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El-Remaily MAEAAA, Aboelez MO, Ezelarab HAA, Selim HMRM, Taha EA, Mohamed SK, Soliman AM, Abdallah MS, Fawy MA, Hassany MA, Ahmed N, Alsaggaf AT, El Hamd MA, Kamel MS. Guanidine dicycloamine-based analogs: green chemistry synthesis, biological investigation, and molecular docking studies as promising antibacterial and antiglycation leads. Mol Divers 2024:10.1007/s11030-024-10816-w. [PMID: 38324159 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-024-10816-w] [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: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
Abstract
Dicyandiamide (DCD) reacted with amino acids 1a-f to produce biguanides 2 and 4 and guanidine pyrazolones 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8, according to the reaction. DCD exhibited the following reactions: imidodicarbonimidicdiamide 9, diazocan-2-ylguanidine 10, methyl biguanidylthion 11, N-carbamothioylimidodicarbonimidicdiamide 12, 2-guanidinebenzoimidazole 13a, 2-guanidinylbenzoxazole 13b, and 2-guanidinylbenzothiazol 13c. These reactions were triggered by 6-amino caproic acid, thioacetamide, thiourea, o-aminophenol, o-aminothiophenol, and anthranilic acid, respectively. Compound 2 had the least antimicrobial activity, while compound 13c demonstrated the most antibacterial impact against all bacterial strains. Furthermore, in terms of antiglycation efficacy (AGEs), 12, 11, and 7 were the most effective AGE cross-linking inhibitors. Eight and ten, which showed a considerable inhibition on cross-linking AGEs, come next. Compounds 4 and 6 on the other hand have shown the least suppression of AGE production. The most promising antiglycation scaffolds 8, 11, and 12 in the Human serum albumin (HAS) active site were shown to be able to adopt crucial binding interactions with important amino acids based on the results of in silico molecular docking. The most promising antiglycation compounds 8, 11, and 12 were also shown to have better hydrophilicity, acceptable lipophilicity, gastrointestinal tract absorption (GIT), and blood-brain barrier penetration qualities when their physicochemical properties were examined using the egg-boiled method.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sohag University, Sohag, 82524, Egypt.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, 61519, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 University, 6 October City, Giza, Egypt
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- The Environment and School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, 82524, Egypt
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- The Environment and School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt
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- The Environment and School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Shaqra University, 11961, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, 82524, Egypt.
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Nué-Martinez JJ, Cisneros D, Moreno-Blázquez MD, Fonseca-Berzal C, Manzano JI, Kraeutler D, Ungogo MA, Aloraini MA, Elati HAA, Ibáñez-Escribano A, Lagartera L, Herraiz T, Gamarro F, de Koning HP, Gómez-Barrio A, Dardonville C. Synthesis and Biophysical and Biological Studies of N-Phenylbenzamide Derivatives Targeting Kinetoplastid Parasites. J Med Chem 2023; 66:13452-13480. [PMID: 37729094 PMCID: PMC10578353 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
Abstract
The AT-rich mitochondrial DNA (kDNA) of trypanosomatid parasites is a target of DNA minor groove binders. We report the synthesis, antiprotozoal screening, and SAR studies of three series of analogues of the known antiprotozoal kDNA binder 2-((4-(4-((4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-3-ium-2-yl)amino)benzamido)phenyl)amino)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-3-ium (1a). Bis(2-aminoimidazolines) (1) and bis(2-aminobenzimidazoles) (2) showed micromolar range activity against Trypanosoma brucei, whereas bisarylimidamides (3) were submicromolar inhibitors of T. brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi, and Leishmania donovani. None of the compounds showed relevant activity against the urogenital, nonkinetoplastid parasite Trichomonas vaginalis. We show that series 1 and 3 bind strongly and selectively to the minor groove of AT DNA, whereas series 2 also binds by intercalation. The measured pKa indicated different ionization states at pH 7.4, which correlated with the DNA binding affinities (ΔTm) for series 2 and 3. Compound 3a, which was active and selective against the three parasites and displayed adequate metabolic stability, is a fine candidate for in vivo studies.
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- J. Jonathan Nué-Martinez
- Instituto
de Química Médica, IQM−CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
- PhD
Programme in Medicinal Chemistry, Doctoral School, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto
de Química Médica, IQM−CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
- PhD
Programme in Medicinal Chemistry, Doctoral School, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto
de Parasitología y Biomedicina “Löpez Neyra”,
IPBLN-CSIC, Parque Tecnolögico
de Ciencias de la Salud, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Instituto
de Química Médica, IQM−CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute
of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary
and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, G12 8TA Glasgow, U.K.
