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Della Sala F, Ceresara E, Micheli F, Fontana S, Prins LJ, Scrimin P. Exploiting multivalency and cooperativity of gold nanoparticles for binding phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate at sub-nanomolar concentrations. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:743-747. [PMID: 36601663 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob02088b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cationic, monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles provide a multivalent charged surface and a hydrophobic monolayer that synergistically contribute to the binding of phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate, a relevant biomarker. The observed dissociation constant is in the picomolar region, providing the possibility of using these gold nanoparticles for the selective extraction of this molecule from biological fluids.
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- Flavio Della Sala
- University of Padova, Department of Chemical Sciences, via Marzolo, 1 35131 Padova, Italy. .,Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, M13 9LP, UK
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- University of Padova, Department of Chemical Sciences, via Marzolo, 1 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Aptuit (Verona) Srl, an Evotec company, Campus Levi-Montalcini, Via Alessandro Fleming 4, 37135 Verona, Italy
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- Aptuit (Verona) Srl, an Evotec company, Campus Levi-Montalcini, Via Alessandro Fleming 4, 37135 Verona, Italy
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- University of Padova, Department of Chemical Sciences, via Marzolo, 1 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- University of Padova, Department of Chemical Sciences, via Marzolo, 1 35131 Padova, Italy.
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Das K, Kar H, Chen R, Fortunati I, Ferrante C, Scrimin P, Gabrielli L, Prins LJ. Formation of Catalytic Hotspots in ATP-Templated Assemblies. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 145:898-904. [PMID: 36576874 PMCID: PMC9853849 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The self-assembly of surfactant-based structures that rely for their formation on the combination of a thermodynamically controlled and a dissipative pathway is described. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) acts as a high-affinity template and triggers assembly formation at low surfactant concentrations. The presence of these assemblies creates the conditions for the activation of a dissipative self-assembly process by a weak-affinity substrate. The substrate-induced recruitment of additional surfactants leads to the spontaneous formation of catalytic hotspots in the ATP-stabilized assemblies that cleave the substrate. As a result of the two self-assembly processes, catalysis can be observed at a surfactant concentration at which low catalytic activity is observed in the absence of ATP.
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Peruffo N, Parolin G, Collini E, Corni S, Mancin F. Engineering the Aggregation of Dyes on Ligand-Shell Protected Gold Nanoparticles to Promote Plexcitons Formation. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12071180. [PMID: 35407298 PMCID: PMC9000468 DOI: 10.3390/nano12071180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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The ability to control the light–matter interaction in nanosystems is a major challenge in the field of innovative photonics applications. In this framework, plexcitons are promising hybrid light–matter states arising from the strong coupling between plasmonic and excitonic materials. However, strategies to precisely control the formation of plexcitons and to modulate the coupling between the plasmonic and molecular moieties are still poorly explored. In this work, the attention is focused on suspensions of hybrid nanosystems prepared by coupling cationic gold nanoparticles to tetraphenyl porphyrins in different aggregation states. The role of crucial parameters such as the dimension of nanoparticles, the pH of the solution, and the ratio between the nanoparticles and dye concentration was systematically investigated. A variety of structures and coupling regimes were obtained. The rationalization of the results allowed for the suggestion of important guidelines towards the control of plexcitonic systems.
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- Nicola Peruffo
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy; (N.P.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy; (N.P.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy; (N.P.); (G.P.)
- Padua Quantum Technologies Research Center, Via Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Correspondence: (E.C.); (S.C.); (F.M.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy; (N.P.); (G.P.)
- Correspondence: (E.C.); (S.C.); (F.M.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy; (N.P.); (G.P.)
- Correspondence: (E.C.); (S.C.); (F.M.)
