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Fan Y, El Rhaz A, Maisonneuve S, Gillon E, Fatthalla M, Le Bideau F, Laurent G, Messaoudi S, Imberty A, Xie J. Photoswitchable glycoligands targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa LecA. Beilstein J Org Chem 2024; 20:1486-1496. [PMID: 38978747 PMCID: PMC11228623 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.20.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024] Open
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Biofilm formation is one of main causes of bacterial antimicrobial resistance infections. It is known that the soluble lectins LecA and LecB, produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, play a key role in biofilm formation and lung infection. Bacterial lectins are therefore attractive targets for the development of new antibiotic-sparing anti-infective drugs. Building synthetic glycoconjugates for the inhibition and modulation of bacterial lectins have shown promising results. Light-sensitive lectin ligands could allow the modulation of lectins activity with precise spatiotemporal control. Despite the potential of photoswitchable tools, few photochromic lectin ligands have been developed. We have designed and synthesized several O- and S-galactosyl azobenzenes as photoswitchable ligands of LecA and evaluated their binding affinity with isothermal titration calorimetry. We show that the synthesized monovalent glycoligands possess excellent photophysical properties and strong affinity for targeted LecA with K d values in the micromolar range. Analysis of the thermodynamic contribution indicates that the Z-azobenzene isomers have a systematically stronger favorable enthalpy contribution than the corresponding E-isomers, but due to stronger unfavorable entropy, they are in general of lower affinity. The validation of this proof-of-concept and the dissection of thermodynamics of binding will help for the further development of lectin ligands that can be controlled by light.
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- Yu Fan
- Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, Institut d'Alembert, CNRS, Photophysique et Photochimie Supramoléculaires et Macromoléculaires, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, BioCIS, 92290, Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, Institut d'Alembert, CNRS, Photophysique et Photochimie Supramoléculaires et Macromoléculaires, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CERMAV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, BioCIS, 92290, Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, Institut d'Alembert, CNRS, Photophysique et Photochimie Supramoléculaires et Macromoléculaires, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratoire de Synthèse Organique, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, ENSTA, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CERMAV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, Institut d'Alembert, CNRS, Photophysique et Photochimie Supramoléculaires et Macromoléculaires, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Romero-Ben E, Castillejos MC, Rosales-Barrios C, Expósito M, Ruda P, Castillo PM, Nardecchia S, de Vicente J, Khiar N. Divergent approach to nanoscale glycomicelles and photo-responsive supramolecular glycogels. Implications for drug delivery and photoswitching lectin affinity. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:10189-10205. [PMID: 37853786 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb01713c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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The field of stimuli-responsive supramolecular biomaterials has rapidly advanced in recent years, with potential applications in diverse areas such as cancer theranostics, tissue engineering, and catalysis. However, designing molecular materials that exhibit predetermined hierarchical self-assembly to control the size, morphology, surface chemistry, and responsiveness of the final nanostructures remains a significant challenge. In this study, we present a divergent synthetic approach for the fabrication of spherical micelles and functional 1D-glyconanotube-based photoresponsive gels from structurally related diazobenzene/diacetylene glycolipids. The resulting nanostructures were characterized using NMR, TEM, and SEM, confirming the formation of spherical and tubular nanostructures in both the gel and solution states. Upon UV irradiation, a reversible gel-sol transition was observed, resulting from the photoswitching of the azobenzene unit from the stretched trans form to the compact, metastable cis form. Our gels were shown to enable spatio-temporal control of the adhesion and release of the lectin Concanavalin A, demonstrating potential use as regenerable biomaterials to fight against infections with toxins and pathogens. Additionally, our micelles and gels were evaluated as nanocontainers for loading and controlled release of hydrophobic dyes and antitumoural agents, suggesting their possible use as smart theranostic drug delivery systems.
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- Elena Romero-Ben
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Functional Nanosystems Group, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Seville, Spain.
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- Asymmetric Synthesis and Functional Nanosystems Group, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Seville, Spain.
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- Asymmetric Synthesis and Functional Nanosystems Group, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Seville, Spain.
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- Asymmetric Synthesis and Functional Nanosystems Group, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Seville, Spain.
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- Asymmetric Synthesis and Functional Nanosystems Group, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Seville, Spain.
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- Asymmetric Synthesis and Functional Nanosystems Group, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Seville, Spain.
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- Department of Applied Physics and Excellence Research Unit 'Modeling Nature' (MNat), Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, C/Fuentenueva s/n, 18071 - Granada, Spain
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- Department of Applied Physics and Excellence Research Unit 'Modeling Nature' (MNat), Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, C/Fuentenueva s/n, 18071 - Granada, Spain
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- Asymmetric Synthesis and Functional Nanosystems Group, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Seville, Spain.
