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Baschieri A, Jin Z, Amorati R, Vasa K, Baroncelli A, Menichetti S, Viglianisi C. Kinetic study of the reaction of thiophene-tocopherols with peroxyl radicals enlightenings the role of O˙⋯S noncovalent interactions in H-atom transfer. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:5965-5976. [PMID: 38984438 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00944d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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Three new α-tocopherol thiophene derivatives were efficiently synthesized, characterized and used for the first time as chain-breaking antioxidants for the inhibition of the autoxidation of reference oxidizable substrates. The rate constant of the reaction with alkylperoxyl (ROO˙) radicals and the stoichiometry of radical trapping (n) for the thiophene-tocopherol compounds were determined by measuring the oxygen consumption during the autoxidation of styrene or isopropylbenzene, using a differential pressure transducer. The measurement of the reaction with ROO˙ radicals in an apolar solvent at 30 °C showed inhibition rate constants (kinh) in the order of 104 M-1 s-1. To rationalise the kinetic results, the effect of the thiophene ring on the H-atom donation by O-H groups of the functionalized tocopherols was investigated by theoretical calculations. The importance of noncovalent interactions (including an unusual O˙⋯S bond) for the stability of the conformers has been shown, and the O-H bond dissociation enthalpy (BDE(OH)) of these derivatives was determined. Finally, the photophysical properties of these new compounds were investigated to understand if the addition of thiophene groups changes the absorption or emission spectra of the tocopherol skeleton for their possible application as luminescent molecular probes.
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- Andrea Baschieri
- Institute for Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity (ISOF), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via P. Gobetti 101, I-40129 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via P. Gobetti 85, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via P. Gobetti 85, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" - DICUS, University of Florence, Via Della Lastruccia 3-13, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" - DICUS, University of Florence, Via Della Lastruccia 3-13, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" - DICUS, University of Florence, Via Della Lastruccia 3-13, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" - DICUS, University of Florence, Via Della Lastruccia 3-13, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
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Salama MF, Mahmoud KF, Amin AA, Abd El- Rahman NM, Seliem EI. The Influence of green extraction methods on the municipal onion extracts nano-capsules and their application in beef burger. FOOD AND HUMANITY 2023; 1:471-481. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foohum.2023.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Scurti S, Caretti D, Mollica F, Di Antonio E, Amorati R. Chain-Breaking Antioxidant and Peroxyl Radical Trapping Activity of Phenol-Coated Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11061163. [PMID: 35740061 PMCID: PMC9219998 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11061163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) are important materials for biomedical applications, and phenol capping is a common procedure to passivate their surface. As phenol capped SPION have been reported to behave as antioxidants, herein, we investigate the mechanism underlying this activity by studying the reaction with alkyl peroxyl (ROO•) radicals. SPION were prepared by coprecipitation of Fe(II) and Fe(III), using phenolic antioxidants (gallic acid, Trolox and nordihydroguaiaretic acid) as post-synthesis capping agents and by different purification procedures. The reactivity of ROO• was investigated by inhibited autoxidation studies, using styrene as an oxidizable substrate (solvent MeCN, 30 °C) and azo-bis(isobutyronitrile) as a radical initiator. While unprotected, bare SPION behaved as prooxidant, accelerating the O2 consumption of styrene autoxidation, phenol capping provided a variable antioxidant effect that was dependent upon the purification degree of the material. Thoroughly washed SPION, containing from 7% to 14% (w/w) of phenols, had a low reactivity toward peroxyl radicals, while SPION with a higher phenol content (46% to 55%) showed a strong radical trapping activity. Our results indicate that the antioxidant activity of phenol-capped SPION can be caused by its release in a solution of weakly bound phenols, and that purification plays a major role in determining the properties of these materials.
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- Stefano Scurti
- Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, UdR INSTM of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy; (S.S.); (D.C.)
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, UdR INSTM of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy; (S.S.); (D.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”, University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo 11, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (F.M.); (E.D.A.)
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”, University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo 11, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (F.M.); (E.D.A.)
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”, University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo 11, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (F.M.); (E.D.A.)
