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Juarez G, Alonso ER, Aguado R, León I. Rotational Spectroscopy as a Tool to Characterize Sweet Taste: The Study of Dulcin. ChemistryOpen 2024:e202400159. [PMID: 39051712 DOI: 10.1002/open.202400159] [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: 05/10/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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According to old theories of sweetness, the perception of sweet substances is closely linked to the arrangement of atoms within them. To assess the validity of these theories, we conducted an analysis of the structure of the artificial sweetener dulcin for the first time, utilizing microwave spectroscopy and a laser ablation source. These techniques have enabled the identification of two conformers, which are stabilized by an intramolecular hydrogen bond between the amino group and the phenyl ring. The observed conformations were examined in light of the Shallenberger-Acree-Kier molecular theory of sweet taste, and they align with the hypothesized criteria. Furthermore, the study illustrates how conformational relaxation can alter the equilibrium conformational distribution, resulting in the absence of certain conformers in the conformational landscape.
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- Gabriela Juarez
- Grupo de Espectroscopia Molecular (GEM), Edificio Quifima, Laboratorios de Espectroscopia y Bioespectroscopia, Unidad Asociada CSIC, Parque Científico Uva, Universidad de Valladolid, Paseo de Belén 5, 47011, Valladolid, Spain
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- Grupo de Espectroscopia Molecular (GEM), Edificio Quifima, Laboratorios de Espectroscopia y Bioespectroscopia, Unidad Asociada CSIC, Parque Científico Uva, Universidad de Valladolid, Paseo de Belén 5, 47011, Valladolid, Spain
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- Grupo de Espectroscopia Molecular (GEM), Edificio Quifima, Laboratorios de Espectroscopia y Bioespectroscopia, Unidad Asociada CSIC, Parque Científico Uva, Universidad de Valladolid, Paseo de Belén 5, 47011, Valladolid, Spain
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- Grupo de Espectroscopia Molecular (GEM), Edificio Quifima, Laboratorios de Espectroscopia y Bioespectroscopia, Unidad Asociada CSIC, Parque Científico Uva, Universidad de Valladolid, Paseo de Belén 5, 47011, Valladolid, Spain
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Wu X, Su QZ, Yue X, Li H, Yang J, Wu S, Zhong HN, Li D, Jianguo Z, Chen S, Dong B. Occurrence and prioritization of non-volatile substances in recycled PET flakes produced in China. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 352:141508. [PMID: 38387658 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Recycled PET (rPET) is gaining popularity for use in the production of new food contact materials (FCMs) under the context of circular economy. However, the limited information on contaminants in rPET from China and concerns about their potential risk are major obstacles to their use in FCM in China. Fifty-five non-volatile compounds were tentatively identified in 126 batches of hot-washed rPET flakes aimed for food packaging applications in China. Although the 55 substances are not necessarily migratable and may not end up in the contacting media, their presence indicates a need for proper management and control across the value chain. For this reason, the 55 substances prioritized on the basis of level of concerns and in-silico genotoxicity profiler. Among them, dimethoxyethyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate were classified as level V substances, and Michler's ketone and 4-nitrophenol were both categorized as level V substances and had the genotoxic structure alert, while 2,4,5-trimethylaniline was specified with genotoxic structure alert. The above substances have high priority and may pose a potential risk to human health, therefore special attention should be paid to their migration from rPET. Aside from providing valuable information on non-volatile contaminants present in hot-washed rPET flakes coming from China, this article proposed a prioritization workflow that can be of great help to identify priority substances deserving special attention across the value chain.
