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Tilly DP, Morris DTJ, Clayden J. Anion-Dependent Hydrogen-Bond Polarity Switching in Ethylene-bridged Urea Oligomers. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302210. [PMID: 37589333 PMCID: PMC10946793 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302210] [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: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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The reversible coordination of anions to an N,N'-disubstituted 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylurea located at a terminus of a linear chain of ethylene-bridged hydrogen-bonded ureas triggers a cascade of conformational changes. A series of hydrogen-bond polarity reversals propagates along the oligomer, leading to a global switch of its hydrogen-bond directionality. The induced polarity switch, transmitted through four reversible urea groups, results in a change in emission and excitation wavelengths of a fluorophore located at the opposite terminus of the oligomer. The molecule thus behaves as a chemical sensor with a relayed remote spectroscopic response to variations in anion concentration. The polarity switch induced by anion concentration constitutes an artificial communication mechanism for conveying information through oligomeric structures.
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- David P. Tilly
- School of ChemistryUniversity of Bristol Cantock's CloseBristolBS8 1TSUK
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of ManchesterOxford RoadManchesterM13 9PLUK
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of Bristol Cantock's CloseBristolBS8 1TSUK
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of ManchesterOxford RoadManchesterM13 9PLUK
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of Bristol Cantock's CloseBristolBS8 1TSUK
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Toledo-González Y, Sotiropoulos JM, Bécart D, Guichard G, Carbonnière P. Insight into Substrate Recognition by Urea-Based Helical Foldamer Catalysts Using a DFT Global Optimization Approach. J Org Chem 2022; 87:10726-10735. [PMID: 35917494 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00562] [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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Peptides and foldamers have recently gained increasing attention as chiral catalysts to achieve challenging (asymmetric) transformations. We previously reported that short helically folded aliphatic oligoureas in combination with achiral Brønsted bases are effective H-bonding catalysts for C-C bond-forming reactions─i.e., the conjugate addition of 1,3-dicarbonyl pronucleophiles to nitroalkenes─with high reactivity and selectivity and at remarkably low chiral catalyst/substrate molar ratios. This theoretical investigation at the density functional theory level of theory, aims to both analyze how the substrates of the reaction interact with the foldamer catalyst and rationalize a chain-length dependence effect on the catalytic properties. We confirm that the first two ureas are the only H-bond donors available to interact with external molecules. Moreover, each urea site interacts with one of the two reactants allowing a short distance between the two reacting carbons, thus facilitating the conjugated addition. Additionally, it was observed that the molecular recognition and catalyst-substrate interactions are mainly governed by electrostatic interactions but not orbital interactions (see from NBO if this is finally true). On these grounds, an electrostatic potential (ESP) analysis showed an important internal charge separation in the catalyst, the positive ESP region being concentrated around the first two ureas, with its area extending as the number of residues increases.
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- Université Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33607 Pessac, France
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- Université Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33607 Pessac, France
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, 5254 Pau, France
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N,N'-linked oligoureas are a class of enantiopure, sequence-defined peptidomimetic oligomers without amino acids that form well-defined and predictable helical structures akin to the peptide α-helix. Oligourea-based foldamers combine a number of features-such as synthetic accessibility, sequence modularity, and folding fidelity-that bode well for their use in a range of applications from medicinal chemistry to catalysis. Moreover, it was recently recognized that this synthetic helical backbone can be combined with regular peptides to generate helically folded peptide-oligourea hybrids that display additional features in terms of helix mimicry and protein-surface recognition properties. Here we provide detailed protocols for the preparation of requested monomers and for the synthesis and purification of homo-oligoureas and peptide-oligourea hybrids.
