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Nan K, Jiang YN, Li M, Wang B. Recent Progress in Diboronic-Acid-Based Glucose Sensors. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:618. [PMID: 37366983 DOI: 10.3390/bios13060618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Non-enzymatic sensors with the capability of long-term stability and low cost are promising in glucose monitoring applications. Boronic acid (BA) derivatives offer a reversible and covalent binding mechanism for glucose recognition, which enables continuous glucose monitoring and responsive insulin release. To improve selectivity to glucose, a diboronic acid (DBA) structure design has been explored and has become a hot research topic for real-time glucose sensing in recent decades. This paper reviews the glucose recognition mechanism of boronic acids and discusses different glucose sensing strategies based on DBA-derivatives-based sensors reported in the past 10 years. The tunable pKa, electron-withdrawing properties, and modifiable group of phenylboronic acids were explored to develop various sensing strategies, including optical, electrochemical, and other methods. However, compared to the numerous monoboronic acid molecules and methods developed for glucose monitoring, the diversity of DBA molecules and applied sensing strategies remains limited. The challenges and opportunities are also highlighted for the future of glucose sensing strategies, which need to consider practicability, advanced medical equipment fitment, patient compliance, as well as better selectivity and tolerance to interferences.
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- Ke Nan
- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cixi Biomedical Research Institute, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cixi Biomedical Research Institute, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
- International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Ningbo Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo 315300, China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cixi Biomedical Research Institute, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
- International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Ningbo Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo 315300, China
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Valdes-García J, Zamora-Moreno J, Salomón-Flores MK, Martínez-Otero D, Barroso-Flores J, Yatsimirsky AK, Bazany-Rodríguez IJ, Dorazco-González A. Fluorescence Sensing of Monosaccharides by Bis-boronic Acids Derived from Quinolinium Dicarboxamides: Structural and Spectroscopic Studies. J Org Chem 2023; 88:2174-2189. [PMID: 36735858 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Three new diboronic acid-substituted bisquinolinium salts were synthesized, structurally described by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and studied in-depth as fluorescent receptors for six monosaccharides and two open-chain polyols in water at physiological pH. The dicationic pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide-based receptors contain two N-quinolinium rings as the fluorescent units covalently linked to three different isomers of phenylboronic acid (ortho, 2; meta, 3; and para, 4) as chelating binding sites for polyols. Additions of glucose/fructose in the micromolar concentration range to receptors 2 and 3 induce significant fluorescence changes, but in the presence of arabinose, galactose, mannose, and xylose, only modest optical changes are observed. This optical change is attributed to a static photoinduced electron transfer mechanism. The meta-diboronic receptor 3 exhibited a high affinity/selectivity toward glucose (K = 3800 M-1) over other monosaccharides including common interfering species such as fructose and mannitol. Based on multiple spectroscopic tools, electrospray ionization high-resolution mass spectrometry, crystal structures, and density functional theory calculations, the binding mode between 3 and glucose is proposed as a 1:1 complex with the glucofuranose form involving a cooperative chelating diboronate binding. These results demonstrate the usefulness of a new set of cationic fluorescent diboronic acid receptors with a strong ability for optical recognition of glucose in the sub-millimolar concentration range.