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- Xuefeng Wu
- National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Material (Guangdong), Guangzhou Customs Technology Center, Guangzhou 510075, China
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- National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Material (Guangdong), Guangzhou Customs Technology Center, Guangzhou 510075, China
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- Danone open science research center (OSRC), Shanghai, 201204, China
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- National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Material (Guangdong), Guangzhou Customs Technology Center, Guangzhou 510075, China
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- Danone open science research center (OSRC), Shanghai, 201204, China
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- National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Material (Guangdong), Guangzhou Customs Technology Center, Guangzhou 510075, China
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- National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Material (Guangdong), Guangzhou Customs Technology Center, Guangzhou 510075, China; State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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- National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Material (Guangdong), Guangzhou Customs Technology Center, Guangzhou 510075, China
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- National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Material (Guangdong), Guangzhou Customs Technology Center, Guangzhou 510075, China
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- National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Material (Guangdong), Guangzhou Customs Technology Center, Guangzhou 510075, China
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- National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Material (Guangdong), Guangzhou Customs Technology Center, Guangzhou 510075, China.
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Li M, Xiong JS, Min HY, Hu YX, Zhu LF, Hu CW, Yang HQ. Coordination of sorbitol to Ga(OTf) 3 in the liquid phase: an experimental and theoretical study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:8507-8514. [PMID: 36883477 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp00141e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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In a solution of sorbitol (SBT) and Ga(OTf)3 compounds, the coordination of sorbitol (SBT) to [Ga(OTf)n]3-n (n = 0-3) has been investigated, using both ESI-MS spectra and density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the M06/6-311++g(d,p), aug-cc-pvtz level using a polarized continuum model (PCM-SMD). In sorbitol solution, the most stable conformer of sorbitol includes three intramolecular H-bonds, i.e., O2H⋯O4, O4H⋯O6, and O5H⋯O3. Through ESI-MS spectra, in a tetrahydrofuran solution of both SBT and Ga(OTf)3 compounds, five main species are observed, i.e., [Ga(SBT)]3+, [Ga(OTf)]2+, [Ga(SBT)2]3+, [Ga(OTf)(SBT)]2+, and [Ga(OTf)(SBT)2]2+. Through DFT calculations, in a solution of sorbitol (SBT) and Ga(OTf)3 compounds, the Ga3+ cation tends to form five six-coordination complexes, i.e., [Ga(η2O,O-OTf)3], [Ga(η3O2-O4-SBT)2]3+, [(η2O,O-OTf)Ga(η4O2-O5-SBT)]2+, [(η1O-OTf)(η2O2,O4-SBT)Ga(η3O3-O5-SBT)]2+, and [(η1O-OTf)(η2O,O-OTf)Ga(η3O3-O5-SBT)]+, which are in good agreement with the experimental observation of the ESI-MS spectra. For both [Ga(OTf)n]3-n (n = 1-3) and [Ga(SBT)m]3+ (m = 1, 2) complexes, the negative charge transfer from ligands to the Ga3+-center plays an important role in their stability, because of the strong polarization of the Ga3+ cation. For [Ga(OTf)n(SBT)m]3-n (n = 1, 2; m = 1, 2) complexes, the negative charge transfer from ligands to the Ga3+-center plays an essential role in their stability, accompanied by an electrostatic interaction between the Ga3+-center and ligands and/or spatial inclusion of ligands toward the Ga3+-center.
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- Mei Li
- College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, P. R. China.
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Böhmer T, Gabriel JP, Zeißler R, Richter T, Blochowicz T. Glassy dynamics in polyalcohols: intermolecular simplicity vs. intramolecular complexity. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:18272-18280. [PMID: 35880532 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01969h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Using depolarized light scattering, we have recently shown that structural relaxation in a broad range of supercooled liquids follows, to good approximation, a generic line shape with high-frequency power law ω-1/2. We now continue this study by investigating a systematic series of polyalcohols (PAs), frequently used as model-systems in glass-science, i.a., because the width of their respective dielectric loss spectra varies strongly along the series. Our results reveal that the microscopic origin of the observed relaxation behavior varies significantly between different PAs: while short-chained PAs like glycerol rotate as more or less rigid entities and their light scattering spectra follow the generic shape, long-chained PAs like sorbitol display pronounced intramolecular dynamic contributions on the time scale of structural relaxation, leading to systematic deviations from the generic shape. Based on these findings we discuss an important limitation for observing the generic shape in a supercooled liquid: the dynamics that is probed needs to reflect the intermolecular dynamic heterogeneity, and must not be superimposed by effects of intramolecular dynamic heterogeneity.