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Ueda H, Suzuki M, Sakurai Y, Tanaka T, Aoki S. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Boron‐Containing Macrocyclic Polyamine Dimers and Their Zinc(II) Complexes for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. Eur J Inorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Hiroki Ueda
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Tokyo University of Science 2641 Yamazaki, Noda Chiba 278-8510 Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science Kyoto University 2-Asashiro-nishi, Kumatori Osaka 590-0494 Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science Kyoto University 2-Asashiro-nishi, Kumatori Osaka 590-0494 Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Tokyo University of Science 2641 Yamazaki, Noda Chiba 278-8510 Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Tokyo University of Science 2641 Yamazaki, Noda Chiba 278-8510 Japan
- Research Institute for Science and Technology Tokyo University of Science 2641 Yamazaki, Noda Chiba 278-8510 Japan
- Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences Tokyo University of Science 2641 Yamazaki, Noda Chiba 278-8510 Japan
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Cesari A, Rosa-Gastaldo D, Pedrini A, Rastrelli F, Dalcanale E, Pinalli R, Mancin F. Selective NMR detection of N-methylated amines using cavitand-decorated silica nanoparticles as receptors. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:10861-10864. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc04199e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report a strategy for the realization of NMR chemosensors based on the spontaneous self-assembly of lower rim pyridinium-functionalized tetraphopshonate cavitands on commercial silica nanoparticles. These nanohybrids enable the selective...
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Ueda H, Suzuki M, Kuroda R, Tanaka T, Aoki S. Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Boron-Containing Macrocyclic Polyamines and Their Zinc(II) Complexes for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. J Med Chem 2021; 64:8523-8544. [PMID: 34077212 PMCID: PMC8279495 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT)
is a binary therapeutic method
for cancer treatment based on the use of a combination of a cancer-specific
drug containing boron-10 (10B) and thermal neutron irradiation.
For successful BNCT, 10B-containing molecules need to accumulate
specifically in cancer cells, because destructive effect of the generated
heavy particles is limited basically to boron-containing cells. Herein,
we report on the design and synthesis of boron compounds that are
functionalized with 9-, 12-, and 15-membered macrocyclic polyamines
and their Zn2+ complexes. Their cytotoxicity, intracellular
uptake activity into cancer cells and normal cells, and BNCT effect
are also reported. The experimental data suggest that mono- and/or
diprotonated forms of metal-free [12]aneN4- and [15]aneN5-type ligands are uptaken into cancer cells, and their complexes
with intracellular metals such as Zn2+ would induce cell
death upon thermal neutron irradiation, possibly via interactions
with DNA.
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- Hiroki Ueda
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University, 2-Asashiro-nishi, Kumatori, Osaka 590-0494, Japan
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- Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan.,Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan.,Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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Mati IK, Edwards W, Marson D, Howe EJ, Stinson S, Posocco P, Kay ER. Probing Multiscale Factors Affecting the Reactivity of Nanoparticle-Bound Molecules. ACS NANO 2021; 15:8295-8305. [PMID: 33938222 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c09190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The structures and physicochemical properties of surface-stabilizing molecules play a critical role in defining the properties, interactions, and functionality of hybrid nanomaterials such as monolayer-stabilized nanoparticles. Concurrently, the distinct surface-bound interfacial environment imposes very specific conditions on molecular reactivity and behavior in this setting. Our ability to probe hybrid nanoscale systems experimentally remains limited, yet understanding the consequences of surface confinement on molecular reactivity is crucial for enabling predictive nanoparticle synthon approaches for postsynthesis engineering of nanoparticle surface chemistry and construction of devices and materials from nanoparticle components. Here, we have undertaken an integrated experimental and computational study of the reaction kinetics for nanoparticle-bound hydrazones, which provide a prototypical platform for understanding chemical reactivity in a nanoconfined setting. Systematic variation of just one molecular-scale structural parameter-the distance between reactive site and nanoparticle surface-showed that the surface-bound reactivity is influenced by multiscale effects. Nanoparticle-bound reactions were tracked in situ using 19F NMR spectroscopy, allowing direct comparison to the reactions of analogous substrates in bulk solution. The surface-confined reactions proceed more slowly than their solution-phase counterparts, and kinetic inhibition becomes more significant for reactive sites positioned closer to the nanoparticle surface. Molecular dynamics simulations allowed us to identify distinct supramolecular architectures and unexpected dynamic features of the surface-bound molecules that underpin the experimentally observed trends in reactivity. This study allows us to draw general conclusions regarding interlinked structural and dynamical features across several length scales that influence interfacial reactivity in monolayer-confined environments.
