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Tomczyk MD, Kuźnik N, Walczak K. Cyclen-based artificial nucleases: Three decades of development (1989–2022). Part a – Hydrolysis of phosphate esters. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Yuan Y, Zhao L, Shen C, He Y, Yang F, Zhang G, Jia M, Zeng R, Li C, Qiao R. Reactive oxygen species-responsive amino acid-based polymeric nanovehicles for tumor-selective anticancer drug delivery. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2020; 106:110159. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Yu QY, Zhan YR, Zhang J, Luan CR, Wang B, Yu XQ. Aromatic Modification of Low Molecular Weight PEI for Enhanced Gene Delivery. Polymers (Basel) 2017; 9:polym9080362. [PMID: 30971039 PMCID: PMC6418655 DOI: 10.3390/polym9080362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Revised: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Low molecular weight polyethylenimine (1800 Da, also referred to as oligoethylenimines, OEI) was modified with amino acids, including two aromatic amino acids (tryptophan, phenylalanine) and an aliphatic amino acid (leucine). The substitution degree of amino acids could be controlled by adjusting the feeding mole ratio of the reactants. Fluorescence spectroscopy and circular dichroism experiments demonstrated that the indole ring of tryptophan may intercalate into the DNA base pairs and contribute to efficient DNA condensation. In vitro gene expression results revealed that the modified OEIs (OEI-AAs) may provide higher transfection efficiency even than high molecular weight polyethylenimine (25 kDa, PEI), especially the aromatic tryptophan substituted OEI. Moreover, OEI-AAs exhibited excellent serum tolerance, and up to 137 times higher transfection efficiency than PEI 25 kDa that was obtained in the presence of serum. The cytotoxicity of OEI-AAs is much lower than PEI 25 kDa. This study may afford a new method for the development of low molecular weight oligomeric non-viral gene vectors with both high efficiency and biocompatibility.
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- Qing-Ying Yu
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
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Soler M, Figueras E, Serrano-Plana J, González-Bártulos M, Massaguer A, Company A, Martínez MÁ, Malina J, Brabec V, Feliu L, Planas M, Ribas X, Costas M. Design, Preparation, and Characterization of Zn and Cu Metallopeptides Based On Tetradentate Aminopyridine Ligands Showing Enhanced DNA Cleavage Activity. Inorg Chem 2015; 54:10542-58. [PMID: 26503063 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The conjugation of redox-active complexes that can function as chemical nucleases to cationic tetrapeptides is pursued in this work in order to explore the expected synergistic effect between these two elements in DNA oxidative cleavage. Coordination complexes of biologically relevant first row metal ions, such as Zn(II) or Cu(II), containing the tetradentate ligands 1,4-dimethyl-7-(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane ((Me2)PyTACN) and (2S,2S')-1,1'-bis(pyrid-2-ylmethyl)-2,2'-bipyrrolidine ((S,S')-BPBP) have been linked to a cationic LKKL tetrapeptide sequence. Solid-phase synthesis of the peptide-tetradentate ligand conjugates has been developed, and the preparation and characterization of the corresponding metallotetrapeptides is described. The DNA cleavage activity of Cu and Zn metallopeptides has been evaluated and compared to their metal binding conjugates as well as to the parent complexes and ligands. Very interestingly, the oxidative Cu metallopeptides 1Cu and 2Cu show an enhanced activity compared to the parent complexes, [Cu(PyTACN)](2+) and [Cu(BPBP)](2+), respectively. Under optimized conditions, 1Cu displays an apparent pseudo first-order rate constant (kobs) of ∼0.16 min(-1) with a supercoiled DNA half-life time (t1/2) of ∼4.3 min. On the other hand, kobs for 2Cu has been found to be ∼0.11 min(-1) with t1/2 ≈ 6.4 min. Hence, these results point out that the DNA cleavage activities promoted by the metallopeptides 1Cu and 2Cu render ∼4-fold and ∼23 rate accelerations in comparison with their parent Cu complexes. Additional binding assays and mechanistic studies demonstrate that the enhanced cleavage activities are explained by the presence of the cationic LKKL tetrapeptide sequence, which induces an improved binding affinity to the DNA, thus bringing the metal ion, which is responsible for cleavage, in close proximity.
