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Dupont J, Leal BC, Lozano P, Monteiro AL, Migowski P, Scholten JD. Ionic Liquids in Metal, Photo-, Electro-, and (Bio) Catalysis. Chem Rev 2024; 124:5227-5420. [PMID: 38661578 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
Abstract
Ionic liquids (ILs) have unique physicochemical properties that make them advantageous for catalysis, such as low vapor pressure, non-flammability, high thermal and chemical stabilities, and the ability to enhance the activity and stability of (bio)catalysts. ILs can improve the efficiency, selectivity, and sustainability of bio(transformations) by acting as activators of enzymes, selectively dissolving substrates and products, and reducing toxicity. They can also be recycled and reused multiple times without losing their effectiveness. ILs based on imidazolium cation are preferred for structural organization aspects, with a semiorganized layer surrounding the catalyst. ILs act as a container, providing a confined space that allows modulation of electronic and geometric effects, miscibility of reactants and products, and residence time of species. ILs can stabilize ionic and radical species and control the catalytic activity of dynamic processes. Supported IL phase (SILP) derivatives and polymeric ILs (PILs) are good options for molecular engineering of greener catalytic processes. The major factors governing metal, photo-, electro-, and biocatalysts in ILs are discussed in detail based on the vast literature available over the past two and a half decades. Catalytic reactions, ranging from hydrogenation and cross-coupling to oxidations, promoted by homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts in both single and multiphase conditions, are extensively reviewed and discussed considering the knowledge accumulated until now.
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- Jairton Dupont
- Institute of Chemistry - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre 91501-970 RS, Brasil
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular B e Inmunología, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Murcia, P.O. Box 4021, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Institute of Chemistry - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre 91501-970 RS, Brasil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular B e Inmunología, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Murcia, P.O. Box 4021, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Institute of Chemistry - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre 91501-970 RS, Brasil
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- Institute of Chemistry - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre 91501-970 RS, Brasil
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- Institute of Chemistry - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre 91501-970 RS, Brasil
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Takekiyo T, Yamada S, Uto T, Nakayama M, Hirata T, Ishizaki T, Kuroda K, Yoshimura Y. Protein Cryoprotectant Ability of the Aqueous Zwitterionic Solution. J Phys Chem B 2024; 128:526-535. [PMID: 38176060 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c05614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Protein cryopreservation is important for the long-term storage of unstable proteins. Recently, we found that N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-V (GnT-V) can be cryopreserved in a deep freezer without temperature control using a dilute binary aqueous solution of 3-(1-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)imidazol-3-io)butane-1-carboxylate (OE2imC3C) [10 wt %, mole fraction of solute (x) = 7.75 × 10-3], an artificial zwitterion. However, it is unclear which solvent properties are required in these media to preserve unstable proteins, such as GnT-V. In this study, we investigated the melting phenomena and solution structure of dilute binary aqueous OE2imC3C solutions [x = 0-2.96 × 10-2 (0-30 wt %)] using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Raman and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopies combined with molecular dynamics (MD) simulation to compare the cryoprotectant ability of OE2imC3C with two general cryoprotectants (CPAs), glycerol and dimethyl sulfoxide. DSC results indicated that aqueous OE2imC3C solutions can be melted at lower temperatures with less energy than the control CPA solution, with increasing x, primarily due to OE2imC3C having a higher content of unfrozen water molecules. Moreover, Raman and FTIR results showed that the high content of unfrozen water molecules in aqueous OE2imC3C solutions was due to the hydration around the ionic parts (the COO- group and imidazolium ring) and the OCH2CH2O segment. In addition, the MD simulation results showed that there were fewer structured water molecules around the OCH2CH2O segment than the hydration water molecules around the ionic parts. These solvent properties suggest that dilute aqueous OE2imC3C solutions are effective in preventing freezing, even in a deep freezer. Therefore, this medium has the potential to act as a novel cryoprotectant for proteins in biotechnology and biomedical fields.
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- Takahiro Takekiyo
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki, Nishi 1-1 Gakuen Kibanadai, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University, School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
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- Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
- NanoMaterials Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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Clark JB, Bowling-Charles T, Proma SJ, Biswas B, Limmer DT, Allen HC. Structural evolution of water-in-propylene carbonate mixtures revealed by polarized Raman spectroscopy and molecular dynamics. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:23963-23976. [PMID: 37644802 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02181e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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The liquid structure of systems wherein water is limited in concentration or through geometry is of great interest in various fields such as biology, materials science, and electrochemistry. Here, we present a combined polarized Raman and molecular dynamics investigation of the structural changes that occur as water is added incrementally to propylene carbonate (PC), a polar, aprotic solvent that is important in lithium-ion batteries. Polarized Raman spectra of PC solutions were collected for water mole fractions 0.003 ≤ χwater ≤ 0.296, which encompasses the solubility range of water in PC. The novel approach taken herein provides additional hydrogen bond and solvation characterization of this system that has not been achievable in previous studies. Analysis of the polarized carbonyl Raman band in conjunction with simulations demonstrated that the bulk structure of the solvent remained unperturbed upon the addition of water. Experimental spectra in the O-H stretching region were decomposed through Gaussian fitting into sub-bands and comparison to studies of dilute HOD in D2O. With the aid of simulations, we identified these different bands as water arrangements having different degrees of hydrogen bonding. The observed water structure within PC indicates that water tends to self-aggregate, forming a hydrogen bond network that is distinctly different from the bulk and dependent on concentration. For example, at moderate concentrations, the most likely aggregate structures are chains of water molecules, each with two hydrogen bonds.
