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Perera S, Shaurya A, Baptiste M, Zavalij PY, Isaacs L. Acyclic Cucurbit[n]uril Receptors Function as Solid State Sequestrants for Organic Micropollutants. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202407169. [PMID: 38661568 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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The accumulation of organic micropollutants (OMP) in aquatic systems is a major societal problem that can be addressed by approaches including nanofiltration, flocculation, reverse osmosis and adsorptive methods using insoluble materials (e.g. activated carbon, MOFs, nanocomposites). More recently, polymeric versions of supramolecular hosts (e.g. cyclodextrins, calixarenes, pillararenes) have been investigated as OMP sequestrants. Herein, we report our study of the use of water insoluble dimethylcatechol walled acyclic cucurbit[n]uril (CB[n]) hosts as solid state sequestrants for a panel of five OMPs. A series of hosts (H1-H4) were synthesized by reaction of glycoluril oligomer (monomer-tetramer) with 3,6-dimethylcatechol and fully characterized by spectroscopic means and x-ray crystallography. The solid hosts sequester OMPs from water with removal efficiencies exceeding 90 % in some cases. The removal efficiencies of the new hosts parallel the known molecular recognition properties of analogous water soluble acyclic CB[n]. OMP uptake by solid host occurs rapidly (≈120 seconds). Head-to-head comparison with CB[6] in batch-mode separation and DARCO activated carbon in flow-through separation mode show that tetramer derived host (H4) performs very well under identical conditions. The work establishes insoluble acyclic CB[n]-type receptors as a promising new platform for OMP sequestration.
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- Suvenika Perera
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, 8051 Regents Dr., College Park, MD 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, 8051 Regents Dr., College Park, MD 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, 8051 Regents Dr., College Park, MD 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, 8051 Regents Dr., College Park, MD 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, 8051 Regents Dr., College Park, MD 20742, United States
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Zhou J, Zhang R, Lv P, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Yang J, Yang B. Acyclic cucurbit[n]urils-based supramolecular encapsulation for enhancing the protective effect of capsaicin on gastric mucosa and reducing irritation. Int J Pharm 2022; 626:122190. [PMID: 36100146 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.122190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Capsaicin (CAP) is an alkaloid isolated from pepper fruit, which possesses various pharmacological activities including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and gastric mucosa protection. However, its inherent poor aqueous solubility and strong irritation impede the further clinical application. In our study, acyclic cucurbit[n]urils (ACBs, M1, M2 and M3) were rationally utilized to prepare a series of CAP inclusion complexes to improve the bioavailability and reduce stimulation. Their properties and inclusion behaviors were further investigated by multiple characterization methods, the data indicated that the inclusion complexes of ACBs/CAP were formed by a stoichiometric ratio of 2:1 with strong binding interaction. After complexation, the solubility of CAP was significantly increased by 12,076 times and its antioxidant activity also increased. Moreover, the anti-inflammatory activity and the ability to prevent gastric mucosal injury were both significantly improved, and the inhibition rate of nitric oxide (NO) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) has been effectively improved while cytotoxicity against human normal hepatocytes cell (LO2), human lung fibroblasts cell (HLF) and the human gastric mucosal cell (GES-1) was greatly attenuated. Confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) images indicated that the complexes could be efficiently internalized by GES-1 cells and primarily located in cytoplasm. In vivo model of mouse, our complexes exhibited excellent biosafety. In summary, our study may provide a promising new strategy for the further clinical application of CAP.
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- Jiawei Zhou
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- Horticulture Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, PR China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China; Industrial Crop Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650205, PR China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China.
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China.
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Acyclic cucurbiturils and their applications. J INCL PHENOM MACRO 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10847-022-01159-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Synthesis of Glycoluril Dimers with the Ability to Form Polymeric Self-Associates in Water. CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/chemistry4030053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Supramolecular self-assembly in water resulting in polymeric structures is emerging because of its potential in the preparation of adaptive materials with applications in biology and medicine. Here, we report the first example of host molecules based on glycoluril dimers, which self-associate into linear oligomers in water. The degree of polymerization for the resulting supramolecular aggregates was calculated using the isodesmic model and the Carothers equation. The model compound was prepared to enable a deeper understanding of the forces responsible for the self-association of the glycoluril dimer-based monomers in water.
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Yin P, Zhang S, Liu J, Liao X, Zhou G, Yang J, Wang B, Yang B. Preparation, binding behaviours and thermal stability of inclusion complexes between (Z)‐jasmone and acyclic cucurbit[n]urils. FLAVOUR FRAG J 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ffj.3714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Peipei Yin
- R&D Center of China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co. Kunming China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming China
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- R&D Center of China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co. Kunming China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming China
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- R&D Center of China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co. Kunming China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming China
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- R&D Center of China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co. Kunming China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming China
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Kubik S. When Molecules Meet in Water-Recent Contributions of Supramolecular Chemistry to the Understanding of Molecular Recognition Processes in Water. Chemistry 2022; 11:e202200028. [PMID: 35373466 PMCID: PMC8977507 DOI: 10.1002/open.202200028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Molecular recognition processes in water differ from those in organic solvents in that they are mediated to a much greater extent by solvent effects. The hydrophobic effect, for example, causes molecules that only weakly interact in organic solvents to stay together in water. Such water‐mediated interactions can be very efficient as demonstrated by many of the synthetic receptors discussed in this review, some of which have substrate affinities matching or even surpassing those of natural binders. However, in spite of considerable success in designing such receptors, not all factors determining their binding properties in water are fully understood. Existing concepts still provide plausible explanations why the reorganization of water molecules often causes receptor‐substrate interactions in water to be strongly exothermic rather than entropically favored as predicted by the classical view of the hydrophobic effect.
