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Chan CWT, Law ASY, Yam VWW. A Luminescence Assay in the Red for the Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide and Glucose Based on Metal Coordination Polyelectrolyte-Induced Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Alkynylplatinum(II) Complexes. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202300203. [PMID: 37254458 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A new sensing strategy towards hydrogen peroxide based on metal coordination polyelectrolyte-driven self-assembly of alkynylplatinum(II) 2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2'-yl)pyridine (bzimpy) complex was demonstrated. The cationic in situ-generated Ag(I)-thiocholine coordination polyelectrolytes were shown to induce the supramolecular self-assembly of anionic low-energy red-emissive alkynylplatinum(II) bzimpy complexes via non-covalent Pt(II)⋅⋅⋅Pt(II), electrostatic and π-π stacking interactions. The presence of hydrogen peroxide was shown to inhibit the formation of coordination polyelectrolytes and the coordination polyelectrolyte-induced self-assembly of platinum(II) complexes. The weakening of Pt(II)⋅⋅⋅Pt(II), electrostatic and π-π stacking interactions was supported by UV-vis absorption, emission, and resonance light scattering (RLS) studies. The present assay was also applied to probe glucose indirectly based on the enzymatic reaction of glucose oxidase on the substrate. Operating in a label-free manner, together with the low-energy red emission and large Stokes shift of alkynylplatinum(II) complexes, these features render the proposed design attractive for biological applications.
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- Calford Wai-Ting Chan
- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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Chan CWT, Chan K, Yam VWW. Induced Self-Assembly and Disassembly of Alkynylplatinum(II) 2,6-Bis(benzimidazol-2'-yl)pyridine Complexes with Charge Reversal Properties: "Proof-of-Principle" Demonstration of Ratiometric Förster Resonance Energy Transfer Sensing of pH. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:25122-25133. [PMID: 35766435 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c05677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A series of pH-responsive alkynylplatinum(II) 2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2'-yl)pyridine (bzimpy) complexes with charge-reversal properties was synthesized, and the supramolecular assemblies between conjugated polyelectrolyte, PFP-OSO3-, and [Pt{bzimpy(TEG)2}{C≡C-C6H3-(COOH)2-3,5}]Cl (1) have been studied using UV-vis absorption, emission, and resonance light scattering (RLS) spectroscopy. An efficient Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) from PFP-OSO3- donor to the aggregated 1 as acceptor with the aid of Pt(II)···Pt(II) interactions has been presented, which leads to a growth of triplet metal-metal-to-ligand charge transfer (3MMLCT) emission in the low-energy red region. The two-component PFP-OSO3--1 ensemble was then exploited as a "proof-of-principle" concept strategy for pH sensing by tracking the ratiometric emission changes. With the aid of judicious molecular design on the pH-driven charge-reversal property, the polyelectrolyte-induced self-assembly and the FRET from PFP-OSO3- to the platinum(II) aggregates have been modulated. Together with its excellent reversibility and photostability, the extra stability provided by the Pt(II)···Pt(II) and π-π stacking interactions on top of the electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions existing in polyelectrolye-complex assemblies has led to a selective and sensitive pH sensing assay.
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- Calford Wai-Ting Chan
- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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Frei A, Elliott AG, Kan A, Dinh H, Bräse S, Bruce AE, Bruce MR, Chen F, Humaidy D, Jung N, King AP, Lye PG, Maliszewska HK, Mansour AM, Matiadis D, Muñoz MP, Pai TY, Pokhrel S, Sadler PJ, Sagnou M, Taylor M, Wilson JJ, Woods D, Zuegg J, Meyer W, Cain AK, Cooper MA, Blaskovich MAT. Metal Complexes as Antifungals? From a Crowd-Sourced Compound Library to the First In Vivo Experiments. JACS AU 2022; 2:2277-2294. [PMID: 36311838 PMCID: PMC9597602 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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There are currently fewer than 10 antifungal drugs in clinical development, but new fungal strains that are resistant to most current antifungals are spreading rapidly across the world. To prevent a second resistance crisis, new classes of antifungal drugs are urgently needed. Metal complexes have proven to be promising candidates for novel antibiotics, but so far, few compounds have been explored for their potential application as antifungal agents. In this work, we report the evaluation of 1039 metal-containing compounds that were screened by the Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery (CO-ADD). We show that 20.9% of all metal compounds tested have antimicrobial activity against two representative Candida and Cryptococcus strains compared with only 1.1% of the >300,000 purely organic molecules tested through CO-ADD. We identified 90 metal compounds (8.7%) that show antifungal activity while not displaying any cytotoxicity against mammalian cell lines or hemolytic properties at similar concentrations. The structures of 21 metal complexes that display high antifungal activity (MIC ≤1.25 μM) are discussed and evaluated further against a broad panel of yeasts. Most of these have not been previously tested for antifungal activity. Eleven of these metal complexes were tested for toxicity in the Galleria mellonella moth larva model, revealing that only one compound showed signs of toxicity at the highest injected concentration. Lastly, we demonstrated that the organo-Pt(II) cyclooctadiene complex Pt1 significantly reduces fungal load in an in vivo G. mellonella infection model. These findings showcase that the structural and chemical diversity of metal-based compounds can be an invaluable tool in the development of new drugs against infectious diseases.
