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Corinti D, Chiavarino B, Scuderi D, Fraschetti C, Filippi A, Fornarini S, Crestoni ME. Molecular Properties of Bare and Microhydrated Vitamin B5-Calcium Complexes. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22020692. [PMID: 33445631 PMCID: PMC7826572 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Pantothenic acid, also called vitamin B5, is an essential nutrient involved in several metabolic pathways. It shows a characteristic preference for interacting with Ca(II) ions, which are abundant in the extracellular media and act as secondary mediators in the activation of numerous biological functions. The bare deprotonated form of pantothenic acid, [panto-H]−, its complex with Ca(II) ion, [Ca(panto-H)]+, and singly charged micro-hydrated calcium pantothenate [Ca(panto-H)(H2O)]+ adduct have been obtained in the gas phase by electrospray ionization and assayed by mass spectrometry and IR multiple photon dissociation spectroscopy in the fingerprint spectral range. Quantum chemical calculations at the B3LYP(-D3) and MP2 levels of theory were performed to simulate geometries, thermochemical data, and linear absorption spectra of low-lying isomers, allowing us to assign the experimental absorptions to particular structural motifs. Pantothenate was found to exist in the gas phase as a single isomeric form showing deprotonation on the carboxylic moiety. On the contrary, free and monohydrated calcium complexes of deprotonated pantothenic acid both present at least two isomers participating in the gas-phase population, sharing the deprotonation of pantothenate on the carboxylic group and either a fourfold or fivefold coordination with calcium, thus justifying the strong affinity of pantothenate for the metal.
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- Davide Corinti
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy; (D.C.); (B.C.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (S.F.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy; (D.C.); (B.C.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (S.F.)
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- Institut de Chimie Physique (UMR8000), CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France;
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy; (D.C.); (B.C.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (S.F.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy; (D.C.); (B.C.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (S.F.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy; (D.C.); (B.C.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (S.F.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy; (D.C.); (B.C.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (S.F.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-06-4991-3596
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Kawasaki T, Zen H, Ozaki K, Yamada H, Wakamatsu K, Ito S. Application of mid-infrared free-electron laser for structural analysis of biological materials. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2021; 28:28-35. [PMID: 33399549 DOI: 10.1107/s160057752001406x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A mid-infrared free-electron laser (MIR-FEL) is a synchrotron-radiation-based femto- to pico-second pulse laser. It has unique characteristics such as variable wavelengths in the infrared region and an intense pulse energy. So far, MIR-FELs have been utilized to perform multi-photon absorption reactions against various gas molecules and protein aggregates in physical chemistry and biomedical fields. However, the applicability of MIR-FELs for the structural analysis of solid materials is not well recognized in the analytical field. In the current study, an MIR-FEL is applied for the first time to analyse the internal structure of biological materials by using fossilized inks from cephalopods as the model sample. Two kinds of fossilized inks that were collected from different strata were irradiated at the dry state by tuning the oscillation wavelengths of the MIR-FEL to the phosphoryl stretching mode of hydroxyapatite (9.6 µm) and to the carbonyl stretching mode of melanin (5.8 µm), and the subsequent structural changes in those materials were observed by using infrared microscopy and far-infrared spectroscopy. The structural variation of these biological fossils is discussed based on the infrared-absorption spectral changes that were enhanced by the MIR-FEL irradiation, and the potential use of MIR-FELs for the structural evaluation of biomaterials is suggested.
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- Takayasu Kawasaki
- IR Free Electron Laser Research Center, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Photon Production Laboratory Ltd, 576-1 Anamura-cho, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-0012, Japan
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- Photon Production Laboratory Ltd, 576-1 Anamura-cho, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-0012, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Fujita Health University School of Medical Sciences, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Fujita Health University School of Medical Sciences, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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Vinothini K, Rajendran NK, Munusamy MA, Alarfaj AA, Rajan M. Development of biotin molecule targeted cancer cell drug delivery of doxorubicin loaded κ-carrageenan grafted graphene oxide nanocarrier. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 100:676-687. [PMID: 30948104 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Cervical cancer is one of the most occurring cancers and the fourth leading occurrence of cancer in women, worldwide. In this study, we planned to synthesis κ-Carrageenan grafted graphene oxide nanocarrier conjugated with biotin (GO-κ-Car-biotin) for targeted cervical cancer. Doxorubicin (DOX) is a well-known anticancer drug for any type of cancer and it is used to entrap over on the graphene oxide surface via π-π stacking interaction. The chemical function and crystalline nature of the synthesized nanocarrier was characterized by Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray diffraction Analysis (XRD). The surface morphological study was carried out through Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Atomic force microscopy (AFM). The in-vitro drug release profile of DOX was carried out by UV-Vis spectrometer at the λmax value of 480 nm. The entrapment of DOX on GO-κ-car-biotin has been observed at 94%. The hydrophilic DOX drug has excellent pH-sensitive drug released in an in-vitro study. The anticancer efficiency of the synthesized GO-based nanocarrier was examined using HeLa cell line in-vitro. Cell viability, proliferation, cytotoxicity, and nuclear chromatin condensation was studied by trypan blue assay, triphosphate assay (ATP), lactate dehydrogenase assay (LDH) and Hoechst staining respectively. Finally, biotin leading GO-κ-Car carrier demonstrated is a promising drug delivery system for cervical cancer treatment.