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- Stefan Kubik
- Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Fachbereich Chemie - Organische Chemie, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 54, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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DiMaggio D, Brockett A, Shuster M, Murkli S, Zhai C, King D, O'Dowd B, Cheng M, Brady K, Briken V, Roesch MR, Isaacs L. Anthracene Walled Acyclic CB[n] Receptors: In Vitro and In Vivo Binding Properties Toward Drugs of Abuse. ChemMedChem 2022; 17:e202200046. [PMID: 35238177 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202200046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We report studies of the interaction of six acyclic CB[n]-type receptors toward a panel of drugs of abuse by a combination of isothermal titration calorimetry and 1H NMR spectroscopy. Anthracene walled acyclic CB[n] host (M3) displays highest binding affinity toward methamphetamine (Kd = 15 nM) and fentanyl (Kd = 4 nM). Host M3 is well tolerated by Hep G2 and HEK 293 cells up to 100 mM according to MTS metabolic and adenylate kinase release assays. An in vivomaximum tolerated dose study with Swiss Webster mice showed no adverse effects at the highest dose studied (44.7 mg kg-1). Host M3 is not mutagenic based on the Ames fluctuation test and does not inhibit the hERG ion channel. In vivoefficacy studies showed that pretreatment of mice with M3 significantly reduces the hyperlocomotion after treatment with methamphetamine, but M3 does not function similarly when administered 30 seconds after methamphetamine.
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- Delaney DiMaggio
- University of Maryland at College Park, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 8051 Regents Dr., 20742, College Park, UNITED STATES
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- University of Maryland at College Park, Psychology, UNITED STATES
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- University of Maryland at College Park, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, UNITED STATES
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- University of Maryland at College Park, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UNITED STATES
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- University of Maryland at College Park, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UNITED STATES
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- University of Maryland at College Park, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UNITED STATES
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- University of Maryland at College Park, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UNITED STATES
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- University of Maryland at College Park, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UNITED STATES
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- University of Maryland at College Park, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UNITED STATES
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- University of Maryland at College Park, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, UNITED STATES
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- University of Maryland at College Park, Psychology, UNITED STATES
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Building 091, 20742, College Park, UNITED STATES
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Brockett AT, Deng C, Shuster M, Perera S, DiMaggio D, Cheng M, Murkli S, Briken V, Roesch MR, Isaacs L. In Vitro and In Vivo Sequestration of Methamphetamine by a Sulfated Acyclic CB[n]-Type Receptor. Chemistry 2021; 27:17476-17486. [PMID: 34613641 PMCID: PMC8665056 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We report the synthesis of two new acyclic sulfated acyclic CB[n]-type receptors (TriM0 and Me4 TetM0) and investigations of their binding properties toward a panel of drugs of abuse (1-13) by a combination of 1 H NMR spectroscopy and isothermal titration calorimetry. TetM0 is the most potent receptor with Ka ≥106 M-1 toward methamphetamine, fentanyl, MDMA and mephedrone. TetM0 is not cytotoxic toward HepG2 and HEK 293 cells below 100 μM according to MTS metabolic and adenylate kinase release assays and is well tolerated in vivo when dosed at 46 mg kg-1 . TetM0 does not inhibit the hERG ion channel and is not mutagenic based on the Ames fluctuation test. Finally, in vivo efficacy studies show that the hyperlocomotion of mice treated with methamphetamine can be greatly reduced by treatment with TetM0 up to 5 minutes later. TetM0 has potential as a broad spectrum in vivo sequestrant for drugs of abuse.
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- Adam T Brockett
- Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (NACS), University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD 20742, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD 20742, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD 20742, United States
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- Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (NACS), University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD 20742, United States
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Gao R, Yang W, Xu J, Chen L, Yang J, Wang B, Yang B. Host‐Guest Inclusion Complexes of Geraniol and Nerol with Acyclic Cucurbit[n]urils: Preparation, Characterization and Controlled Release. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202004685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Rui Gao
- R&D Center of China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co., Kunming Yunnan 650231 P.R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming Yunnan 650500 P.R. China
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- R&D Center of China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co., Kunming Yunnan 650231 P.R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming Yunnan 650500 P.R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming Yunnan 650500 P.R. China
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- R&D Center of China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co., Kunming Yunnan 650231 P.R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming Yunnan 650500 P.R. China
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Xiao S, Jin LY, Wang JP, Sun GY. The mechanism of the selective binding ability between opiate metabolites and acyclic cucurbit[4]uril: an MD/DFT study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:2186-2192. [PMID: 33438686 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05728b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Subtle changes in molecular structure often lead to significant differences in host-guest interactions, which result in different host-guest recognition capabilities and dynamics behaviours in complex formation. Herein, we reveal the influence of the guest substituents on host-guest molecular recognition by molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and density functional theory (DFT) approaches. The results suggest that the binding energy barrier of acyclic cucurbit[4]uril (ACB[4]) with opiate metabolites gradually decreases. The methyl group in morphine (MOR) and morphine-3-glucuronide (M3G) strengthens the hydrophobicity of the guest, while depressing the energy loss of the desolvation of polar groups (e.g. hydroxyl) inside the ACB[4] cavity. However, in M3G, the 3-glucuronide group located outside the ACB[4] host cavity effectively alleviates the unfavourable desolvation effect of the hydroxyl and increases the binding constant by two orders of magnitude (compared with normorphine (NMOR)). Our findings stressed the essentiality of the binding mode and intermolecular noncovalent interactions in the host-guest selective binding ability.