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- Institute
of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary
and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, G12 8TA Glasgow, U.K.
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- Institute
of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary
and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, G12 8TA Glasgow, U.K.
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- Departamento
de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto
de Química Médica, IQM−CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto
de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición, ICTAN−CSIC, José Antonio Novais 10, Ciudad
Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto
de Parasitología y Biomedicina “Löpez Neyra”,
IPBLN-CSIC, Parque Tecnolögico
de Ciencias de la Salud, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Institute
of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary
and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, G12 8TA Glasgow, U.K.
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- Departamento
de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Yeung J, Jin Z, Ling C, Retout M, Barbosa da Silva E, Damani M, Chang YC, Yim W, O'Donoghue AJ, Jokerst JV. An approach to zwitterionic peptide design for colorimetric detection of the Southampton norovirus SV3CP protease. Analyst 2023; 148:4504-4512. [PMID: 37578304 PMCID: PMC10614164 DOI: 10.1039/d3an00873h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Noroviruses are highly contagious and are one of the leading causes of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Due to a lack of effective antiviral therapies, there is a need to diagnose and surveil norovirus infections to implement quarantine protocols and prevent large outbreaks. Currently, the gold standard of diagnosis uses reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), but PCR can have limited availability. Here, we propose a combination of a tunable peptide substrate and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to colorimetrically detect the Southampton norovirus 3C-like protease (SV3CP), a key protease in viral replication. Careful design of the substrate employs a zwitterionic peptide with opposite charged moieties on the C- and N- termini to induce a rapid color change visible to the naked eye; thus, this color change is indicative of SV3CP activity. This work expands on existing zwitterionic peptide strategies for protease detection by systematically evaluating the effects of lysine and arginine on nanoparticle charge screening. We also determine a limit of detection for SV3CP of 28.0 nM with comparable results in external breath condensate, urine, and fecal matter for 100 nM of SV3CP. The key advantage of this system is its simplicity and accessibility, thus making it an attractive tool for qualitative point-of-care diagnostics.
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- Justin Yeung
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States.
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States.
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States.
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States.
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Calabretta LO, Petri YD, Raines RT. Fluorescent Guanidinium-Azacarbazole for Oxoanion Binding in Water. J Org Chem 2023; 88:11694-11701. [PMID: 37530571 PMCID: PMC10530381 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Oxoanions such as carboxylates, phosphates, and sulfates play important roles in both chemistry and biology and are abundant on the cell surface. We report on the synthesis and properties of a rationally designed guanidinium-containing oxoanion binder, 1-guanidino-8-amino-2,7-diazacarbazole (GADAC). GADAC binds to a carboxylate, phosphate, and sulfate in pure water with affinities of 3.6 × 104, 1.1 × 103, and 4.2 × 103 M-1, respectively. Like 2-azacarbazole, which is a natural product that enables scorpions to fluoresce, GADAC is fluorescent in water (λabs = 356 nm, λem = 403 nm, ε = 13,400 M-1 cm-1). The quantum yield of GADAC is pH-sensitive, increasing from Φ = 0.12 at pH 7.4 to Φ = 0.53 at pH 4.0 as a result of the protonation of the aminopyridine moiety. The uptake of GADAC into live human melanoma cells is detectable in the DAPI channel at low micromolar concentrations. Its properties make GADAC a promising candidate for applications in oxoanion binding and fluorescence labeling in biological (e.g., the delivery of cargo into cells) and other contexts.
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- Lindsey O. Calabretta
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Desantis J, Mammoli A, Eleuteri M, Coletti A, Croci F, Macchiarulo A, Goracci L. PROTACs bearing piperazine-containing linkers: what effect on their protonation state? RSC Adv 2022; 12:21968-21977. [PMID: 36043064 PMCID: PMC9361468 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra03761k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) represent an emerging class of compounds for innovative therapeutic application. Their bifunctional nature induces the formation of a ternary complex (target protein/PROTAC/E3 ligase) which allows target protein ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal-dependent degradation. To date, despite great efforts being made to improve their biological efficacy PROTACs rational design still represents a challenging task, above all for the modulation of their physicochemical and pharmacokinetics properties. Considering the pivotal role played by the linker moiety, recently the insertion of a piperazine moiety into the PROTAC linker has been widely used, as this ring can in principle improve rigidity and increase solubility upon protonation. Nevertheless, the pK a of the piperazine ring is significantly affected by the chemical groups located nearby, and slight modifications in the linker could eliminate the desired effect. In the present study, the pK a values of a dataset of synthesized small molecule compounds including PROTACs and their precursors have been evaluated in order to highlight how a fine modulation of piperazine-containing linkers can impact the protonation state of these molecules or similar heterobifunctional ones. Finally, the possibility of predicting the trend through in silico approaches was also evaluated.