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Baschieri A, Amorati R. Methods to Determine Chain-Breaking Antioxidant Activity of Nanomaterials beyond DPPH •. A Review. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:1551. [PMID: 34679687 PMCID: PMC8533328 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10101551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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This review highlights the progress made in recent years in understanding the mechanism of action of nanomaterials with antioxidant activity and in the chemical methods used to evaluate their activity. Nanomaterials represent one of the most recent frontiers in the research for improved antioxidants, but further development is hampered by a poor characterization of the ''antioxidant activity'' property and by using oversimplified chemical methods. Inhibited autoxidation experiments provide valuable information about the interaction with the most important radicals involved in the lipid oxidation, namely alkylperoxyl and hydroperoxyl radicals, and demonstrate unambiguously the ability to stop the oxidation of organic materials. It is proposed that autoxidation methods should always complement (and possibly replace) the use of assays based on the quenching of stable radicals (such as DPPH• and ABTS•+). The mechanisms leading to the inhibition of the autoxidation (sacrificial and catalytic radical trapping antioxidant activity) are described in the context of nanoantioxidants. Guidelines for the selection of the appropriate testing conditions and of meaningful kinetic analysis are also given.
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- Andrea Baschieri
- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISOF-CNR), Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy;
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”, University of Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 11, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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Flieger J, Flieger W, Baj J, Maciejewski R. Antioxidants: Classification, Natural Sources, Activity/Capacity Measurements, and Usefulness for the Synthesis of Nanoparticles. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:4135. [PMID: 34361329 PMCID: PMC8347950 DOI: 10.3390/ma14154135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Natural extracts are the source of many antioxidant substances. They have proven useful not only as supplements preventing diseases caused by oxidative stress and food additives preventing oxidation but also as system components for the production of metallic nanoparticles by the so-called green synthesis. This is important given the drastically increased demand for nanomaterials in biomedical fields. The source of ecological technology for producing nanoparticles can be plants or microorganisms (yeast, algae, cyanobacteria, fungi, and bacteria). This review presents recently published research on the green synthesis of nanoparticles. The conditions of biosynthesis and possible mechanisms of nanoparticle formation with the participation of bacteria are presented. The potential of natural extracts for biogenic synthesis depends on the content of reducing substances. The assessment of the antioxidant activity of extracts as multicomponent mixtures is still a challenge for analytical chemistry. There is still no universal test for measuring total antioxidant capacity (TAC). There are many in vitro chemical tests that quantify the antioxidant scavenging activity of free radicals and their ability to chelate metals and that reduce free radical damage. This paper presents the classification of antioxidants and non-enzymatic methods of testing antioxidant capacity in vitro, with particular emphasis on methods based on nanoparticles. Examples of recent studies on the antioxidant activity of natural extracts obtained from different species such as plants, fungi, bacteria, algae, lichens, actinomycetes were collected, giving evaluation methods, reference antioxidants, and details on the preparation of extracts.
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- Jolanta Flieger
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4A, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 4, 20-090 Lublin, Poland; (W.F.); (J.B.); (R.M.)
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- Chair and Department of Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 4, 20-090 Lublin, Poland; (W.F.); (J.B.); (R.M.)
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- Chair and Department of Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 4, 20-090 Lublin, Poland; (W.F.); (J.B.); (R.M.)
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Genovese D, Baschieri A, Vona D, Baboi RE, Mollica F, Prodi L, Amorati R, Zaccheroni N. Nitroxides as Building Blocks for Nanoantioxidants. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:31996-32004. [PMID: 34156238 PMCID: PMC8289242 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c06674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Nitroxides are an important class of radical trapping antioxidants whose promising biological activities are connected to their ability to scavenge peroxyl (ROO•) radicals. We have measured the rate constants of the reaction with ROO• (kinh) for a series of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy (TEMPO) derivatives as 5.1 × 106, 1.1 × 106, 5.4 × 105, 3.7 × 105, 1.1 × 105, 1.9 × 105, and 5.6 × 104 M-1 s-1 for -H, -OH, -NH2, -COOH, -NHCOCH3, -CONH(CH2)3CH3, and ═O substituents in the 4 position, with a good Marcus relationship between log (kinh) and E° for the R2NO•/R2NO+ couple. Newly synthesized Pluronic-silica nanoparticles (PluS) having nitroxide moieties covalently bound to the silica surface (PluS-NO) through a TEMPO-CONH-R link and coumarin dyes embedded in the silica core, has kinh = 1.5 × 105 M-1 s-1. Each PluS-bound nitroxide displays an inhibition duration nearly double that of a structurally related "free" nitroxide. As each PluS-NO particle bears an average of 30 nitroxide units, this yields an overall ≈60-fold larger inhibition of the PluS-NO nanoantioxidant compared to the molecular analogue. The implications of these results for the development of novel nanoantioxidants based on nitroxide derivatives are discussed, such as the choice of the best linkage group and the importance of the regeneration cycle in determining the duration of inhibition.