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- Song Xiao
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin 133002, China.
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Kong L, Liang J, Yang L, An S, Gao C, Liao X, Zhao Y, Yang B. Reversing cytotoxicity of uric acid by supramolecular encapsulation with acyclic cucurbit[n]uril. Biomed Mater 2020; 16. [PMID: 33254150 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/abcf04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Supramolecular encapsulation removes harmful substances from organisms has evolved into a new strategy. In this article, we prepared three supramolecular complexes of acyclic cucurbit[n]urils (ACBs) with uric acid (UA), and studied the inclusion behaviors of ACBs and UA by fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance. Furthermore, we characterized the effect of the complexes of UA with ACBs on the expression of inflammatory biomarkers in human hepatoma HepG2 cell lines through C-reactive protein (CRP) western blot. The results showed UA molecules can be recognized by three ACBs with different binding constants, and ACBs successfully blocked the inflammatory stimulation of uric acid on HepG2 cell lines and inhibited the expression of the major inflammatory factor CRP by formations of complexes between UA and ACBs. This article proves that ACBs can efficiently reversing cytotoxicity of UA, which provides a new method to treating hyperuricemia disease.
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- Lingguang Kong
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, CHINA
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, CHINA
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- Yunnan Perrrin Technology Co. Ltd.,, Yunnan Perrrin Technology Co. Ltd., Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan province , 650201, CHINA
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, CHINA
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, CHINA
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, CHINA
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, CHINA
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China., Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, CHINA
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Murkli S, Klemm J, King D, Zavalij PY, Isaacs L. Acyclic Cucurbit[n]uril-Type Receptors: Aromatic Wall Extension Enhances Binding Affinity, Delivers Helical Chirality, and Enables Fluorescence Sensing. Chemistry 2020; 26:15249-15258. [PMID: 32658342 PMCID: PMC7704778 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We report the linear extension from M1 to M2 to anthracene walled M3 which adopts a helical conformation (X-ray) to avoid unfavorable interactions between sidewalls. M3 is water soluble (=30 mm) and displays enhanced optical properties (ϵ=1.28×105 m-1 cm-1 , λmax =370 nm) relative to M2. The binding properties of M3 toward guests 1-29 were examined by 1 H NMR and ITC. The M3⋅guest complexes are stronger than the analogous complexes of M2 and M1. The enhanced binding of M3 toward neuromuscular blockers 25, 27-29 suggests that M3 holds significant promise as an in vivo reversal agent. The changes in fluorescence observed for M3⋅guest complexes are a function of the relative orientation of the anthracene sidewalls, guest concentration, Ka , and guest electronics which rendered M3 a superb component of a fluorescence sensing array. The work establishes M3 as a next generation sequestering agent and a versatile component of fluorescence sensors.
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- Steven Murkli
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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Shaya D, Isaacs L. Acyclic Cucurbit[n]uril-Type Containers as Receptors for Neuromuscular Blocking Agents: Structure-Binding Affinity Relationships. CROAT CHEM ACTA 2020; 92:163-171. [PMID: 32855560 DOI: 10.5562/cca3507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Acyclic cucurbit[n]uril molecular containers 1 and 2C3 have previously been shown to strongly bind to the neuromuscular blocking agents rocuronium, vecuronium, pancuronium, and cisatracurium in vitro by optical methods and to reverse neuromuscular block in vivo in rats. In this paper we study the in vitro binding of a panel of acyclic CB[n]-type receptors toward the four neuromuscular blocking agents and acetylcholine to develop structure-binding affinity relationships. The selected variants include those with different aromatic sidewalls (e.g. 1Me4 with dimethyl o-xylylene walls; 3 with 1,8-linked naphthalene walls), with different glycoluril oligomer lengths (e.g. 4 and 5 based on glycoluril trimer), and with different linker lengths between aromatic wall and SO3 - solubilizing group (e.g. 2C2 - 2C4). Based on the analysis of complexation induced changes in 1H NMR chemical shift we conclude that the hydrophobic regions of the guests bind in the hydrophobic cavity of the hosts with the cationic moieties of the guest binding at the ureidyl C=O portals by ion-dipole and ion-ion interactions. The thermodynamic parameters of binding were determined by direct and competition isothermal titration calorimetry experiments. We find that hosts 4 and 5 based on glycoluril trimer form significantly weaker complexes with the streroidal NMBAs than with the analogues hosts based on glycoluril tetramer (1 and 2C3). Similarly, hosts 1Me4 and 3 with different length and height aromatic walls do not exhibit the extreme binding constants displayed by 2C3 but rather behave similarly to 1. Finally, we find that hosts 2C2 and 2C4 bind only slightly more weakly to the NMBAs than 2C3, but retain the ability to discriminate against acetylcholine, and possess higher inherent water solubility than 2C3. Host 2C4, in particular, holds potential for future in vivo applications.
