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Nardi AN, Olivieri A, D'Abramo M, Salvio R. Unveiling the Cleavage Mechanism of an RNA Model Compound on the whole pH Scale: Computations Meet Experiments in the Determination of Reaction Rates. Chemphyschem 2024; 25:e202300873. [PMID: 38526551 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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The knowledge of the mechanism of reactions occurring in solution is a primary research line both in the context of theoretical-computational chemistry and in the field of organic and bio-organic chemistry. Given the importance of the hydrolysis of nucleic acids in life-related phenomena, here we present a combined experimental and computational study on the cleavage of an RNA model compound. This phosphodiester features a cleavage rate strictly dependent on the pH with three different dependence domains. Such experimental evidence, highlighted by an in-depth kinetic investigation, unequivocally suggests a change in the reaction mechanism along the pH scale. In order to interpret the data and to explain the experimental behavior, we have applied a theoretical-computational procedure, involving a hybrid quantum/classical approach, able to model chemical reactions in complex environments, i. e. in solution. This study turns out to quantitatively reproduce the experimental data with accuracy and, in addition, provides useful mechanistic insight into the transesterification process of the investigated compound. The study indicates that the cleavage can occur through anA N D N ${A_N D_N }$ , anA N + D N ${A_N + D_N }$ , and aD N A N ${D_N A_N }$ mechanism depending on the pH values.
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Technological Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Nardi AN, Olivieri A, D'Abramo M, Amadei A. A Theoretical-Computational Study of Phosphodiester Bond Cleavage Kinetics as a Function of the Temperature. Chemphyschem 2024; 25:e202300952. [PMID: 38372713 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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The hydrolysis of the phosphodiester bond is an important chemical reaction involved in several biological processes. Here, we study the cleavage of this bond by means of a theoretical-computational method in a model system, the dineopentyl phosphate. By such an approach, we reconstructed the kinetics and related thermodynamics of this chemical reaction along an isochore. In particular, we evaluated the kinetic constants of all the reaction steps within a wide range of temperatures, mostly corresponding to conditions where no experimental measures are available due to the extremely slow kinetics. Our results, in good agreement with the experimental data, show the robustness of our theoretical-computational methodology which can be easily extended to more complex systems.
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Technological and Chemical Sciences, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy
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Wang X, Shu J, Ni T, Xu C, Xu B, Liu X, Zhang K, Jiang W. Transesterification of RNA model induced by novel dinuclear copper (II) complexes with bis-tridentate imidazole derivatives. J Biol Inorg Chem 2023:10.1007/s00775-023-02000-6. [PMID: 37140680 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-023-02000-6] [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: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Two novel bis-tridentate imidazole derivatives were conveniently synthesized using a 'one-pot' method. Their dinuclear (Cu2L1Cl4, Cu2L2Cl4) and mononuclear (CuL1Cl2, CuL2Cl2∙H2O) copper (II) complexes were synthesized to comparably evaluate their reactivities in the hydrolytic cleavage of 2-hydroxypropyl p-nitrophenyl phosphate (HPNP) as a classic RNA model. Single crystals of Cu2L1Cl4 and Cu2L2Cl4 indicate that both of them are centrosymmetric, and each central copper ion is penta-coordinated. Regarding the transesterification of HPNP, both of dinuclear ones exhibited excess one order of magnitude rate enhancement in contrast with auto-hydrolysis reaction. Under comparable conditions, dinuclear complexes displayed no more than twofold increase in activity over their mononuclear analogues, which verifies the lack of binuclear cooperation effect due to long Cu-to-Cu space.
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- Xiuyang Wang
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis of Sichuan Institute of High Education, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Sichuan, 643000, Zigong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis of Sichuan Institute of High Education, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Sichuan, 643000, Zigong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis of Sichuan Institute of High Education, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Sichuan, 643000, Zigong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis of Sichuan Institute of High Education, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Sichuan, 643000, Zigong, People's Republic of China.