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- Ioulia K Mati
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, U.K
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, U.K
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- Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, U.K
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, U.K
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- Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, U.K
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Cao YJ, Yao MX, Prins LJ, Ji RX, Liu N, Sun XY, Jiang YB, Shen JS. Self-Assembled Multivalent Ag-SR Coordination Polymers with Phosphatase-Like Activity. Chemistry 2021; 27:7646-7650. [PMID: 33871127 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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We show herein the phosphatase-like catalytic activity of coordination polymers obtained after adding Ag+ -ions to thiols bearing hydrophobic alkyl chains terminated with a 1,4,7-triazacyclononane (TACN) group. The subsequent addition of Zn2+ -ions to the self-assembled polymers resulted in the formation of multivalent metal coordination polymers capable of catalysing the transphosphorylation of an RNA-model compound (2-hydroxypropyl-4-nitrophenyl phosphate, HPNPP) with high reactivity. Analysis of a series of metal ions showed that the highest catalytic activity was obtained when Ag+ -ions were used as the first metal ions to construct the backbone of the coordination polymer through interaction with the -SH group followed by Zn2+ -ions as the second metal ions complexed by the TACN-macrocycle. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that the catalytic activity could be modulated by changing the length of the hydrophobic alkyl chain.
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- Ying-Juan Cao
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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Reinke L, Koch M, Müller-Renno C, Kubik S. Selective sensing of adenosine monophosphate (AMP) over adenosine diphosphate (ADP), adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and inorganic phosphates with zinc(II)-dipicolylamine-containing gold nanoparticles. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:3893-3900. [PMID: 33949587 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob00341k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Mixed monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles containing surface-bound triethylene glycol and dipicolylamine groups aggregated in water/methanol, 1 : 2 (v/v) in the presence of nucleotides, if the solution also contained zinc(ii) nitrate to convert the dipicolylamine units into the corresponding zinc complexes. Nanoparticle aggregation could be followed with the naked eye by the colour change of the solution from red to purple followed by nanoparticle precipitation. The sensitivity was highest for adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which could be detected at concentrations >10 μM, and decreased over adenosine diphosphate (ADP) to adenosine monophosphate (AMP), consistent with the typically higher affinity of zinc(ii)-dipicolylamine-derived receptors for higher charged nucleotides. Inorganic sodium diphosphate and triphosphate interfered in the assay by also inducing nanoparticle aggregation. However, while the nucleotide-induced aggregates persisted even at higher analyte concentrations, the nanoparticles that were precipitated with inorganic salts redissolved again when the salt concentration was increased. The thus resulting solutions retained their ability to respond to nucleotides, but they now preferentially responded to AMP. Accordingly, AMP could be sensed selectively at concentrations ≥50 μM in an aqueous environment, even in the presence of other nucleotides and inorganic anions. This work thus introduces a novel approach for the sensing of a nucleotide that is often the most difficult analyte to detect with other assays.
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- Lena Reinke
- Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Fachbereich Chemie - Organische Chemie, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 54, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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- INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Fachbereich Physik und Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, AG Grenzflächen, Nanomaterialien und Biophysik, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 56, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Fachbereich Chemie - Organische Chemie, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 54, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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Chen R, Neri S, Prins LJ. Enhanced catalytic activity under non-equilibrium conditions. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 15:868-874. [PMID: 32690887 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-020-0734-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The development of non-equilibrium synthetic systems provides access to innovative materials with life-like properties. Non-equilibrium systems require a continuous input of energy to retain their functional state, which makes for a fundamental difference to systems that operate at thermodynamic equilibrium. Kinetic asymmetry in the energy consumption pathway is required to drive systems out of equilibrium. This understanding has permitted chemists to design dissipative synthetic molecular machines and high-energy materials. Here we show that kinetic asymmetry also emerges at the macroscopic level by demonstrating that local energy delivery in the form of light to a hydrogel containing gold nanoparticles installs a non-equilibrium steady state. The instalment and maintenance of the macroscopic non-equilibrium state is facilitated by the gel matrix in which motion is governed by diffusion rather than convection. The non-equilibrium state is characterized by a persistent gradient in the surface composition of the nanoparticles embedded in the gel, which affects the fluorescent and catalytic properties of the system. We show that the overall catalytic performance of the system is enhanced under these non-equilibrium conditions. In perspective it will be possible to develop out-of-equilibrium matrices in which functional properties emerge as a result of spatially controlled energy delivery and spatially controlled chemistries.