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- David Shaya
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The present review provides a summary of the literature on recent development of new neuromuscular blocking agents and presents clinically well established and new reversal agents. RECENT FINDINGS Anesthesiologists are still waiting for the ideal neuromuscular blocking agent with a succinylcholine-like rapid onset and offset without side effects. Recent drug development led to a new series of neuromuscular compounds, called the chlorofumarates such as gantacurium, CW002, and CW011. These drugs have a promising pharmacodynamic profile; importantly, they can rapidly be reversed by L-cysteine adduction without relevant side effects. In addition, a new spectrum of reversal agents are currently examined in preclinical studies: adamgammadex sodium, a modified γ-cyclodextrin derivate that forms an inactive tight inclusion complex with rocuronium or vecuronium and calabadions, capable of reversing both benzylisoquinolines and steroidal neuromuscular blocking agents. SUMMARY Although the recent advancements in neuromuscular research are very promising, to date, the presented drugs are currently not available for clinical use. Clinical studies will determine the role of these developments in anesthesia practice. Therefore, well established combinations such as rocuronium-sugammadex are popular in clinical practice to offer quick paralysis for intubation and to optimize surgical conditions, while providing a fast neuromuscular recovery at the end of surgery.
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- Christiane G Stäuble
- Klinik für Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Technische Universität München, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Ismaninger Straße, München, Germany
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Ahmadian N, Mehrnejad F, Amininasab M. Molecular Insight into the Interaction between Camptothecin and Acyclic Cucurbit[4]urils as Efficient Nanocontainers in Comparison with Cucurbit[7]uril: Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulation. J Chem Inf Model 2020; 60:1791-1803. [PMID: 31944098 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.9b01087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Cucurbit[n]urils (CB[n], n = 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14) and their derivatives due to the hydrophobic cavities and polar carbonyl portals have been considerably explored for their potential uses as drug delivery systems. It is important to understand how these macrocyclic compounds interact with guests. Camptothecin (CPT), as a natural alkaloid, is a topoisomerase inhibitor with antitumor activity against breast, pancreas, and lung cancers. The application of this drug in cancer therapy is restricted due to its low aqueous solubility and high toxicity. Recently, the complex formation between the cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7])/acyclic cucurbit[4]uril (aCB[4]) nanocontainers and CPT have been evaluated to overcome the potential drawbacks of the related drug. Herein, using computational methods, we identified the interaction mechanism of CPT with CB[7]/aCB[4]s, which consist of benzene and naphthalene sidewalls (aCB[4]benzene and aCB[4]naphthalene, respectively) since the experimental approaches have not completely provided information at the molecular level. Our molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations show that CB[7] and its two acyclic derivatives form stable inclusion complexes with CPT especially through hydrophobic interactions. We also found that aCB[4]s with the aromatic sidewalls can attach to CPT through π-π interactions. This investigation highlights aCB[4]s due to the structural properties and flexible nature as better nanocontainers for controlled release delivery of pharmaceutical agents in comparison with the CB[7] nanocontainer.
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- Nasim Ahmadian
- Department of Life Sciences Engineering, Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, P.O. Box: 14395-1561, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Life Sciences Engineering, Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, P.O. Box: 14395-1561, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box: 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran
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Ndendjio SZ, Liu W, Yvanez N, Meng Z, Zavalij PY, Isaacs L. Triptycene Walled Glycoluril Trimer: Synthesis and Recognition Properties. NEW J CHEM 2019; 44:338-345. [PMID: 33867799 DOI: 10.1039/c9nj05336k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We report the synthesis of a new acyclic CB[n]-type host (1) that features a central glycoluril trimer capped by triptycene sidewalls. Host 1 has good solubility in water (≈ 3 mM) and does not undergo strong self-association (Ks = 480 M-1). We probed the geometry of the complexes by analyzing the complexation induced changes in the 1H NMR spectra and measured the complexation thermodynamics by isothermal titration calorimetry. The conformation of 1 and its packing in the solid state was revealed by single crystal x-ray diffraction measurements.
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- Sandra Zebaze Ndendjio
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.,École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, F75231 Paris cedex 05, France
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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Lin J, Yang L, Liao X, Gao C, Yang B. Host–guest systems based on pH-sensitive acyclic cucurbit[n]urils for controlled release of camptothecin. J INCL PHENOM MACRO 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10847-019-00935-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Xue W, Zavalij PY, Isaacs L. Triazole functionalized acyclic cucurbit[n]uril-type receptors: host·guest recognition properties. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:5561-5569. [PMID: 31112196 PMCID: PMC6572757 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob00906j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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We report the synthesis of three new triazole functionalized acyclic CB[n]-type receptors (2-4) by click chemistry. The compounds have good solubility in water (≥8 mM) and do not undergo strong self-association (Ks ≤ 903 M-1). We measured the binding constants of 2-4 toward guests 9-24 and compared the results to those obtained for the prototypical acyclic CB[n]-type receptor 1. The X-ray crystal structure of 4 is also described.