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Lisi D, Vezzoni CA, Casnati A, Sansone F, Salvio R. Intra- and Intermolecular Cooperativity in the Catalytic Activity of Phosphodiester Cleavage by Self-Assembled Systems Based on Guanidinylated Calix[4]arenes. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203213. [PMID: 36382737 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203213] [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: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The calix[4]arene scaffold, blocked in the cone conformation through alkylation with long alkyl chains, and decorated at the upper rim with four guanidine or arginine units, effectively catalyzes the cleavage of the phosphodiester bond of DNA and RNA model compounds in water. An exhaustive kinetic investigation unequivocally points to the existence of spontaneous aggregation phenomena, driven by hydrophobic effect, occurring at different critical concentrations that depend on the identity of the compound. A pronounced superiority of the assembled structures compared with the monomers in solution was observed. Moreover, the catalytically active units, clustered on the macrocyclic tetrafunctional scaffold, were proved to efficiently cooperate in the catalytic mechanism and result in improved reaction rates compared to those of the monofunctional model compounds. The kinetic analysis is also integrated and corroborated with further experiments based on fluorescence spectroscopy and light scattering. The advantage of the supramolecular assemblies based on tetrafunctional calixarenes leads to believe that the active units can cooperate not only intramolecularly but also intermolecularly. The molecules in the aggregates can probably mold, flex and rearrange but, at the same time, keep an ordered structure that favors phosphodiester bond cleavage. This dynamic preorganization can allow the catalytic units to reach a better fitting with the substrates and perform a superior catalytic activity.
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- Daniele Lisi
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 1, 00133, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 17/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 17/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 17/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 1, 00133, Roma, Italy.,ISB - CNR Sezione Meccanismi di Reazione, Università La Sapienza, 00185, Roma, Italy
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Modelling Complex Bimolecular Reactions in a Condensed Phase: The Case of Phosphodiester Hydrolysis. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28052152. [PMID: 36903398 PMCID: PMC10004441 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052152] [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: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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(1) Background: the theoretical modelling of reactions occurring in liquid phase is a research line of primary importance both in theoretical-computational chemistry and in the context of organic and biological chemistry. Here we present the modelling of the kinetics of the hydroxide-promoted hydrolysis of phosphoric diesters. (2) Method: the theoretical-computational procedure involves a hybrid quantum/classical approach based on the perturbed matrix method (PMM) in conjunction with molecular mechanics. (3) Results: the presented study reproduces the experimental data both in the rate constants and in the mechanistic aspects (C-O bond vs. O-P bond reactivity). The study suggests that the basic hydrolysis of phosphodiesters occurs through a concerted ANDN mechanism, with no formation of penta-coordinated species as reaction intermediates. (4) Conclusions: the presented approach, despite the approximations, is potentially applicable to a large number of bimolecular transformations in solution and therefore leads the way to a fast and general method to predict the rate constants and reactivities/selectivities in complex environments.
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Lönnberg H. Structural modifications as tools in mechanistic studies of the cleavage of RNA phosphodiester linkages. CHEM REC 2022; 22:e202200141. [PMID: 35832010 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200141] [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: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The cleavage of RNA phosphodiester bonds by RNase A and hammerhead ribozyme at neutral pH fundamentally differs from the spontaneous reactions of these bonds under the same conditions. While the predominant spontaneous reaction is isomerization of the 3',5'-phosphodiester linkages to their 2',5'-counterparts, this reaction has never been reported to compete with the enzymatic cleavage reaction, not even as a minor side reaction. Comparative kinetic measurements with structurally modified di-nucleoside monophosphates and oligomeric phosphodiesters have played an important role in clarification of mechanistic details of the buffer-independent and buffer-catalyzed reactions. More recently, heavy atom isotope effects and theoretical calculations have refined the picture. The primary aim of all these studies has been to form a solid basis for mechanistic analyses of the action of more complicated catalytic machineries. In other words, to contribute to conception of a plausible unified picture of RNA cleavage by biocatalysts, such as RNAse A, hammerhead ribozyme and DNAzymes. In addition, structurally modified trinucleoside monophosphates as transition state models for Group I and II introns have clarified some features of the action of large ribozymes.