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- Marta Soler
- QBIS-CAT Research Group, Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona , Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Catalonia, Spain.,LIPPSO, Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona , Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- LIPPSO, Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona , Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- QBIS-CAT Research Group, Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona , Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Biochemistry of Cancer Group, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Department de Química and Department of Biology, Universitat de Girona , Campus Montilivi, 17071 Girona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Biochemistry of Cancer Group, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Department de Química and Department of Biology, Universitat de Girona , Campus Montilivi, 17071 Girona, Catalunya, Spain
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- QBIS-CAT Research Group, Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona , Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Biochemistry of Cancer Group, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Department de Química and Department of Biology, Universitat de Girona , Campus Montilivi, 17071 Girona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , v.v.i., Kralovopolska 135, CZ-61265 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , v.v.i., Kralovopolska 135, CZ-61265 Brno, Czech Republic
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- LIPPSO, Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona , Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- LIPPSO, Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona , Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- QBIS-CAT Research Group, Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona , Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- QBIS-CAT Research Group, Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona , Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Liang X, Wu S, Ren X, Quan D, Zhang L, Deng Y, Yang L. Complexation behaviors of hyperbranched cationic glycogen derivatives with plasmid DNA revealed by resonance light scattering and circular dichroism spectroscopy. STARCH-STARKE 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/star.201400224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Xuan Liang
- Department of Polymer and Material ScienceSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Designed Synthesis and Application of Polymer Material of Guangdong ProvinceKey Laboratory for High Performance Polymer‐based Composites of Guangdong ProvinceGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Polymer‐based CompositesSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Polymer and Material ScienceSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Designed Synthesis and Application of Polymer Material of Guangdong ProvinceKey Laboratory for High Performance Polymer‐based Composites of Guangdong ProvinceGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Polymer‐based CompositesSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Research Center of Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated HospitalSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Polymer and Material ScienceSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Designed Synthesis and Application of Polymer Material of Guangdong ProvinceKey Laboratory for High Performance Polymer‐based Composites of Guangdong ProvinceGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Polymer‐based CompositesSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Polymer and Material ScienceSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Designed Synthesis and Application of Polymer Material of Guangdong ProvinceKey Laboratory for High Performance Polymer‐based Composites of Guangdong ProvinceGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Polymer‐based CompositesSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Research Center of Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated HospitalSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Polymer and Material ScienceSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Designed Synthesis and Application of Polymer Material of Guangdong ProvinceKey Laboratory for High Performance Polymer‐based Composites of Guangdong ProvinceGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Polymer‐based CompositesSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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Li L, Zhao F, Zhao B, Zhang J, Li C, Qiao R. Chitosan Grafted with Phosphorylcholine and Macrocyclic Polyamine as an Effective Gene Delivery Vector: Preparation, Characterization and In Vitro Transfection. Macromol Biosci 2015; 15:912-26. [PMID: 25800642 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201400518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2014] [Revised: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Herein, an effective gene delivery vector phosphorylcholine and macrocyclic polyamine grafted chitosan (PC-g(6)-Cs-g(2)-Cyclen) was developed. Chemical characterization of product PC-g(6)-Cs-g(2)-Cyclen was performed by NMR, FT-IR, gel permeation chromatography (GPC), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. PC-g(6)-Cs-g(2)-Cyclen could more efficiently bind and protect plasmid DNA than macrocyclic polyamine grafted chitosan (Cs-g-Cyclen) and phosphorylcholine grafted chitosan (Cs-g-PC), as evaluated by agarose gel electrophoresis, circular dichroism spectra, and fluorescence quenching assays. PC-g(6)-Cs-g(2)-Cyclen could wrap DNA into uniform nanoparticles in the size of 112.6 ± 8.5 nm and possessed net cationic charge. UV spectroscopy and MTT assays showed excellent water-solubility and cell viability for PC-g(6)-Cs-g(2)-Cyclen. In addition, three polymer/DNA complexes showed 5.1-15.1-fold greater uptake activity and 10-14-fold higher transfection efficiency in 293 T cells as compared to chitosan/DNA complex, in which PC-g(6)-Cs-g(2)-Cyclen demonstrated the highest transfection activity. These date demonstrated that PC-g(6)-Cs-g(2)-Cyclen is a promising vector candidate for gene delivery.