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Bornerie M, Brion A, Guichard G, Kichler A, Douat C. Delivery of siRNA by tailored cell-penetrating urea-based foldamers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:1458-1461. [PMID: 33438700 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc06285e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Cell-penetrating foldamers (CPFs) have recently shown promise as efficient and safe nucleic acid delivery systems. However, the application of CPFs to siRNA transport remains scarce. Here, we report helical CPFs tailored with specific end-groups (pyridylthio- or n-octyl-ureas) as effective molecular systems in combination with helper lipids to intracellularly deliver biologically-relevant siRNA.
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- Mégane Bornerie
- Univ. of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, Pessac F-33607, France.
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- Equipe 3Bio, CAMB 7199 CNRS-Univ., Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, Illkirch cedex F-67401, France.
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- Univ. of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, Pessac F-33607, France.
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- Equipe 3Bio, CAMB 7199 CNRS-Univ., Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, Illkirch cedex F-67401, France.
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- Univ. of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, Pessac F-33607, France. and Department Pharmazie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Butenandtstraße 5-13, München D-81377, Germany.
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Enzymes are predominantly proteins able to effectively and selectively catalyze highly complex biochemical reactions in mild reaction conditions. Nevertheless, they are limited to the arsenal of reactions that have emerged during natural evolution in compliance with their intrinsic nature, three-dimensional structures and dynamics. They optimally work in physiological conditions for a limited range of reactions, and thus exhibit a low tolerance for solvent and temperature conditions. The de novo design of synthetic highly stable enzymes able to catalyze a broad range of chemical reactions in variable conditions is a great challenge, which requires the development of programmable and finely tunable artificial tools. Interestingly, over the last two decades, chemists developed protein secondary structure mimics to achieve some desirable features of proteins, which are able to interfere with the biological processes. Such non-natural oligomers, so called foldamers, can adopt highly stable and predictable architectures and have extensively demonstrated their attractiveness for widespread applications in fields from biomedical to material science. Foldamer science was more recently considered to provide original solutions to the de novo design of artificial enzymes. This review covers recent developments related to peptidomimetic foldamers with catalytic properties and the principles that have guided their design.
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Pham AT, Matile S. Peptide Stapling with Anion-π Catalysts. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:1562-1566. [PMID: 32311232 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202000309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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We report design, synthesis and evaluation of a series of naphthalenediimides (NDIs) that are bridged with short peptides. Reminiscent of peptide stapling technologies, the macrocycles are conveniently accessible by a chromogenic nucleophilic aromatic substitution of two bromides in the NDI core with two thiols from cysteine sidechains. The dimension of core-bridged NDIs matches that of one turn of an α helix. NDI-stapled peptides exist as two, often separable atropisomers. Introduction of tertiary amine bases in amino-acid sidechains above the π-acidic NDI surface affords operational anion-π catalysts. According to an enolate chemistry benchmark reaction, anion-π catalysis next to peptides occurs with record chemoselectivity but weak enantioselectivity. Catalytic activity drops with increasing distance of the amine base to the NDI surface, looser homocysteine bridges, mismatched, shortened and elongated α-helix turns, and acyclic peptide controls. Elongation of isolated turns into short α helices significantly increases activity. This increase is consistent with remote control of anion-π catalysis from the α-helix macrodipole.
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- Anh-Tuan Pham
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Using anions to induce molecular structure is a rapidly growing area of dynamic and switchable supramolecular chemistry. The emphasis of this review is on helical anion foldamers in solution, and many of the beautiful complexes described herein are accentuated by their crystal structures. Anion foldamers are defined as single- or multistrand complexes-often helical-that incorporate one or more anions. The review begins by discussing foldamer structure and nomenclature and follows with discourse on the anions which are employed. Recent advances in functional foldamers that bind a single anion are examined, including: induced chirality, stimuli-responsive dynamics, fluorescence changes, organocatalysis, anion transport, and halogen bonding. The review then inspects multianion foldamers, and this section is organized by the number of strands within the foldamer-from single- to triple-strand foldamers. Finally, the review is punctuated by recent hydrogen- and halogen-bonding triple-strand anion foldamers.