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- Rui Chen
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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Deng J, Walther A. ATP-Responsive and ATP-Fueled Self-Assembling Systems and Materials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2002629. [PMID: 32881127 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202002629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a central metabolite that plays an indispensable role in various cellular processes, from energy supply to cell-to-cell signaling. Nature has developed sophisticated strategies to use the energy stored in ATP for many metabolic and non-equilibrium processes, and to sense and bind ATP for biological signaling. The variations in the ATP concentrations from one organelle to another, from extracellular to intracellular environments, and from normal cells to cancer cells are one motivation for designing ATP-triggered and ATP-fueled systems and materials, because they show great potential for applications in biological systems by using ATP as a trigger or chemical fuel. Over the last decade, ATP has been emerging as an attractive co-assembling component for man-made stimuli-responsive as well as for fuel-driven active systems and materials. Herein, current advances and emerging concepts for ATP-triggered and ATP-fueled self-assemblies and materials are discussed, shedding light on applications and highlighting future developments. By bringing together concepts of different domains, that is from supramolecular chemistry to DNA nanoscience, from equilibrium to non-equilibrium self-assembly, and from fundamental sciences to applications, the aim is to cross-fertilize current approaches with the ultimate aim to bring synthetic ATP-dependent systems closer to living systems.
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- Jie Deng
- A3BMS Lab - Active, Adaptive and Autonomous Bioinspired Materials, Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Straße 31, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
- Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF), University of Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Str. 21, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, Freiburg, 79110, Germany
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- A3BMS Lab - Active, Adaptive and Autonomous Bioinspired Materials, Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Straße 31, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
- Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF), University of Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Str. 21, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, Freiburg, 79110, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT - Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, Freiburg, D-79110, Germany
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De Biasi F, Mancin F, Rastrelli F. Nanoparticle-assisted NMR spectroscopy: A chemosensing perspective. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 117:70-88. [PMID: 32471535 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2019.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Sensing methodologies for the detection of target compounds in mixtures are important in many different contexts, ranging from medical diagnosis to environmental analysis and quality assessment. Ideally, such detection methods should allow for both identification and quantification of the targets, minimizing the possibility of false positives. With very few exceptions, most of the available sensing techniques rely on the selective interaction of the analyte with some detector, which in turn produces a signal as a result of the interaction. This approach hence provides indirect information on the targets, whose identity is generally ensured by comparison with known standards, if available, or by the selectivity of the sensor system itself. Pursuing a different approach, NMR chemosensing aims at generating signals directly from the analytes, in the form of a (complete) NMR spectrum. In this way, not only are the targets unequivocally identified, but it also becomes possible to identify and assign the structures of unknown species. In this review we show how relaxation- and diffusion-based NMR techniques, assisted by appropriate nanoparticles, can be used to edit the 1H NMR spectrum of a mixture and extract the signals of specific target compounds. Monolayer-protected nanoparticles, in particular those made from gold, are well suited to this task because they provide a versatile, protein-size support to build or incorporate supramolecular receptors. Remarkably, the self-organized and multifunctional nature of the nanoparticle coating allows exploitation of different kinds of non-covalent interactions, to provide tailored binding sites for virtually any class of molecules. From the NMR standpoint, the reduced translational and rotational diffusion rates of bulky nanoparticles offer a way to manipulate the states of the monolayer spins and build a reservoir of magnetization that can be selectively transferred to the interacting analytes. In addition, the low correlation time and the enhanced rigidity of the coating molecules (due to their grafting and crowding on the particle surface) promote efficient spin diffusion, useful in saturation transfer experiments. The optimized combination of NMR experiments and nanoreceptors can ultimately allow the detection of relevant analytes in the micromolar concentration range, paving the way to applications in the diagnostic field and beyond.