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- Josue Valdes-García
- Institute of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Institute of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Institute of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Centro Conjunto de Investigación en Química Sustentable UAEM-UNAM, Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Toluca 50200, Estado de México, México
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- Institute of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico.,Centro Conjunto de Investigación en Química Sustentable UAEM-UNAM, Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Toluca 50200, Estado de México, México
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F. 04510, México
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Lara-Cruz GA, Jaramillo-Botero A. Molecular Level Sucrose Quantification: A Critical Review. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:9511. [PMID: 36502213 PMCID: PMC9740140 DOI: 10.3390/s22239511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Sucrose is a primary metabolite in plants, a source of energy, a source of carbon atoms for growth and development, and a regulator of biochemical processes. Most of the traditional analytical chemistry methods for sucrose quantification in plants require sample treatment (with consequent tissue destruction) and complex facilities, that do not allow real-time sucrose quantification at ultra-low concentrations (nM to pM range) under in vivo conditions, limiting our understanding of sucrose roles in plant physiology across different plant tissues and cellular compartments. Some of the above-mentioned problems may be circumvented with the use of bio-compatible ligands for molecular recognition of sucrose. Nevertheless, problems such as the signal-noise ratio, stability, and selectivity are some of the main challenges limiting the use of molecular recognition methods for the in vivo quantification of sucrose. In this review, we provide a critical analysis of the existing analytical chemistry tools, biosensors, and synthetic ligands, for sucrose quantification and discuss the most promising paths to improve upon its limits of detection. Our goal is to highlight the criteria design need for real-time, in vivo, highly sensitive and selective sucrose sensing capabilities to enable further our understanding of living organisms, the development of new plant breeding strategies for increased crop productivity and sustainability, and ultimately to contribute to the overarching need for food security.
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- Omicas Alliance, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali 760031, Colombia
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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Harvey DJ. ANALYSIS OF CARBOHYDRATES AND GLYCOCONJUGATES BY MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION/IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY: AN UPDATE FOR 2015-2016. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2021; 40:408-565. [PMID: 33725404 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This review is the ninth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry to the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates and brings coverage of the literature to the end of 2016. Also included are papers that describe methods appropriate to analysis by MALDI, such as sample preparation techniques, even though the ionization method is not MALDI. Topics covered in the first part of the review include general aspects such as theory of the MALDI process, matrices, derivatization, MALDI imaging, fragmentation and arrays. The second part of the review is devoted to applications to various structural types such as oligo- and poly-saccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, glycosides and biopharmaceuticals. Much of this material is presented in tabular form. The third part of the review covers medical and industrial applications of the technique, studies of enzyme reactions and applications to chemical synthesis. The reported work shows increasing use of combined new techniques such as ion mobility and the enormous impact that MALDI imaging is having. MALDI, although invented over 30 years ago is still an ideal technique for carbohydrate analysis and advancements in the technique and range of applications show no sign of deminishing. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- David J Harvey
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7FZ, United Kingdom
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Bian Z, Liu A, Li Y, Fang G, Yao Q, Zhang G, Wu Z. Boronic acid sensors with double recognition sites: a review. Analyst 2020; 145:719-744. [PMID: 31829324 DOI: 10.1039/c9an00741e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Boronic acids reversibly and covalently bind to Lewis bases and polyols, which facilitated the development of a large number of chemical sensors to recognize carbohydrates, catecholamines, ions, hydrogen peroxide, and so on. However, as the binding mechanism of boronic acids and analytes is not very clear, it is still a challenge to discover sensors with high affinity and selectivity. In this review, boronic acid sensors with two recognition sites, including diboronic acid sensors, and monoboronic acid sensors having another group or binding moiety, are summarized. Owing to double recognition sites working synergistically, the binding affinity and selectivity of sensors can be improved significantly. This review may help researchers to sort out the binding rules and develop ideal boronic acid-based sensors.
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- Zhancun Bian
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250200, Shandong, China.
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Fang G, Wang H, Bian Z, Sun J, Liu A, Fang H, Liu B, Yao Q, Wu Z. Recent development of boronic acid-based fluorescent sensors. RSC Adv 2018; 8:29400-29427. [PMID: 35548017 PMCID: PMC9084483 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra04503h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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As Lewis acids, boronic acids can bind with 1,2- or 1,3-diols in aqueous solution reversibly and covalently to form five or six cyclic esters, thus resulting in significant fluorescence changes. Based on this phenomenon, boronic acid compounds have been well developed as sensors to recognize carbohydrates or other substances. Several reviews in this area have been reported before, however, novel boronic acid-based fluorescent sensors have emerged in large numbers in recent years. This paper reviews new boron-based sensors from the last five years that can detect carbohydrates such as glucose, ribose and sialyl Lewis A/X, and other substances including catecholamines, reactive oxygen species, and ionic compounds. And emerging electrochemically related fluorescent sensors and functionalized boronic acid as new materials including nanoparticles, smart polymer gels, and quantum dots were also involved. By summarizing and discussing these newly developed sensors, we expect new inspiration in the design of boronic acid-based fluorescent sensors.