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- Weijian Xue
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.
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Ahmadian N, Amininasab M, Mehrnejad F. Paclitaxel interaction with cucurbit [7]uril and acyclic Cucurbit[4]uril nanocontainers: A computational approach. J Mol Graph Model 2019; 90:210-218. [PMID: 31103913 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2019.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Paclitaxel (PTX) is a natural terpenoid compound that has been broadly studied for its antitumor activities and widely used as a chemotherapy medication. The treatment efficacy of PTX is affected by its low aqueous solubility, thus causing a subject of extensive research. In recent years, synthetic molecular containers such as cucurbit[n]urils (CB[n]s) and their derivatives have been significantly developing because of their remarkable ability to bind hydrophobic and cationic drugs. Recent experimental studies have shown that acyclic CB[n]-type containers (aCB[n]s), as new derivatives of the family of CB[n]s, increase the solubility of insoluble pharmaceuticals. However, the nature by which the drug interacts with carriers remains largely unknown. In this study, molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation were performed to understand how CB[7] and aCB[4] nanocontainers interact with PTX which affect its aqueous solubility. The results clarify how the flexibility of containers is influenced by their structure and how this affects their interactions with PTX. Our results reveal that although both CB[7] and aCB[4] are capable of binding to PTX, the affinity to aCB[4] is higher than that of CB[7]. It has also been shown that the binding to both CB[7] and aCB[4] is probably an entropy-driven process. This research supports the potential use of the cucurbit[n]urils and their acyclic derivatives as drug delivery systems.
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- Nasim Ahmadian
- Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Li F, Liu D, Liao X, Zhao Y, Li R, Yang B. Acid-controlled release complexes of podophyllotoxin and etoposide with acyclic cucurbit[n]urils for low cytotoxicity. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:525-532. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2018.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Bauer D, Andrae B, Gaß P, Trenz D, Becker S, Kubik S. Functionalisable acyclic cucurbiturils. Org Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qo00156e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Functionalised acyclic cucurbiturils can be prepared in a straightforward fashion and provide access to a wide variety of substituted derivatives.
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- Daniel Bauer
- Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie - Organische Chemie
- 67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie - Organische Chemie
- 67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie - Organische Chemie
- 67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- Organic Chemistry II
- Saarland University
- 66123 Saarbrücken
- Germany
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- Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie - Anorganische Chemie
- 67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie - Organische Chemie
- 67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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Two acyclic CB[n]-type hosts (1 and 2) which possess four 2° or 3° amide arms are reported; 1 and 2 are slightly soluble in water and do not self-associate. Host 2 has four 3° amide arms that exist as a mixture of E- and Z-isomers. 1H NMR was used to qualitatively investigate the binding properties of 1 and 2 which indicates they retain the essential binding features of macrocyclic CB[n] hosts (e.g. cavity binding of hydrophobic residues and portal binding of cationic groups). We measured the Ka values of 1 and 2 toward guests 6 - 12, methamphetamine, and fentanyl by ITC to evaluate their potential as in vivo sequestration agents. Neutral hosts 1 and 2 bind less tightly than tetraanionic hosts M1, ACB1, and ACB2. We attribute the lower Ka values to the absence of secondary ion-ion (ammonium•••sulfonate or ammonium•••carboxylate) electrostatic interactions for host•guest complexes of 1 and 2. The secondary amide functionality on 1 decreases affinity by formation of intramolecular NH•••O=C H-bonds. Tertiary amide host 2 binds even more weakly than 1 due to backfolding of the amide N-CH3-groups of 2 into its own cavity. The x-ray crystal structure of 2 supports this conclusion.
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- Weijian Xue
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Ganapati S, Isaacs L. Acyclic cucurbit[n]urils capped with alkylene linkers: synthesis and molecular recognition properties. Supramol Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2018.1539228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Shweta Ganapati
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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Shangguan L, Chen Q, Shi B, Huang F. Enhancing the solubility and bioactivity of anticancer drug tamoxifen by water-soluble pillar[6]arene-based host-guest complexation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 53:9749-9752. [PMID: 28812763 DOI: 10.1039/c7cc05305c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A water-soluble pillar[6]arene functions as a solubilizing agent to enhance the solubility and bioactivity of poorly water-soluble anticancer drug tamoxifen by host-guest complexation between it and tamoxifen.
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- Liqing Shangguan
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.
