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Sviben I, Glavaš M, Erben A, Bachelart T, Pavlović Saftić D, Piantanida I, Basarić N. Dipeptides Containing Pyrene and Modified Photochemically Reactive Tyrosine: Noncovalent and Covalent Binding to Polynucleotides. Molecules 2023; 28:7533. [PMID: 38005255 PMCID: PMC10672942 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28227533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Dipeptides 1 and 2 were synthesized from unnatural amino acids containing pyrene as a fluorescent label and polynucleotide binding unit, and modified tyrosine as a photochemically reactive unit. Photophysical properties of the peptides were investigated by steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence. Both peptides are fluorescent (Φf = 0.3-0.4) and do not show a tendency to form pyrene excimers in the concentration range < 10-5 M, which is important for their application in the fluorescent labeling of polynucleotides. Furthermore, both peptides are photochemically reactive and undergo deamination delivering quinone methides (QMs) (ΦR = 0.01-0.02), as indicated from the preparative photomethanolysis study of the corresponding N-Boc protected derivatives 7 and 8. Both peptides form stable complexes with polynucleotides (log Ka > 6) by noncovalent interactions and similar affinities, binding to minor grooves, preferably to the AT reach regions. Peptide 2 with a longer spacer between the fluorophore and the photo-activable unit undergoes a more efficient deamination reaction, based on the comparison with the N-Boc protected derivatives. Upon light excitation of the complex 2·oligoAT10, the photo-generation of QM initiates the alkylation, which results in the fluorescent labeling of the oligonucleotide. This study demonstrated, as a proof of principle, that small molecules can combine dual forms of fluorescent labeling of polynucleotides, whereby initial addition of the dye rapidly forms a reversible high-affinity noncovalent complex with ds-DNA/RNA, which can be, upon irradiation by light, converted to the irreversible (covalent) form. Such a dual labeling ability of a dye could have many applications in biomedicinal sciences.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (I.S.); (M.G.); (A.E.); (T.B.); (D.P.S.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (I.S.); (M.G.); (A.E.); (T.B.); (D.P.S.)
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Zlatić K, Popović M, Uzelac L, Kralj M, Basarić N. Antiproliferative activity of meso-substituted BODIPY photocages: Effect of electrophiles vs singlet oxygen. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 259:115705. [PMID: 37544182 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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A series of BODIPY compounds with a methylphenol substituent at the meso-position and halogen atoms on the BODIPY core, or OCH3 or OAc substituents at the phenolic moiety was synthesized. Their spectral and photophysical properties and the photochemical reactivity upon irradiation in CH3OH were investigated. The molecules with the phenolic substituent at the meso-position undergo more efficient photo-methanolysis at the boron atom, while the introduction of the OCH3 group at the phenolic moiety changes the reaction selectivity towards the cleavage at the meso-position. The introduction of the halogen atoms into the BODIPY increases the photo-cleavage reaction efficiency, as well as the ability of the molecules to sensitize oxygen and form reactive oxygen species (ROS). The efficiency of the ROS formation was measured in comparison with that of tetraphenylporphyrin. The antiproliferative effect of BODIPY molecules was investigated against three human cancer cell lines MCF-7 (breast carcinoma), H460 (lung carcinoma), HCT116 (colon carcinoma), and two non-cancer cell lines, HEK293T (embryonic kindey) and HaCaT (keratinocytes), with the cells kept in the dark or irradiated with visible light. For most of the compounds a modest or no antiproliferative activity was observed for cells in the dark. However, when cells were irradiated, a dramatic increase in cytotoxicity was observed (more than 100-fold), with IC50 values in the submicromolar concentration range. The enhancement of the cytotoxic effect was explained by the formation of ROS, which was studied for cells in vitro. However, for some BODIPY compounds, the effects due to the formation of electrophilic species (carbocations and quinone methides, which react with biomolecules) cannot be disregarded. Confocal fluorescence microscopy images of H460 cells and HEK293T show that the compounds enter the cells and are retained in the cytoplasm and membranes of the various organelles. When the cells treated with the compounds are irradiated, photo-processes lead to cell death by apoptosis. The study performed is important because it provides bases for the development of novel photo-therapeutics capable of exerting photo-cytotoxic effects in both oxygenated and hypoxic cells.
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- Katarina Zlatić
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Cesta 54, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia; Division of Molecular Medicine, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Cesta 54, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia; Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Trg Marka Marulića 19, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Cesta 54, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Cesta 54, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Cesta 54, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Cesta 54, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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Zlatić K, Bogomolec M, Cindrić M, Uzelac L, Basarić N. Synthesis, photophysical properties, anti-Kasha photochemical reactivity and biological activity of vinyl- and alkynyl-BODIPY derivatives. Tetrahedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.132995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Photodehydration mechanisms of quinone methide formation from 2-naphthol derivatives. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.114171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lena A, Benassi A, Stasi M, Saint-Pierre C, Freccero M, Gasparutto D, Bombard S, Doria F, Verga D. Photoactivatable V-Shaped Bifunctional Quinone Methide Precursors as a New Class of Selective G-quadruplex Alkylating Agents. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200734. [PMID: 35441438 PMCID: PMC9322314 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Combining the selectivity of G‐quadruplex (G4) ligands with the spatial and temporal control of photochemistry is an emerging strategy to elucidate the biological relevance of these structures. In this work, we developed six novel V‐shaped G4 ligands that can, upon irradiation, form stable covalent adducts with G4 structures via the reactive intermediate, quinone methide (QM). We thoroughly investigated the photochemical properties of the ligands and their ability to generate QMs. Subsequently, we analyzed their specificity for various topologies of G4 and discovered a preferential binding towards the human telomeric sequence. Finally, we tested the ligand ability to act as photochemical alkylating agents, identifying the covalent adducts with G4 structures. This work introduces a novel molecular tool in the chemical biology toolkit for G4s.
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- Alberto Lena
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy.,Present Address: Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, SyMMES-UMR5819, 38054, Grenoble, France
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- CNRS UMR9187, INSERM U1196, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, 91405, Orsay, France.,CNRS UMR9187, INSERM U1196, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405, Orsay, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- CNRS UMR9187, INSERM U1196, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, 91405, Orsay, France.,CNRS UMR9187, INSERM U1196, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405, Orsay, France
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Tang Q, Liu L, Guo Y, Zhang X, Zhang S, Jia Y, Du Y, Cheng B, Yang L, Huang Y, Chen X. Optical Cell Tagging for Spatially Resolved Single‐Cell RNA Sequencing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202113929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Qi Tang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC) School of Life Sciences College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics (ICG) Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Renal Division Peking University First Hospital Beijing 100034 China
- Institute of Nephrology Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment of Ministry of Education of China Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Research Units of Diagnosis and Treatment of Immune-mediated Kidney Diseases Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing 100730 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Renal Division Peking University First Hospital Beijing 100034 China
- Institute of Nephrology Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment of Ministry of Education of China Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Research Units of Diagnosis and Treatment of Immune-mediated Kidney Diseases Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing 100730 China
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- Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC) School of Life Sciences College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics (ICG) Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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Tang Q, Liu L, Guo Y, Zhang X, Zhang S, Jia Y, Du Y, Cheng B, Yang L, Huang Y, Chen X. Optical Cell Tagging for Spatially Resolved Single-Cell RNA Sequencing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202113929. [PMID: 34970821 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202113929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has emerged as a powerful tool for profiling gene expression of distinct cell populations at the single-cell level. However, the information of the positions of cells within the multicellular samples is missing in scRNA-seq datasets. To overcome this limitation, we herein develop OpTAG (optical cell tagging) as a new chemical platform for attaching functional tags onto cell surfaces in a spatially resolved manner. With OpTAG, we establish OpTAG-seq, which enables spatially resolved scRNA-seq. We apply OpTAG-seq to investigate the spatially defined transcriptional program in migrating cancer cells and identified a list of genes that are potential regulators for cancer cell migration and invasion. OpTAG-seq provides a convenient method for mapping cellular heterogeneity with spatial information within multicellular biological systems.