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- Eric A John
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, Montana 59812, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, Montana 59812, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, Montana 59812, United States
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Kondo S, Masuda J, Komiyama T, Yasuda N, Takaya H, Yamanaka M. Amphoteric Homotropic Allosteric Association between a Hexakis‐Urea Receptor and Dihydrogen Phosphate. Chemistry 2019; 25:16201-16206. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Seiya Kondo
- Department of ChemistryFaculty of ScienceShizuoka University 836 Ohya Suruga-ku Shizuoka 422-8529 Japan
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- Department of ChemistryFaculty of ScienceShizuoka University 836 Ohya Suruga-ku Shizuoka 422-8529 Japan
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- Department of ChemistryFaculty of ScienceShizuoka University 836 Ohya Suruga-ku Shizuoka 422-8529 Japan
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- Diffraction and Scattering DivisionJapan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198 Japan
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- Institute for Chemical ResearchKyoto University Gokasho Uji Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
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- Department of ChemistryFaculty of ScienceShizuoka University 836 Ohya Suruga-ku Shizuoka 422-8529 Japan
- Research Institute of Green Science and TechnologyShizuoka University 836 Ohya Suruga-ku Shizuoka 422-8529 Japan
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Burade SS, Pawar SV, Saha T, Kumbhar N, Kotmale AS, Ahmad M, Talukdar P, Dhavale DD. Sugar-derived oxazolone pseudotetrapeptide as γ-turn inducer and anion-selective transporter. Beilstein J Org Chem 2019; 15:2419-2427. [PMID: 31666876 PMCID: PMC6808195 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.234] [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: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The intramolecular cyclization of a C-3-tetrasubstituted furanoid sugar amino acid-derived linear tetrapeptide afforded an oxazolone pseudo-peptide with the formation of an oxazole ring at the C-terminus. A conformational study of the oxazolone pseudo-peptide showed intramolecular C=O···HN(II) hydrogen bonding in a seven-membered ring leading to a γ-turn conformation. This fact was supported by a solution-state NMR and molecular modeling studies. The oxazolone pseudotetrapeptide was found to be a better Cl−-selective transporter for which an anion–anion antiport mechanism was established.
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- Sachin S Burade
- Garware Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly University of Pune), Pune 411007, India
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- Garware Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly University of Pune), Pune 411007, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, Pune 411008, India
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- Garware Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly University of Pune), Pune 411007, India
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- Garware Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly University of Pune), Pune 411007, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, Pune 411008, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, Pune 411008, India
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- Garware Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly University of Pune), Pune 411007, India
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Helttunen K, Annala R, Suhonen A, Iloniemi J, Kalenius E, Aragay G, Ballester P, Tuononen HM, Nissinen M. Oligoamide Foldamers as Helical Chloride Receptors—the Influence of Electron‐Withdrawing Substituents on Anion‐Binding Interactions. Chem Asian J 2019; 14:647-654. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201801869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Kaisa Helttunen
- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience CenterUniversity of Jyvaskyla P.O. Box 35 40014 Jyvaskyla Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience CenterUniversity of Jyvaskyla P.O. Box 35 40014 Jyvaskyla Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience CenterUniversity of Jyvaskyla P.O. Box 35 40014 Jyvaskyla Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience CenterUniversity of Jyvaskyla P.O. Box 35 40014 Jyvaskyla Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience CenterUniversity of Jyvaskyla P.O. Box 35 40014 Jyvaskyla Finland
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avgda. Països Catalans 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avgda. Països Catalans 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA) Passeig Lluís Companys 23 08010 Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience CenterUniversity of Jyvaskyla P.O. Box 35 40014 Jyvaskyla Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience CenterUniversity of Jyvaskyla P.O. Box 35 40014 Jyvaskyla Finland
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Parks FC, Liu Y, Debnath S, Stutsman SR, Raghavachari K, Flood AH. Allosteric Control of Photofoldamers for Selecting between Anion Regulation and Double-to-Single Helix Switching. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:17711-17723. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Fred C. Parks
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Gratzer K, Diemer V, Clayden J. Signal transduction in oligoamide foldamers by selective non-covalent binding of chiral phosphates at a urea binding site. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 15:3585-3589. [PMID: 28397923 DOI: 10.1039/c7ob00660h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The transduction of biological signals depends on the spatial communication of conformational change. We report a synthetic mimic of this signal transduction process in which non-covalent binding induces a change in the position of equilibrium between two rapidly interconverting screw-sense conformers of a synthetic helical polyamide. Selectivity was achieved by incorporating at the N-terminus of the polyamide a urea-based anion recognition site capable of binding chiral phosphate anions. As a result of solvent-dependent binding, an induced conformational change propagates from the binding site through the amide chain, leading to a screw-sense preference detectable in the form of a chemical shift separation between two NMR active 13C labels. The remote induction of screw sense preference indicates successful communication of a signal originating solely from non-covalent binding.