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- Till Böhmer
- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.
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- Glass and Time, IMFUFA, Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.
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- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.
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- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.
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Sanz‐Novo M, Mato M, León Í, Echavarren AM, Alonso JL. Shape‐Shifting Molecules: Unveiling the Valence Tautomerism Phenomena in Bare Barbaralones. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202117045. [PMID: 35165988 PMCID: PMC9311078 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202117045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We report a state‐of‐the‐art spectroscopic study of an archetypical barbaralone, conclusively revealing the valence tautomerism phenomena for this bistable molecular system. The two distinct 1‐ and 5‐substituted valence tautomers have been isolated in a supersonic expansion for the first time and successfully characterized by high‐resolution rotational spectroscopy. This work provides irrefutable experimental evidence of the [3,3]‐rearrangement in barbaralones and highlights the use of rotational spectroscopy to analyze shape‐shifting mixtures. Moreover, this observation opens the window toward the characterization of new fluxional systems in the isolation conditions of the gas phase and should serve as a reference point in the general understanding of valence tautomerism.
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- Miguel Sanz‐Novo
- Grupo de Espectroscopía Molecular (GEM) Edificio Quifima Área de Química-Física Laboratorios de Espectroscopía y Bioespectroscopía Parque Científico UVa Unidad Asociada CSIC Universidad de Valladolid 47011 Valladolid Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Av. Països Catalans 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
- Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica Universitat Rovira i Virgili C/Marcel⋅li Domingo s/n 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Grupo de Espectroscopía Molecular (GEM) Edificio Quifima Área de Química-Física Laboratorios de Espectroscopía y Bioespectroscopía Parque Científico UVa Unidad Asociada CSIC Universidad de Valladolid 47011 Valladolid Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Av. Països Catalans 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
- Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica Universitat Rovira i Virgili C/Marcel⋅li Domingo s/n 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Grupo de Espectroscopía Molecular (GEM) Edificio Quifima Área de Química-Física Laboratorios de Espectroscopía y Bioespectroscopía Parque Científico UVa Unidad Asociada CSIC Universidad de Valladolid 47011 Valladolid Spain
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Sanz‐Novo M, Mato M, León Í, Echavarren AM, Alonso JL. Shape‐Shifting Molecules: Unveiling the Valence Tautomerism Phenomena in Bare Barbaralones. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202117045] [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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- Miguel Sanz‐Novo
- Grupo de Espectroscopía Molecular (GEM) Edificio Quifima Área de Química-Física Laboratorios de Espectroscopía y Bioespectroscopía Parque Científico UVa Unidad Asociada CSIC Universidad de Valladolid 47011 Valladolid Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Av. Països Catalans 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
- Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica Universitat Rovira i Virgili C/Marcel⋅li Domingo s/n 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Grupo de Espectroscopía Molecular (GEM) Edificio Quifima Área de Química-Física Laboratorios de Espectroscopía y Bioespectroscopía Parque Científico UVa Unidad Asociada CSIC Universidad de Valladolid 47011 Valladolid Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Av. Països Catalans 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
- Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica Universitat Rovira i Virgili C/Marcel⋅li Domingo s/n 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Grupo de Espectroscopía Molecular (GEM) Edificio Quifima Área de Química-Física Laboratorios de Espectroscopía y Bioespectroscopía Parque Científico UVa Unidad Asociada CSIC Universidad de Valladolid 47011 Valladolid Spain
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Juárez G, Sanz-Novo M, Alonso JL, Alonso ER, León I. Rotational Spectrum and Conformational Analysis of Perillartine: Insights into the Structure-Sweetness Relationship. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27061924. [PMID: 35335289 PMCID: PMC8954681 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27061924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We used high-resolution rotational spectroscopy coupled to a laser ablation source to study the conformational panorama of perillartine, a solid synthetic sweetener. Four conformers were identified under the isolation conditions of the supersonic expansion, showing that all of them present an E configuration of the C=N group with respect to the double bond of the ring. The observed structures were verified against Shallenberger–Acree–Kier’s sweetness theory to shed light on the structure–sweetness relationship for this particular oxime, highlighting a deluge of possibilities to bind the receptor.