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- Qi Tang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), School of Life Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics (ICG), Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science, and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034, China.,Institute of Nephrology, Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment of Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.,Research Units of Diagnosis and Treatment of Immune-mediated Kidney Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034, China.,Institute of Nephrology, Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment of Ministry of Education of China, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.,Research Units of Diagnosis and Treatment of Immune-mediated Kidney Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), School of Life Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics (ICG), Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science, and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Singh G, Pandey R, Pankhade YA, Fatma S, Anand RV. Construction of Oxygen- and Nitrogen-based Heterocycles from p-Quinone Methides. CHEM REC 2021; 21:4150-4173. [PMID: 34369640 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
In the last few years, there has been an explosive growth in the area of para-quinone methide (p-QM) chemistry. This boom is actually due to the unique reactivity pattern of p-QMs, and also their remarkable synthetic applications. In fact, p-QMs serve as synthons for unsymmetrical diaryl- and triarylmethanes, and also for the construction of diverse range of carbocycles and heterocycles. In the last few years, a wide range of structurally complex heterocyclic frameworks could be accessed through the synthetic transformations of structurally modified stable p-QMs. Therefore, the main focus of this review article is to cover the recent advancements in the transition-metal, Lewis acid and base-catalyzed/mediated synthetic transformations of the stable p-quinone methides (p-QMs) to oxygen- and nitrogen-containing heterocycles.
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- Gurdeep Singh
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, SAS Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab, 140306
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, SAS Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab, 140306
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, SAS Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab, 140306
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, SAS Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab, 140306
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, SAS Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab, 140306
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Erben A, Sviben I, Mihaljević B, Piantanida I, Basarić N. Non-Covalent Binding of Tripeptides-Containing Tryptophan to Polynucleotides and Photochemical Deamination of Modified Tyrosine to Quinone Methide Leading to Covalent Attachment. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26144315. [PMID: 34299591 PMCID: PMC8306964 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26144315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
A series of tripeptides TrpTrpPhe (1), TrpTrpTyr (2), and TrpTrpTyr[CH2N(CH3)2] (3) were synthesized, and their photophysical properties and non-covalent binding to polynucleotides were investigated. Fluorescent Trp residues (quantum yield in aqueous solvent ΦF = 0.03–0.06), allowed for the fluorometric study of non-covalent binding to DNA and RNA. Moreover, high and similar affinities of 2×HCl and 3×HCl to all studied double stranded (ds)-polynucleotides were found (logKa = 6.0–6.8). However, the fluorescence spectral responses were strongly dependent on base pair composition: the GC-containing polynucleotides efficiently quenched Trp emission, at variance to AT- or AU-polynucleotides, which induced bisignate response. Namely, addition of AT(U) polynucleotides at excess over studied peptide induced the quenching (attributed to aggregation in the grooves of polynucleotides), whereas at excess of DNA/RNA over peptide the fluorescence increase of Trp was observed. The thermal denaturation and circular dichroism (CD) experiments supported peptides binding within the grooves of polynucleotides. The photogenerated quinone methide (QM) reacts with nucleophiles giving adducts, as demonstrated by the photomethanolysis (quantum yield ΦR = 0.11–0.13). Furthermore, we have demonstrated photoalkylation of AT oligonucleotides by QM, at variance to previous reports describing the highest reactivity of QMs with the GC reach regions of polynucleotides. Our investigations show a proof of principle that QM precursor can be imbedded into a peptide and used as a photochemical switch to enable alkylation of polynucleotides, enabling further applications in chemistry and biology.
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- Antonija Erben
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia; (A.E.); (I.S.); (I.P.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia; (A.E.); (I.S.); (I.P.)
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia; (A.E.); (I.S.); (I.P.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia; (A.E.); (I.S.); (I.P.)
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Photochemical Reactivity of Naphthol-Naphthalimide Conjugates and Their Biological Activity. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26113355. [PMID: 34199541 PMCID: PMC8199699 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26113355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Quinone methide precursors 1a–e, with different alkyl linkers between the naphthol and the naphthalimide chromophore, were synthesized. Their photophysical properties and photochemical reactivity were investigated and connected with biological activity. Upon excitation of the naphthol, Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) to the naphthalimide takes place and the quantum yields of fluorescence are low (ΦF ≈ 10−2). Due to FRET, photodehydration of naphthols to QMs takes place inefficiently (ΦR ≈ 10−5). However, the formation of QMs can also be initiated upon excitation of naphthalimide, the lower energy chromophore, in a process that involves photoinduced electron transfer (PET) from the naphthol to the naphthalimide. Fluorescence titrations revealed that 1a and 1e form complexes with ct-DNA with moderate association constants Ka ≈ 105–106 M−1, as well as with bovine serum albumin (BSA) Ka ≈ 105 M−1 (1:1 complex). The irradiation of the complex 1e@BSA resulted in the alkylation of the protein, probably via QM. The antiproliferative activity of 1a–e against two human cancer cell lines (H460 and MCF 7) was investigated with the cells kept in the dark or irradiated at 350 nm, whereupon cytotoxicity increased, particularly for 1e (>100 times). Although the enhancement of this activity upon UV irradiation has no imminent therapeutic application, the results presented have importance in the rational design of new generations of anticancer phototherapeutics that absorb visible light.
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Alsanafi M, Brown RDR, Oh J, Adams DR, Torta F, Pyne NJ, Pyne S. Dihydroceramide Desaturase Functions as an Inducer and Rectifier of Apoptosis: Effect of Retinol Derivatives, Antioxidants and Phenolic Compounds. Cell Biochem Biophys 2021; 79:461-475. [PMID: 33991313 PMCID: PMC8551130 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-021-00990-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Dihydroceramide desaturase (Degs1) catalyses the introduction of a 4,5-trans double bond into dihydroceramide to form ceramide. We show here that Degs1 is polyubiquitinated in response to retinol derivatives, phenolic compounds or anti-oxidants in HEK293T cells. The functional predominance of native versus polyubiquitinated forms of Degs1 appears to govern cytotoxicity. Therefore, 4-HPR or celecoxib appear to stimulate the de novo ceramide pathway (with the exception of C24:0 ceramide), using native Degs1, and thereby promote PARP cleavage and LC3B-I/II processing (autophagy/apoptosis). The ubiquitin-proteasomal degradation of Degs1 is positively linked to cell survival via XBP-1s and results in a concomitant increase in dihydroceramides and a decrease in C24:0 ceramide levels. However, in the case of 4-HPR or celecoxib, the native form of Degs1 functionally predominates, such that the apoptotic programme is sustained. In contrast, 4-HPA or AM404 do not produce apoptotic ceramide, using native Degs1, but do promote a rectifier function to induce ubiquitin-proteasomal degradation of Degs1 and are not cytotoxic. Therefore, Degs1 appears to function both as an ‘inducer’ and ‘rectifier’ of apoptosis in response to chemical cellular stress, the dynamic balance for which is dependent on the nature of chemical stress, thereby determining cytotoxicity. The de novo synthesis of ceramide or the ubiquitin-proteasomal degradation of Degs1 in response to anti-oxidants, retinol derivatives and phenolic compounds appear to involve sensors, and for rectifier function, this might be Degs1 itself.
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- Mariam Alsanafi
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- SLING, Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute and Department of Biochemistry, YLL School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- SLING, Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute and Department of Biochemistry, YLL School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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Ma J, Šekutor M, Škalamera Đ, Basarić N, Phillips DL. Formation of Quinone Methides by Ultrafast Photodeamination: A Spectroscopic and Computational Study. J Org Chem 2019; 84:8630-8637. [PMID: 31244153 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Formation of quinone methides (QMs) by photoelimination of an ammonium salt from cresol derivatives was investigated by femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy (fs-TA) and computationally by time-dependent density functional theory using the PCM(water)/(TD-)B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory. The photoelimination takes place in an adiabatic ultrafast reaction on the S1 potential energy surface delivering the corresponding QMs(S1), which were detected by fs-TA. Computations predicted a high-energy cation intermediate in the pathway between the Franck-Condon state of a monoammonium salt and the corresponding QM(S1) that was not detected by fs-TA. On the other hand, elimination from a disalt in H2O takes place in one step, giving directly the QM(S1). The combined experimental and theoretical investigation fully disclosed the formation of QMs by the deamination reaction mechanism, which is important in the application of cresols or similar molecules in biological systems.