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- Angelo Frei
- Centre
for Superbug Solutions, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland4072, Australia
- Department
of Chemistry, Biochemistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012Bern, Switzerland
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- Centre
for Superbug Solutions, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland4072, Australia
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- Molecular
Mycology Research Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology,
Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Medical School, Westmead Clinical
School, Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, Westmead Hospital-Research
and Education Network, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW2145, Australia
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- School
of Natural Sciences, ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW2109, Australia
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute
of Biological and Chemical Systems - Functional Molecular Systems, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76344Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Maine, Orono, Maine04469, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Maine, Orono, Maine04469, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CoventryCV4 7AL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Maine, Orono, Maine04469, United States
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- Karlsruhe
Nano Micro Facility (KNMF), Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute
of Biological and Chemical Systems - Functional Molecular Systems, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76344Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York14853, United States
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- School
of Science and Technology, University of
New England, Armidale, NSW2351, Australia
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- School
of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, NorwichNR4 7TJ, U.K.
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- Chemistry
Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza12613, Egypt
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- Institute
of Biosciences & Applications, National
Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15310Athens, Greece
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- School
of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, NorwichNR4 7TJ, U.K.
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- Molecular
Mycology Research Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology,
Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Medical School, Westmead Clinical
School, Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, Westmead Hospital-Research
and Education Network, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW2145, Australia
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Maine, Orono, Maine04469, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CoventryCV4 7AL, U.K.
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- Institute
of Biosciences & Applications, National
Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15310Athens, Greece
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- School
of Science and Technology, University of
New England, Armidale, NSW2351, Australia
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York14853, United States
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- School
of Science and Technology, University of
New England, Armidale, NSW2351, Australia
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- Centre
for Superbug Solutions, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland4072, Australia
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- Molecular
Mycology Research Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology,
Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Medical School, Westmead Clinical
School, Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, Westmead Hospital-Research
and Education Network, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW2145, Australia
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- School
of Natural Sciences, ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW2109, Australia
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- Centre
for Superbug Solutions, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland4072, Australia
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- Centre
for Superbug Solutions, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland4072, Australia
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Ito A, Iwamura M, Sakuda E. Excited-state dynamics of luminescent transition metal complexes with metallophilic and donor–acceptor interactions. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Wang Y, Zhou Q, He X, Zhang Y, Tan H, Xu J, Wang C, Wang W, Luo X, Chen J, Xu L. Dithienylethene metallodendrimers with high photochromic efficiency. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.09.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Law ASY, Lee LCC, Lo KKW, Yam VWW. Aggregation and Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Low-Energy Red Luminescent Alkynylplatinum(II) Complexes for RNA Detection, Nucleolus Imaging, and RNA Synthesis Inhibitor Screening. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:5396-5405. [PMID: 33813827 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c13327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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As an important nuclear substructure, the nucleolus has received increasing attention because of its significant functions in the transcription and processing of ribosomal RNA in eukaryotic cells. In this work, we introduce a proof-of-concept luminescence assay to detect RNA and to accomplish nucleolus imaging with the use of the supramolecular self-assembly of platinum(II) complexes. Noncovalent interactions between platinum(II) complexes and RNA can be induced by the introduction of a guanidinium group into the complexes, and accordingly, a high RNA affinity can be achieved. Interestingly, the aggregation affinities of platinum(II) complexes enable them to display remarkable luminescence turn-on upon RNA binding, which is a result of the strengthening of noncovalent Pt(II)···Pt(II) and π-π stacking interactions. The complexes exhibit not only intriguing spectroscopic changes and luminescence enhancement after RNA binding but also specific nucleolus imaging in cells. As compared to fluorescent dyes, the low-energy red luminescence and large Stokes shifts of platinum(II) complexes afford a high signal-to-background autofluorescence ratio in nucleolus imaging. Additional properties, including long phosphorescence lifetimes and low cytotoxicity, have endowed the platinum(II) complexes with the potential for biological applications. Also, platinum(II) complexes have been adopted to monitor the dynamics of the nucleolus induced by the addition of RNA synthesis inhibitors. This capability allows the screening of inhibitors and can be advantageous for the development of antineoplastic agents. This work provides a novel strategy for exploring the application of platinum(II) complex-based cell imaging agents based on the mechanism of supramolecular self-assembly. It is envisaged that platinum(II) complexes can be utilized as valuable probes because of the aforementioned appealing advantages.