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Ganapati S, Isaacs L. Acyclic Cucurbit[n]uril-type Receptors: Preparation, Molecular Recognition Properties and Biological Applications. Isr J Chem 2018; 58:250-263. [PMID: 29805180 PMCID: PMC5966040 DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201700098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This article traces the development of acyclic cucurbit[n]uril-type receptors with a focus on work from the Isaacs group. First, we describe the synthesis of methylene bridged glycoluril dimers capped with aromatic sidewalls which allowed us to probe the interconversion of the S- and C-shaped dimers which is a fundamental step in CB[n] formation. The C-shaped compounds were found to undergo discrete self-assembly (dimerization) in both water and organic solvents which lead us to investigate multicomponent self-sorting systems. We supressed the self-association of 8 by electrostatic repulsion in the putative dimer which allowed expression of its innate molecular recognition properties toward methylene blue and related planar cationic dyes. Longer glycoluril oligomers (trimer - hexamer, acyclic decamer) were prepared by starving the CB[n]-forming reaction of formaldehyde. The longer oligomers (e.g. 15 and 16) bind to alkylammonium ions in water ≈ 100-fold weaker than macrocyclic CB[n] highlighting the high preorganization of the acyclic but polycyclic framework. We prepared a wide variety of acyclic CB[n] compounds (wall variants, solubilizing group variants, linker variants) based on glycoluril trimer and tetramer. In particular, 26 and 27 have been shown to possess a wide variety of chemically and biologically interesting functions. For example, 26 was used to formulate the insoluble drug Albendazole and treat mice bearing SK-OV-3 xenograft tumors. Compound 27 binds tightly to the neuromuscular blocking agents rocuronium, vecuronium, and cisatracurium and acts as an in vivo reversal agent for these compounds in anesthetized rats. Container 27 was also found to modulate the hyperlocomotive effect of rats that had been treated with methamphetamine. Finally, 38 has been used as a cross reactive component of sensor arrays that are capable of classifying and quantifying cancer related nitroamines and a range of over the counter drugs. Overall, the work demonstrates that acyclic CB[n]-type compounds are nicely pre-organized and therefore retain the essential aspects of the recognition properties of macrocyclic CB[n] but allow for more straightforward tailoring of structure and solubility that enables a variety of chemically and biologically important applications.
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- Shweta Ganapati
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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Mao W, Zhan S, Zhu B, Ma D. Step-Growth Cyclo-Oligomerization for the Preparation of Di- and Tetrafunctionalized Pillar[5]arenes. J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Weipeng Mao
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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Cong H, Ni XL, Xiao X, Huang Y, Zhu QJ, Xue SF, Tao Z, Lindoy LF, Wei G. Synthesis and separation of cucurbit[n]urils and their derivatives. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 14:4335-64. [PMID: 26991738 DOI: 10.1039/c6ob00268d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Cucurbit[n]uril chemistry has become an important part of contemporary supramolecular chemistry since cucurbit[n]urils (Q[n]s) are not only able to encapsulate various guests, but are also capable of coordinating to a wide range of metal ions, leading to the establishment of Q[n]-based host-guest chemistry and coordination chemistry. Each of these impressive developments can be attributed to the growth of protocols for obtaining Q[n]s. In this review, we survey synthetic procedures for obtaining cucurbit[n]urils and their substituted derivatives together with the separation and purification of these remarkable compounds. The coverage is aimed at both existing workers in the field as well as at those requiring an "entry" into Q[n]-based research.
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- Hang Cong
- Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, the University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship, PO Box 218, Lindfield, NSW 2070, Australia.
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Mao D, Liang Y, Liu Y, Zhou X, Ma J, Jiang B, Liu J, Ma D. Acid‐Labile Acyclic Cucurbit[
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]uril Molecular Containers for Controlled Release. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201707164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Dake Mao
- Department of Chemistry Fudan University 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies ShanghaiTech University 99 Haike Road Shanghai 201210 China
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- Department of Chemistry Fudan University 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies ShanghaiTech University 99 Haike Road Shanghai 201210 China
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- Department of Chemistry Fudan University 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies ShanghaiTech University 99 Haike Road Shanghai 201210 China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies ShanghaiTech University 99 Haike Road Shanghai 201210 China
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- Department of Chemistry Fudan University 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 China
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Mao D, Liang Y, Liu Y, Zhou X, Ma J, Jiang B, Liu J, Ma D. Acid‐Labile Acyclic Cucurbit[
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]uril Molecular Containers for Controlled Release. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:12614-12618. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201707164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Dake Mao
- Department of Chemistry Fudan University 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies ShanghaiTech University 99 Haike Road Shanghai 201210 China
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- Department of Chemistry Fudan University 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies ShanghaiTech University 99 Haike Road Shanghai 201210 China
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- Department of Chemistry Fudan University 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies ShanghaiTech University 99 Haike Road Shanghai 201210 China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies ShanghaiTech University 99 Haike Road Shanghai 201210 China
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- Department of Chemistry Fudan University 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 China
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Ganapati S, Grabitz SD, Murkli S, Scheffenbichler F, Rudolph MI, Zavalij PY, Eikermann M, Isaacs L. Molecular Containers Bind Drugs of Abuse in Vitro and Reverse the Hyperlocomotive Effect of Methamphetamine in Rats. Chembiochem 2017; 18:1583-1588. [PMID: 28586110 PMCID: PMC5570556 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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We measured the affinity of five molecular container compounds (calabadions 1 and 2, CB[7], sulfocalix[4]arene, and HP-β-CD) toward seven drugs of abuse in homogenous aqueous solution at physiological pH by various methods (1 H NMR, UV/Vis, isothermal titration calorimetry [ITC]) and found binding constants (Ka values) spanning from <102 to >108 m-1 . We also report X-ray crystal structures of CB[7]⋅methamphetamine and 1⋅methamphetamine. We found that 2, but not CB[7], was able to ameliorate the hyperlocomotive activity of rats treated with methamphetamine. The bioavailability of the calabadions and their convergent building block synthesis suggest potential for further structural optimization as reversal agents for intoxication with nonopioid drugs of abuse for which no treatments are currently available.