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- Federico De Biasi
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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Gabrielli L, Rosa-Gastaldo D, Salvia MV, Springhetti S, Rastrelli F, Mancin F. Detection and identification of designer drugs by nanoparticle-based NMR chemosensing. Chem Sci 2018; 9:4777-4784. [PMID: 29910928 PMCID: PMC5975544 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc01283k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Properly designed monolayer-protected nanoparticles (2 nm core diameter) can be used as nanoreceptors for selective detection and identification of phenethylamine derivatives (designer drugs) in water. The molecular recognition mechanism is driven by the combination of electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions within the coating monolayer. Each nanoparticle can bind up to 30-40 analyte molecules. The affinity constants range from 105 to 106 M-1 and are modulated by the hydrophobicity of the aromatic moiety in the substrate. Detection of drug candidates (such as amphetamines and methamphetamines) is performed by using magnetization (NOE) or saturation (STD) transfer NMR experiments. In this way, the NMR spectrum of the drug is isolated from that of the mixture, allowing broad-class multianalyte detection and even identification of unknowns. The introduction of a dimethylsilane moiety in the coating monolayer allows performing STD experiments in complex mixtures. In this way, a detection limit of 30 μM is reached with standard instruments.
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- Luca Gabrielli
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche , Università di Padova , Via Marzolo 1 , 35131 Padova , Italy .
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche , Università di Padova , Via Marzolo 1 , 35131 Padova , Italy .
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche , Università di Padova , Via Marzolo 1 , 35131 Padova , Italy .
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche , Università di Padova , Via Marzolo 1 , 35131 Padova , Italy .
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche , Università di Padova , Via Marzolo 1 , 35131 Padova , Italy .
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche , Università di Padova , Via Marzolo 1 , 35131 Padova , Italy .
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Pezzato C, Chen JLY, Galzerano P, Salvi M, Prins LJ. Catalytic signal amplification for the discrimination of ATP and ADP using functionalised gold nanoparticles. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 14:6811-20. [PMID: 27336846 DOI: 10.1039/c6ob00993j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Diagnostic assays that incorporate a signal amplification mechanism permit the detection of analytes with enhanced selectivity. Herein, we report a gold nanoparticle-based chemical system able to differentiate ATP from ADP by means of catalytic signal amplification. The discrimination between ATP and ADP is of relevance for the development of universal assays for the detection of enzymes which consume ATP. For example, protein kinases are a class of enzymes critical for the regulation of cellular functions, and act to modulate the activity of other proteins by transphosphorylation, transferring a phosphate group from ATP to give ADP as a byproduct. The system described here exploits the ability of cooperative catalytic head groups on gold nanoparticles to very efficiently catalyze chromogenic reactions such as the transphosphorylation of 2-hydroxypropyl-4-nitrophenyl phosphate (HPNPP). A series of chromogenic substrates have been synthesized and evaluated by means of Michaelis-Menten kinetics (compounds 2, 4-6). 2-Hydroxypropyl-(3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitro)phenyl phosphate (5) was found to display higher reactivity (kcat) and higher binding affinity (KM) when compared to HPNPP. This higher binding affinity allows phosphate 5 to compete with ATP and ADP to different extents for binding on the monolayer surface, thus enabling a catalytically amplified signal only when ATP is absent. Overall, this represents a viable new approach for monitoring the conversion of ATP into ADP with high sensitivity.
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- Cristian Pezzato
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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della Sala F, Maiti S, Bonanni A, Scrimin P, Prins LJ. Fuel-Selective Transient Activation of Nanosystems for Signal Generation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:1611-1615. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201711964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Flavio della Sala
- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Current address: Department of Chemistry; The Pennsylvania State University; University Park PA USA
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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della Sala F, Maiti S, Bonanni A, Scrimin P, Prins LJ. Fuel-Selective Transient Activation of Nanosystems for Signal Generation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201711964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Flavio della Sala
- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Current address: Department of Chemistry; The Pennsylvania State University; University Park PA USA
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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Maiti S, Prins LJ. A modular self-assembled sensing system for heavy metal ions with tunable sensitivity and selectivity. Tetrahedron 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Chen JLY, Maiti S, Fortunati I, Ferrante C, Prins LJ. Temporal Control over Transient Chemical Systems using Structurally Diverse Chemical Fuels. Chemistry 2017; 23:11549-11559. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Jack L.-Y. Chen
- School of Science; Auckland University of Technology; 34 St Paul St Auckland 1010 New Zealand
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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Neri S, Garcia Martin S, Pezzato C, Prins LJ. Photoswitchable Catalysis by a Nanozyme Mediated by a Light-Sensitive Cofactor. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:1794-1797. [PMID: 28121141 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b12932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The activity of a gold nanoparticle-based catalyst can be reversibly up- and down-regulated by light. Light is used to switch a small molecule between cis- and trans-isomers, which inhibits the catalytic activity of the nanoparticles to different extent. The system is functional in aqueous buffer, which paves the way for integrating the system in biological networks.