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- Jenny Desantis
- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Biotechnology, University of Perugia Via Elce di Sotto 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia Via del Liceo 1 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Biotechnology, University of Perugia Via Elce di Sotto 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia Via del Liceo 1 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Biotechnology, University of Perugia Via Elce di Sotto 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia Via del Liceo 1 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Biotechnology, University of Perugia Via Elce di Sotto 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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Barrios A, Milan M, Perozo E, Hossen ML, Chapagain P, Moon JH. Effects of sidechain isomerism on polymer-based non-covalent protein delivery. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:8246-8249. [PMID: 35786710 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02343a] [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]
Abstract
We present the importance of functional group isomerism on intracellular protein delivery using polymers containing different isomeric side chains. While the physical properties of polymer/protein complexes are relatively similar, different planarity of the isomers greatly influences the cellular entry efficiency.
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- Alfonso Barrios
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., Miami, FL, 33199, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., Miami, FL, 33199, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., Miami, FL, 33199, USA.
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- Department of Physics, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., Miami, FL, 33199, USA
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- Department of Physics, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., Miami, FL, 33199, USA.,Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., Miami, FL, 33199, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., Miami, FL, 33199, USA. .,Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., Miami, FL, 33199, USA
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Mayr F, Wieder M, Wieder O, Langer T. Improving Small Molecule pKa Prediction Using Transfer Learning With Graph Neural Networks. Front Chem 2022; 10:866585. [PMID: 35721000 PMCID: PMC9204323 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.866585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Enumerating protonation states and calculating microstate pKa values of small molecules is an important yet challenging task for lead optimization and molecular modeling. Commercial and non-commercial solutions have notable limitations such as restrictive and expensive licenses, high CPU/GPU hour requirements, or the need for expert knowledge to set up and use. We present a graph neural network model that is trained on 714,906 calculated microstate pKa predictions from molecules obtained from the ChEMBL database. The model is fine-tuned on a set of 5,994 experimental pKa values significantly improving its performance on two challenging test sets. Combining the graph neural network model with Dimorphite-DL, an open-source program for enumerating ionization states, we have developed the open-source Python package pkasolver, which is able to generate and enumerate protonation states and calculate pKa values with high accuracy.
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Einkauf JD, Bryantsev VS, Moyer BA, Custelcean R. A Photoresponsive Receptor with a 10
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Magnitude of Reversible Anion‐Binding Switching. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200719. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jeffrey D. Einkauf
- Chemical Sciences Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831-6119 USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831-6119 USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831-6119 USA
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Briš A, Glasovac Z, Margetić D. Gas-phase basicity of cyclic guanidine derivatives – a DFT study. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj04589f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Density functional theory calculations (B3LYP) were employed in the study of gas-phase basicity (GB) and pKa of three different types of cyclic guanidines differing in the number of nitrogen atoms incorporated in rings.