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Buschmann P, Lengsfeld KG, Djahandideh J, Grabow JU. From rotational resolved spectra to an extended increment system of planar moments allowing ad-hoc conformational identification – Exemplification by the broadband microwave spectrum of α-hydroxyisobutyric acid. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Léon I, Tasinato N, Spada L, Alonso ER, Mata S, Balbi A, Puzzarini C, Alonso JL, Barone V. Looking for the Elusive Imine Tautomer of Creatinine: Different States of Aggregation Studied by Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Spectroscopy. Chempluschem 2021; 86:1374-1386. [PMID: 34255935 PMCID: PMC8519097 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202100224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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New spectroscopic experiments and state-of-the-art quantum-chemical computations of creatinine in different aggregation states unequivocally unveiled a significant tuning of tautomeric equilibrium by the environment: from the exclusive presence of the amine tautomer in the solid state and aqueous solution to a mixture of amine and imine tautomers in the gas phase. Quantum-chemical calculations predict the amine species as the most stable tautomer by about 30 kJ mol-1 in condensed phases. On the contrary, moving to the isolated forms, both Z and E imine isomers become more stable by about 7 kJ mol-1 . Since the imine isomers and one amine tautomer are separated by significant energy barriers, all of them should be present in the gas phase. This prediction has indeed been confirmed by high-resolution rotational spectroscopy, which provides the first experimental characterization of the elusive imine tautomer. The interpretation of the complicated hyperfine structure of the rotational spectrum, originated by three 14 N nuclei, makes it possible to use the spectral signatures as a sort of fingerprint for each individual tautomer in the complex sample.
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- Iker Léon
- Grupo de Espectroscopia Molecular (GEM), Edificio Quifima, Laboratorios de Espectroscopia y Bioespectroscopia Parque Cientifico UVa, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain
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- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126, Pisa, Italy
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- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126, Pisa, Italy.,Dipartimento di Chimica "Giacomo Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum -, Università di Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Grupo de Espectroscopia Molecular (GEM), Edificio Quifima, Laboratorios de Espectroscopia y Bioespectroscopia Parque Cientifico UVa, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain
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- Grupo de Espectroscopia Molecular (GEM), Edificio Quifima, Laboratorios de Espectroscopia y Bioespectroscopia Parque Cientifico UVa, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain
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- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Giacomo Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum -, Università di Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Grupo de Espectroscopia Molecular (GEM), Edificio Quifima, Laboratorios de Espectroscopia y Bioespectroscopia Parque Cientifico UVa, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain
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- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126, Pisa, Italy
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Domingos SR, Pérez C, Kreienborg NM, Merten C, Schnell M. Dynamic chiral self-recognition in aromatic dimers of styrene oxide revealed by rotational spectroscopy. Commun Chem 2021; 4:32. [PMID: 36697526 PMCID: PMC9814401 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-021-00468-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Chiral molecular recognition is a pivotal phenomenon in biomolecular science, governed by subtle balances of intermolecular forces that are difficult to quantify. Non-covalent interactions involving aromatic moieties are particularly important in this realm, as recurring motifs in biomolecular aggregation. In this work, we use high-resolution broadband rotational spectroscopy to probe the dynamic conformational landscape enclosing the self-pairing topologies of styrene oxide, a chiral aromatic system. We reach a definite assignment of four homochiral and two heterochiral dimers using auxiliary quantum chemistry calculations as well as structure-solving methods based on experimental isotopic information. A complete picture of the dimer conformational space is obtained, and plausible routes for conformational relaxation are derived. Molecular structures are discussed in terms of conformational flexibility, the concerted effort of weak intermolecular interactions, and their role in the expression of the molecular fit.