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- Simona Neri
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova , 35122 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova , 35122 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova , 35122 Padova, Italy
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Mancin F, Prins LJ, Pengo P, Pasquato L, Tecilla P, Scrimin P. Hydrolytic Metallo-Nanozymes: From Micelles and Vesicles to Gold Nanoparticles. Molecules 2016; 21:molecules21081014. [PMID: 27527134 PMCID: PMC6272841 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21081014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Revised: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Although the term nanozymes was coined by us in 2004 to highlight the enzyme-like properties of gold nanoparticles passivated with a monolayer of Zn(II)-complexes in the cleavage of phosphate diesters, systems resembling those metallo-nanoparticles, like micelles and vesicles, have been the subject of investigation since the mid-eighties of the last century. This paper reviews what has been done in the field and compares the different nanosystems highlighting the source of catalysis and frequent misconceptions found in the literature.
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- Fabrizio Mancin
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo, 1, Padova 35131, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo, 1, Padova 35131, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri, 1, Trieste 34127, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri, 1, Trieste 34127, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri, 1, Trieste 34127, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo, 1, Padova 35131, Italy.
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A fundamental difference exists in the way signal generation is dealt with in natural and synthetic systems. While nature uses the transient activation of signalling pathways to regulate all cellular functions, chemists rely on sensory devices that convert the presence of an analyte into a steady output signal. The development of chemical systems that bear a closer analogy to living ones (that is, require energy for functioning, are transient in nature and operate out-of-equilibrium) requires a paradigm shift in the design of such systems. Here we report a straightforward strategy that enables transient signal generation in a self-assembled system and show that it can be used to mimic key features of natural signalling pathways, which are control over the output signal intensity and decay rate, the concentration-dependent activation of different signalling pathways and the transient downregulation of catalytic activity. Overall, the reported methodology provides temporal control over supramolecular processes. Natural and synthetic systems have fundamentally different approaches to signal generation. Here, the authors report a strategy that enables transient signal generation in a self-assembled system and show that it can be used to mimic several key features of natural signalling pathways.
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In many origin-of-life scenarios, inorganic materials, such as FeS or mineral clays, play an important role owing to their ability to concentrate and select small organic molecules on their surface and facilitate their chemical transformations into new molecules. However, considering that life is made up of organic matter, at a certain stage during the evolution the role of the inorganic material must have been taken over by organic molecules. How this exactly happened is unclear, and, indeed, a big gap separates the rudimentary level of organization involving inorganic materials and the complex organization of cells, which are the building blocks of life. Over the past years, we have extensively studied the interaction of small molecules with monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) for the purpose of developing innovative sensing and catalytic systems. During the course of these studies, we realized that the functional role of this system is very similar to that typically attributed to inorganic surfaces in the early stages of life, with the important being difference that the functional properties (molecular recognition, catalysis, signaling, adaptation) originate entirely from the organic monolayer rather than the inorganic support. This led us to the proposition that this system may serve as a model that illustrates how the important role of inorganic surfaces in dictating chemical processes in the early stages of life may have been taken over by organic matter. Here, we reframe our previously obtained results in the context of the origin-of-life question. The following functional roles of Au NPs will be discussed: the ability to concentrate small molecules and create different local populations, the ability to catalyze the chemical transformation of bound molecules, and, finally, the ability to install rudimentary signaling pathways and display primitive adaptive behavior. In particular, we will show that many of the functional properties of the system originate from two features: the presence of metal ions that are complexed in the organic monolayer and the multivalent nature of the system. Complexed metal ions play an important role in determining the affinity and selectivity of the interaction with small molecules, but serve also as regulatory elements for determining how many molecules are bound simultaneously. Importantly, neighboring metal ion complexes also create catalytic pockets in which two metal ions cooperatively catalyze the cleavage of an RNA-model compound. The multivalent nature of the system permits multiple noncovalent interactions with small molecules that enhances the affinity, but is also at the basis of simple signal transduction pathways and adaptive behavior.