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- Shweta Ganapati
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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Sigwalt D, Zavalij PY, Isaacs L. Cationic acyclic cucurbit[n]uril-type containers: synthesis and molecular recognition toward nucleotides. Supramol Chem 2016; 28:825-834. [PMID: 27746668 DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2016.1167893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We report the synthesis of M2NH3 which is a tetracationic analogue of our prototypical acyclic CB[n]-type molecular container M2. Both M1NH3 and M2NH3 possess excellent solubility in D2O and do not undergo intermolecular self-association processes that would impinge on their molecular recognition properties. Compounds M1NH3 and M2NH3 do, however, undergo an intramolecular self-complexation process driven by ion-dipole interactions between the ureidyl C=O portals and the OCH2CH2NH3 arms along with inclusion of one aromatic wall in its own hydrophobic cavity. The Ka values for M1NH3 and M2NH3 toward seven nucleotides were determined by 1H NMR titration and found to be quite modest (Ka in the 102 - 103 M-1 range) although M2NH3 is slightly more potent. The more highly charged guests (e.g. ATP) form stronger complexes with M1NH3 and M2NH3 than the less highly charged guest (e.g. ADP, AMP). The work highlights the dominant influence of the ureidyl C=O portals on the molecular recognition behavior of acyclic CB[n]-type receptors and suggests routes (e.g. more highly charged arms) to enhance their recognition behavior toward anions.
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- David Sigwalt
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Comparative Effectiveness of Calabadion and Sugammadex to Reverse Non-depolarizing Neuromuscular-blocking Agents. Anesthesiology 2016; 123:1337-49. [PMID: 26418697 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000000868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The authors evaluated the comparative effectiveness of calabadion 2 to reverse non-depolarizing neuromuscular-blocking agents (NMBAs) by binding and inactivation. METHODS The dose-response relationship of drugs to reverse vecuronium-, rocuronium-, and cisatracurium-induced neuromuscular block (NMB) was evaluated in vitro (competition binding assays and urine analysis), ex vivo (n = 34; phrenic nerve hemidiaphragm preparation), and in vivo (n = 108; quadriceps femoris muscle of the rat). Cumulative dose-response curves of calabadions, neostigmine, or sugammadex were created ex vivo at a steady-state deep NMB. In living rats, the authors studied the dose-response relationship of the test drugs to reverse deep block under physiologic conditions, and they measured the amount of calabadion 2 excreted in the urine. RESULTS In vitro experiments showed that calabadion 2 binds rocuronium with 89 times the affinity of sugammadex (Ka = 3.4 × 10 M and Ka = 3.8 × 10 M-). The results of urine analysis (proton nuclear magnetic resonance), competition binding assays, and ex vivo study obtained in the absence of metabolic deactivation are in accordance with an 1:1 binding ratio of sugammadex and calabadion 2 toward rocuronium. In living rats, calabadion 2 dose-dependently and rapidly reversed all NMBAs tested. The molar potency of calabadion 2 to reverse vecuronium and rocuronium was higher compared with that of sugammadex. Calabadion 2 was eliminated renally and did not affect blood pressure or heart rate. CONCLUSIONS Calabadion 2 reverses NMB induced by benzylisoquinolines and steroidal NMBAs in rats more effectively, i.e., faster than sugammadex. Calabadion 2 is eliminated in the urine and well tolerated in rats.
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Hettiarachchi G, Samanta SK, Falcinelli S, Zhang B, Moncelet D, Isaacs L, Briken V. Acyclic Cucurbit[n]uril-Type Molecular Container Enables Systemic Delivery of Effective Doses of Albendazole for Treatment of SK-OV-3 Xenograft Tumors. Mol Pharm 2016; 13:809-18. [PMID: 26756920 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.5b00723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Approximately, 40-70% of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) are severely limited by their extremely poor aqueous solubility, and consequently, there is a high demand for excipients that can be used to formulate clinically relevant doses of these drug candidates. Here, proof-of-concept studies demonstrate the potential of our recently discovered acyclic cucurbit[n]uril-type molecular container Motor1 (M1) as a solubilizing agent for insoluble drugs. M1 did not induce significant rates of mutations in various Salmonella typhimurium test strains during the Ames test, suggesting low genotoxicity. M1 also has low risk of causing cardiac toxicity in humans since it did not inhibit the human Ether-à-go-go-Related Gene channel as tested on transfected CHO cell lines via patch clamp analysis. Albendazole (ABZ) is a widely used antihelminthic agent but that has also shown promising efficacy against cancerous cells in vitro. However, due to its low aqueous solubility (2.7 μM) and poor pharmacokinetics, ABZ is clinically limited as an anticancer agent. Here we investigated the potential of M1 as a solubilizing excipient for ABZ formulation. A pharmacokinetic study indicated that ABZ escapes the peritoneal cavity resulting in 78% absolute bioavailability, while its active intermediate metabolite, albendazole sulfoxide, achieved 43% absolute bioavailability. The daily dosing of 681 mg/kg M1 complexed with 3.2 mg/kg of ABZ for 14 days did not result in significant weight loss or pathology in Swiss Webster mice. In vivo efficacy studies using this M1·ABZ inclusion complex showed significant decreases in tumor growth rates and increases in survival of mice bearing SK-OV-3 xenograft tumors. In conclusion, we provide substantial new evidence demonstrating that M1 is a safe and efficient excipient that enables in vivo parenteral delivery of poorly water-soluble APIs.