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- Katharina Gratzer
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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Bornhof AB, Bauzá A, Aster A, Pupier M, Frontera A, Vauthey E, Sakai N, Matile S. Synergistic Anion–(π)n–π Catalysis on π-Stacked Foldamers. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:4884-4892. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b00809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Department de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Carretera de Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Baleares, Spain
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- Department de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Carretera de Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Baleares, Spain
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Wechsel R, Žabka M, Ward JW, Clayden J. Competing Hydrogen-Bond Polarities in a Dynamic Oligourea Foldamer: A Molecular Spring Torsion Balance. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:3528-3531. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b00567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Romina Wechsel
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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Bécart D, Diemer V, Salaün A, Oiarbide M, Nelli YR, Kauffmann B, Fischer L, Palomo C, Guichard G. Helical Oligourea Foldamers as Powerful Hydrogen Bonding Catalysts for Enantioselective C–C Bond-Forming Reactions. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:12524-12532. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b05802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Diane Bécart
- Univ.
Bordeaux, CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33607 Pessac, France
- Departamento
de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Químicas, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Apdo. 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Univ.
Bordeaux, CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33607 Pessac, France
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- Univ.
Bordeaux, CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33607 Pessac, France
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Químicas, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Apdo. 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Univ.
Bordeaux, CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33607 Pessac, France
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- Univ.
Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, UMS3033/US001, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, F-33607 Pessac, France
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- Univ.
Bordeaux, CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33607 Pessac, France
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Químicas, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Apdo. 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Univ.
Bordeaux, CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33607 Pessac, France
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Antunes S, Corre JP, Mikaty G, Douat C, Goossens PL, Guichard G. Effect of replacing main-chain ureas with thiourea and guanidinium surrogates on the bactericidal activity of membrane active oligourea foldamers. Bioorg Med Chem 2017; 25:4245-4252. [PMID: 28687228 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.04.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 04/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Membrane-active foldamers have recently emerged as potential mimics of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Amphiphilic cationic helical N,N'-linked oligoureas are one such class of AMP mimics with activities in vitro against a broad range of bacteria including Bacillus anthracis, a Gram-positive sporulating bacillus and causing agent of anthrax. Here we have used site-selective chemical modifications of the oligourea backbone to gain additional insight into the relationship between structure and function and modulate anthracidal activity. A series of analogues in which urea linkages at selected positions are replaced by thiourea and guanidium surrogates have been prepared on solid support and tested against different bacterial forms of B. anthracis (germinated spores and encapsulated bacilli). Urea→thiourea and urea→guanidinium replacements close to the negative end of the helix dipole led to analogues with increased potency and selectivity for B. anthracis versus mammalian cells.