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- Leonard J. Prins
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Maiti S, Prins LJ. Dynamic combinatorial chemistry on a monolayer protected gold nanoparticle. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:5714-6. [PMID: 25715706 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc01127b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Here, we show that the addition of Hg(2+) or Ag(+) metal ions to a dynamic system composed of monolayer protected gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) and a mixture of four nucleotides (dGMP, dAMP, TMP, and dCMP) leads to the self-selection of TMP or dGMP, respectively, on the monolayer surface.
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- Subhabrata Maiti
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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Salvia MV, Ramadori F, Springhetti S, Diez-Castellnou M, Perrone B, Rastrelli F, Mancin F. Nanoparticle-Assisted NMR Detection of Organic Anions: From Chemosensing to Chromatography. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:886-92. [DOI: 10.1021/ja511205e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Marie-Virginie Salvia
- Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, via Marzolo 1, Padova, Italy
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- Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, via Marzolo 1, Padova, Italy
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- Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, via Marzolo 1, Padova, Italy
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- Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, via Marzolo 1, Padova, Italy
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- Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, via Marzolo 1, Padova, Italy
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- Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, via Marzolo 1, Padova, Italy
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- Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, via Marzolo 1, Padova, Italy
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Yapar S, Oikonomou M, Velders AH, Kubik S. Dipeptide recognition in water mediated by mixed monolayer protected gold nanoparticles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:14247-50. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc05909g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Mixed monolayer protected gold nanoparticles with three orthogonal binding sites on their surface were shown to bind dipeptides in water better than analogues containing only one binding site or a combination of two.
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- Serap Yapar
- Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie - Organische Chemie
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- Laboratory of BioNanoTechnology
- Wageningen University
- 6703 HB Wageningen
- The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of BioNanoTechnology
- Wageningen University
- 6703 HB Wageningen
- The Netherlands
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- Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie - Organische Chemie
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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Pezzato C, Zaramella D, Martinelli M, Pieters G, Pagano MA, Prins LJ. Label-free fluorescence detection of kinase activity using a gold nanoparticle based indicator displacement assay. Org Biomol Chem 2014; 13:1198-203. [PMID: 25427977 DOI: 10.1039/c4ob02052a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A straightforward indicator-displacement assay (IDA) has been developed for the quantitative analysis of ATP→ADP conversion. The IDA relies on the use of gold nanoparticles passivated with a monolayer of thiols terminating with a 1,4,7-triazacyclononane (TACN)·Zn(2+) head group. The analytes ATP and ADP compete to a different extent with a fluorescent probe for binding to the monolayer surface. In the presence of ATP the fluorescent probe is free in solution, whereas in the presence of ADP the fluorescent probe is captured by the nanoparticles and its fluorescence is quenched. The linear response of the fluorescence signal towards different ratios of ATP : ADP permitted the detection of protein kinase activity simply by adding aliquots of the enzyme solution to the assay solution followed by measurement of the fluorescent intensity. The assay poses no restrictions on the target kinase nor does it require labeling of the kinase substrate. The assay was tested on the protein kinases PIM-1 and Src and validated through a direct comparison with the classical radiometric assay using the [γ-(32)P]-labeled ATP.
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- Cristian Pezzato
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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Franceschini C, Scrimin P, Prins LJ. Light-triggered thiol-exchange on gold nanoparticles at low micromolar concentrations in water. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:13831-13836. [PMID: 25354499 DOI: 10.1021/la5034965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The place-exchange reaction of thiol-containing peptides in a cationic monolayer on gold nanoparticles occurs very rapidly at low micromolar concentrations in water with excellent control over the degree of substitution. The driving force for this process is the binding of anionic peptides to a cationic monolayer surface which causes a strong increase in the local concentration of thiols. The place-exchange reaction can be triggered by light using a photolabile protecting group on the thiol moiety.