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- Harri Lönnberg
- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, FI-20014 University of, Turku
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Mahato C, Menon S, Singh A, Afrose SP, Mondal J, Das D. Short Peptide-based Cross-β Amyloids Exploit Dual Residues for Phosphoesterase like Activity. Chem Sci 2022; 13:9225-9231. [PMID: 36092997 PMCID: PMC9384705 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03205h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Herein, we report that short peptides are capable of exploiting their anti-parallel registry to access cross-β stacks to expose more than one catalytic residue, exhibiting the traits of advanced binding pockets of enzymes. Binding pockets decorated with more than one catalytic residue facilitate substrate binding and process kinetically unfavourable chemical transformations. The solvent-exposed guanidinium and imidazole moieties on the cross-β microphases synergistically bind to polarise and hydrolyse diverse kinetically stable model substrates of nucleases and phosphatase. Mutation of either histidine or arginine results in a drastic decline in the rate of hydrolysis. These results not only support the argument of short amyloid peptides as the earliest protein folds but also suggest their interactions with nucleic acid congeners, foreshadowing the mutualistic biopolymer relationships that fueled the chemical emergence of life. Amyloid based short peptide assemblies use antiparallel registry to expose multiple catalytic residues to bind and cleave kinetically stable phosphoester bonds of nucleic acid congeners, foreshadowing interactions of protein folds with nucleic acids.![]()
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- Chiranjit Mahato
- Department of Chemical Sciences & Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata Mohanpur West Bengal 741246 India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Telangana 500046 India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences & Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata Mohanpur West Bengal 741246 India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences & Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata Mohanpur West Bengal 741246 India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Telangana 500046 India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences & Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata Mohanpur West Bengal 741246 India
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Danneberg F, Westemeier H, Horx P, Zellmann F, Dörr K, Kalden E, Zeiger M, Akpinar A, Berger R, Göbel MW. RNA Hydrolysis by Heterocyclic Amidines and Guanidines: Parameters Affecting Reactivity. European J Org Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202100950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Friederike Danneberg
- Institut für Organische Chemie und Chemische Biologie Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 D-60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Straße 35032 Marburg Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Straße 35032 Marburg Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Chemische Biologie Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 D-60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Chemische Biologie Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 D-60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Chemische Biologie Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 D-60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Chemische Biologie Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 D-60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Chemische Biologie Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 D-60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Straße 35032 Marburg Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Chemische Biologie Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 D-60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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Antipin IS, Alfimov MV, Arslanov VV, Burilov VA, Vatsadze SZ, Voloshin YZ, Volcho KP, Gorbatchuk VV, Gorbunova YG, Gromov SP, Dudkin SV, Zaitsev SY, Zakharova LY, Ziganshin MA, Zolotukhina AV, Kalinina MA, Karakhanov EA, Kashapov RR, Koifman OI, Konovalov AI, Korenev VS, Maksimov AL, Mamardashvili NZ, Mamardashvili GM, Martynov AG, Mustafina AR, Nugmanov RI, Ovsyannikov AS, Padnya PL, Potapov AS, Selektor SL, Sokolov MN, Solovieva SE, Stoikov II, Stuzhin PA, Suslov EV, Ushakov EN, Fedin VP, Fedorenko SV, Fedorova OA, Fedorov YV, Chvalun SN, Tsivadze AY, Shtykov SN, Shurpik DN, Shcherbina MA, Yakimova LS. Functional supramolecular systems: design and applications. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr5011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Shu J, Yue J, Qiu X, Liu X, Ren W, Li Q, Li Y, Xu B, Zhang K, Jiang W. Binuclear metal complexes with a novel hexadentate imidazole derivative for the cleavage of phosphate diesters and biomolecules: distinguishable mechanisms. Inorg Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qi00108f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Oxidative cleavage of phosphate diesters (HPNP, BNPP) is highly faster than the hydrolytic one by binuclear metal complexes with novel imidazole derivative, producing a non-lactone phosphate monoester due to the direct attack of free radicals.
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- Jun Shu
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Sichuan University of Science & Engineering
- Sichuan Zigong 643000
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Sichuan University of Science & Engineering
- Sichuan Zigong 643000
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Sichuan University of Science & Engineering
- Sichuan Zigong 643000
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Sichuan University of Science & Engineering
- Sichuan Zigong 643000
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Sichuan University of Science & Engineering
- Sichuan Zigong 643000
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaocheng University
- Shandong Liaocheng 252059
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Sichuan University of Science & Engineering
- Sichuan Zigong 643000
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Sichuan University of Science & Engineering
- Sichuan Zigong 643000
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Sichuan University of Science & Engineering
- Sichuan Zigong 643000
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Sichuan University of Science & Engineering
- Sichuan Zigong 643000
- P. R. China
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Nafady A, A. Omran O. Probing the Reaction of N,N-Dimethyformamide Dimethyl Acetal with p-tert-Butylthiacalix[4]arene Tetrahydrazides: A Facile Approach for the Synthesis and Application of Novel Metal Receptors. HETEROCYCLES 2021. [DOI: 10.3987/com-20-14363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Ozkan SC, Aksakal F, Yilmaz A. Synthesis of novel calix[4]arene p-benzazole derivatives and investigation of their DNA binding and cleavage activities with molecular docking and experimental studies. RSC Adv 2020; 10:38695-38708. [PMID: 35517565 PMCID: PMC9057276 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07486a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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In this study, novel p-benzimidazole-derived calix[4]arene compounds with different structures, and a benzothiazole-derived calix[4]arene compound, were synthesized by a microwave-assisted method and their structures were determined by FTIR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. The effects of functional calixarenes against bacterial (pBR322 plasmid DNA) and eukaryotic DNA (calf thymus DNA = CT-DNA) were investigated. The studies with plasmid DNA have shown that compounds 6 and 10 containing methyl and benzyl groups, respectively, have DNA cleavage activity at the highest concentrations (10 000 μM). Interactions with plasmid DNA using some restriction enzymes (BamHI and HindIII) were also investigated. The binding ability of p-substituted calix[4]arene compounds towards CT-DNA was examined using UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy and it was determined that some compounds showed efficiency. In particular, it was observed that the functional compounds (10 and 5) containing benzyl and chloro-groups had higher activity (K b binding constants were found to be 7.1 × 103 M-1 and 9.3 × 102 M-1 respectively) on DNA than other compounds. Competitive binding experiments using ethidium bromide also gave an idea about the binding properties. Docking studies of the synthesized compounds with DNA were performed to predict the binding modes, affinities and noncovalent interactions stabilizing the DNA-compound complexes at the molecular level. Docking results were in good agreement with the experimental findings on the DNA binding activities of compounds. Based on these results, this preliminary study could shed light on future experimental antibacterial and/or anticancer research.
