambient conditions. The layered cesium titanate was a sacrificial template and also acted as a milling media for the formation of the perovskite nanoparticles with the size of a few nanometres.
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- Taya Ko Saothayanun
- School of Energy Science and Engineering (ESE), Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), 555 Moo 1 Payupnai, Wangchan, Rayong 21210, Thailand.
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering (ESE), Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), 555 Moo 1 Payupnai, Wangchan, Rayong 21210, Thailand.
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Zhang X, Hu H, Liu W, Wang Y, Liu J, Wu P. Selective Heavy Atom Effect Forming Photosensitizing Hot Spots in Double-Stranded DNA Matrix. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:9205-9212. [PMID: 34529435 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Triplet exciton formation is essential for photosensitization-based photochemistry and photobiology. The heavy atom effect (HAE), in the form of either external or internal mode, is a basic mechanism for increasing the triplet exciton yield of photosensitizers. Herein, we report a new HAE mode by noncovalent cohosting of heavy atoms and photosensitizers in a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) matrix. With dsDNA bearing several thymine (T) or cytosine (C) mismatches, heavy atoms (e.g., Hg2+ or Ag+) and dsDNA-staining dyes (photosensitizers) were spatially adjoined in close proximity, thus resulting in enhanced phosphorescence and 1O2 generation from the photosensitizers. The dsDNA-hosted HAE provides highly selective recognition for the heavy atoms, which is not applicable in either the external or the internal mode. Considering the simpleness and efficiency of the spatially adjoined HAE, as well as the functionality of DNA, the proposed HAE mode is appealing for various singlet oxygen- and phosphorescence-related applications.
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- Xinfeng Zhang
- College of Material and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
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- Analytical & Testing Centre, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- College of Material and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
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- Analytical & Testing Centre, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Analytical & Testing Centre, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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Jiang GD, Li ZY, Mou LH, He SG. Dual Iron Sites in Activation of N 2 by Iron-Sulfur Cluster Anions Fe 5S 2- and Fe 5S 3. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:9269-9274. [PMID: 34533969 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Inspired by the fact that the active centers of natural nitrogenases are polynuclear iron-sulfur clusters, the reactivity of isolated iron-sulfur clusters toward N2 has received considerable attention to gain fundamental insights into the activation of the N≡N triple bond. Herein, a series of gas-phase iron-sulfur cluster anions FexSy- (x = 1-8, y = 0-x) were prepared and their reactivities toward N2 were investigated systematically by mass spectrometry. Among the 44 investigated clusters, only Fe5S2- and Fe5S3- showed superior reactivity toward N2. Theoretical results revealed that N2 binds molecularly to the iron sites of Fe5S2,3- in a common end-on coordination mode with an unprecedented back-donation interaction from the localized d-d bonding orbitals of Fe-Fe sites to the π* antibonding orbitals of N2. This is the first example to disclose the significant contribution of the dual metal sites rather than the single metal atom to N2 adsorption in the prevalent end-on binding mode.