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- Ling Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Song HQ, Li RQ, Duan S, Yu B, Zhao H, Chen DF, Xu FJ. Ligand-functionalized degradable polyplexes formed by cationic poly(aspartic acid)-grafted chitosan-cyclodextrin conjugates. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:5803-5814. [PMID: 25758351 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr07515c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Polypeptide-based degradable polyplexes attracted considerable attention in drug delivery systems. Polysaccharides including cyclodextrin (CD), dextran, and chitosan (CS) were readily grafted with cationic poly(aspartic acid)s (PAsps). To further enhance the transfection performances of PAsp-based polyplexes, herein, different types of ligand (folic acid, FA)-functionalized degradable polyplexes were proposed based on the PAsp-grafted chitosan-cyclodextrin conjugate (CCPE), where multiple β-CDs were tied on a CS chain. The FA-functionalized CCPE (i.e., CCPE-FA) was obtained via a host-guest interaction between the CD units of CCPE and the adamantane (Ad) species of Ad-modified FA (Ad-FA). The resulting CCPE/pDNA, CCPE-FA/pDNA, and ternary CCPE-FA/CCPE/pDNA (prepared by layer-by-layer assembly) polyplexes were investigated in detail using different cell lines. The CCPE-based polyplexes displayed much higher transfection efficiencies than the CS-based polyplexes reported earlier by us. The ternary polyplexes of CCPE-FA/CCPE/pDNA produced excellent gene transfection abilities in the folate receptor (FR)-positive tumor cells. This work would provide a promising means to produce highly efficient polyplexes for future gene therapy applications.
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- Hai-Qing Song
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Avila LA, Aps LRMM, Sukthankar P, Ploscariu N, Gudlur S, Šimo L, Szoszkiewicz R, Park Y, Lee SY, Iwamoto T, Ferreira LCS, Tomich JM. Branched Amphiphilic Cationic Oligopeptides Form Peptiplexes with DNA: A Study of Their Biophysical Properties and Transfection Efficiency. Mol Pharm 2015; 12:706-15. [DOI: 10.1021/mp500524s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- L. Adriana Avila
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-3902, United States
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- Institute
of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-3902, United States
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- Department
of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-2601, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-3902, United States
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- Department
of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4004, United States
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- Department
of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-2601, United States
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- Department
of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4004, United States
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- Division
of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-3902, United States
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- Division
of Biochemistry, Core Research Facilities, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
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- Institute
of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-3902, United States
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Ma C, Li C, Luan X, Zhang J, Qiao R, Zhao Y. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometric studies on the characteristic fragmentation of Asp/cyclen conjugates. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2014; 28:645-652. [PMID: 24519827 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Revised: 12/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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RATIONALE Differentiation and structural characterization of Asp/cyclen conjugates by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS(n)) are significantly important for their biomedical application. Hence, the present study is conducted. METHODS The fragmentations of Asp/cyclen conjugates generated by positive ion mode electrospray ionization were examined here by low-energy collision-induced dissociation (CID). ESI-MS(n) spectra of cyclen were acquired to confirm cyclen contraction products derived from the studied compounds. The fragments derived from the Asp/cyclen conjugates were proved by deuterium-exchange experiments. RESULTS Asp/cyclen conjugates displayed characteristic dissociation pathways, including cleavages of amide bonds, loss of NH3 and cyclen contraction pathways. It was observed that cleavages of C-terminal amide bonds generated b2 and b2 + H2O ions from the protonated CyclenAspAspAsp and a b1 + H2O ion from the protonated CyclenAspAsp. In addition, various cyclen contraction products were also observed. CONCLUSIONS In ESI-MS(n) spectra of studied compounds, fragments of bn-1 + H2O or cyclic anhydride were generated due to facile mobilization of C-terminal or side-chain COOH protons. In addition, the cyclen contraction products were detected. These results might provide sufficient information for the identification of Asp/cyclen conjugates by mass spectrometry.
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- Chunying Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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Lee SK, Tan KW, Ng SW. Zinc, copper and nickel derivatives of 2-[2-bromoethyliminomethyl]phenol as topoisomerase inhibitors exhibiting anti-proliferative and anti-metastatic properties. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra09256b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Transition metal (Zn, Cu and Ni) derivatives of (2-[2-bromoethyliminomethyl]phenol), were found to inhibit topoisomerase I activity, induce DNA cleavage and bind to calf thymus DNA. The compounds are also cytotoxic and anti-invasive against PC3.
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- Sze Koon Lee
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Malaya
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Malaya
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Malaya
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Chemistry Department
- Faculty of Science
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Fang M, Wei L, Lin Z, Lu GY. Synthesis and DNA Cleavage Properties of Triazacrown Derivatives. CHINESE J CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201300699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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