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- Anamarija Briš
- Laboratory for Physical-organic Chemistry, Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- Zagreb
- Croatia
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- Laboratory for Physical-organic Chemistry, Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- Zagreb
- Croatia
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- Laboratory for Physical-organic Chemistry, Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- Zagreb
- Croatia
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Muthuvinothini A, Stella S. L-Cysteine capped Zn nanoparticles catalyzed synthesis of guanidines. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2020.1837169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Alagesan Muthuvinothini
- Department of Chemistry & Research Centre, Sarah Tucker College (Autonomous), Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, TN, India
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- Department of Chemistry & Research Centre, Sarah Tucker College (Autonomous), Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, TN, India
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Lim YM, Kim H, Lim SK, Yoo J, Lee JY, Eom IC, Yoon BI, Kim P, Yu SD, Shim I. In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of the Toxic Effects of Dodecylguanidine Hydrochloride. TOXICS 2020; 8:E76. [PMID: 32971939 PMCID: PMC7560342 DOI: 10.3390/toxics8030076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The toxicity profiles of the widely used guanidine-based chemicals have not been fully elucidated. Herein, we evaluated the in vitro and in vivo toxicity of eight guanidine-based chemicals, focusing on inhalation toxicity. Among the eight chemicals, dodecylguanidine hydrochloride (DGH) was found to be the most cytotoxic (IC50: 0.39 μg/mL), as determined by the water soluble tetrazolium salts (WST) assay. An acute inhalation study for DGH was conducted using Sprague-Dawley rats at 8.6 ± 0.41, 21.3 ± 0.83, 68.0 ± 3.46 mg/m3 for low, middle, and high exposure groups, respectively. The levels of lactate dehydrogenase, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and cytokines (MIP-2, TGF-β1, IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6) in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid increased in a concentration-dependent manner. Histopathological examination revealed acute inflammation with necrosis in the nasal cavity and inflammation around terminal bronchioles and alveolar ducts in the lungs after DGH inhalation. The LC50 of DGH in rats after exposure for 4 h was estimated to be >68 mg/m3. Results from the inhalation studies showed that DGH was more toxic in male rats than in female rats. Overall, DGH was found to be the most cytotoxic chemical among guanidine-based chemicals. Exposure to aerosols of DGH could induce harmful pulmonary effects on human health.
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- Yeon-Mi Lim
- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon 22689, Korea; (Y.-M.L.); (H.K.); (S.K.L.); (J.Y.); (J.-Y.L.); (I.-C.E.); (P.K.); (S.-D.Y.)
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon 22689, Korea; (Y.-M.L.); (H.K.); (S.K.L.); (J.Y.); (J.-Y.L.); (I.-C.E.); (P.K.); (S.-D.Y.)
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon 22689, Korea; (Y.-M.L.); (H.K.); (S.K.L.); (J.Y.); (J.-Y.L.); (I.-C.E.); (P.K.); (S.-D.Y.)
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon 22689, Korea; (Y.-M.L.); (H.K.); (S.K.L.); (J.Y.); (J.-Y.L.); (I.-C.E.); (P.K.); (S.-D.Y.)
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon 22689, Korea; (Y.-M.L.); (H.K.); (S.K.L.); (J.Y.); (J.-Y.L.); (I.-C.E.); (P.K.); (S.-D.Y.)
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon 22689, Korea; (Y.-M.L.); (H.K.); (S.K.L.); (J.Y.); (J.-Y.L.); (I.-C.E.); (P.K.); (S.-D.Y.)
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Institute of Veterinary Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea;
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon 22689, Korea; (Y.-M.L.); (H.K.); (S.K.L.); (J.Y.); (J.-Y.L.); (I.-C.E.); (P.K.); (S.-D.Y.)
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon 22689, Korea; (Y.-M.L.); (H.K.); (S.K.L.); (J.Y.); (J.-Y.L.); (I.-C.E.); (P.K.); (S.-D.Y.)
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon 22689, Korea; (Y.-M.L.); (H.K.); (S.K.L.); (J.Y.); (J.-Y.L.); (I.-C.E.); (P.K.); (S.-D.Y.)
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Aqueous pK a prediction for tautomerizable compounds using equilibrium bond lengths. Commun Chem 2020; 3:21. [PMID: 36703356 PMCID: PMC9814527 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-020-0264-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The accurate prediction of aqueous pKa values for tautomerizable compounds is a formidable task, even for the most established in silico tools. Empirical approaches often fall short due to a lack of pre-existing knowledge of dominant tautomeric forms. In a rigorous first-principles approach, calculations for low-energy tautomers must be performed in protonated and deprotonated forms, often both in gas and solvent phases, thus representing a significant computational task. Here we report an alternative approach, predicting pKa values for herbicide/therapeutic derivatives of 1,3-cyclohexanedione and 1,3-cyclopentanedione to within just 0.24 units. A model, using a single ab initio bond length from one protonation state, is as accurate as other more complex regression approaches using more input features, and outperforms the program Marvin. Our approach can be used for other tautomerizable species, to predict trends across congeneric series and to correct experimental pKa values.
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Đud M, Glasovac Z, Margetić D, Piantanida I. Guanidino-aryl derivatives: protonation and structure tuning for spectrophotometric recognition of ds-DNA and ds-RNA. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj01879a] [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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Fine interplay between protonation of guanidine and size of Aryl controls DNA/RNA recognition and fluorimetric or CD response.