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- Jiani Ma
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science , Northwest University , Xi'an 710065 , P. R. China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry , Ruđer Bošković Institute , Bijenička cesta 54 , 10 000 Zagreb , Croatia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry , Ruđer Bošković Institute , Bijenička cesta 54 , 10 000 Zagreb , Croatia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry , Ruđer Bošković Institute , Bijenička cesta 54 , 10 000 Zagreb , Croatia
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- Department of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam Road , Hong Kong , Hong Kong S.A.R. , P. R. China
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Pérez-Ruiz R, Molins-Molina O, Lence E, González-Bello C, Miranda MA, Jiménez MC. Photogeneration of Quinone Methides as Latent Electrophiles for Lysine Targeting. J Org Chem 2018; 83:13019-13029. [PMID: 30274513 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Latent electrophiles are nowadays very attractive chemical entities for drug discovery, as they are unreactive unless activated upon binding with the specific target. In this work, the utility of 4-trifluoromethyl phenols as precursors of latent electrophiles, quinone methides (QM), for lysine-targeting is demonstrated. These Michael acceptors were photogenerated for specific covalent modification of lysine residues using human serum albumin (HSA) as a model target. The reactive QM-type intermediates I or II, generated upon irradiation of 4-trifluoromethyl-1-naphthol (1)@HSA or 4-(4-trifluorometylphenyl)phenol (2)@HSA complexes, exhibited chemoselective reactivity toward lysine residues leading to amide adducts, which was confirmed by proteomic analysis. For ligand 1, the covalent modification of residues Lys106 and Lys414 (located in subdomains IA and IIIA, respectively) was observed, whereas for ligand 2, the modification of Lys195 (in subdomain IIA) took place. Docking and molecular dynamics simulation studies provided an insight into the molecular basis of the selectivity of 1 and 2 for these HSA subdomains and the covalent modification mechanism. These studies open the opportunity of performing protein silencing by generating reactive ligands under very mild conditions (irradiation) for specific covalent modification of hidden lysine residues.
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- Raúl Pérez-Ruiz
- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Tecnología Química UPV-CSIC , Universitat Politécnica de València , Camino de Vera s/n , 46071 Valencia , Spain.,Photoactivated Processes Unit , IMDEA Energy Institute , Av. Ramón de la Sagra 3 , 28935 Móstoles, Madrid , Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Tecnología Química UPV-CSIC , Universitat Politécnica de València , Camino de Vera s/n , 46071 Valencia , Spain
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CIQUS), Departamento de Química Orgánica , Universidade de Santiago de Compostela , Jenaro de la Fuente s/n , 15782 Santiago de Compostela , Spain
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CIQUS), Departamento de Química Orgánica , Universidade de Santiago de Compostela , Jenaro de la Fuente s/n , 15782 Santiago de Compostela , Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Tecnología Química UPV-CSIC , Universitat Politécnica de València , Camino de Vera s/n , 46071 Valencia , Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Tecnología Química UPV-CSIC , Universitat Politécnica de València , Camino de Vera s/n , 46071 Valencia , Spain
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Zhuang Q, Franjesevic AJ, Corrigan TS, Coldren WH, Dicken R, Sillart S, DeYong A, Yoshino N, Smith J, Fabry S, Fitzpatrick K, Blanton TG, Joseph J, Yoder RJ, McElroy CA, Ekici ÖD, Callam CS, Hadad CM. Demonstration of In Vitro Resurrection of Aged Acetylcholinesterase after Exposure to Organophosphorus Chemical Nerve Agents. J Med Chem 2018; 61:7034-7042. [PMID: 29870665 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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After the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) by organophosphorus (OP) nerve agents, a dealkylation reaction of the phosphylated serine, referred to as aging, can occur. When aged, known reactivators of OP-inhibited AChE are no longer effective. Realkylation of aged AChE may provide a route to reversing aging. We designed and synthesized a library of quinone methide precursors (QMPs) as proposed realkylators of aged AChE. Our lead compound (C8) from an in vitro screen successfully resurrected 32.7 and 20.4% of the activity of methylphosphonate-aged and isopropyl phosphate-aged electric-eel AChE, respectively, after 4 days. C8 displays properties of both resurrection (recovery from the aged to the native state) and reactivation (recovery from the inhibited to the native state). Resurrection of methylphosphonate-aged AChE by C8 was significantly pH-dependent, recovering 21% of activity at 4 mM and pH 9 after only 1 day. C8 is also effective against isopropyl phosphate-aged human AChE.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The Ohio State University-Marion , Marion , Ohio 43302 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The Ohio State University-Marion , Marion , Ohio 43302 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The Ohio State University-Newark , Newark , Ohio 43055 , United States
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Škalamera Đ, Antol I, Mlinarić-Majerski K, Vančik H, Phillips DL, Ma J, Basarić N. Ultrafast Adiabatic Photodehydration of 2-Hydroxymethylphenol and the Formation of Quinone Methide. Chemistry 2018; 24:9426-9435. [PMID: 29677402 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The photochemical reactivity of 2-hydroxymethylphenol (1) was investigated experimentally by photochemistry under cryogenic conditions, by detecting reactive intermediates by IR spectroscopy, and by using nanosecond and femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopic methods in solution at room temperature. In addition, theoretical studies were performed to facilitate the interpretation of the experimental results and also to simulate the reaction pathway to obtain a better understanding of the reaction mechanism. The main finding of this work is that photodehydration of 1 takes place in an ultrafast adiabatic photochemical reaction without any clear intermediate, delivering quinone methide (QM) in the excited state. Upon photoexcitation to a higher vibrational level of the singlet excited state, 1 undergoes vibrational relaxation leading to two photochemical pathways, one by which synchronous elimination of H2 O gives QM 2 in its S1 state and the other by which homolytic cleavage of the phenolic O-H bond produces a phenoxyl radical (S0 ). Both are ultrafast processes that occur within a picosecond. The excited state of QM 2 (S1 ) probably deactivates to S0 through a conical intersection to give QM 2 (S0 ), which subsequently delivers benzoxete 4. Elucidation of the reaction mechanisms for the photodehydration of phenols by which QMs are formed is important to tune the reactivity of QMs with DNA and proteins for the potential application of QMs in medicine as therapeutic agents.
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- Đani Škalamera
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong S.A.R., P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, P.R. China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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Husak A, Noichl BP, Šumanovac Ramljak T, Sohora M, Škalamera Đ, Budiša N, Basarić N. Photochemical formation of quinone methides from peptides containing modified tyrosine. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 14:10894-10905. [PMID: 27812591 DOI: 10.1039/c6ob02191c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We have demonstrated that quinone methide (QM) precursors can be introduced in the peptide structure and used as photoswitchable units for peptide modifications. QM precursor 1 was prepared from protected tyrosine in the Mannich reaction, and further used as a building block in peptide synthesis. Moreover, peptides containing tyrosine can be transformed into a photoactivable QM precursor by the Mannich reaction which can afford monosubstituted derivatives 2 or bis-substituted derivatives 3. Photochemical reactivity of modified tyrosine 1 and dipeptides 2 and 3 was studied by preparative irradiation in CH3OH where photodeamination and photomethanolysis occur. QM precursors incorporated in peptides undergo photomethanolysis with quantum efficiency ΦR = 0.1-0.2, wherein the peptide backbone does not affect their photochemical reactivity. QMs formed from dipeptides were detected by laser flash photolysis (λmax ≈ 400 nm, τ = 100 μs-20 ms) and their reactivity with nucleophiles was studied. Consequently, QM precursors derived from tyrosine can be a part of the peptide backbone which can be transformed into QMs upon electronic excitation, leading to the reactions of peptides with different reagents. This proof of principle showing the ability to photochemically trigger peptide modifications and interactions with other molecules can have numerous applications in organic synthesis, materials science, biology and medicine.