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- Gui-Duo Jiang
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Kofod N, Nielsen LG, Sørensen TJ. Temperature Dependence of Fundamental Photophysical Properties of [Eu(MeOH- d4) 9] 3+ Solvates and [Eu·DOTA(MeOH- d4)] - Complexes. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:8347-8357. [PMID: 34546039 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c04994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The trivalent lanthanide ions show optical transitions between energy levels within the 4f shell. All these transitions are formally forbidden according to the quantum mechanical selection rules used in molecular photophysics. Nevertheless, highly luminescent complexes can be achieved, and terbium(III) and europium(III) ions are particularly efficient emitters. This report started when an apparent lack of data in the literature led us to revisit the fundamental photophysics of europium(III). The photophysical properties of two complexes-[Eu·DOTA(MeOH-d4)]- and [Eu(MeOH-d4)9]3+-were investigated in deuterated methanol at five different temperatures. Absorption spectra showed decreased absorbance as the temperature was increased. Luminescence spectra and time-resolved emission decay profiles showed a decrease in intensity and lifetime as the temperature was increased. Having corrected the emission spectra for the actual number of absorbed photons and differences in the non-radiative pathways, the relative emission probability was revealed. These were found to increase with increasing temperature. The transition probability for luminescence was shown to increase with temperature, while the transition probability for light absorption decreased. The changes in transition probabilities were correlated with a change in the symmetry of the absorber or emitter, with an average increase in symmetry lowering absorbance and access to more asymmetric structures increasing the emission rate constant. Determining luminescence quantum yields and the Einstein coefficient for spontaneous emission allowed us to conclude that lowering symmetry increases both. Furthermore, it was found that collisional self-quenching is an issue for lanthanide luminescence, when high concentrations are used. Finally, detailed analysis revealed results that show the so-called "Werts' method" for calculating radiative lifetimes and intrinsic quantum yields is based on assumptions that do not hold for the two systems investigated here. We conclude that we are lacking a good theoretical description of the intraconfigurational f-f transitions, and that there are still aspects of fundamental lanthanide photophysics to be explored.
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- Nicolaj Kofod
- Nano-Science Center and Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100 København Ø, Denmark
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- Nano-Science Center and Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100 København Ø, Denmark
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- Nano-Science Center and Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100 København Ø, Denmark
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Kawano SI, Kawada S, Matsubuchi A, Tanaka K. Metalloporphyrins substituted with N-carbazolyl groups quadruply at meso positions. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2021. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424621501170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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As a new family of porphyrinoids with broad absorption bands that efficiently harvest sunlight, the metal complexes of a porphyrin quadruply substituted with [Formula: see text]-carbazolyl groups at the meso positions were photometrically and structurally characterized. The porphyrins exhibited characteristic broad bands in the range of 450–500 nm, due to the charge transfer band from carbazole to porphyrin. Ligand exchange at the axial position of the zinc complex with an aquo ligand affected the absorption spectrum, and a hyper-hypsochromic shift of the broad band was observed by the coordination of methanol. Furthermore, the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) levels of the metalloporphyrins were lowered by the electron-withdrawing effect of the perpendicularly oriented carbazolyl groups. In the solid state, zinc-porphyrin was self-assembled into a one-dimensional coordination polymer by intermolecular axial coordination.
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- Shin-ichiro Kawano
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furocho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furocho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furocho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furocho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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Bahrin LG, Nicolescu A, Shova S, Marangoci NL, Birsa LM, Sarbu LG. Nitrogen-Based Linkers with a Mesitylene Core: Synthesis and Characterization. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26195952. [PMID: 34641496 PMCID: PMC8512016 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26195952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mesitylene was used as a core in seven new tritopic nitrogen containing linkers. Three of the linkers, each containing three nitrile groups, were obtained through Suzuki, Sonogashira and Heck-type coupling reactions. Next, these were converted to tetrazol-5-yl moieties by the cycloaddition of sodium azide to the nitrile functionalities. The last linker, containing three 1,2,3-triazol-4-yl moieties, was synthesized by the Huisgen cycloaddition of phenyl azide to the corresponding alkyne. The latter was obtained via a Corey–Fuchs reaction sequence from the previously reported formyl derivative. As the proof of concept for their potential in MOF design, one of the nitriles was used to build an Ag-based network.
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- Lucian Gabriel Bahrin
- Intelcentre, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, 41A Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda, 700487 Iasi, Romania; (A.N.); (S.S.); (N.L.M.)
- Correspondence: (L.G.B.); (L.G.S.)
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- Intelcentre, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, 41A Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda, 700487 Iasi, Romania; (A.N.); (S.S.); (N.L.M.)
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- Intelcentre, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, 41A Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda, 700487 Iasi, Romania; (A.N.); (S.S.); (N.L.M.)
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- Intelcentre, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, 41A Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda, 700487 Iasi, Romania; (A.N.); (S.S.); (N.L.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, 11 Carol I Blvd., 700506 Iasi, Romania;
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- Department of Chemistry, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, 11 Carol I Blvd., 700506 Iasi, Romania;
- Correspondence: (L.G.B.); (L.G.S.)