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- Damiano Genovese
- Department
of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto
per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività (ISOF), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bari, via Orabona 4, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, via San Giacomo 11, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, via San Giacomo 11, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, via San Giacomo 11, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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Khalil I, Yehye WA, Etxeberria AE, Alhadi AA, Dezfooli SM, Julkapli NBM, Basirun WJ, Seyfoddin A. Nanoantioxidants: Recent Trends in Antioxidant Delivery Applications. Antioxidants (Basel) 2019; 9:E24. [PMID: 31888023 PMCID: PMC7022483 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9010024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Antioxidants interact with free radicals, terminating the adverse chain reactions and converting them to harmless products. Antioxidants thus minimize the oxidative stress and play a crucial role in the treatment of free radicals-induced diseases. However, the effectiveness of natural and/or synthetic antioxidants is limited due to their poor absorption, difficulties to cross the cell membranes, and degradation during delivery, hence contributing to their limited bioavailability. To address these issues, antioxidants covalently linked with nanoparticles, entrapped in nanogel, hollow particles, or encapsulated into nanoparticles of diverse origin have been used to provide better stability, gradual and sustained release, biocompatibility, and targeted delivery of the antioxidants with superior antioxidant profiles. This review aims to critically evaluate the recent scientific evaluations of nanoparticles as the antioxidant delivery vehicles, as well as their contribution in efficient and enhanced antioxidant activities.
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- Ibrahim Khalil
- Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia; (I.K.); (N.B.M.J.); (W.J.B.)
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- Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia; (I.K.); (N.B.M.J.); (W.J.B.)
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- Drug Delivery Research Group, School of Science, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 0627, New Zealand; (A.E.E.); (S.M.D.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia;
- Drug Design and Development Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Drug Delivery Research Group, School of Science, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 0627, New Zealand; (A.E.E.); (S.M.D.)
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- Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia; (I.K.); (N.B.M.J.); (W.J.B.)
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- Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia; (I.K.); (N.B.M.J.); (W.J.B.)
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia;
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- Drug Delivery Research Group, School of Science, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 0627, New Zealand; (A.E.E.); (S.M.D.)
- School of Interprofessional Health Studies, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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Konopko A, Kusio J, Litwinienko G. Antioxidant Activity of Metal Nanoparticles Coated with Tocopherol-Like Residues-The Importance of Studies in Homo- and Heterogeneous Systems. Antioxidants (Basel) 2019; 9:E5. [PMID: 31861581 PMCID: PMC7022694 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Functionalized nanoparticles (NPs) attract great attention in pharmacy, diagnostics, and biomedical areas due to benefits like localization and unique interactions of NPs with biocomponents of living cells. In the present paper, we prepared and characterized two kinds of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) coated with α-tocopherol-like residues: 1A were soluble in non-polar solvents and their antioxidant activity was tested during the peroxidation of a model hydrocarbon in a homogeneous system, whereas nanoparticles 1B were soluble in polar solvents and were applied as antioxidants in micellar and liposomal systems. The effectiveness of 1A is comparable to 2,2,5,7,8-pentamethylchroman-6-ol (PMHC, an analogue of α-tocopherol). Taking the results of the kinetic measurements, we calculated an average number of 2150 chromanol residues per one NP, suggesting a thick organic coating around the metal core. In heterogeneous systems, the peroxidation of methyl linoleate dispersed in Triton X-100 micelles or DMPC liposomes resulted in the observation that 1B (545 chromanol residues per one NP) was active enough to effectively inhibit peroxidation in a micellar system, but in a liposomal system, 1B behaved as a retardant (no clear induction period). The importance of microenvironment in heterogeneous systems on the overall antioxidant activity of nanoparticles is discussed.