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- Guiqian Fang
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250200 Shandong China
- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province Jinan 250062 Shandong China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250200 Shandong China
- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province Jinan 250062 Shandong China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250200 Shandong China
- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province Jinan 250062 Shandong China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250200 Shandong China
- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province Jinan 250062 Shandong China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250200 Shandong China
- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province Jinan 250062 Shandong China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University Jinan Shandong 250012 China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250200 Shandong China
- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province Jinan 250062 Shandong China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250200 Shandong China
- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province Jinan 250062 Shandong China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250200 Shandong China
- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health Jinan 250062 Shandong China
- Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province Jinan 250062 Shandong China
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Boronic acid-based chemical sensors for saccharides. Carbohydr Res 2017; 452:129-148. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2017.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Revised: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Zhang XT, Wang S, Xing GW. Boronlectin/Polyelectrolyte Ensembles as Artificial Tongue: Design, Construction, and Application for Discriminative Sensing of Complex Glycoconjugates from Panax ginseng. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:3368-3375. [PMID: 28071886 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b13363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Ginsenoside is a large family of triterpenoid saponins from Panax ginseng, which possesses various important biological functions. Due to the very similar structures of these complex glycoconjugates, it is crucial to develop a powerful analytic method to identify ginsenosides qualitatively or quantitatively. We herein report an eight-channel fluorescent sensor array as artificial tongue to achieve the discriminative sensing of ginsenosides. The fluorescent cross-responsive array was constructed by four boronlectins bearing flexible boronic acid moieties (FBAs) with multiple reactive sites and two linear poly(phenylene-ethynylene) (PPEs). An "on-off-on" response pattern was afforded on the basis of superquenching of fluorescent indicator PPEs and an analyte-induced allosteric indicator displacement (AID) process. Most importantly, it was found that the canonical distribution of ginsenoside data points analyzed by linear discriminant analysis (LDA) was highly correlated with the inherent molecular structures of the analytes, and the absence of overlaps among the five point groups reflected the effectiveness of the sensor array in the discrimination process. Almost all of the unknown ginsenoside samples at different concentrations were correctly identified on the basis of the established mathematical model. Our current work provided a general and constructive method to improve the quality assessment and control of ginseng and its extracts, which are useful and helpful for further discriminating other complex glycoconjugate families.
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- Xiao-Tai Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University , Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University , Beijing 100875, China
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Zhang XT, Wang S, Xing GW. Aggregates-Based Boronlectins with Pyrene as Fluorophore: Multichannel Discriminative Sensing of Monosaccharides and Their Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:12007-12017. [PMID: 27110925 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b01940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Four-channel fluorescence assay toward six monosaccharides was achieved by employing two novel pyrene-functionalized boronlectins with flexible diboronic acid as receptors. The effects of pH values and aging time on the sensor properties were thoroughly evaluated by UV-vis, fluorescence spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering. We find that the fluorescence relative ratios were highly correlated with analyte concentrations at μM level. The flexibility of the receptors was perceived as an indispensable factor to produce diverse fluorescence signals toward different monosaccharides. Most importantly, integration of four fluorescence channels derived from the two sensors enables an excellent discrimination for all tested monosaccharides at a certain concentration or a concentration range via linear discriminant analysis (LDA). It is proposed that the multiple flexible linkers in the boronlectins could increase their self-adaptive capacity for different analytes, and facilitate the formation of stable boronlectin-sugar aggregate assemblies. In addition, practical sensing of glucose in the simulative blood and urine was illustrated to be feasible in the presence of interferences at physiological concentrations.
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- Xiao-Tai Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University , Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University , Beijing 100875, China
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