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- Sérgio R. Domingos
- grid.7683.a0000 0004 0492 0453Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestraße 85, Hamburg, 22607 Germany ,grid.8051.c0000 0000 9511 4342Present Address: CFisUC, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3004-516 Portugal
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- grid.7683.a0000 0004 0492 0453Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestraße 85, Hamburg, 22607 Germany
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- grid.5570.70000 0004 0490 981XRuhr-Universität Bochum, Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie, Organische Chemie II, Universitätsstraße 150, Bochum, 44801 Germany
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- grid.5570.70000 0004 0490 981XRuhr-Universität Bochum, Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie, Organische Chemie II, Universitätsstraße 150, Bochum, 44801 Germany
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- grid.7683.a0000 0004 0492 0453Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestraße 85, Hamburg, 22607 Germany ,grid.9764.c0000 0001 2153 9986Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Max-Eyth-Str. 1, Kiel, 24118 Germany
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Structure-Dependent Activity of Plant-Derived Sweeteners. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25081946. [PMID: 32331403 PMCID: PMC7221985 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25081946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Human sensation for sweet tastes and the thus resulting over-consumption of sugar in recent decades has led to an increasing number of people suffering from caries, diabetes, and obesity. Therefore, a demand for sugar substitutes has arisen, which increasingly has turned towards natural sweeteners over the last 20 years. In the same period, thanks to advances in bioinformatics and structural biology, understanding of the sweet taste receptor and its different binding sites has made significant progress, thus explaining the various chemical structures found for sweet tasting molecules. The present review summarizes the data on natural sweeteners and their most important (semi-synthetic) derivatives until the end of 2019 and discusses their structure–activity relationships, with an emphasis on small-molecule high-intensity sweeteners.
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Domingos SR, Martin K, Avarvari N, Schnell M. Water Docking Bias in [4]Helicene. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201902889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Sérgio R. Domingos
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY Notkestraße 85 22607 Hamburg Germany
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- MOLTECH-Anjou, UMR 6200, CNRS, UNIV Angers 2 bd Lavoisier 49045 Angers Cedex France
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- MOLTECH-Anjou, UMR 6200, CNRS, UNIV Angers 2 bd Lavoisier 49045 Angers Cedex France
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY Notkestraße 85 22607 Hamburg Germany
- Institut für Physikalische ChemieChristian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Max-Eyth-Straße 1 24118 Kiel Germany
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Domingos SR, Martin K, Avarvari N, Schnell M. Water Docking Bias in [4]Helicene. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:11257-11261. [PMID: 31081241 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201902889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We report on the one- and two-water clusters of [4]helicene, the smallest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with a helical sense, which were captured in the gas phase using high-resolution rotational spectroscopy. The structures of the complexes are unambiguously revealed using microwave spectra of isotopically enriched species. In the one-water cluster, the apparent splitting pattern is consistent with a tunneling motion that encompasses an exchange of strongly and weakly bonded water hydrogens. This motion is "locked" in the two-water cluster. The relevant intermolecular contacts, symmetry, and aromaticity effects are unveiled for the microsolvated chiral topologies. These observations entail the first glance at the structures and internal dynamics of the water binding motifs of a chiral polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
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- Sérgio R Domingos
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany
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- MOLTECH-Anjou, UMR 6200, CNRS, UNIV Angers, 2 bd Lavoisier, 49045, Angers Cedex, France
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- MOLTECH-Anjou, UMR 6200, CNRS, UNIV Angers, 2 bd Lavoisier, 49045, Angers Cedex, France
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany.,Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Max-Eyth-Straße 1, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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