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- Jessica B Clark
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
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Estimation of the slow hydrogen–deuterium exchange rates for local water confined in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate via nuclear magnetic resonance. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Shahkhatuni AA, Shahkhatuni AG, Ananikov VP, Harutyunyan AS. NMR-monitoring of H/D exchange reaction of ketones in solutions of imidazolium ionic liquids. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Takekiyo T, Yamada N, Amo T, Asano A, Yoshimura Y. Triiodide ion-induced inhibition of amyloid aggregate formation: A case study of α-synuclein. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Abe H, Yoshiichi Y, Kishimura H. Hydrogen/deuterium Exchange in 1-Alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide-based Solutions. Chem Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2022.111631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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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Bottari C, Almásy L, Rossi B, Bracco B, Paolantoni M, Mele A. Interfacial Water and Microheterogeneity in Aqueous Solutions of Ionic Liquids. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:4299-4308. [PMID: 35649236 PMCID: PMC9207890 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c10961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this work, aqueous solutions of two prototypical ionic liquids (ILs), [BMIM][BF4] and [BMIM][TfO], were investigated by UV Raman spectroscopy and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) in the water-rich domain, where strong heterogeneities at mesoscopic length scales (microheterogeneity) were expected. Analyzing Raman data by a differential method, the solute-correlated (SC) spectrum was extracted from the OH stretching profiles, emphasizing specific hydration features of the anions. SC-UV Raman spectra pointed out the molecular structuring of the interfacial water in these microheterogeneous IL/water mixtures, in which IL aggregates coexist with bulk water domains. The organization of the interfacial water differs for the [BMIM][BF4] and [BMIM][TfO] solutions, being affected by specific anion-water interactions. In particular, in the case of [BMIM][BF4], which forms weaker H-bonds with water, the aggregation properties clearly depend on concentration, as reflected by local changes in the interfacial water. On the other hand, stronger water-anion hydrogen bonds and more persistent hydration layers were observed for [BMIM][TfO], which likely prevent changes in IL aggregates. The modeling of SANS profiles, extended to [BPy][BF4] and [BPy][TfO], evidences the occurrence of significant concentration fluctuations for all of the systems: this appears as a rather general phenomenon that can be ascribed to the presence of IL aggregation, mainly induced by (cation-driven) hydrophobic interactions. Nevertheless, larger concentration fluctuations were observed for [BMIM][BF4], suggesting that anion-water interactions are relevant in modulating the microheterogeneity of the mixture.
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- Cettina Bottari
- Elettra
Sincrotrone Trieste, S.S. 114 km 163.5, Basovizza, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Institute
for Energy Security and Environmental Safety, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29−33, 1121 Budapest, Hungary
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- Elettra
Sincrotrone Trieste, S.S. 114 km 163.5, Basovizza, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Kashin AS, Boiko DA, Ananikov VP. Neural Network Analysis of Electron Microscopy Video Data Reveals the Temperature-Driven Microphase Dynamics in the Ions/Water System. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2007726. [PMID: 33938144 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202007726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Real-time field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) measurements and neural network analysis were successfully merged to observe the temperature-induced behavior of soft liquid microdomains in mixtures of different ionic liquids with water. The combination of liquid FE-SEM and in situ heating techniques revealed temperature-driven solution restructuring for ions/water systems with different water states and their critical point behavior expressed in a rapid switch between thermal expansion and shrinkage of liquid microphases at temperatures of ≈100-130 °C, which was directly recorded on electron microscopy videos. Automation of FE-SEM video analysis by a neural network approach allowed quantification of the morphological changes in ions/water systems during heating on the basis of thousands of images processed with a speed almost equal to the frame rate of original electron microscopy videos. Tracking and evolution of the micro-heterogeneous domains, hypothesized in the Ioliomics concept, was mapped and quantified for the first time. The present study describes the concept for quick acquisition of big data in electron microscopy, develops rapid neural network analysis and shows how to link microscopic data to fundamental molecular properties.