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- Antonija Husak
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Institute for Chemistry, Technical University Berlin, Müller-Breslau-Str. 10, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Institute for Chemistry, Technical University Berlin, Müller-Breslau-Str. 10, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Škalamera Đ, Mlinarić-Majerski K, Martin Kleiner I, Kralj M, Oake J, Wan P, Bohne C, Basarić N. Photochemical Formation of Anthracene Quinone Methide Derivatives. J Org Chem 2017; 82:6006-6021. [PMID: 28534631 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Anthrols 2-7 were synthesized and their photochemical reactivity investigated by irradiations in aq CH3OH. Upon excitation with visible light (λ > 400 nm) in methanolic solutions, they undergo photodehydration or photodeamination and deliver methyl ethers, most probably via quinone methides (QMs), with methanolysis quantum efficiencies ΦR = 0.02-0.3. Photophysical properties of 2-7 were determined by steady-state fluorescence and time-correlated single photon counting. Generally, anthrols 2-7 are highly fluorescent in aprotic solvents (ΦF = 0.5-0.9), whereas in aqueous solutions the fluorescence is quenched due to excited-state proton transfer (ESPT) to solvent. The exception is amine 4 that undergoes excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) in neat CH3CN where photodeamination is probably coupled to ESIPT. Photodehydration may take place via ESIPT (or ESPT) that is coupled to dehydration or via a hitherto undisclosed pathway that involves photoionization and deprotonation of radical cation, followed by homolytic cleavage of the alcohol OH group from the phenoxyl radical. QMs were detected by laser flash photolysis and their reactivity with nucleophiles investigated. Biological investigation of 2-5 on human cancer cell lines showed enhancement of antiproliferative effect upon exposure of cells to irradiation by visible light, probably due to formation of electrophilic species such as QMs.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria , Box 1700 STN CSC, Victoria BC V8W 2Y2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria , Box 1700 STN CSC, Victoria BC V8W 2Y2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria , Box 1700 STN CSC, Victoria BC V8W 2Y2, Canada
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Zhuang Q, Young A, Callam CS, McElroy CA, Ekici ÖD, Yoder RJ, Hadad CM. Efforts toward treatments against aging of organophosphorus-inhibited acetylcholinesterase. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2016; 1374:94-104. [PMID: 27327269 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Aging is a dealkylation reaction of organophosphorus (OP)-inhibited acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Despite many studies to date, aged AChE cannot be reactivated directly by traditional pyridinium oximes. This review summarizes strategies that are potentially valuable in the treatment against aging in OP poisoning. Among them, retardation of aging seeks to lower the rate of aging through the use of AChE effectors. These drugs should be administered before AChE is completely aged. For postaging treatment, realkylation of aged AChE by appropriate alkylators may pave the way for oxime treatment by neutralizing the oxyanion at the active site of aged AChE. The other two strategies, upregulation of AChE expression and introduction of exogenous AChE, cannot resurrect aged AChE but may compensate for lowered active AChE levels by in situ production or external introduction of active AChE. Upregulation of AChE expression can be triggered by some peptides. Sources of exogenous AChE can be whole blood or purified AChE, either from human or nonhuman species.
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- Qinggeng Zhuang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University-Newark, Newark, Ohio
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University-Marion, Marion, Ohio
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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Doria F, Lena A, Bargiggia R, Freccero M. Conjugation, Substituent, and Solvent Effects on the Photogeneration of Quinone Methides. J Org Chem 2016; 81:3665-73. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b00331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Filippo Doria
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Pavia, V.le Taramelli
10, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Pavia, V.le Taramelli
10, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Pavia, V.le Taramelli
10, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Pavia, V.le Taramelli
10, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Škalamera Đ, Bohne C, Landgraf S, Basarić N. Photodeamination Reaction Mechanism in Aminomethyl p-Cresol Derivatives: Different Reactivity of Amines and Ammonium Salts. J Org Chem 2015; 80:10817-28. [PMID: 26461794 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Derivatives of p-cresol 1-4 were synthesized, and their photochemical reactivity, acid-base, and photophysical properties were investigated. The photoreactivity of amines 1 and 3 is different from that for the corresponding ammonium salts 2 and 4. All compounds have low fluorescence quantum yields because the excited states undergo deamination reactions, and for all cresols the formation of quinone methides (QMs) was observed by laser flash photolysis. The reactivity observed is a consequence of the higher acidity of the S1 states of these p-cresols and the ability for excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) to occur in the case of 1 and 3, but not for salts 2 and 4. In aqueous solvent, deamination depends largely on the prototropic form of the molecule. The most efficient deamination takes place when monoamine is in the zwitterionic form (pH 9-11) or diamine is in the monocationic form (pH 7-9). QM1, QM3, and QM4 react with nucleophiles, and QM1 exhibits a shorter lifetime when formed from 1 (τ in CH3CN = 5 ms) than from 2 (τ in CH3CN = 200 ms) due to the reaction with eliminated dimethylamine, which acts as a nucleophile in the case of QM1. Bifunctional QM4 undergoes two types of reactions with nucleophiles, giving adducts or new QM species. The mechanistic diversity uncovered is of significance to biological systems, such as for the use of bifunctional QMs to achieve DNA cross-linking.
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- Đani Škalamera
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute , Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria , Box 3065 STN CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 3 V6, Canada
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Graz University of Technology , Stremayrgasse 9, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute , Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Kinetic Studies on Nucleophilic Addition Reactions of 4-X-substituted Anilines to N1-methyl-4-nitro-2,1,3 benzothiadiazolium terafluoroborate in Acetonitrile: Reaction Mechanism and Mayr's Approach. INT J CHEM KINET 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/kin.20924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Saha S, Schneider C. Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed, Highly Enantioselective Addition of Enamides to In Situ-Generatedortho-Quinone Methides: A Domino Approach to Complex Acetamidotetrahydroxanthenes. Chemistry 2014; 21:2348-52. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201406044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Škalamera Đ, Mlinarić-Majerski K, Martin-Kleiner I, Kralj M, Wan P, Basarić N. Near-visible light generation of a quinone methide from 3-hydroxymethyl-2-anthrol. J Org Chem 2014; 79:4390-7. [PMID: 24758707 DOI: 10.1021/jo500290y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Excitation of 2-hydroxy-3-(diphenylhydroxymethyl)anthracene (7) to S1 initiates photodehydration, giving the corresponding quinone methide (QM) that was detected by laser flash photolysis (LFP) in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (λ = 580 nm, τ = 690 ± 10 ns). The QM decays by protonation, giving a cation (λ = 520 nm, τ = 84 ± 3 μs), which subsequently reacts with nucleophiles. The rate constants in the reactions with nucleophiles were determined by LFP, whereas the adducts were isolated via preparative photolyses. The photogeneration of QMs in the anthrol series is important for potential use in biological systems since the chromophore absorbs at wavelengths > 400 nm. Antiproliferative investigations conducted with 2-anthrol derivative 7 on three human cancer cell lines showed higher activity for irradiated cells.
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- Đani Škalamera
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute , Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Novel quercetin derivatives in treatment of peroxynitrite-oxidized SERCA1. Mol Cell Biochem 2013; 386:1-14. [PMID: 24141791 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-013-1839-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 09/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATP-ase (SERCA) is regulated by low concentrations of peroxynitrite and inhibited by high levels, as indicated in human diseases. We studied quercetin (Q) and its novel derivatives monochloropivaloylquercetin (MPQ) and chloronaphthoquinonequercetin (CHQ) as agents with expected preventive properties against peroxynitrite-induced SERCA impairment. Q and MPQ protected the SERCA1 against peroxynitrite induced activity decrease, while CHQ potentiated the inhibitory effect of peroxynitrite. Quercetin derivatives were found to be weaker antioxidants compared with Q, as indicated by their ability to scavenge peroxynitrite and prevent of SERCA1 carbonylation, both decreasing in the order (Q > MPQ > CHQ). Quantum-chemical values of theoretical parameter E HOMO also indicated lower antioxidant capacities for MPQ and CHQ. Prooxidant properties estimated by calculations of frontier molecular orbitals (E LUMO) correlated with experimentally determined SH-group decrease induced by the compounds studied. Both methods showed a decrease of prooxidant properties as follows: CHQ > MPQ > Q. In addition, experimentally measured half-wave potentials indicated stronger prooxidant properties of quercetin derivatives as compared to Q. More expressive alterations of conformation in the transmembrane region of SERCA1 induced by quercetin derivatives, as compared with Q, may at least partially correlate with their higher lipophilicities. The protective effects of Q and MPQ on different isoforms of SERCA activity may be useful in prevention and treatment of inflammation or muscle diseases. The inhibitory effect of CHQ on SERCA isoforms may be beneficial in therapeutic approaches aimed at anti-tumor treatment.