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- Mateja Đud
- Laboratory for Physical Organic Chemistry
- Division of Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- HR 10002 Zagreb
- Croatia
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- Laboratory for Physical Organic Chemistry
- Division of Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- HR 10002 Zagreb
- Croatia
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- Laboratory for Physical Organic Chemistry
- Division of Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- HR 10002 Zagreb
- Croatia
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- Laboratory for Biomolecular Interactions and Spectroscopy
- Division of Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute
- HR 10002 Zagreb
- Croatia
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Ma X, Xu C, Mao Z, Ji P, Jin C, Xu D, Ding Y. Synthesis, characterization, and thermal properties of novel silicon 1,1,3,3‐tetramethylguanidinate derivatives and use as single‐source chemical vapor deposition precursors. Appl Organomet Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.5349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Xiao Ma
- School of Chemical and Material EngineeringJiangnan University Wuxi Jiangsu Province China
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- School of Chemical and Material EngineeringJiangnan University Wuxi Jiangsu Province China
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- Jiangsu Nata Opto‐Electronic Material Co. Ltd. 7F One Lakepoint, No. 9 Cuiwei Street Suzhou Industrial Park Jiangsu Province China
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- School of Physical Science and TechnologySoochow University Suzhou Jiangsu Province China
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- School of Physical Science and TechnologySoochow University Suzhou Jiangsu Province China
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- Jiangsu Nata Opto‐Electronic Material Co. Ltd. 7F One Lakepoint, No. 9 Cuiwei Street Suzhou Industrial Park Jiangsu Province China
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- School of Chemical and Material EngineeringJiangnan University Wuxi Jiangsu Province China
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Caine BA, Bronzato M, Popelier PLA. Experiment stands corrected: accurate prediction of the aqueous p K a values of sulfonamide drugs using equilibrium bond lengths. Chem Sci 2019; 10:6368-6381. [PMID: 31341593 PMCID: PMC6601425 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc01818b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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We show here for the first time that strongly correlated linear relationships exist between equilibrium bond lengths of the sulfonamide group and aqueous pKa values.
We show here for the first time that strongly correlated linear relationships exist between equilibrium bond lengths of the sulfonamide group and aqueous pKa values. Models are constructed for three variants of the SO2NHR group: primary benzene sulfonamide derivatives (e.g. diuretic drugs furosemide and hydrochlorothiazide), N-phenyl substituted 4-amino-N-phenylbenzenesulfonamide analogues (e.g. the sulfa antibiotic sulfadiazine) and phenylsulfonylureas (e.g. insulin secretagogue, glimepiride). In the context of these compounds, we present solutions to some of the more complex challenges in pKa prediction: (i) prediction for multiprotic compounds, (ii) predicting macroscopic values for compounds that tautomerize, and (iii) quantum chemical pKa prediction for compounds with more than 50 atoms. Using bond lengths as a powerful descriptor of ionization feasibility, we also identify that literature values for drug compounds celecoxib, glimepiride and glipizide are inaccurate. Our newly measured experimental values match our initial predictions to within 0.26 pKa units, whereas previous values were found to deviate by up to 1.68 pKa units. For glimepiride, our corrected value denotes a percentage of ionization at intracellular pH, which is only now in excellent agreement with its known therapeutic efficacy. We propose that linear relationships between bond lengths and pKa should emerge for any set of congeners, thus providing a powerful method of pKa prediction in instances where pKa data exist for close congeners, thereby obviating the need for thermodynamic cycles.
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- Beth A Caine
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) , 131 Princess Street , Manchester M1 7DN , UK . .,School of Chemistry , University of Manchester , Oxford Road , Manchester M13 9PL , UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) , 131 Princess Street , Manchester M1 7DN , UK . .,School of Chemistry , University of Manchester , Oxford Road , Manchester M13 9PL , UK
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Prediction of pK(a) values of neutral and alkaline drugs with particle swarm optimization algorithm and artificial neural network. Neural Comput Appl 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00521-018-3956-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A Quantitative Structure-Property Relationship Model Based on Chaos-Enhanced Accelerated Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm and Back Propagation Artificial Neural Network. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/app8071121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Dardonville C. Automated techniques in pK a determination: Low, medium and high-throughput screening methods. DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY. TECHNOLOGIES 2018; 27:49-58. [PMID: 30103863 DOI: 10.1016/j.ddtec.2018.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Drug discovery programs that generate hundreds of new molecular entities need efficient methodologies for physicochemical profiling. Several high-throughput methods for pKa screening have been developed in the last 15 years to determine this key physicochemical parameter. Separation techniques such as HPLC-MS or capillary electrophoresis are particularly well-suited due to their high throughput and capacity to deal with impure or complex samples. In addition, potentiometric and (mostly) UV-metric-based methods (plate-based and automated systems), find their place as very precise methodologies for pKa determination despite of somewhat lower throughput. Finally, pKa prediction software packages are useful estimator tools but, to date, they cannot replace experimental measurements when accurate pKa values are required.