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Langford J, Xu X, Yang Y. Plasmon Character Index: An Accurate and Efficient Metric for Identifying and Quantifying Plasmons in Molecules. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:9391-9397. [PMID: 34551254 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Plasmons, which are collective and coherent oscillations of charge carriers driven by an external field, play an important role in applications such as solar energy harvesting, sensing, and catalysis. Conventionally, plasmons are found in bulk and nanomaterials and can be described with classical electrodynamics. In recent years, plasmons have also been identified in molecules, and these molecules have been utilized to build plasmonic devices. As molecular plasmons can no longer be described by classical electrodynamics, a description using quantum mechanics is necessary. In this Letter, we develop a quantum metric to accurately and efficiently identify and quantify plasmons in molecules. A number, which we call the plasmon character index (PCI), can be calculated for each electronic excited state and describes the plasmonicity of the excitation. PCI is developed from the collective and coherent excitation picture in orbitals and shows excellent agreement with the predictions from scaled time-dependent density functional theory but is vastly more computationally efficient. Therefore, PCI can be a useful tool in identifying and quantifying plasmons and will inform the rational design of plasmonic molecules and nanoclusters.
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- James Langford
- Theoretical Chemistry Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Theoretical Chemistry Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Theoretical Chemistry Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Impact of Posttranslational Modification in Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Focusing on Citrullination, Carbamylation, and Acetylation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910576. [PMID: 34638916 PMCID: PMC8508717 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is caused by prolonged periodic interactions between genetic, environmental, and immunologic factors. Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) such as citrullination, carbamylation, and acetylation are correlated with the pathogenesis of RA. PTM and cell death mechanisms such as apoptosis, autophagy, NETosis, leukotoxic hypercitrullination (LTH), and necrosis are related to each other and induce autoantigenicity. Certain microbial infections, such as those caused by Porphyromonasgingivalis, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, and Prevotella copri, can induce autoantigens in RA. Anti-modified protein antibodies (AMPA) containing anti-citrullinated protein/peptide antibodies (ACPAs), anti-carbamylated protein (anti-CarP) antibodies, and anti-acetylated protein antibodies (AAPAs) play a role in pathogenesis as well as in prediction, diagnosis, and prognosis. Interestingly, smoking is correlated with both PTMs and AMPAs in the development of RA. However, there is lack of evidence that smoking induces the generation of AMPAs.
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Petroff AB, Weir RL, Yates CR, Ng JD, Baudry J. Sequential Dynamics of Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1(SCD1)/Ligand Binding and Unbinding Mechanism: A Computational Study. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11101435. [PMID: 34680068 PMCID: PMC8533217 DOI: 10.3390/biom11101435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD1 or delta-9 desaturase, D9D) is a key metabolic protein that modulates cellular inflammation and stress, but overactivity of SCD1 is associated with diseases, including cancer and metabolic syndrome. This transmembrane endoplasmic reticulum protein converts saturated fatty acids into monounsaturated fatty acids, primarily stearoyl-CoA into oleoyl-CoA, which are critical products for energy metabolism and membrane composition. The present computational molecular dynamics study characterizes the molecular dynamics of SCD1 with substrate, product, and as an apoprotein. The modeling of SCD1:fatty acid interactions suggests that: (1) SCD1:CoA moiety interactions open the substrate-binding tunnel, (2) SCD1 stabilizes a substrate conformation favorable for desaturation, and (3) SCD1:product interactions result in an opening of the tunnel, possibly allowing product exit into the surrounding membrane. Together, these results describe a highly dynamic series of SCD1 conformations resulting from the enzyme:cofactor:substrate interplay that inform drug-discovery efforts.
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- Anna B. Petroff
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA; (A.B.P.); (J.D.N.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA;
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Oxford, MS 38677, USA;
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA; (A.B.P.); (J.D.N.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA; (A.B.P.); (J.D.N.)
- Correspondence:
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