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- Angela Sin-Yee Law
- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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Structural diversity and luminescent properties of coordination complexes obtained from trivalent lanthanide ions with the ligands: tris((1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)methyl)amine and 2,6-bis(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)pyridine. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Synthesis, single crystal X-ray, spectroscopic characterization and biological activities of Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+ and Fe3+ complexes. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.127240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Law ASY, Lee LCC, Yeung MCL, Lo KKW, Yam VWW. Amyloid Protein-Induced Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Water-Soluble Platinum(II) Complexes: A Luminescence Assay for Amyloid Fibrillation Detection and Inhibitor Screening. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:18570-18577. [PMID: 31709796 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Amyloid fibrillation has been acknowledged as a hallmark of a number of neurodegenerative ailments such as Alzheimer's disease. Accordingly, efficient detection of amyloid fibrillation will allow for great advances in the field of biomedical applications as well as in achieving early medical diagnosis. In this work, a luminescence assay for the sensitive and specific detection of amyloid fibrillation was developed by using platinum(II) complexes as sensing platforms. Supramolecular self-assembly of platinum(II) complexes was induced upon addition of amyloid, leading to alterations in the spectroscopic and luminescence properties of the complexes. As compared to fluorescent dyes, luminescent platinum(II) complexes exhibit attractive large Stokes shifts, phosphorescence lifetimes in the microsecond to submicrosecond regime, and low-energy red emission after aggregation, which are advantageous to biological imaging. At the same time, the platinum(II) complex adopted herein was found to have high photostability, high selectivity and specificity, and low cytotoxicity. The proposed design is the very first approach to detect amyloid fibrillation through the supramolecular self-assembly of luminescent platinum(II) complexes.
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- Angela Sin-Yee Law
- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry , City University of Hong Kong , Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry , City University of Hong Kong , Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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Chan CWT, Cheng HK, Hau FKW, Chan AKW, Yam VWW. Protamine-Induced Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Red-Emissive Alkynylplatinum(II) 2,6-Bis(benzimidazol-2'-yl)pyridine Complex for Selective Label-Free Sensing of Heparin and Real-Time Monitoring of Trypsin Activity. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:31585-31593. [PMID: 31436404 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b08653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
A label-free detection assay is developed based on the design and synthesis of a new anionic alkynylplatinum(II) 2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2'-yl)pyridine complex with water-soluble pendants. With the aid of electrostatic interaction and noncovalent metal-metal and π-π stacking interactions, protamine is shown to induce supramolecular self-assembly of platinum(II) complexes with drastic UV-vis absorption and red emission changes. On the basis of the strong binding affinity of protamine and heparin, the ensemble has been further employed to probe heparin by monitoring the spectroscopic changes. Other than heparin, this ensemble can also detect the activity of trypsin, which can hydrolyze protamine into fragments, leading to the deaggregation of platinum(II) complexes. By modulation of the self-assembly properties of platinum(II) complexes via real-time UV-vis absorption and emission studies, the reported assay has been demonstrated to be a sensitive and selective detection method for trypsin, as well as trypsin inhibitor screening, which is essential for drug discovery.
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- Calford Wai-Ting Chan
- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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Sin-Yee Law A, Yeung MCL, Yam VWW. A Luminescence Turn-On Assay for Acetylcholinesterase Activity and Inhibitor Screening Based on Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Alkynylplatinum(II) Complexes on Coordination Polymer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:4799-4808. [PMID: 30694047 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b18739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A new approach toward acetylcholinesterase (AChE) detection has been demonstrated based on the electrostatic interactions between anionic alkynylplatinum(II) complex molecules and cationic coordination polymer, together with the spectroscopic and emission characteristics of alkynylplatinum(II) complexes upon supramolecular self-assembly. This process involves strengthening of distinct noncovalent Pt(II)···Pt(II) and π-π stacking interactions, which is evidenced by UV-vis absorption, emission, and resonance light scattering results. Such a method has been applied to AChE inhibitor screening, which is important as the demand for AChE inhibitor assays arises along with the drug development for Alzheimer's disease. It affords an emission turn-on response and operates in a continuous and label-free fashion. The low-energy red emission and large Stokes shift of alkynylplatinum(II) complexes are advantageous to biological applications.