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Caine BA, Dardonville C, Popelier PLA. Prediction of Aqueous p K a Values for Guanidine-Containing Compounds Using Ab Initio Gas-Phase Equilibrium Bond Lengths. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:3835-3850. [PMID: 31458625 PMCID: PMC6641350 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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In this work, we demonstrate the existence of linear relationships between gas-phase equilibrium bond lengths of the guanidine skeleton of 2-(arylamino)imidazolines and their aqueous pK a value. For a training set of 22 compounds, in the most stable conformation of their lowest energy tautomeric form, three bonds were found to exhibit r 2 and q 2 values >0.95 and root-mean-squared-error of estimation values ≤0.25 when regressed individually against pK a. The equations describing these one-bond-length linear relationships, in addition to a multiple linear regression model using all three bond lengths, were then used to predict the experimental pK a values of an external test set of further 27 derivatives. The optimal protocol we derive here shows an overall mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.20 and standard deviation of errors of 0.18 for the test set. Predictions for a second test set of diphenyl-based bis(2-iminoimidazolidines) yielded an MAE of 0.27 and a standard deviation of 0.10. The predictive power of the optimal model is further demonstrated by its ability to correct erroneously reported experimental values. Finally, a previously established guanidine model is recalibrated at a new level of theory, and predictions are made for novel phenylguanidine derivatives, showing an MAE of just 0.29. The protocols established and tested here pass both of Roy's modern and stringent MAE-based criteria for a "good" quantitative structure-activity relationship/quantitative structure-property relationship model predictivity. Notably, the ab initio bond length high correlation subset protocol developed in this work demonstrates lower MAE values than the Marvin program by ChemAxon for all test sets.
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- Beth A. Caine
- Manchester
Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, Great Britain
- School
of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, Great
Britain
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- Manchester
Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, Great Britain
- School
of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, Great
Britain
- E-mail: . Phone: +44 161
3064511 (P.L.A.P.)
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Previtali V, Trujillo C, Amet R, Zisterer DM, Rozas I. Effect of isouronium/guanidinium substitution on the efficacy of a series of novel anti-cancer agents. MEDCHEMCOMM 2018; 9:735-743. [PMID: 30108964 DOI: 10.1039/c8md00089a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Considering our hypothesis that the guanidinium moiety in the protein kinase type III inhibitor 1 interacts with a phosphate of ATP within the hinge region, the nature of the interactions established between a model isouronium and the phosphate groups of ATP was computationally analysed indicating that an isouronium derivative of 1 will interact in a similar manner with ATP. Thus, a number of compounds were prepared to assess the effect of the guanidinium/isouronium substitution on cancer cell growth; additionally, the molecular shortening and conformational change induced by replacing the di-substituted guanidine-linker of 1 by an amide was explored. The effect of these compounds on cell viability was tested in human leukaemia, breast cancer and cervical cancer cell lines and the resulting IC50 values were compared with those of the lead compound 1. Replacement of the di-substituted guanidine-linker by an amide results in the loss of cytotoxicity; however, substitution of the mono-substituted guanidinium by an isouronium cation seems to be beneficial for cell growth inhibition. Additionally, the effect of these compounds on the MAPK/ERK pathway was studied by means of Western blotting and the results indicate that the isouronium derivative 2 decreases the levels of phosphorylated, and thus activated, ERK (pERK) both in leukaemia and breast cancer cells, whereas lead compound 1 only shows an effect on pERK levels in breast cancer cells. This confirms that both compounds could interfere with the MAPK/ERK pathway although other targets cannot be ruled out.
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- Viola Previtali
- School of Chemistry , Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin , 152-160 Pearse Street , Dublin 2 , Ireland .
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- School of Chemistry , Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin , 152-160 Pearse Street , Dublin 2 , Ireland .
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology , Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin , 152-160 Pearse Street , Dublin 2 , Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology , Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin , 152-160 Pearse Street , Dublin 2 , Ireland
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- School of Chemistry , Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin , 152-160 Pearse Street , Dublin 2 , Ireland .
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