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Bondžić AM, Lazarević-Pašti TD, Bondžić BP, Čolović MB, Jadranin MB, Vasić VM. Investigation of reaction between quercetin and Au(iii) in acidic media: mechanism and identification of reaction products. NEW J CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c2nj40742f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Veljković J, Uzelac L, Molčanov K, Mlinarić-Majerski K, Kralj M, Wan P, Basarić N. Sterically congested adamantylnaphthalene quinone methides. J Org Chem 2012; 77:4596-610. [PMID: 22533612 DOI: 10.1021/jo3002479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Five new (2-adamantyl)naphthol derivatives (5-9, quinone methide precursors, QMP) were synthesized and their photochemical reactivity was investigated by preparative photolyses, fluorescence spectroscopy, and laser flash photolysis (LFP). Excitation of QMP 5 to S(1) leads to efficient excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) coupled with dehydration, giving quinone methide QM5 which was characterized by LFP (in CH(3)CN-H(2)O, λ(max) = 370 nm, τ = 0.19 ms). On irradiation of QMP 5 in CH(3)OH-H(2)O (4:1), the quantum yield of methanolysis is Φ = 0.70. Excitation of naphthols QMP 6-8 to S(1) in CH(3)CN leads to photoionization and formation of naphthoxyl radicals. In a protic solvent, QMP 6-8 undergo solvent-assisted PT giving QM6 or zwitterion QM8 that react with nucleophiles delivering adducts, but with a significantly lower quantum efficiency. QMP 9 in a protic solvent undergoes two competitive processes, photosolvolysis via QM9 and solvent-assisted PT to carbon atom of the naphthalene giving zwitterion. QM9 has been characterized by LFP (in CH(3)CN-H(2)O, λ(max) > 600 nm, τ = 0.9 ms). In addition to photogenerated QMs, two stable naphthalene QMs, QM10 and QM11 were synthesized thermally and characterized by X-ray crystallography. QM10 and QM11 do not react with H(2)O but undergo acid-catalyzed fragmentation or rearrangement. Antiproliferative activity of 5-9 was investigated on three human cancer cell lines. Exposure of MCF-7 cells treated with 5 to 300 nm irradiation leads to an enhanced antiproliferative effect, in accordance with the activity being due to the formation of QM5.
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- Jelena Veljković
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Wu M, Xu Q, Strid Å, Martell JM, Eriksson LA. Theoretical Study of Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) Photolysis. J Phys Chem A 2011; 115:13556-63. [DOI: 10.1021/jp205724k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Min Wu
- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
- Department of Chemistry, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Cape Breton University, Sydney NS, Canada B1P 6L2
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- Örebro Life Science Center, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, 70182 Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Cape Breton University, Sydney NS, Canada B1P 6L2
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- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
- Department of Chemistry, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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Detection of endogenous and immuno-bound peroxidase — The status Quo in histochemistry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 45:81-139. [DOI: 10.1016/j.proghi.2009.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Wang J, Li-Chan XX, Atherton J, Deng L, Espina R, Yu L, Horwatt P, Ross S, Lockhead S, Ahmad S, Chandrasekaran A, Oganesian A, Scatina J, Mutlib A, Talaat R. Characterization of HKI-272 covalent binding to human serum albumin. Drug Metab Dispos 2010; 38:1083-93. [PMID: 20400660 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.110.032292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The study was initiated as an observation of incomplete extraction recovery of N-(4-(3-chloro-4-(2-pyridinylmethoxy)anilino)-3-cyano-7-ethoxy-6-quinolyl)-4-(dimethylamino)-2-butenamide (HKI-272) from human plasma. The objective of this study was to 1) identify the binding site(s) of HKI-272 to human plasma protein(s); 2) characterize the nature of the binding; and 3) evaluate the potential reversibility of the covalent binding. After incubation of [(14)C]HKI-272 with human plasma, the mixture was directly injected on liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS), and an intact molecular mass of HKI-272 human serum albumin (HSA) adduct was determined to be 66,999 Da, which is 556 Da (molecular mass of HKI-272) larger than the measured molecular mass of HSA (66,443 Da). For peptide mapping, the incubation mixture was separated with SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis followed by tryptic digestion combined with LC/tandem MS. A radioactive peptide fragment, LDELRDEGKASSAK [amino acid (AA) residue 182-195 of albumin], was confirmed to covalently bind to HKI-272. In addition, after HCl hydrolysis, a radioactive HKI-272-lysine adduct was identified by LC/MS. After combining the results of tryptic digestion and HCl hydrolysis, the AA residue of Lys190 of HSA was confirmed to covalently bind to HKI-272. A standard HKI-272-lysine was synthesized and characterized by NMR. The data showed that the adduct was formed via Michael addition with the epsilon-amine of lysine attacking to the beta-carbon of the amide moiety of HKI-272. Furthermore, reversibility of the covalent binding of HKI-272 to HSA was shown when a gradual release of HKI-272 was observed from protein pellet of HKI-272-treated human plasma after resuspension in phosphate buffer, pH 7.4, at 37 degrees C for 18 h.
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- Jianyao Wang
- Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Drug Metabolism, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, USA.
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Basarić N, Zabcić I, Mlinarić-Majerski K, Wan P. Photochemical formation and chemistry of long-lived adamantylidene-quinone methides and 2-adamantyl cations. J Org Chem 2010; 75:102-16. [PMID: 19957924 DOI: 10.1021/jo902004n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hydroxymethylphenols strategically substituted with the 2-hydroxy-2-adamantyl moiety, AdPh 8-10, were synthesized, and their photochemical reactivity was investigated. On excitation to the singlet excited state, AdPh 8 undergoes intramolecular proton transfer coupled with a loss of H(2)O giving quinone methide 8QM. The presence of 8QM has been detected by laser flash photolysis (CH(3)CN-H(2)O 1:1, tau = 0.55 s) and UV-vis spectroscopy. Singlet excited states of AdPh 9 and 10 in the presence of H(2)O dehydrate giving 9QM and 10QM. Photochemically formed QMs are trapped by nucleophiles giving the addition products (e.g., Phi for methanolysis of 8 is 0.55). In addition, the zwitterionic 9QM undergoes an unexpected rearrangement involving transformation of the 2-phenyl-2-adamantyl cation into the 4-phenyl-2-adamantyl cation (Phi approximately 0.03). An analogous rearrangement was observed with methoxy derivatives 9a and 10a. Zwitterionic 9QM was characterized by LFP in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (tau = 1 mus). In TFE, in the ground state, AdPh 10 is in equilibrium with 10QM, which allowed for recording the (1)H and (13)C NMR spectra of the QM. Introduction of the adamantyl substituent into the o-hydroxymethylphenol moiety increased the quantum yield of the associated QM formation by up to 3-fold and significantly prolonged their lifetimes. Furthermore, adamantyl substituent made the study of the alkyl-substituted quinone methides easier by LFP by prolonging their lifetimes and increasing the quantum yields of formation.
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- Nikola Basarić
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruder Bosković Institute, Bijenicka cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Rubino FM, Pitton M, Di Fabio D, Colombi A. Toward an "omic" physiopathology of reactive chemicals: thirty years of mass spectrometric study of the protein adducts with endogenous and xenobiotic compounds. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2009; 28:725-84. [PMID: 19127566 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Cancer and degenerative diseases are major causes of morbidity and death, derived from the permanent modification of key biopolymers such as DNA and regulatory proteins by usually smaller, reactive molecules, present in the environment or generated from endogenous and xenobiotic components by the body's own biochemical mechanisms (molecular adducts). In particular, protein adducts with organic electrophiles have been studied for more than 30 [see, e.g., Calleman et al., 1978] years essentially for three purposes: (a) as passive monitors of the mean level of individual exposure to specific chemicals, either endogenously present in the human body or to which the subject is exposed through food or environmental contamination; (b) as quantitative indicators of the mean extent of the individual metabolic processing which converts a non-reactive chemical substance into its toxic products able to damage DNA (en route to cancer induction through genotoxic mechanisms) or key proteins (as in the case of several drugs, pesticides or otherwise biologically active substances); (c) to relate the extent of protein modification to that of biological function impairment (such as enzyme inhibition) finally causing the specific health damage. This review describes the role that contemporary mass spectrometry-based approaches employed in the qualitative and quantitative study of protein-electrophile adducts play in the discovery of the (bio)chemical mechanisms of toxic substances and highlights the future directions of research in this field. A particular emphasis is given to the measurement of often high levels of the protein adducts of several industrial and environmental pollutants in unexposed human populations, a phenomenon which highlights the possibility that a number of small organic molecules are generated in the human organism through minor metabolic processes, the imbalance of which may be the cause of "spontaneous" cases of cancer and of other degenerative diseases of still uncharacterized etiology. With all this in mind, it is foreseen that a holistic description of cellular functions will take advantage of new analytical methods based on time-integrated metabolomic measurements of a new biological compartment, the "adductome," aimed at better understanding integrated organism response to environmental and endogenous stressors.
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- Federico Maria Rubino
- Laboratory for Analytical Toxicology and Metabonomics, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Odontology, Università degli Studi di Milano at Ospedale San Paolo, v. Antonio di Rudinì 8, Milano I-20142, Italy.