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- Angela Sin-Yee Law
- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , People's Republic of China
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Wang YX, Zhou QF, Chen LJ, Xu L, Wang CH, Li X, Yang HB. Facile construction of organometallic rotaxane-terminated dendrimers using neutral platinum-acetylides as the main scaffold. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:2224-2227. [PMID: 29323676 DOI: 10.1039/c7cc08729b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We present the successful construction of a new family of organometallic rotaxane-terminated dendrimers using neutral platinum-acetylides as the main scaffold. The fourth generation dendrimer has 24 rotaxane moieties on the surface termini in a monodisperse manner.
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- Yu-Xuan Wang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road Shanghai, 200062, China.
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Law ASY, Yeung MCL, Yam VWW. Arginine-Rich Peptide-Induced Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Water-Soluble Anionic Alkynylplatinum(II) Complexes: A Continuous and Label-Free Luminescence Assay for Trypsin and Inhibitor Screening. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:41143-41150. [PMID: 29140068 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b12319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A water-soluble anionic alkynylplatinum(II) 2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2'-yl)pyridine (bzimpy) complex has been strategically designed and synthesized to show supramolecular self-assembly with cationic arginine-rich peptides through unique noncovalent Pt(II)···Pt(II) and π-π stacking interactions. Upon introduction of trypsin, the arginine-rich peptides can be hydrolyzed into small fragments and deaggregation of the platinum(II) complex molecules is observed. The aggregation-deaggregation process has been probed by UV-vis absorption, emission, and resonance light scattering (RLS) studies. This platinum(II) complex has been employed for developing a new, continuous and label-free luminescence assay for trypsin as well as for inhibitor screening, and has been successfully applied to detect trypsin in diluted serum solutions.
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- Angela Sin-Yee Law
- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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Cheng HK, Yeung MCL, Yam VWW. Molecular Engineering of Platinum(II) Terpyridine Complexes with Tetraphenylethylene-Modified Alkynyl Ligands: Supramolecular Assembly via Pt···Pt and/or π-π Stacking Interactions and the Formation of Various Superstructures. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:36220-36228. [PMID: 28991427 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b11807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A series of platinum(II) terpyridine complexes with tetraphenylethylene-modified alkynyl ligands has been designed and synthesized. The introduction of the tetraphenylethylene motif has led to aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties, which upon self-assembly led to the formation of metal-metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MMLCT) behavior stabilized by Pt···Pt and/or π-π interactions. Tuning the steric bulk or hydrophilicity through molecular engineering of the platinum(II) complexes has been found to alter their spectroscopic properties and result in interesting superstructures (including nanorods, nanospheres, nanowires, and nanoleaves) in the self-assembly process. The eye-catching color and emission changes upon varying the solvent compositions may have potential applications in chemosensing materials for the detection of microenvironment changes. Furthermore, the importance of the directional Pt···Pt and/or π-π interactions on the construction of distinctive superstructures has also been examined by UV-vis absorption and emission spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. This work represents the interplay of both inter- and intramolecular interactions as well as the energies of the two different chromophoric/luminophoric systems that may open up a new route for the development of platinum(II)-AIE hybrids as functional materials.
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- Heung-Kiu Cheng
- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)), and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)), and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)), and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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Wang S, Zeman CJ, Jiang J, Pan Z, Schanze KS. Intercalation of Alkynylplatinum(II) Terpyridine Complexes into a Helical Poly(phenylene ethynylene) Sulfonate: Application to Protein Sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:33461-33469. [PMID: 28398027 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b01587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The interactions of two anionic poly(phenylene ethynylene) sulfonate-conjugated polyelectrolytes (mPPESO3- and pPPESO3-) with two alkynylplatinum(II) terpyridine complexes (Pt2+ and Pt3+) were studied. The Pt(II) complexes interact with helical mPPESO3- by intercalation within the polymer helix to form a "guest-host" ensemble. Titration of Pt(II) complexes into an aqueous solution of mPPESO3- gives rise to efficient quenching of the polymer's fluorescence; meanwhile, triplet metal-metal-to-ligand charge transfer (3MMLCT) state emission from the intercalated Pt(II) complexes appears when the ensembles are excited into the polymer's absorption band. The 3MMLCT state emission implies that the Pt(II) complexes aggregate or dimerize on the mPPESO3- scaffold. The responses of the mPPESO3- and Pt(II) complex ensembles to various proteins were examined by monitoring the mPPESO3- fluorescence change. Negatively charged proteins recover the mPPESO3- fluorescence more than the positively charged proteins under physiological pH, indicating that electrostatics play an important role in the protein-ensemble interaction.
