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Abstract
Nucleic acids show immense potential to treat cancer, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, neurological diseases and other incurable human diseases. Upon systemic administration, they encounter a series of barriers and hence barely reach the site of action, the cell. Intracellular delivery of nucleic acids is facilitated by nanovectors, both viral and non-viral. A major advantage of non-viral vectors over viral vectors is safety. Nanovectors evaluated specifically for nucleic acid delivery include polyplexes, lipoplexes and other cationic carrier-based vectors. However, more recently there is an increased interest in inorganic nanovectors for nucleic acid delivery. Nevertheless, there is no comprehensive review on the subject. The present review would cover in detail specific properties and types of inorganic nanovectors, their preparation techniques and various biomedical applications as therapeutics, diagnostics and theranostics. Future prospects are also suggested.
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Boeckx B, Maes G. Simulating the Interaction between Amino Acids and DNA: A Combined Matrix-Isolation FT-IR and Theoretical Study of the 1-Methyluracil·Glycine H-Bond Complexes Using a Dual Sublimation Furnace. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:11890-8. [DOI: 10.1021/jp307388e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Bram Boeckx
- Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven, Belgium
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Deepa P, Kolandaivel P, Senthilkumar K. Hydrogen-bonding studies of amino acid side-chains with DNA base pairs. Mol Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2011.602649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Molecularly imprinted polymer of 5-methyluridine for solid-phase extraction of pyrimidine nucleoside cancer markers in urine. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:8932-9. [PMID: 18789867 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.08.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2008] [Revised: 07/15/2008] [Accepted: 08/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Normal and modified urinary nucleosides represent potential biomarkers for cancer diagnosis. To selectively extract modified nucleosides, we developed a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) of 5-methyluridine as selective material for molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction (MISPE). The MIPs were obtained from vinyl-phenylboronate ester derivative of the template, acrylamide and pentaerythritol triacrylate co-polymer, and were tested in batch and cartridge experiments with aqueous samples. Our results indicated that the imprinted polymer was selective for pyrimidine nucleosides with a K(d) and a B(max) of 46 microM and 18 micromol/g, respectively. Finally, a MISPE of the most common pyrimidine nucleoside cancer markers in urine sample was realized.
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Troitiño D, Bailey L, Peral F. Formation of hydrogen-bonded dimers of uracil and amino acids: Cysteine, lysine and phenylalanine. A density functional theory study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theochem.2006.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zhao Y, Zhou L. Computational study of hydrogen-bonded complexes between the most stable tautomers of L-leucine and bases of RNA. Theor Chem Acc 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-005-0633-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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GALETICH I, STAPANIAN SG, SHELKOVSKY V, KOSEVICH M, ADAMOWICZ L. Mass spectrometric andab initiostudy of the interaction between 9-methylguanine and amino acid amide group. Mol Phys 2002. [DOI: 10.1080/00268970210149740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Da̧bkowska I, Rak J, Gutowski M. Computational Study of Hydrogen-Bonded Complexes between the Most Stable Tautomers of Glycine and Uracil. J Phys Chem A 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/jp020947i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Iwona Da̧bkowska
- Department of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Sobieskiego 18, 80−952 Gdańsk, Poland, and Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Theory, Modeling & Simulation, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Sobieskiego 18, 80−952 Gdańsk, Poland, and Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Theory, Modeling & Simulation, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Sobieskiego 18, 80−952 Gdańsk, Poland, and Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Theory, Modeling & Simulation, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352
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Desfrançois C, Carles S, Schermann JP. Weakly bound clusters of biological interest. Chem Rev 2000; 100:3943-62. [PMID: 11749335 DOI: 10.1021/cr990061j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- C Desfrançois
- Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Université Paris Nord, Villetaneuse, 93430, France
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Carles S, Lecomte F, Schermann JP, Desfrançois C. Gas-Phase Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Adenine, Imidazole, Pyrrole, and Water Non-Covalent Complexes. J Phys Chem A 2000. [DOI: 10.1021/jp002157j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- S. Carles
- Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers UMR CNRS 7538, Institut Galilée, Université Paris-Nord, F-93430 Villetaneuse, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers UMR CNRS 7538, Institut Galilée, Université Paris-Nord, F-93430 Villetaneuse, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers UMR CNRS 7538, Institut Galilée, Université Paris-Nord, F-93430 Villetaneuse, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers UMR CNRS 7538, Institut Galilée, Université Paris-Nord, F-93430 Villetaneuse, France
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Galetich I, Stepanian SG, Shelkovsky V, Kosevich M, Blagoi YP, Adamowicz L. Combined Mass Spectrometric and ab Initio Study of the Point Contacts between 9-Methyladenine and the Amide Group. J Phys Chem A 2000. [DOI: 10.1021/jp000755s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- I. Galetich
- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, and Institute for Low-Temperature Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 47 Lenin Avenue, Kharkov 310164, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, and Institute for Low-Temperature Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 47 Lenin Avenue, Kharkov 310164, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, and Institute for Low-Temperature Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 47 Lenin Avenue, Kharkov 310164, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, and Institute for Low-Temperature Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 47 Lenin Avenue, Kharkov 310164, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, and Institute for Low-Temperature Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 47 Lenin Avenue, Kharkov 310164, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, and Institute for Low-Temperature Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 47 Lenin Avenue, Kharkov 310164, Ukraine
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Galetich I, Stepanian SG, Shelkovsky V, Kosevich M, Blagoi, Adamowicz L. Structures and Interaction Energies of Nucleic Acid Base−Amino Acid Complexes. Methylcytosines−Acrylamide Model. J Phys Chem B 1999. [DOI: 10.1021/jp990990e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- I. Galetich
- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, and Institute for Low-Temperature Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 47 Lenin Avenue, Kharkov 310164, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, and Institute for Low-Temperature Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 47 Lenin Avenue, Kharkov 310164, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, and Institute for Low-Temperature Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 47 Lenin Avenue, Kharkov 310164, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, and Institute for Low-Temperature Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 47 Lenin Avenue, Kharkov 310164, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, and Institute for Low-Temperature Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 47 Lenin Avenue, Kharkov 310164, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, and Institute for Low-Temperature Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 47 Lenin Avenue, Kharkov 310164, Ukraine
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