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- Gaya Hettiarachchi
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics and ‡Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics and ‡Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics and ‡Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics and ‡Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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Gilberg L, Zhang B, Zavalij PY, Sindelar V, Isaacs L. Acyclic cucurbit[n]uril-type molecular containers: influence of glycoluril oligomer length on their function as solubilizing agents. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 13:4041-50. [PMID: 25731639 DOI: 10.1039/c5ob00184f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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We present the synthesis of a series of six new glycoluril derived molecular clips and acyclic CB[n]-type molecular containers (1–3) that all feature SO3(−) solubilizing groups but differ in the number of glycoluril rings between the two terminal dialkoxyaromatic sidewalls. We report the X-ray crystal structure of 3b which shows that its dialkoxynaphthalene sidewalls actively define a hydrophobic cavity with high potential to engage in π–π interactions with insoluble aromatic guests. Compounds 1–3 possess very good solubility characteristics (≥38 mM) and undergo only very weak self-association (Ks < 92 M(−1)) in water. The weak self-association is attributed to unfavorable SO3(−)···SO3(−) electrostatic interactions in the putative dimers 12–42. Accordingly, we created phase solubility diagrams to study their ability to act as solubilizing agents for four water insoluble drugs (PBS-1086, camptothecin, β-estradiol, and ziprasidone). We find that the containers 3a and 3b which feature three glycoluril rings between the terminal dialkoxy-o-xylylene and dialkoxynaphthalene sidewalls are less efficient solubilizing agents than 4a and 4b because of their smaller hydrophobic cavities. Containers 1 and 2 behave as molecular clip type receptors and therefore possess the ability to bind to and thereby solubilize aromatic drugs like camptothecin, ziprasidone, and PBS-1086.
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- Laura Gilberg
- Department of Chemistry and RECETOX, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Sigwalt D, Ahlbrand S, Zhang M, Vinciguerra B, Briken V, Isaacs L. Acyclic Cucurbit[n]uril Dendrimers. Org Lett 2015; 17:5914-7. [PMID: 26593638 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b03145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The synthesis of acyclic cucurbit[n]uril dendrimers G1-G3 that bear four dendrons on their aromatic sidewalls via thiolate S(N)2 chemistry is reported. G1-G3 are polycationic and can bind to pEGFP plasmid DNA as shown by dynamic light scattering (DLS), gel electrophoresis, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The gene delivery ability of G1-G3 is presented.
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- David Sigwalt
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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Zhang M, Sigwalt D, Isaacs L. Differentially functionalized acyclic cucurbiturils: synthesis, self-assembly and CB[6]-induced allosteric guest binding. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:14620-3. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc05803a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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CB[6] functions as an allosteric activator that triggers host·guest recognition processes inside the cavity of self-folded 2HDA.
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- Mingming Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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Ma X, Zhao Y. Biomedical Applications of Supramolecular Systems Based on Host–Guest Interactions. Chem Rev 2014; 115:7794-839. [DOI: 10.1021/cr500392w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 792] [Impact Index Per Article: 79.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Xing Ma
- Division
of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical
Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Division
of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical
Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Zhang B, Isaacs L. Acyclic cucurbit[n]uril-type molecular containers: influence of aromatic walls on their function as solubilizing excipients for insoluble drugs. J Med Chem 2014; 57:9554-63. [PMID: 25369565 PMCID: PMC4255735 DOI: 10.1021/jm501276u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We
studied the influence of the aromatic sidewalls on the ability
of acyclic CB[n]-type molecular containers (1a–1e) to act as solubilizing agents for
19 insoluble drugs including the developmental anticancer agent PBS-1086.
All five containers exhibit good water solubility and weak self-association
(Ks ≤ 624 M–1). We constructed phase solubility diagrams to extract Krel and Ka values for the
container·drug complexes. The acyclic CB[n]-type
containers generally display significantly higher Ka values than HP-β-CD toward drugs. Containers 1a–1e bind the steroidal ring system and
aromatic moieties of insoluble drugs. Compound 1b displays
highest affinity toward most of the drugs studied. Containers 1a and 1b are broadly applicable and can be used
to formulate a wider variety of insoluble drugs than was previously
possible with cyclodextrin technology. For drugs that are solubilized
by both HP-β-CD and 1a–1e,
lower concentrations of 1a–1e are
required to achieve identical [drug].
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- Ben Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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