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- Shanshan Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio , One UTSA Way, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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Huang YQ, Zhong YY, Zhang R, Zhao YK, Liu XF, Zhang GW, Fan QL, Wang LH, Huang W. Tuning the backbones and side chains of cationic meta-linked poly(phenylene ethynylene)s: Different conformational modes, tunable light emission, and helical wrapping of multi-walled carbon nanotubes. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.08.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gong ZL, Zhong YW. H2PO4–- and Solvent-Induced Polymorphism of an Amide-Functionalized [Pt(N^C^N)Cl] Complex. Inorg Chem 2016; 55:10143-10151. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Zhong-Liang Gong
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS
Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 2 Bei Yi Jie, Zhong Guan Cun, Haidian District, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS
Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 2 Bei Yi Jie, Zhong Guan Cun, Haidian District, Beijing 100190, China
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Chan K, Yik-Sham Chung C, Wing-Wah Yam V. Parallel folding topology-selective label-free detection and monitoring of conformational and topological changes of different G-quadruplex DNAs by emission spectral changes via FRET of mPPE-Ala-Pt(ii) complex ensemble. Chem Sci 2016; 7:2842-2855. [PMID: 30090278 PMCID: PMC6055111 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc04563k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The formation of supramolecular assemblies between [Pt(bzimpy-Et){C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CC6H4(CH2NMe3-4)}]Cl2 (1) and mPPE-Ala and the FRET properties of the ensemble have been revealed from the UV-vis absorption, steady-state emission and time-resolved emission decay studies. The two-component mPPE-Ala-1 ensemble has been employed in a "proof-of-principle" concept for label-free detection of G-quadruplex DNAs with the intramolecular propeller parallel folding topology, such as c-myc, in aqueous buffer solution. By the modulation of the aggregation/deaggregation of the polymer-metal complex aggregates and hence the FRET from the mPPE-Ala donor to the aggregated 1 as acceptor, the ensemble has been demonstrated for sensitive and selective label-free detection of c-myc via the monitoring of emission spectral changes of the ensemble. Ratiometric emission of the ensemble at 461 and 662 nm has been shown to distinguish the intramolecular propeller parallel G-quadruplex folding topology of c-myc from other G-quadruplex-forming sequences of different folding topologies, owing to the strong and specific interactions between c-myc and 1 as suggested by the UV-vis absorption and UV melting studies. In addition, the formation of high-order intermolecular multimeric G-quadruplexes from c-myc under molecular crowding conditions has been successfully probed by the ratiometric emission of the ensemble. The conformational and topological transition of human telomeric DNA from the mixed-hybrid form to the intramolecular propeller parallel form, as observed from the circular dichroism spectroscopy, has also been monitored by the ratiometric emission of the ensemble. The ability of the ensemble to detect these conformational and topological transitions of G-quadruplex DNAs has been rationalized by the excellent selectivity and sensitivity of the ensemble towards the intramolecular propeller parallel G-quadruplex DNAs and their high-order intermolecular multimers, which are due to the extra stabilization gained from Pt···Pt and π-π interactions in addition to the electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions found in the polymer-metal complex aggregates.
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- Kevin Chan
- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) , Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , P. R. China .
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) , Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , P. R. China .
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)) , Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , P. R. China .
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Médaille Lavoisier: J. Livage / New Members of the Academia Europaea Science Award Electrochemistry: B. D. McCloskey / Ernst Haage Prize: I. Siewert / Einstein Visiting Fellowship: D. W. Stephan. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201510268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Médaille Lavoisier: J. Livage / Neue Mitglieder der Academia Europaea Science Award Electrochemistry: B. D. McCloskey / Ernst-Haage-Preis: I. Siewert / Einstein-Stipendium: D. W. Stephan. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201510268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Jiang B, Zhang J, Ma JQ, Zheng W, Chen LJ, Sun B, Li C, Hu BW, Tan H, Li X, Yang HB. Vapochromic Behavior of a Chair-Shaped Supramolecular Metallacycle with Ultra-Stability. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:738-41. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b11409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Department
of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100050, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100050, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas 78666, United States
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Fernández B, Oyarzabal I, Fischer-Fodor E, Macavei S, Sánchez I, Seco JM, Gómez-Ruiz S, Rodríguez-Diéguez A. Multifunctional applications of a dysprosium-based metal–organic chain with single-ion magnet behaviour. CrystEngComm 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ce01810f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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