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Velema WA. Exploring antibiotic resistance with chemical tools. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:6148-6158. [PMID: 37039397 PMCID: PMC10194278 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc00759f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Antibiotic resistance is an enormous problem that is accountable for over a million deaths annually, with numbers expected to significantly increase over the coming decades. Although some of the underlying causes leading up to antibiotic resistance are well understood, many of the molecular processes involved remain elusive. To better appreciate at a molecular level how resistance emerges, customized chemical biology tools can offer a solution. This Feature Article attempts to provide an overview of the wide variety of tools that have been developed over the last decade, by highlighting some of the more illustrative examples. These include the use of fluorescent, photoaffinity and activatable antibiotics and bacterial components to start to unravel the molecular mechanisms involved in resistance. The antibiotic crisis is an eminent global threat and requires the continuous development of creative chemical tools to dissect and ultimately counteract resistance.
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- Willem A Velema
- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Wang Z, Maisonneuve S, Xie J. One-Pot Synthesis of Water-Soluble Glycosyl Azobenzenes and Their Photoswitching Properties in Water. J Org Chem 2022; 87:16165-16174. [PMID: 36445318 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Molecular photoswitches capable of reversible photoswitching in aqueous media are highly demanded for various biological applications and photopharmacology. Carbohydrates, as natural and abundant raw materials, provide opportunity to make photoswitches water-soluble through linking sugar to the photoswitching molecules. We have developed a one-pot synthesis method to prepare water-soluble glycosyl azobenzenes through DMC (2-chloro-1,3-dimethylimidazolinium chloride)-mediated glycosylation between sugar and dihydroxyazobenzenes (DHABs) in aqueous media. The scope of the method has been investigated with different mono- and disaccharides, as well as with p,p'- and o,o'-DHAB, with excellent 1,2-trans stereoselectivity. Diglycosylation products can also be obtained with an excess amount of monosaccharides in one step. We have also demonstrated the possibility of further functionalization on the azobenzene moiety of glycosyl azobenzene. Both mono- and diglycosyl azobenzenes showed excellent photoswitching properties in water with high fatigue resistance and good thermostability for the Z-isomers. Excellent E → Z photoisomerization of both mono- and diglycosylated azobenzenes (Z/E = 99/1) is observed under illumination at 365 nm, while back Z → E photoisomerization can be achieved with blue light (with E/Z = 80/20 at PSS485 for the diglycosyl derivative).
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- Zhaoxin Wang
- Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Photophysique et Photochimie Supramoléculaires et Macromoléculaires, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Photophysique et Photochimie Supramoléculaires et Macromoléculaires, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Photophysique et Photochimie Supramoléculaires et Macromoléculaires, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Berry J, Lindhorst TK, Despras G. Sulfur and Azobenzenes, a Profitable Liaison: Straightforward Synthesis of Photoswitchable Thioglycosides with Tunable Properties. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200354. [PMID: 35537915 PMCID: PMC9401004 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Azobenzene photoswitches are valuable tools for controlling properties of molecular systems with light. We have been investigating azobenzene glycoconjugates to probe carbohydrate‐protein interactions and to design glycoazobenzene macrocycles with chiroptical and physicochemical properties modulated by light irradiation. To date, direct conjugation of glycosides to azobenzenes was performed by reactions providing target compounds in limited yields. We therefore sought a more effective and reliable coupling method. In this paper, we report on a straightforward thioarylation of azobenzene derivatives with glycosyl thiols as well as other thiols, thereby increasing the scope of azobenzene conjugation. Even challenging unsymmetrical conjugates can be achieved in good yields via sequential or one‐pot procedures. Importantly, red‐shifted azoswitches, which are addressed with visible light, were easily functionalized. Additionally, by oxidation of the sulfide bridge to the respective sulfones, both the photochromic and the thermal relaxation properties of the core azobenzene can be tuned. Utilizing this option, we realized orthogonal three‐state photoswitching in mixtures containing two distinct azobenzene thioglycosides.
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- Jonathan Berry
- Otto Diels Institute of Organic Chemistry, Christiana Albertina University of Kiel, Otto-Hahn-Platz 3/4, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Otto Diels Institute of Organic Chemistry, Christiana Albertina University of Kiel, Otto-Hahn-Platz 3/4, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Otto Diels Institute of Organic Chemistry, Christiana Albertina University of Kiel, Otto-Hahn-Platz 3/4, 24118, Kiel, Germany.,Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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Osswald U, Boneberg J, Wittmann V. Photoswitching Affinity and Mechanism of Multivalent Lectin Ligands. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200267. [PMID: 35286724 PMCID: PMC9325471 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Multivalent receptor–ligand binding is a key principle in a plethora of biological recognition processes. Immense binding affinities can be achieved with the correct spatial orientation of the ligands. Accordingly, the incorporation of photoswitches, which can be used to reversibly change the spatial orientation of molecules, into multivalent ligands is a means to alter the binding affinity and possibly also the binding mode of such ligands. We report a divalent ligand for the model lectin wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) containing an arylazopyrazole photoswitch. This switch, which has recently been introduced as an alternative to the more commonly used azobenzene moiety, is characterized by almost quantitative E/Z photoswitching in both directions, high quantum yields, and high thermal stability of the Z isomer. The ligand was designed in a way that only one of the isomers is able to bridge adjacent binding sites of WGA leading to a chelating binding mode. Photoswitching induces an unprecedentedly high change in lectin binding affinity as determined by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). Furthermore, additional dynamic light scattering (DLS) data suggest that the binding mode of the ligand changes from chelating binding of the E isomer to crosslinking binding of the Z isomer.
