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Pacheco-Liñán PJ, Alonso-Moreno C, Carrillo-Hermosilla F, Garzón-Ruiz A, Martín C, Sáez C, Albaladejo J, Bravo I. Novel Fluorescence Guanidine Molecules for Selective Sulfate Anion Detection in Water Complex Samples over a Wide pH Range. ACS Sens 2021; 6:3224-3233. [PMID: 34464091 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c00876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Quantitative analysis of sulfate anions in water still remains an important challenge for the society. Among all the methodologies, the most successful one is based on optical supramolecular receptors because the presence of small concentrations of sulfate anion modifies the photophysical properties of the receptor. In this case, fluorescence anion sensors have been designed by the incorporation of guanidine motifs into fluorenyl cores. The photophysical behaviors of the new mono- (M) and bis-guanidine (B) derivatives were studied through pH dependence, solvent effects, and ion sensing on steady-state spectra and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. In more detail, the results demonstrate that M is a highly selective and sensitive sulfate ion receptor in real water samples and, even more importantly, its function remains unchanged at different ranges of pH. The reason behind this resides on the fluorescence quenching produced by an internal charge-transfer process when the sulfate anion is complexed with M. It is worth noting that the global and partial affinity constants (1010 M-2 and 105 M-1, respectively) of complex formation are far above from the current sulfate sensors in water (104 M-1) which give an LOD of 0.10 μM in water with an analytical range of 2.5-10 μM. On the other hand, although it would seem, at first sight, that the B derivate will be the most promising one, the possibility of having two simultaneous protonation states reduces the complex formation and, therefore, its sensitivity to sulfate anions. The results presented here offer the possibility of using a new molecule in water environments, which opens the door to infinite applications such as the detection of trace amounts of sulfate ions in food or water.
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- Pedro J. Pacheco-Liñán
- Departamento de Química-Física. Facultad de Farmacia de Albacete, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete 02071, Spain
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- Departamento de Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica. Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA). Facultad de Farmacia de Albacete, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete 02071, Spain
- Unidad NanoCRIB. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Albacete 02071, Spain
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- Departamento de Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica. Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA). Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas. Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real 13071, Spain
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- Departamento de Química-Física. Facultad de Farmacia de Albacete, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete 02071, Spain
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- Departamento de Química-Física. Facultad de Farmacia de Albacete, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete 02071, Spain
- Unidad NanoCRIB. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Albacete 02071, Spain
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- Departamento de Química-Física. Facultad de Farmacia de Albacete, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete 02071, Spain
- Unidad NanoCRIB. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Albacete 02071, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Avenida Camilo José Cela, 10, Ciudad Real 13071, Spain
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- Departamento de Química-Física. Facultad de Farmacia de Albacete, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete 02071, Spain
- Unidad NanoCRIB. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Albacete 02071, Spain
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Previtali V, Trujillo C, Amet R, Zisterer DM, Rozas I. Effect of isouronium/guanidinium substitution on the efficacy of a series of novel anti-cancer agents. MEDCHEMCOMM 2018; 9:735-743. [PMID: 30108964 DOI: 10.1039/c8md00089a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Considering our hypothesis that the guanidinium moiety in the protein kinase type III inhibitor 1 interacts with a phosphate of ATP within the hinge region, the nature of the interactions established between a model isouronium and the phosphate groups of ATP was computationally analysed indicating that an isouronium derivative of 1 will interact in a similar manner with ATP. Thus, a number of compounds were prepared to assess the effect of the guanidinium/isouronium substitution on cancer cell growth; additionally, the molecular shortening and conformational change induced by replacing the di-substituted guanidine-linker of 1 by an amide was explored. The effect of these compounds on cell viability was tested in human leukaemia, breast cancer and cervical cancer cell lines and the resulting IC50 values were compared with those of the lead compound 1. Replacement of the di-substituted guanidine-linker by an amide results in the loss of cytotoxicity; however, substitution of the mono-substituted guanidinium by an isouronium cation seems to be beneficial for cell growth inhibition. Additionally, the effect of these compounds on the MAPK/ERK pathway was studied by means of Western blotting and the results indicate that the isouronium derivative 2 decreases the levels of phosphorylated, and thus activated, ERK (pERK) both in leukaemia and breast cancer cells, whereas lead compound 1 only shows an effect on pERK levels in breast cancer cells. This confirms that both compounds could interfere with the MAPK/ERK pathway although other targets cannot be ruled out.
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- Viola Previtali
- School of Chemistry , Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin , 152-160 Pearse Street , Dublin 2 , Ireland .
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- School of Chemistry , Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin , 152-160 Pearse Street , Dublin 2 , Ireland .
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology , Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin , 152-160 Pearse Street , Dublin 2 , Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology , Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin , 152-160 Pearse Street , Dublin 2 , Ireland
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- School of Chemistry , Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin , 152-160 Pearse Street , Dublin 2 , Ireland .
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Interplay of thermochemistry and Structural Chemistry, the journal (volume 23, 2012, issues 1–3) and the discipline. Struct Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-012-0141-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nagle PS, Rodriguez F, Nguyen B, Wilson WD, Rozas I. High DNA affinity of a series of peptide linked diaromatic guanidinium-like derivatives. J Med Chem 2012; 55:4397-406. [PMID: 22497334 DOI: 10.1021/jm300296f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In this paper we report the design and synthesis of a new family of asymmetric peptide linked diaromatic dications as potent DNA minor groove binders. These peptide-linked compounds, with a linear core, displayed a much larger affinity than other guanidinium-like derivatives from the same series with curved cores. As a first screening, the DNA affinity of these structures was evaluated by means of thermal denaturation experiments, finding that the nature of the cation (guanidinium vs 2-aminoimidazolinium) significantly influenced the binding strength. Their binding affinity was assessed by implementing further biophysical measurements such as surface plasmon resonance and circular dichroism. In particular, it was observed that compounds 6, 7, and 8 displayed both a strong binding affinity and significant selectivity for AT oligonucleotides. In addition, the thermodynamics of their binding was evaluated using isothermal titration calorimetry, indicating that the binding is derived from favorable enthalpic and entropic contributions.
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- Padraic S Nagle
- School of Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Pearse St., Dublin 2, Ireland
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