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- Adrian Konopko
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland; (A.K.); (J.K.)
- Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 3 Pasteur St, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland; (A.K.); (J.K.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland; (A.K.); (J.K.)
- Biological and Chemical Research Centre, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, ul. Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland
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Viglianisi C, Scarlini A, Tofani L, Menichetti S, Baschieri A, Amorati R. Magnetic nanoantioxidants with improved radical-trapping stoichiometry as stabilizers for inhibition of peroxide formation in ethereal solvents. Sci Rep 2019; 9:17219. [PMID: 31748620 PMCID: PMC6868006 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53531-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Graphite-coated magnetic cobalt nanoparticles (CoNPs) decorated with hindered phenolic antioxidant analogues of 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (BHT, E321) provided easily removable nanoantioxidants capable of preventing the autoxidation of organic solvents as tetrahydrofuran (THF).
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- Caterina Viglianisi
- Department of Chemistry "U. Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry "U. Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "U. Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "U. Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 11, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 11, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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Buchman JT, Hudson-Smith NV, Landy KM, Haynes CL. Understanding Nanoparticle Toxicity Mechanisms To Inform Redesign Strategies To Reduce Environmental Impact. Acc Chem Res 2019; 52:1632-1642. [PMID: 31181913 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
There has been a surge of consumer products that incorporate nanoparticles, which are used to improve or impart new functionalities to the products based on their unique physicochemical properties. With such an increase in products containing nanomaterials, there is a need to understand their potential impacts on the environment. This is often done using various biological models that are abundant in the different environmental compartments where the nanomaterials may end up after use. Beyond studying whether nanomaterials simply kill an organism, the molecular mechanisms by which nanoparticles exhibit toxicity have been extensively studied. Some of the main mechanisms include (1) direct nanoparticle association with an organism's cell surface, where the membrane can be damaged or initiate internal signaling pathways that damage the cell, (2) dissolution of the material, releasing toxic ions that impact the organism, generally through impairing important enzyme functions or through direct interaction with a cell's DNA, and (3) the generation of reactive oxygen species and subsequent oxidative stress on an organism, which can also damage important enzymes or an organism's genetic material. This Account reviews these toxicity mechanisms, presenting examples for each with different types of nanomaterials. Understanding the mechanism of nanoparticle toxicity will inform efforts to redesign nanoparticles with reduced environmental impact. The redesign strategies will need to be chosen based on the major mode of toxicity, but also considering what changes can be made to the nanomaterial without impacting its ability to perform in its intended application. To reduce interactions with the cell surface, nanomaterials can be designed to have a negative surface charge, use ligands such as polyethylene glycol that reduce protein binding, or have a morphology that discourages binding with a cell surface. To reduce the nanoparticle dissolution to toxic ions, the toxic species can be replaced with less toxic elements that have similar properties, the nanoparticle can be capped with a shell material, the morphology of the nanoparticle can be chosen to minimize surface area and thus minimize dissolution, or a chelating agent can be co-introduced or functionalized onto the nanomaterial's surface. To reduce the production of reactive oxygen species, the band gap of the material can be tuned either by using different elements or by doping, a shell layer can be added to inhibit direct contact with the core, or antioxidant molecules can be tethered to the nanoparticle surface. When redesigning nanoparticles, it will be important to test that the redesign strategy actually reduces toxicity to organisms from relevant environmental compartments. It is also necessary to confirm that the nanomaterial still demonstrates the critical physicochemical properties that inspired its inclusion in a product or device.