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Richter D, Hampel N, Singer T, Ofial AR, Mayr H. Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Quinone Methides: Reference Electrophiles for the Construction of Nucleophilicity Scales. European J Org Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200900299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Jiang J, Zeng D, Li S. Photogenerated Quinone Methides as Protein Affinity Labeling Reagents. Chembiochem 2009; 10:635-8. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200800700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Shearn CT, Fritz KS, Meier BW, Kirichenko OV, Thompson JA. Carbonyl Reductase Inactivation May Contribute to Mouse Lung Tumor Promotion by Electrophilic Metabolites of Butylated Hydroxytoluene: Protein Alkylation in Vivo and in Vitro. Chem Res Toxicol 2008; 21:1631-41. [DOI: 10.1021/tx800162p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Colin T. Shearn
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, C238-L15, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Denver, Box 6511, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, C238-L15, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Denver, Box 6511, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, C238-L15, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Denver, Box 6511, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, C238-L15, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Denver, Box 6511, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, C238-L15, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Denver, Box 6511, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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Meier BW, Gomez JD, Zhou A, Thompson JA. Immunochemical and Proteomic Analysis of Covalent Adducts Formed by Quinone Methide Tumor Promoters in Mouse Lung Epithelial Cell Lines. Chem Res Toxicol 2005; 18:1575-85. [PMID: 16533022 DOI: 10.1021/tx050108y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Two quinone methide (QM) metabolites of the phenolic antioxidant butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylenecyclohexa-2,5-dienone (BHT-QM) and the tert-butyl-hydroxylated derivative (BHTOH-QM), are believed to be responsible for promoting lung tumor formation in mice treated with BHT. QMs are strongly electrophilic and undergo Michael type additions with nucleophiles at the exocyclic methylene to form benzylic thioether adducts. Our goal was to identify intracellular protein targets of these QMs in order to gain insight into their effects on tumorigenesis. Cell line E10 of mouse lung epithelial origin and its spontaneous transformant, the tumorigenic E9 cell line, were treated with BHT-QM or BHTOH-QM, and cellular proteins were analyzed by two-dimensional sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Adducted proteins were detected on western blots with polyclonal antibodies developed to a conjugate of BHTOH-QM that recognized adducts of both QMs bound to thiol groups of Cys and side chain amino groups of Lys and His residues. Tryptic digests of immunoreactive proteins were analyzed by HPLC mass spectrometry (LC/MS) and identified by searching protein databases using MS/MS data. In a few cases, adducted peptides in these digests were detected by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight MS. A total of 37 immunoreactive proteins were identified including proteins involved in carbohydrate metabolism, nucleic acid synthesis, and RNA and protein processing, in addition to several cytoskeletal and stress-related proteins. About half of the protein adducts were found in both cell lines. Adducts detected only in transformed E9 cells include glutathione S-transferase P1, peroxiredoxin 2, nucleoside diphosphate kinase, and vinculin, whereas several alkylated cytoskeletal proteins such as tubulins, vimentin, calvasculin, and calcyclin were detected exclusively in E10 cells. Several of the proteins modified by BHT-derived QMs have been implicated in various aspects of tumorigenesis and are excellent candidates for further study into the consequences of alkylation on cellular transformation.
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- Brent W Meier
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Box C238, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
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Lemercier JN, Meier BW, Gomez JD, Thompson JA. Inhibition of glutathione S-transferase P1-1 in mouse lung epithelial cells by the tumor promoter 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylene-2,5-cyclohexadienone (BHT-quinone methide): protein adducts investigated by electrospray mass spectrometry. Chem Res Toxicol 2005; 17:1675-83. [PMID: 15606144 DOI: 10.1021/tx049811x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Oxidation of the food preservative 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (BHT) by mouse lung cytochrome P450 produces electrophilic quinone methides thought to promote lung tumors in mice by covalent binding to critical proteins. Specific pulmonary targets of 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylenecyclohexa-2,5-dienone (BHT-QM) have not been identified, however. The present work was undertaken to determine if glutathione S-transferase P1-1 (GSTP1-1) is alkylated by BHT-QM, as this protein is overexpressed in tumors and has important roles in protecting cells from electrophiles and oxidants and in regulating stress kinases. This work was conducted with cell lines C10 and E10 derived from mouse lung epithelia and their spontaneous transformants, the tumorigenic cell lines A5 and E9. Cytosolic GSTs were isolated by affinity chromatography and analyzed by ESI-LC/MS. Ion current chromatograms indicated that GSTP1 predominates over the other isoforms, especially in tumorigenic cells. Treatment with BHT-QM inhibited cytosolic GST activity by 28-44%, and inhibition was exacerbated by depleting intracellular GSH. Alkylation of GSTP1 by BHT-QM was investigated by separating cytosolic proteins with two-dimensional SDS-PAGE and detecting adducts by Western blotting with polyclonal antibodies that recognize the BHT group. The identity of GSTP1 comigrating with immunoreactive material was confirmed by in-gel proteolysis and LC/MS/MS analysis. Human GSTP1 was utilized to investigate the specific residues involved in QM binding. The only peptide adduct detected in digests of monoadducted GSTP1 corresponded to Cys101, whereas adducts at Cys14, Cys47, and Cys101 were identified from the trialkylated protein. Losses of transferase activity were most influenced by alkylation at Cys47, but binding to Cys14 appeared to inhibit the activity further. These findings demonstrate that cytosolic GSTP1 may be a target for BHT-QM resulting in decreased cellular protection from electrophiles and oxidants. Alkylation also may interfere with GSTP1 regulation of stress kinases, thereby influencing phosphorylation and cell growth.
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- Jean-Noël Lemercier
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
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Freccero M, Gandolfi R, Sarzi-Amadè M. Selectivity of purine alkylation by a quinone methide. Kinetic or thermodynamic control? J Org Chem 2003; 68:6411-23. [PMID: 12895079 DOI: 10.1021/jo0346252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The alkylation reaction of 9-methyladenine and 9-methylguanine (as prototype substrates of deoxy-adenosine and -guanosine), by the parent o-quinone methide (o-QM), has been investigated in the gas phase and in aqueous solution, using density functional theory at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level. The effect of the medium on the reactivity, and on the stability of the resulting adducts, has been investigated by using the C-PCM solvation model to assess which adduct arises from the kinetically favorable path, or from an equilibrating process. The calculations indicate that the most nucleophilic site of the methyl-substituted nucleobases in the gas phase is the guanine oxygen atom (O(6)) (DeltaG()(gas) = 5.6 kcal mol(-)(1)), followed by the adenine N1 (DeltaG)(gas) = 10.3 kcal mol(-)(1)), while other centers exhibit a substantially lower nucleophilicity. The bulk effect of water as a solvent is the dramatic reduction of the nucleophilicity of both 9-methyladenine N1 (DeltaG)(solv) = 14.5 kcal mol(-)(1)) and 9-methylguanine O(6) (DeltaG)(solv) = 17.0 kcal mol(-)(1)). As a result there is a reversal of the nucleophilicity order of the purine bases. While O(6) and N7 nucleophilic centers of 9-methylguanine compete almost on the same footing, the reactivity gap between N1 and N7 of 9-methyladenine in solution is highly reduced. Regarding product stability, calculations predict that only two of the adducts of o-QM with 9-methyladenine, those at NH(2) and N1 positions, are lower in energy than reactants, both in the gas phase and in water. However, the adduct at N1 can easily dissociate in water. The adducts arising from the covalent modification of 9-methylguanine are largely more stable than reactants in the gas phase, but their stability is markedly reduced in water. In particular, the oxygen alkylation adduct becomes slightly unstable in water (DeltaG(solv) = +1.4 kcal mol(-)(1)), and the N7 alkylation product remains only moderately more stable than free reactants (DeltaG(solv) = -2.8 kcal mol(-)(1)). Our data show that site alkylations at the adenine N1 and the guanine O(6) and N7 in water are the result of kinetically controlled processes and that the selective modification of the exo-amino groups of guanine N2 and adenine N6 are generated by thermodynamic equilibrations. The ability of o-QM to form several metastable adducts with purine nucleobases (at guanine N7 and O(2), and adenine N1) in water suggests that the above adducts may act as o-QM carriers.