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- Stéphanie Antunes
- Univ. Bordeaux, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac, France; CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- HistoPathologie et Modèles Animaux/Pathogénie des Toxi-Infections Bactériennes, Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris, France
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- HistoPathologie et Modèles Animaux/Pathogénie des Toxi-Infections Bactériennes, Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac, France; CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- HistoPathologie et Modèles Animaux/Pathogénie des Toxi-Infections Bactériennes, Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac, France; CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France.
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Bio-inspired synthetic backbones leading to foldamers can provide effective biopolymer mimics with new and improved properties in a physiological environment, and in turn could serve as useful tools to study biology and lead to practical applications in the areas of diagnostics or therapeutics. Remarkable progress has been accomplished over the past 20 years with the discovery of many potent bioactive foldamers originating from diverse backbones and targeting a whole spectrum of bio(macro)molecules such as membranes, protein surfaces, and nucleic acids. These current achievements, future opportunities, and key challenges that remain are discussed in this article.
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Helttunen K, Annala R, Suhonen A, Nauha E, Linnanto J, Nissinen M. Supramolecular chirality and symmetry breaking of fluoride complexes of achiral foldamers. CrystEngComm 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ce01109a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Fluoride binding of achiral oligoamide foldamers produces polar and chiral crystal structures and induces exceptional symmetry breaking of the bulk sample.
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- Kaisa Helttunen
- Department of Chemistry
- Nanoscience Center
- University of Jyvaskyla
- FI-40014 University of Jyvaskyla
- Finland
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- Department of Chemistry
- Nanoscience Center
- University of Jyvaskyla
- FI-40014 University of Jyvaskyla
- Finland
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- Department of Chemistry
- Nanoscience Center
- University of Jyvaskyla
- FI-40014 University of Jyvaskyla
- Finland
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- College of Science
- Joseph Banks Laboratories
- University of Lincoln
- Lincoln
- UK
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- Institute of Physics
- University of Tartu
- 50411 Tartu
- Estonia
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- Department of Chemistry
- Nanoscience Center
- University of Jyvaskyla
- FI-40014 University of Jyvaskyla
- Finland
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Teyssières E, Corre JP, Antunes S, Rougeot C, Dugave C, Jouvion G, Claudon P, Mikaty G, Douat C, Goossens PL, Guichard G. Proteolytically Stable Foldamer Mimics of Host-Defense Peptides with Protective Activities in a Murine Model of Bacterial Infection. J Med Chem 2016; 59:8221-32. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Emilie Teyssières
- Pathogénie
des Toxi-Infections Bactériennes, Institut Pasteur, 28
rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris, France
| | - Jean-Philippe Corre
- Pathogénie
des Toxi-Infections Bactériennes, Institut Pasteur, 28
rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris, France
| | - Stephanie Antunes
- Univ. Bordeaux, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen
de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac, France
- CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
| | - Catherine Rougeot
- Laboratoire
de Pharmacologie de la Douleur, Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Docteur
Roux, 75724 Paris, France
| | - Christophe Dugave
- Institut
de Biologie et de Technologie de Saclay (iBiTec-S), Service de Chimie
Bio-organique et de Marquage, CEA-Saclay, bâtiment 547, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - Grégory Jouvion
- Institut Pasteur, Histopathologie Humaine et Modèles
Animaux, 75724 Paris, France
- Paris Descartes Université, PRES Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, 75006 Paris, France
| | - Paul Claudon
- Univ. Bordeaux, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen
de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac, France
- CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
| | - Guillain Mikaty
- Pathogénie
des Toxi-Infections Bactériennes, Institut Pasteur, 28
rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris, France
| | - Céline Douat
- Univ. Bordeaux, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen
de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac, France
- CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
| | - Pierre L. Goossens
- Pathogénie
des Toxi-Infections Bactériennes, Institut Pasteur, 28
rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris, France
- Institut Pasteur, Histopathologie Humaine et Modèles
Animaux, 75724 Paris, France
| | - Gilles Guichard
- Univ. Bordeaux, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen
de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac, France
- CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
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