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- Uwe Osswald
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Konstanz78457KonstanzGermany
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Jaeschke SO, Vom Sondern I, Lindhorst TK. Synthesis of regioisomeric maltose-based Man/Glc glycoclusters to control glycoligand presentation in 3D space. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:7013-7023. [PMID: 34350924 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob01150b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The investigation of carbohydrate recognition in a natural environment suffers from the complexity of overlapping functional effects such as multivalency and heteromultivalency effects. Another key factor in carbohydrate recognition is the presentation mode of glycoligands in three-dimensional (3D) space. In order to trace out the effect of 3D ligand presentation, we utilized an oligosaccharide model to precisely control the spatial relation between a mannose ligand (Man) and a glucose moiety (Glc). A disaccharide (maltose) served as a scaffold to alternately conjugate Man and Glc at position 6 and 6' of a synthetic maltoside, resulting in a pair of regioisomeric heterobivalent glycoclusters. The biological effect of this specific structural tuning was tested in a native system employing mannose-specific adhesion of live E. coli cells. Indeed, the variable 3D presentation of the Man ligand resulted in a 2-fold difference between the regioisomeric heterobivalent glycoclusters as inhibitors of bacterial adhesion. This can be considered a remarkable effect, which could be interpreted by computer-aided modelling of the complexes between the bacterial lectin and the synthetic regioisomeric glycoligands.
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- Sven Ole Jaeschke
- Christiana Albertina University of Kiel, Otto Diels Institute for Organic Chemistry, Otto-Hahn-Platz 3-4, D-24118 Kiel, Germany.
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Cheng HB, Zhang S, Qi J, Liang XJ, Yoon J. Advances in Application of Azobenzene as a Trigger in Biomedicine: Molecular Design and Spontaneous Assembly. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2007290. [PMID: 34028901 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Azobenzene is a well-known derivative of stimulus-responsive molecular switches and has shown superior performance as a functional material in biomedical applications. The results of multiple studies have led to the development of light/hypoxia-responsive azobenzene for biomedical use. In recent years, long-wavelength-responsive azobenzene has been developed. Matching the longer wavelength absorption and hypoxia-response characteristics of the azobenzene switch unit to the bio-optical window results in a large and effective stimulus response. In addition, azobenzene has been used as a hypoxia-sensitive connector via biological cleavage under appropriate stimulus conditions. This has resulted in on/off state switching of properties such as pharmacology and fluorescence activity. Herein, recent advances in the design and fabrication of azobenzene as a trigger in biomedicine are summarized.
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- Hong-Bo Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 North Third Ring Road, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 North Third Ring Road, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 North Third Ring Road, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, No. 11, First North Road, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Korea
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Fast E, Schlimm A, Lautenschläger I, Clausen KU, Strunskus T, Spormann C, Lindhorst TK, Tuczek F. Improving the Switching Capacity of Glyco-Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au(111). Chemistry 2020; 26:485-501. [PMID: 31660639 PMCID: PMC6973251 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) decorated with photoisomerizable azobenzene glycosides are useful tools for investigating the effect of ligand orientation on carbohydrate recognition. However, photoswitching of SAMs between two specific states is characterized by a limited capacity. The goal of this study is the improvement of photoswitchable azobenzene glyco-SAMs. Different concepts, in particular self-dilution and rigid biaryl backbones, have been investigated. The required SH-functionalized azobenzene glycoconjugates were synthesized through a modular approach, and the respective glyco-SAMs were fabricated on Au(111). Their photoswitching properties have been extensively investigated by applying a powerful set of methods (IRRAS, XPS, and NEXAFS). Indeed, the combination of tailor-made biaryl-azobenzene glycosides and suitable diluent molecules led to photoswitchable glyco-SAMs with a significantly enhanced and unprecedented switching capacity.
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- Ellen Fast
- Otto Diels Institute of Organic ChemistryChristian-Albrechts-University KielOtto-Hahn-Platz 424118KielGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryChristian-Albrechts-University KielMax-Eyth Straße 224118KielGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryChristian-Albrechts-University KielMax-Eyth Straße 224118KielGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryChristian-Albrechts-University KielMax-Eyth Straße 224118KielGermany
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- Institute for Materials Science—Multicomponent MaterialsChristian-Albrechts-University KielKaisertr. 224143KielGermany
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- Otto Diels Institute of Organic ChemistryChristian-Albrechts-University KielOtto-Hahn-Platz 424118KielGermany
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- Otto Diels Institute of Organic ChemistryChristian-Albrechts-University KielOtto-Hahn-Platz 424118KielGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryChristian-Albrechts-University KielMax-Eyth Straße 224118KielGermany
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