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Zhang Z, Le GNT, Ge Y, Tang X, Chen X, Ejim L, Bordeleau E, Wright GD, Burns DC, Tran S, Axerio-Cilies P, Wang YT, Dong M, Woolley GA. Isomerization of bioactive acylhydrazones triggered by light or thiols. Nat Chem 2023; 15:1285-1295. [PMID: 37308709 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01239-5] [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: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
The acylhydrazone unit is well represented in screening databases used to find ligands for biological targets, and numerous bioactive acylhydrazones have been reported. However, potential E/Z isomerization of the C=N bond in these compounds is rarely examined when bioactivity is assayed. Here we analysed two ortho-hydroxylated acylhydrazones discovered in a virtual drug screen for modulators of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and other bioactive hydroxylated acylhydrazones with structurally defined targets reported in the Protein Data Bank. We found that ionized forms of these compounds, which are populated under laboratory conditions, photoisomerize readily and the isomeric forms have markedly different bioactivity. Furthermore, we show that glutathione, a tripeptide involved with cellular redox balance, catalyses dynamic E⇄Z isomerization of acylhydrazones. The ratio of E to Z isomers in cells is determined by the relative stabilities of the isomers regardless of which isomer was applied. We conclude that E/Z isomerization may be a common feature of the bioactivity observed with acylhydrazones and should be routinely analysed.
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- Zhiwei Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- David Braley Centre for Antibiotics Discovery M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- David Braley Centre for Antibiotics Discovery M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- David Braley Centre for Antibiotics Discovery M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Tisovský P, Donovalová J, Kožíšek J, Horváth M, Gáplovský A. Reversible ON/OFF and OFF/ON, light-stimulated binding, or release processes of metal cations from isatin diarylhydrazone complexes in solution. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.113827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Volarić J, Szymanski W, Simeth NA, Feringa BL. Molecular photoswitches in aqueous environments. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:12377-12449. [PMID: 34590636 PMCID: PMC8591629 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00547a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research areas spanning from chemical biology to smart materials. Photoswitches are typically organic molecules that feature extended aromatic systems to make them responsive to (visible) light. However, this renders them inherently lipophilic, while water-solubility is of crucial importance to apply photoswitchable organic molecules in biological systems, like in the rapidly emerging field of photopharmacology. Several strategies for solubilizing organic molecules in water are known, but there are not yet clear rules for applying them to photoswitchable molecules. Importantly, rendering photoswitches water-soluble has a serious impact on both their photophysical and biological properties, which must be taken into consideration when designing new systems. Altogether, these aspects pose considerable challenges for successfully applying molecular photoswitches in aqueous systems, and in particular in biologically relevant media. In this review, we focus on fully water-soluble photoswitches, such as those used in biological environments, in both in vitro and in vivo studies. We discuss the design principles and prospects for water-soluble photoswitches to inspire and enable their future applications.
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- Jana Volarić
- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Center, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Institute for Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Göttingen, Tammannstr. 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Mravec B, Marini A, Tommasini M, Filo J, Cigáň M, Mantero M, Tosi S, Canepa M, Bianco A. Structural and Spectroscopic Properties of Benzoylpyridine‐Based Hydrazones. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:533-541. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Bernard Mravec
- Institute of Chemistry Faculty of Natural Sciences Comenius University Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava Slovakia
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- Dipartimento di Fisica Università di Genova Via Dodecaneso 33 Genova 16146 Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica Politecnico di Milano P.zza Leonardo da Vinci 32 20133 Milano Italy
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- Institute of Chemistry Faculty of Natural Sciences Comenius University Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry Faculty of Natural Sciences Comenius University Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava Slovakia
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- Dipartimento di Fisica Università di Genova Via Dodecaneso 33 Genova 16146 Italy
- INFN Sezione di Genova Via Dodecaneso 33 Genova 16146 Italy
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- OPTMATLAB Dipartimento di Fisica Università di Genova Via Dodecaneso 33 Genova 16146 Italy
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- INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera via Bianchi 46 23807 Merate Italy
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Accorsi G, Capodilupo AL, Claramunt RM, Clarkson GJ, Farrán A, Gatti FG, León S, Venturi S. Studies of novel trifluoroacetylated diaryl hydrazone molecular photoswitches in solution and in the solid state. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01677f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Photoisomerization of trifluoroacetylated diaryl hydrazones induces a change in color due to the formation of a new hydrogen bond in solution and in the solid state.
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- Gianluca Accorsi
- CNR NANOTEC – Institute of Nanotechnology c/o Campus Ecotekne
- University of Salento
- 73100 Lecce
- Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC – Institute of Nanotechnology c/o Campus Ecotekne
- University of Salento
- 73100 Lecce
- Italy
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Bio-Orgánica
- Facultad de Ciencias
- Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
- E-28040 Madrid
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Bio-Orgánica
- Facultad de Ciencias
- Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
- E-28040 Madrid
- Spain
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Materiali ed Ingegneria Chimica “Giulio Natta”
- Politecnico di Milano
- 20131 Milano
- Italy
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
- ETSIIM
- 28006 Madrid
- Spain
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Materiali ed Ingegneria Chimica “Giulio Natta”
- Politecnico di Milano
- 20131 Milano
- Italy
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Liu Y, Peng Q, Li Y, Hou H, Li K. A simple strategy for constructing acylhydrazone photochromic system with visible color/emission change and its application in photo-patterning. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Nunes ED, Villela AD, Basso LA, Teixeira EH, Andrade AL, Vasconcelos MA, do Nascimento Neto LG, Gondim ACS, Diógenes ICN, Romo AIB, Nascimento OR, Zampieri D, Paulo TF, de Carvalho IMM, de França Lopes LG, Sousa EHS. Light-induced disruption of an acyl hydrazone link as a novel strategy for drug release and activation: isoniazid as a proof-of-concept case. Inorg Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qi01172b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Photocleavage of an acyl hydrazone bridge was achieved by conjugating isoniazid to a ruthenium(ii) metal complex through the generation of singlet oxygen, which released and activated the anti-tuberculosis pro-drug isoniazid.
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Mravec B, Filo J, Csicsai K, Garaj V, Kemka M, Marini A, Mantero M, Bianco A, Cigáň M. Photoswitching hydrazones based on benzoylpyridine. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:24749-24757. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp05049c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The photoswitching behaviour of three readily accesible benzoylpyridine hydrazones, whose photochromic properties depend on the benzoyl substituent and intermolecular interactions, was investigated.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bernard Mravec
- Institute of Chemistry
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Comenius University
- SK-842 15 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Comenius University
- SK-842 15 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Comenius University
- SK-842 15 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Comenius University
- SK-832 32 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Comenius University
- SK-832 32 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
- Merate
- Italy
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Comenius University
- SK-842 15 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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Singh HK, Pradhan B, Singh SK, Nandi R, Rao DSS, Prasad SK, Achalkumar AS, Singh B. Substituted Aroylhydrazone Based Polycatenars: Tuning of Liquid Crystalline Self-Assembly. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201800392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Hemant K. Singh
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science; Banaras Hindu University; Varanasi- 221005 India
- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati; Guwahati- 781039 India
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- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati; Guwahati- 781039 India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science; Banaras Hindu University; Varanasi- 221005 India
- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati; Guwahati- 781039 India
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- Department of Chemistry; IISER Mohali; Punjab- 140306 India
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- Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Jalahalli; Bangalore- 560013 India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science; Banaras Hindu University; Varanasi- 221005 India
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