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- Kandasamy Vinothini
- Biomaterials in Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625021, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein 2028, South Africa
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Biomaterials in Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625021, Tamil Nadu, India
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Rodrigues-Oliveira AF, M. Ribeiro FW, Cervi G, C. Correra T. Evaluation of Common Theoretical Methods for Predicting Infrared Multiphotonic Dissociation Vibrational Spectra of Intramolecular Hydrogen-Bonded Ions. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:9075-9085. [PMID: 31459042 PMCID: PMC6644661 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Infrared photodissociation analyses are supported by theoretical calculations that allow a trustworthy interpretation of experimental spectra of gaseous ions. B3LYP calculations are the most prominent method used to model IR spectra, as detailed in our bibliographic survey. However, this and other commonly used methods are known to provide inaccurate energy values and geometries, especially when it comes to long-range interactions, such as intramolecular H-bonds, which show increased anharmonicity. Therefore, we evaluated some of the most commonly used density functional theory methods (B3LYP, CAM-B3LYP, and M06-2X) and basis sets (6-31+G(d,p), 6-311++G(d,p), 6-311++G(3df,2pd), aug-cc-pVDZ, and aug-cc-pVTZ), including anharmonicity and dispersion corrections. The results were compared to MP2 calculations and to experimental high-frequency (2000-4000 cm-1) IR multiphotonic dissociation (IRMPD) spectra of two protonated model molecules containing intramolecular hydrogen bonds: biotin and tryptophan. M06-2X/6-31+G(d,p) was shown to be the most cost-effective level of theory, whereas CAM-B3LYP was the most efficient method to describe the van der Waals interactions. The use of the dispersion correction D3, proposed by Grimme, improved the description of O-H vibrations involved in H-bonding but worsened the description of N-H stretches. Anharmonic calculations were shown to be extremely expensive when compared to other approaches. The efficiencies of well-established scaling factors (SFs) in opposition to sample-dependent SFs were also discussed and the use of fitted SFs were shown to be the most cost-effective approach to predict IRMPD spectra. M06-2X/6-31+G(d,p) and CAM-B3LYP/aug-cc-pVDZ were also tested against the fingerprint region. Our results suggest that these methods can also be used for analysis in this lower frequency range and should be regarded as the methods of choice for cost-effective IRMPD simulations rather than the ubiquitous B3LYP method, especially when further molecular properties are needed.
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- André F. Rodrigues-Oliveira
- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, Avenue Prof. Lineu Prestes, 748, 05508-000 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, Avenue Prof. Lineu Prestes, 748, 05508-000 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, Avenue Prof. Lineu Prestes, 748, 05508-000 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, Avenue Prof. Lineu Prestes, 748, 05508-000 São Paulo, Brazil
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Fraschetti C, Guarcini L, Zazza C, Mannina L, Circi S, Piccirillo S, Chiavarino B, Filippi A. Real time evolution of unprotected protonated galactosamine probed by IRMPD spectroscopy. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018. [PMID: 29536991 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp07642h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Conformational characterization of single α- and β-epimers of galactosamine in solution still remains an intriguing task because of their flexibility and ability to interconvert. This difficulty was circumvented by recording several "snapshots" of the epimerization process by means of fast ESI vaporization of a galactosamine·HCl sample solution at different times. Consequently, the so generated gaseous mixtures were spectroscopically investigated and the specific conformational features of both α- and β-epimers were assigned, despite the overlapping of several IR signals. Interestingly, from a comparison with time-resolved 1H-NMR data obtained for the same solutions, the catalyzing effect of the applied ESI technique in the anomerization process clearly emerges. Finally, the experimental data were supported using both the Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Block-Localized Wavefunction (BLW) approaches: the latter method was applied here for the first time for the investigation of charged species.
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- C Fraschetti
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza-Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy.
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Abyar F, Novak I. Electronic Structure of Biotin Conformers Studied with SAC-CI and OVGF Methods. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:2079-2085. [PMID: 29384676 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b12631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this work, the study was performed with 37 gas-phase conformers of biotin and two biologically active conformers of biotin in the ligand-receptor complexes with astavidin and streptavidin. The ionization energies and photoelectron spectra of conformers were calculated by two methods: the general-R symmetry-adapted cluster-configuration interaction (general-R-SAC-CI) method and the outer-valence Green's function (OVGF) method. The photoelectron spectrum of each conformer was calculated using basis set D95 (df,pd) for both methods. The simulated photoelectron spectra of free molecules and bioactive conformers calculated by the two methods were compared. Natural bonding orbital (NBO) calculations were also performed for the assignment of ionization bands of each conformer. NBO calculation indicated that the first to five ionization bands correspond to ionizations from orbitals localized in the two rings. The most important point about the ionization of all conformers is that the removal of an electron from the σ-bonding orbital (C-S) takes place above 10.0 eV.
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- F Abyar
- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ardakan University , Ardakan, Iran 89518-95491
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- Charles Sturt University , POB 883, Orange, NSW 2008, Australia
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Corinti D, Mannina L, Chiavarino B, Steinmetz V, Fornarini S, Crestoni ME. IRMPD signature of protonated pantothenic acid, an ubiquitous nutrient. Chem Phys Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2016.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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