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- Joseph T. Buchman
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Baschieri A, Amorati R, Benelli T, Mazzocchetti L, D'Angelo E, Valgimigli L. Enhanced Antioxidant Activity under Biomimetic Settings of Ascorbic Acid Included in Halloysite Nanotubes. Antioxidants (Basel) 2019; 8:E30. [PMID: 30691231 PMCID: PMC6406349 DOI: 10.3390/antiox8020030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Antioxidant activity of native vitamin C (ascorbic acid, AH₂) is hampered by instability in solution. Selective loading of AH₂ into the inner lumen of natural halloysite nanotubes (HNT) yields a composite nanoantioxidant (HNT/AH₂), which was characterized and investigated for its reactivity with the persistent 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH•) radical and with transient peroxyl radicals in the inhibited autoxidation of organic substrates, both in organic solution (acetonitrile) and in buffered (pH 7.4) water in comparison with native AH₂. HNT/AH₂ showed excellent antioxidant performance being more effective than native ascorbic acid by 131% in acetonitrile and 290% (three-fold) in aqueous solution, under identical settings. Reaction with peroxyl radicals has a rate constant of 1.4 × 10⁶ M-1 s-1 and 5.1 × 10⁴ M-1 s-1, respectively, in buffered water (pH 7.4) and acetonitrile, at 30 °C. Results offer physical understanding of the factors governing HNT/AH₂ reactivity. Improved performance of HNT/AH₂ is unprecedented among forms of stabilized ascorbic acid and its relevance is discussed on kinetic grounds.
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- Andrea Baschieri
- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 11, I-40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 11, I-40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 11, I-40126 Bologna, Italy.
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Baschieri A, Del Secco B, Zaccheroni N, Valgimigli L, Amorati R. The Role of Onium Salts in the Pro-Oxidant Effect of Gold Nanoparticles in Lipophilic Environments. Chemistry 2018; 24:9113-9119. [PMID: 29689123 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Metal nanoparticles are reported to be toxic due to the generation of free radicals at their surface. Relatively inert thiol-capped gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been reported to induce radical formation in the presence of hydroperoxides, which would conflict with their potential use as inert scaffolds for the design of novel nano-antioxidants. With the aim of clarifying this aspect, we investigated the pro-oxidant activity of dodecanethiol-capped AuNPs (∼5 nm diameter), prepared through the Brust-Schiffrin synthesis, by oxygen-uptake kinetic studies. The pro-oxidant activity was found to be proportional to the impurities of the transfer agent tetraoctylammonium bromide (TOAB) left from the synthesis and decreased on repeated washing of the nanoparticles. Under identical settings similar batches of AuNP (∼9 nm diameter) prepared through the Ulman method without onium salts showed no pro-oxidant behavior. The alternative onium phase-transfer agents Oct4 NBF4 (Oct=octyl), Hex4 NBF4 (Hex=hexyl), and Hex4 NPF6 were comparatively investigated and showed lower pro-oxidant activity depending on the counterion (Br- >PF6- >BF4- ).
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrea Baschieri
- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 11, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via F. Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via F. Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 11, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 11, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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Catechin-conjugated mesoporous hydroxyapatite nanoparticle: A novel nano-antioxidant with enhanced osteogenic property. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2018; 169:329-339. [PMID: 29800908 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hydroxyapatite is the main component of mineral phase of bone which is widely employed for coating metal implants and scaffold materials in synthetic bone grafts owing to its osteoinductive property. In order to improve the bioactivity of hydroxyapatite, mesoporous hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (MHAP) were synthesized and chemically functionalized with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane. The amine-functionalized nanoparticles were conjugated with a natural antioxidant, catechin (Cat), through a stable amide linkage. The true structure of the bioconstruct was confirmed by calculating condensed Fukui indices. The functionalized-hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (Cat@MHAP) showed an outstanding antioxidant activity, having reactivity toward hydroxyl and superoxide radicals larger than that of free catechin. To explore the bone cell responses to this material, multilayer nanoparticle films were prepared by MHAP and Cat@MHAP on a glass substrate. Afterward, the short- and long-term responses of cultured mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), osteosarcoma cells (Saos-2), and doxorubicin-resistant cells (RSaos-2/Dox) on the surface of the prepared films were investigated. Both the MSCs and bone tumor cells selectively adhered onto Cat@MHAP surface as compared with glass and MHAP at initial culture time. Moreover, it was found that Cat@MHAP decreases the proliferation of Saos-2 and RSaos-2/Dox cells in a time-dependent manner, while it supports the growth of MSCs, indicating the ability of Cat@MHAP to distinguish tumor cells from normal ones. Further, Cat@MHAP promotes the osteogenic differentiation in both the MSCs and tumor cells, accompanied by the attenuation of intracellular ROS. From these results, Cat@MHAP is a novel "nano-antioxidant," which could be considered as a promising biomaterial in treating bone defects, particularly after surgery in osteosarcoma patients.