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- Alexey S Kashin
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 47, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 47, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 47, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
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Kaneko K, Izumi Y, Kitawaki K, Hattori S, Mori T, Yoshimura Y, Shimizu A. Effect of alkyl chain length of protic ionic liquids on dynamic and static properties of alkylammonium nitrate/water mixtures. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Takekiyo T, Yamada N, Amo T, Yoshimura Y. Effects of ethylammonium halides on helix formation of proteins. Chem Phys Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Silva W, Zanatta M, Ferreira AS, Corvo MC, Cabrita EJ. Revisiting Ionic Liquid Structure-Property Relationship: A Critical Analysis. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21207745. [PMID: 33086771 PMCID: PMC7589445 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21207745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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In the last few years, ionic liquids (ILs) have been the focus of extensive studies concerning the relationship between structure and properties and how this impacts their application. Despite a large number of studies, several topics remain controversial or not fully answered, such as: the existence of ion pairs, the concept of free volume and the effect of water and its implications in the modulation of ILs physicochemical properties. In this paper, we present a critical review of state-of-the-art literature regarding structure–property relationship of ILs, we re-examine analytical theories on the structure–property correlations and present new perspectives based on the existing data. The interrelation between transport properties (viscosity, diffusion, conductivity) of IL structure and free volume are analysed and discussed at a molecular level. In addition, we demonstrate how the analysis of microscopic features (particularly using NMR-derived data) can be used to explain and predict macroscopic properties, reaching new perspectives on the properties and application of ILs.
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- Wagner Silva
- UCIBIO, Chemistry Department, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; (W.S.); (A.S.F.)
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- i3N|Cenimat, Materials Science Department, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; (M.Z.); (M.C.C.)
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- UCIBIO, Chemistry Department, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; (W.S.); (A.S.F.)
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- i3N|Cenimat, Materials Science Department, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; (M.Z.); (M.C.C.)
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- UCIBIO, Chemistry Department, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; (W.S.); (A.S.F.)
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Stoppelman JP, McDaniel JG. Proton Transport in [BMIM+][BF4–]/Water Mixtures Near the Percolation Threshold. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:5957-5970. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c02487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- John P. Stoppelman
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia30332-0400, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia30332-0400, United States
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Takekiyo T, Yamada N, Nakazawa CT, Amo T, Asano A, Yoshimura Y. Formation of α-synuclein aggregates in aqueous ethylammonium nitrate solutions. Biopolymers 2020; 111:e23352. [PMID: 32203628 DOI: 10.1002/bip.23352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The effect of adding ethylammonium nitrate (EAN), which is an ionic liquid (IL), on the aggregate formation of α-synuclein (α-Syn) in aqueous solution has been investigated. FTIR and Raman spectroscopy were used to investigate changes in the secondary structure of α-Syn and in the states of water molecules and EAN. The results presented here show that the addition of EAN to α-Syn causes the formation of an intermolecular β-sheet structure in the following manner: native disordered state → polyproline II (PPII)-helix → intermolecular β-sheet (α-Syn amyloid-like aggregates: α-SynA). Although cations and anions of EAN play roles in masking the charged side chains and PPII-helix-forming ability involved in the formation of α-SynA, water molecules are not directly related to its formation. We conclude that EAN-induced α-Syn amyloid-like aggregates form at hydrophobic associations in the middle of the molecules after masking the charged side chains at the N- and C-terminals of α-Syn.
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- Takahiro Takekiyo
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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Verma A, Stoppelman JP, McDaniel JG. Tuning Water Networks via Ionic Liquid/Water Mixtures. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E403. [PMID: 31936347 PMCID: PMC7013630 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21020403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Water in nanoconfinement is ubiquitous in biological systems and membrane materials, with altered properties that significantly influence the surrounding system. In this work, we show how ionic liquid (IL)/water mixtures can be tuned to create water environments that resemble nanoconfined systems. We utilize molecular dynamics simulations employing ab initio force fields to extensively characterize the water structure within five different IL/water mixtures: [BMIM + ][BF 4 - ], [BMIM + ][PF 6 - ], [BMIM + ][OTf - ], [BMIM + ][NO 3 - ]and [BMIM + ][TFSI - ] ILs at varying water fraction. We characterize water clustering, hydrogen bonding, water orientation, pairwise correlation functions and percolation networks as a function of water content and IL type. The nature of the water nanostructure is significantly tuned by changing the hydrophobicity of the IL and sensitively depends on water content. In hydrophobic ILs such as [BMIM + ][PF 6 - ], significant water clustering leads to dynamic formation of water pockets that can appear similar to those formed within reverse micelles. Furthermore, rotational relaxation times of water molecules in supersaturated hydrophobic IL/water mixtures indicate the close-connection with nanoconfined systems, as they are quantitatively similar to water relaxation in previously characterized lyotropic liquid crystals. We expect that this physical insight will lead to better design principles for incorporation of ILs into membrane materials to tune water nanostructure.
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- Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Atlanta 30332-0400, Georgia; (A.V.); (J.P.S.)
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Kaneko K, Mori T, Hattori S, Takekiyo T, Masuda Y, Yoshimura Y, Shimizu A. Dynamic and static properties of mixtures of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate and alcohols with various alkyl chain lengths. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Yoshimura Y, Mori T, Kaneko K, Hattori S, Takekiyo T, Masuda Y, Shimizu A. Raman investigation on the local structure of alcohols in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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