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- Mauro Freccero
- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica, Università di Pavia, Viale Taramelli 10, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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Zhang D, Ogan M, Gedamke R, Roongta V, Dai R, Zhu M, Rinehart JK, Klunk L, Mitroka J. Protein covalent binding of maxipost through a cytochrome P450-mediated ortho-quinone methide intermediate in rats. Drug Metab Dispos 2003; 31:837-45. [PMID: 12814959 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.31.7.837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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(3S)-(+)-(5-Chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dihydro-3-fluoro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-2H-indole-2-one) (MaxiPost, BMS-204352) is a potent and specific opener for maxi-K channels and has potential to prevent and treat ischemic stroke. Following single intravenous doses of [14C]BMS-204352 to rats, only 10 to 12% of radioactivity was extractable from plasma with organic solvents. The unextractable radioactivity remained associated with the proteins (mostly albumin) after SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis or dialysis. Following acid hydrolysis in 6 M HCl for 24 h at 110 degrees C from plasma proteins collected from nine rats dosed with [14C]BMS-204352, one major radioactive product was isolated and identified as a lysine-adduct of des-fluoro des-O-methyl BMS-204352 by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry and NMR analyses as well as by comparison with the synthetic analog, lysine-adduct of des-fluoro BMS-204352 (BMS-349821). The covalent binding of BMS-204352 results from the displacement of the ring-fluorine atom of des-O-methyl BMS-204352 with the epsilon-amino group of a lysine residue. Microsomal incubations of [14C]BMS-204352 resulted in low levels of covalent binding of radioactivity to proteins. This in vitro covalent binding required cytochrome P450-reductase cofactor NADPH and was attenuated by glutathione. P4503A inhibitors ketoconazole and troleadomycin selectively prevented the covalent binding in vitro. Based on these observations, a two-step bioactivation process for the protein covalent binding of BMS-204352 was postulated: 1) P4503A-mediated O-demethylation leading to spontaneous release of HF and the formation of an ortho-quinone methide reactive metabolite and 2) nucleophilic addition of the epsilon-amino group of protein lysine residue(s) in protein to form des-fluoro des-O-methyl BMS-204352 lysine adduct.
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- Donglu Zhang
- Department of Preclinical Candidate Optimization, P.O. BOX 4000, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ 08543, USA.
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Freccero M, Di Valentin C, Sarzi-Amadè M. Modeling H-bonding and solvent effects in the alkylation of pyrimidine bases by a prototype quinone methide: a DFT study. J Am Chem Soc 2003; 125:3544-53. [PMID: 12643716 DOI: 10.1021/ja028732+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nucleophilicity of NH(2), N3, and O(2) centers of cytosine toward a model quinone methide (o-QM) as alkylating agent has been studied using DFT computational analysis [at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level]. Specific and bulk effects of water (by C-PCM model) on the alkylation pathways have been evaluated by analyzing both unassisted and water-assisted reaction mechanisms. An ancillary water molecule, H-bonded to the alkylating agent, may interact monofunctionally with the o-QM oxygen atom (passive mechanisms) or may participate bifunctionally in cyclic hydrogen-bonded structures as a proton shuttle (active mechanisms). A comparison of the unassisted with the water-assisted reaction mechanisms has been made on the basis of activation Gibbs free energies (DeltaG(++)). The gas-phase alkylation reaction at N3 does proceed through a passive mechanism that is preferred over both the active (by -6.3 kcal mol(-1)) and the unassisted process. In contrast, in the gas phase, the active assisted processes at NH(2) and O(2) centers are both favored over their unassisted counterparts by -4.0 and -2.2 kcal mol(-1), respectively. The catalytic effect of a water molecule, in gas phase, reduces the gap between the TSs of the O(2) and NH(2) reaction pathways, but the former remains more stable. Water bulk effect significantly modifies the relative importance of the unassisted and water-assisted alkylation mechanisms, favoring the former, in comparison to the gas-phase reactions. In particular, the unassisted alkylation becomes the preferred mechanism for the reaction at both the exocyclic (NH(2)) and the heterocyclic (N3) nitrogen atoms. By contrast, alkylation at the cytosine oxygen atom is a water-catalyzed process, since in water the active water-assisted mechanism is still favored. As far as competition, among all the possible mechanisms, our calculations unambiguously suggest that the most nucleophilic site both in gas phase (naked reagents: N3 >> O(2) >or= NH(2)) and in water solution (solvated reagents: N3 >> NH(2) >> O(2)) is the heterocyclic nitrogen atom (N3) (DeltaG(++)(gas) = +7.1 kcal mol(-1), and DeltaG(++)(solv) = +13.7 kcal mol(-1)). Our investigation explains the high reactivity and selectivity of the cytosine moiety toward o-QM-like structures both in deoxymononucleoside and in a single-stranded DNA, on the basis of strong H-bonding interactions between reactants and solvent bulk effect. It also offers two general reactivity models in water, uncatalyzed and active water-catalyzed mechanisms (for nitrogen and oxygen nucleophiles, respectively), which should provide a general tool for the planning of nucleic acid modification.
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- Mauro Freccero
- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica, Università di Pavia, V.le Taramelli 10, 27100 Pavia Italy.
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Kupfer R, Dwyer-Nield LD, Malkinson AM, Thompson JA. Lung toxicity and tumor promotion by hydroxylated derivatives of 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (BHT) and 2-tert-butyl-4-methyl-6-iso-propylphenol: correlation with quinone methide reactivity. Chem Res Toxicol 2002; 15:1106-12. [PMID: 12184795 DOI: 10.1021/tx0255525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Acute pulmonary toxicity and tumor promotion by the food additive 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (BHT) in mice are well documented. These effects have been attributed to either of two quinone methides, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylenecyclohexa-2,5-dienone (BHT-QM) formed through direct oxidation of BHT by pulmonary cytochrome P450 or a quinone methide formed by hydroxylation of a tert-butyl group of BHT (to form BHTOH) followed by oxidation of this metabolite to BHTOH-QM. BHTOH-QM is a more reactive electrophile compared to BHT-QM due to intramolecular interactions of the side-chain hydroxyl with the carbonyl oxygen. To further examine this bioactivation pathway, an analogue of BHTOH was prepared, 2-tert-butyl-6-(1'-hydroxy-1'-methyl)ethyl-4-methylphenol (BPPOH), that is structurally very similar to BHTOH but forms a quinone methide (BPPOH-QM) capable of more efficient intramolecular hydrogen bonding and, therefore, higher electrophilicity than BHTOH-QM. BPPOH-QM was synthesized and its reactivity with water, methanol, and glutathione determined to be >10-fold higher than that of BHTOH-QM. The conversions of BPPOH and BHTOH to quinone methides in lung microsomes from male BALB/cByJ mice were quantitatively similar, but in vivo the former was pneumotoxic at one-half of the dose required for the latter and one-eighth of the dose required for BHT, as determined by increased lung weight:body weight ratios following a single i.p. injection. Similar differences were found in the doses of BHT, BHTOH, or BPPOH required for tumor promotion after a single initiating dose of 3-methylcholanthrene followed by three weekly injections of the phenol. The downregulaton of calpain II, previously shown to accompany lung tumor promotion by BHT and BHTOH, also occurred with BPPOH. The correlation between biologic activities of these phenols and the reactivities of their corresponding quinone methides provides additional support for the role of BHTOH-QM as the principal metabolite responsible for the effects of BHT on mouse lung.
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- Rene Kupfer
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
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Dolenc J, Sket B, Strlic M. Are quinone methides responsible for yellowing of paper in light? Tetrahedron Lett 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(02)01082-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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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Reed M, Fujiwara H, Thompson DC. Comparative metabolism, covalent binding and toxicity of BHT congeners in rat liver slices. Chem Biol Interact 2001; 138:155-70. [PMID: 11672698 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2797(01)00270-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The metabolism, covalent binding and hepatotoxicity of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT, 4-methyl-2,6-di-t-butylphenol) and two congeners (E-BHT, 4-ethyl-2,6-di-t-butylphenol; I-BHT, 4-isopropyl-2,6-di-t-butylphenol) were compared using precision-cut liver slices prepared from phenobarbital (PB)-treated male Sprague-Dawley rats. At equimolar concentrations (1 mM) BHT was the most toxic of the three compounds, causing an 80% decrease in cell viability over a 6 h incubation period. E-BHT was intermediate in toxicity while the isopropyl derivative was relatively nontoxic. Intracellular glutathione levels decreased prior to the onset of cytotoxicity. The cytochrome P450 inhibitor metyrapone completely inhibited the toxicity of all three compounds. The rates of metabolism of the three compounds to glutathione conjugates were compared in both PB-treated microsomes and PB-induced liver slices. In both models, the rate of formation was greatest for BHT, followed by E-BHT and I-BHT. Synthetic quinone methides (QMs) were prepared from each parent phenol and the rates of reactivity with three nucleophiles (water, methanol and glutathione) were compared. With each nucleophile, BHTQM was the most reactive, while I-BHTQM was the least reactive. Finally, covalent binding to protein was assessed in two ways. First, alkylation of an isolated model protein (bovine insulin) was measured in a microsomal enzyme activation system by mass spectrometry. Incubations with BHT produced the greatest extent of protein alkylation, followed by E-BHT, while no alkylation was observed with I-BHT. In the second system, covalent binding to cellular protein was assessed in rat liver PB microsomes and tissue slices by Western blotting using an antibody specific for the tert-butylphenol portion of the compounds. Binding was greatest for BHT, intermediate for E-BHT and could not be detected for I-BHT. The alkylation pattern for E-BHT was strikingly similar to that of BHT, suggesting that both compounds bound similar proteins. In summary, our results suggest that for hindered phenols such as BHT, increasing the length of the 4-alkyl substituent retards the rate of formation of reactive intermediates, significantly reduces the electrophilicity of the reactive intermediate, and greatly reduces the amount but not the selectivity of covalent binding to cellular protein, thereby reducing the toxicity of the parent compound.