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Nanomaterials represent one of the most promising frontiers in the research for improved antioxidants. Some nanomaterials, including organic (i.e. melanin, lignin) metal oxides (i.e. cerium oxide) or metal (i.e. gold, platinum) based nanoparticles, exhibit intrinsic redox activity that is often associated with radical trapping and/or with superoxide dismutase-like and catalase-like activities. Redox inactive nanomaterials can be transformed into antioxidants by grafting low molecular weight antioxidants on them. Herein, we propose a classification of nanoantioxidants based on their mechanism of action, and we review the chemical methods used to measure antioxidant activity by providing a rationale of the chemistry behind them.
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- Luca Valgimigli
- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 11, Bologna 40126, Italy.
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Amorati R, Valgimigli L, Viglianisi C, Schmallegger M, Neshchadin D, Gescheidt G. Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer from Hydrogen-Bonded Phenols to Benzophenone Triplets. Chemistry 2017; 23:5299-5306. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Riccardo Amorati
- University of Bologna; Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”; Via S. Giacomo 11 40126 Bologna Italy
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- University of Bologna; Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”; Via S. Giacomo 11 40126 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”; University of Florence; Via della Lastruccia 3-13 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Graz University of Technology, NAWI Graz; Stremayrgasse 9 8010 Graz Austria
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Graz University of Technology, NAWI Graz; Stremayrgasse 9 8010 Graz Austria
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Graz University of Technology, NAWI Graz; Stremayrgasse 9 8010 Graz Austria
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Measuring Antioxidant Activity in Bioorganic Samples by the Differential Oxygen Uptake Apparatus: Recent Advances. J CHEM-NY 2017. [DOI: 10.1155/2017/6369358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The measure of O2 consumption during the inhibited autoxidation of an easily oxidizable substrate is one of the most reliable and predictive methods to assess antioxidant activity, especially for structure-activity relationship studies, for food and industrial applications. The differential oxygen uptake apparatus described herein represents a powerful and cost-effective way to obtain antioxidant activity from inhibited autoxidation studies. These experiments provide the rate constant and the stoichiometry of the reaction between antioxidants and peroxyl radicals (ROO∙), which are involved in the propagation of radical damage. We show the operation principles and the utility of this instrumentation in the bioorganic laboratory, with regard to the recent advances in this field, ranging from the study of natural antioxidants in biomimetic system, to the use of substrates generating hydroperoxyl radicals, and to the evaluation of novel nanoantioxidants.
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Cedrowski J, Litwinienko G, Baschieri A, Amorati R. Hydroperoxyl Radicals (HOO.
): Vitamin E Regeneration and H-Bond Effects on the Hydrogen Atom Transfer. Chemistry 2016; 22:16441-16445. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201603722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Jakub Cedrowski
- Faculty of Chemistry; University of Warsaw; Pasteura 1 02-093 Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”; University of Bologna; Via S. Giacomo 11 40126 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”; University of Bologna; Via S. Giacomo 11 40126 Bologna Italy
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Direct chemical grafted curcumin on halloysite nanotubes as dual-responsive prodrug for pharmacological applications. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2016; 140:505-513. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Revised: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Massaro M, Riela S, Guernelli S, Parisi F, Lazzara G, Baschieri A, Valgimigli L, Amorati R. A synergic nanoantioxidant based on covalently modified halloysite–trolox nanotubes with intra-lumen loaded quercetin. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:2229-2241. [DOI: 10.1039/c6tb00126b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Synergic antioxidant activity was achieved by grafting α-tocopherol derivatives on halloysite nanotubes, and by loading quercetin in the inner lumen.
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- Marina Massaro
- University of Palermo
- Department STEBICEF
- section Chemistry
- I-90128 Palermo
- Italy
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- University of Palermo
- Department STEBICEF
- section Chemistry
- I-90128 Palermo
- Italy
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- University of Bologna
- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”
- I-40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- University of Palermo
- Department of Physic and Chemistry
- 90128 Palermo
- Italy
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- University of Palermo
- Department of Physic and Chemistry
- 90128 Palermo
- Italy
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- University of Bologna
- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”
- I-40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- University of Bologna
- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”
- I-40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- University of Bologna
- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”
- I-40126 Bologna
- Italy
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