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Maiti S, Pezzato C, Garcia Martin S, Prins LJ. Multivalent Interactions Regulate Signal Transduction in a Self-Assembled Hg2+ Sensor. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:11288-91. [DOI: 10.1021/ja506325e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Subhabrata Maiti
- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Pezzato C, Scrimin P, Prins LJ. Zn2+-Regulated Self-Sorting and Mixing of Phosphates and Carboxylates on the Surface of Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:2104-9. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201309747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Pezzato C, Scrimin P, Prins LJ. Zn2+-Regulated Self-Sorting and Mixing of Phosphates and Carboxylates on the Surface of Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201309747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Gold Nanoparticles. GOLD NANOPARTICLES IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-63285-2.00003-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Pieters G, Pezzato C, Prins LJ. Controlling supramolecular complex formation on the surface of a monolayer-protected gold nanoparticle in water. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:7180-7185. [PMID: 23259676 DOI: 10.1021/la304316z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A combination of hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions drives the self-assembly of a large number of small molecules on the surface of a monolayer-protected gold nanoparticle. The hydrophobic interactions originate from the insertion of an aromatic unit in the hydrophobic part of the monolayer. This is evidenced by a shift in the emission wavelength of the fluorogenic probe upon binding. Up to around 35 small molecules can be simultaneously bound to the monolayer surface at micromolar concentrations in water. It is shown that an understanding of the supramolecular interactions that drive complex formation on the monolayer surface provides unprecedented control over the supramolecular chemistry occurring on the surface. By taking advantage of the different kinds of noncovalent interactions present in different probes, it is possibile to displace one type of surface-bound molecule from a heteromeric surface selectively. Finally, it is also possible to catch and release one type of surface-bound molecule selectively.
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- Grégory Pieters
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Pezzato C, Lee B, Severin K, Prins LJ. Pattern-based sensing of nucleotides with functionalized gold nanoparticles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013. [PMID: 23202430 DOI: 10.1039/c2cc38058g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A sensing system has been obtained by self-assembly of multiple fluorescent indicators and monolayer protected gold nanoparticles. The system is able to discriminate between each of the eight nucleotides NDP and NTP (N = A, T, G, C) in a quantitative manner at micromolar concentrations.
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- Cristian Pezzato
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Mancin F, Prins LJ, Scrimin P. Catalysis on gold-nanoparticle-passivating monolayers. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2012.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Catalysis of transesterification reactions by a self-assembled nanosystem. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:2011-21. [PMID: 23337201 PMCID: PMC3565362 DOI: 10.3390/ijms14012011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2012] [Accepted: 01/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Histidine-containing peptides self-assemble on the surface of monolayer protected gold nanoparticles to form a catalytic system for transesterification reactions. Self-assembly is a prerequisite for catalysis, since the isolated peptides do not display catalytic activity by themselves. A series of catalytic peptides and substrates are studied in order to understand the structural parameters that are of relevance to the catalytic efficiency of the system. It is shown that the distance between the His-residue and the anionic tail does not affect the catalytic activity. On the other hand, the catalytic His-residue is sensitive to the chemical nature of the flanking amino acid residues. In particular, the presence of polar Ser-residues causes a significant increase in activity. Finally, kinetic studies of a series of substrates reveal that substrates with a hydrophobic component are very suitable for this catalytic system.
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Pieters G, Pezzato C, Prins LJ. Reversible Control over the Valency of a Nanoparticle-Based Supramolecular System. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:15289-92. [DOI: 10.1021/ja307621d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Grégory Pieters
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Zaramella D, Scrimin P, Prins LJ. Self-assembly of a catalytic multivalent peptide-nanoparticle complex. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:8396-9. [PMID: 22559143 DOI: 10.1021/ja302754h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Catalytically active peptide-nanoparticle complexes were obtained by assembling small peptide sequences on the surface of cationic self-assembled monolayers on gold nanoparticles. When bound to the surface, the peptides accelerate the transesterification of the p-nitrophenyl ester of N-carboxybenzylphenylalanine by more than 2 orders of magnitude. The gold nanoparticle serves as a multivalent scaffold for bringing the catalyst and substrate into close proximity but also creates a local microenvironment that further enhances the catalysis. The supramolecular nature of the ensemble permits the catalytic activity of the system to be modulated in situ.
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