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- M Reed
- Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, 2425 Ridgecrest Dr SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA
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A detailed analysis of the alkylation of phosphodiesters with a p-quinone methide under aqueous conditions has been accomplished. The relative rates of phosphodiester alkylation and hydrolysis have been examined by (1)H NMR analysis of the reaction of 2,6-dimethyl-p-quinone methide in a buffered diethyl phosphate/acetonitrile solution (1:9 v/v, pH 4.0). The rate of hydrolysis of the quinone methide was confirmed by UV analysis in 28.5% solutions of aqueous inorganic phosphate in acetonitrile at pH 4.0 and 7.0. Similarly, the rate of phosphodiester alkylations by the quinone methide was also confirmed by UV analysis in 28.5% solutions of aqueous dibenzyl, dibutyl, or diethyl phosphate in acetonitrile at pH 4.0 and 7.0. These kinetic studies further establish that the phosphodiester alkylation reactions are acid-catalyzed, second-order processes. The rate constant for phosphodiester alkylation was found to range from approximately 370-3700 times the rate constant of quinone methide hydrolysis with diethyl and dibenzyl phosphate, respectively (pH 4.0, 28.5% aqueous acetonitrile).
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- Q Zhou
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA
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Vigalok A, Milstein D. Advances in metal chemistry of quinonoid compounds: new types of interactions between metals and aromatics. Acc Chem Res 2001; 34:798-807. [PMID: 11601964 DOI: 10.1021/ar970316k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This Account presents an overview of current research activities that focus on novel types of interactions between cationic transition metal complexes and arene systems and on unprecedented quinonoid complexes which result from such interactions. When a negatively charged phenoxy group is present in a position para to the metal in a high oxidation state, intramolecular charge transfer occurs, giving the corresponding metallaquinones or quinone methide complexes. In addition, two types of interactions involving low-valent metal compounds have been observed: methylene arenium complexes which result from positive charge transfer to the aromatic ring and sigma-bonded C-H and C-C agostic complexes of cationic metals. These sigma-complexes are proposed as intermediates in metal-based bond activation processes.
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- A Vigalok
- Department of Organic Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Di Valentin C, Freccero M, Zanaletti R, Sarzi-Amadè M. o-Quinone methide as alkylating agent of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur nucleophiles. The role of H-bonding and solvent effects on the reactivity through a DFT computational study. J Am Chem Soc 2001; 123:8366-77. [PMID: 11516286 DOI: 10.1021/ja010433h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The reactivity of the alkylating agent o-quinone methide (o-QM) toward NH(3), H(2)O, and H(2)S, prototypes of nitrogen-, oxygen-, and sulfur-centered nucleophiles, has been studied by quantum chemical methods in the frame of DF theory (B3LYP) in reactions modeling its reactivity in water with biological nucleophiles. The computational analysis explores the reaction of NH(3), H(2)O, and H(2)S with o-QM, both free and H-bonded to a discrete water molecule, with the aim to rationalize the specific and general effect of the solvent on o-QM reactivity. Optimizations of stationary points were done at the B3LYP level using several basis sets [6-31G(d), 6-311+G(d,p), adding d and f functions to the S atom, 6-311+G(d,p),S(2df), and AUG-cc-pVTZ]. The activation energies calculated for the addition reactions were found to be reduced by the assistance of a water molecule, which makes easier the proton-transfer process in these alkylation reactions by at least 12.9, 10.5, and 6.0 kcal mol(-1) [at the B3LYP/AUG-cc-pVTZ//B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level], for ammonia, water, and hydrogen sulfide, respectively. A proper comparison of an uncatalyzed with a water-catalyzed reaction mechanism has been made on the basis of activation Gibbs free energies. In gas-phase alkylation of ammonia and water by o-QM, reactions assisted by an additional water molecule H-bonded to o-QM (water-catalyzed mechanism) are favored over their uncatalyzed counterparts by 5.6 and 4.0 kcal mol(-1) [at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level], respectively. In contrast, the hydrogen sulfide alkylation reaction in the gas phase shows a slight preference for a direct alkylation without water assistance, even though the free energy difference (DeltaDeltaG(#)) between the two reaction mechanisms is very small (by 1.0 kcal mol(-1) at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p),S(2df) level of theory). The bulk solvent effect, evaluated by the C-PCM model, significantly modifies the relative importance of the uncatalyzed and water-assisted alkylation mechanism by o-QM in comparison to the case in the gas phase. Unexpectedly, the uncatalyzed mechanism becomes highly favored over the catalyzed one in the alkylation reaction of ammonia (by 7.0 kcal mol(-1)) and hydrogen sulfide (by 4.0 kcal mol(-1)). In contrast, activation induced by water complexation still plays an important role in the o-QM hydration reaction in water as solvent.
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- C Di Valentin
- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica, Università di Pavia, V.le Taramelli 10, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Modica E, Zanaletti R, Freccero M, Mella M. Alkylation of amino acids and glutathione in water by o-quinone methide. Reactivity and selectivity. J Org Chem 2001; 66:41-52. [PMID: 11429928 DOI: 10.1021/jo0006627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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o-Quinone methide (1) has been produced in water both thermally and photochemically from (2-hydroxybenzyl)trimethylammonium iodide (2). Michael addition reactions of 1 to various amines, and sulfides, including amino acids and glutathione have been carried out, obtaining alkylated adducts (3-16) in fairly good to quantitative yields. The reaction rate and selectivity of 1 toward nitrogen and sulfur nucleophiles, in competition with the hydration reaction, have been investigated at different pH by laser flash photolysis technique. The observed reactivity spans 7 orders of magnitude on passing from water (kNu = 5.8 M-1 s-1) to the most reactive nucleophile (2.8 x 10(8) M-1 s-1, 2-mercaptoethanol under alkaline conditions). These are the first direct reaction rate measurements of nucleophilic addition to the parent o-quinone methide (1). Competition experiments provided strong kinetic support to the involvement of free 1 as an intermediate in both thermal and photochemical reactions. Furthermore, several alkylation adducts regenerate 1 either by heating (9, 10, 13, and 14) or by irradiation (9, 11-13, 16). Such a thermal and photochemical reversibility of the alkylation process opens a new perspective for the use and application of such adducts as o-QM molecular carriers.
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- E Modica
- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica, Università di Pavia, V.le Taramelli 10, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Toteva MM, Richard JP. Structure−Reactivity Relationships for Addition of Sulfur Nucleophiles to Electrophilic Carbon: Resonance, Polarization, and Steric/Electrostatic Effects. J Am Chem Soc 2000. [DOI: 10.1021/ja0021868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Maria M. Toteva
- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000
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Richard JP, Toteva MM, Crugeiras J. Structure−Reactivity Relationships and Intrinsic Reaction Barriers for Nucleophile Additions to a Quinone Methide: A Strongly Resonance-Stabilized Carbocation. J Am Chem Soc 2000. [DOI: 10.1021/ja9937526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- John P. Richard
- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo New York 14260-3000, and the Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Santiago, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo New York 14260-3000, and the Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Santiago, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo New York 14260-3000, and the Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Santiago, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Dyer RG, Turnbull KD. Hydrolytic Stabilization of Protected p-Hydroxybenzyl Halides Designed as Latent Quinone Methide Precursors. J Org Chem 1999. [DOI: 10.1021/jo991085t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Robert G. Dyer
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
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