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- Seyda Cigdem Ozkan
- Department of Chemical and Chemical Processing Technologies, Acigol Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University Nevsehir Turkey +90 332 2412499 +90 332 2233866
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Selcuk University 42075 Konya Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Selcuk University 42075 Konya Turkey
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Berlinck RGS, Bernardi DI, Fill T, Fernandes AAG, Jurberg ID. The chemistry and biology of guanidine secondary metabolites. Nat Prod Rep 2020; 38:586-667. [PMID: 33021301 DOI: 10.1039/d0np00051e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Covering: 2017-2019Guanidine natural products isolated from microorganisms, marine invertebrates and terrestrial plants, amphibians and spiders, represented by non-ribosomal peptides, guanidine-bearing polyketides, alkaloids, terpenoids and shikimic acid derived, are the subject of this review. The topics include the discovery of new metabolites, total synthesis of natural guanidine compounds, biological activity and mechanism-of-action, biosynthesis and ecological functions.
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- Roberto G S Berlinck
- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 780, CEP 13560-970, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Cera G, Balestri D, Bazzoni M, Marchiò L, Secchi A, Arduini A. Trisulfonamide calix[6]arene-catalysed Michael addition to nitroalkenes. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:6241-6246. [PMID: 32735000 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob01319f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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We describe the application of a novel family of trisulfonamide (TSA) calix[6]arenes in general acid catalysis. Hydrogen-bonding interactions between acidic TSA and methanol boosted the reactivity of the Michael addition of indoles to nitroalkene derivatives. The transformation occurs at a low catalyst loading of 5 mol%, allowing for the synthesis of nitroalkanes with good yields and functional group tolerance.
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- Gianpiero Cera
- Università di Parma, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Università di Parma, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Università di Parma, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Università di Parma, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Università di Parma, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Università di Parma, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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Ren CZJ, Solís-Muñana P, Warr GG, Chen JLY. Dynamic and Modular Formation of a Synergistic Transphosphorylation Catalyst. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Chloe Z.-J. Ren
- Centre for Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- Centre for Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Centre for Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Baldini L, Casnati A, Sansone F. Multivalent and Multifunctional Calixarenes in Bionanotechnology. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Laura Baldini
- Department of Chemistry Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability University of Parma Parco Area delle Scienze, 17/a 43124 Parma Italy
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- Department of Chemistry Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability University of Parma Parco Area delle Scienze, 17/a 43124 Parma Italy
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- Department of Chemistry Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability University of Parma Parco Area delle Scienze, 17/a 43124 Parma Italy
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Yonemura S, Nakamura T, Nabeshima T. Threading/Folding Recognition Modes of Phosphodiesters by a p-Nitrophenylamide Cyclodextrin Derivative. CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.200085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Sota Yonemura
- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences and Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences and Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences and Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan
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Zellmann F, Göbel MW. A Trisbenzimidazole Phosphoramidite Building Block Enables High-Yielding Syntheses of RNA-Cleaving Oligonucleotide Conjugates. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25081842. [PMID: 32316292 PMCID: PMC7221912 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25081842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
The RNA cleaving catalyst tris(2-aminobenzimidazole) when attached to the 5’ terminus of oligonucleotides cuts complementary RNA strands in a highly site-specific manner. Conjugation was previously achieved by the acylation of an amino linker by an active ester of the catalyst. However, this procedure was low yielding and not reliable. Here, a phosphoramidite building block is described that can be coupled to oligonucleotides by manual solid phase synthesis in total yields around 85%. Based on this chemistry, we have now studied the impact of LNA (locked nucleic acids) nucleotides on the rates and the site-specificities of RNA cleaving conjugates. The highest reaction rates and the most precise cuts can be expected when the catalyst is attached to a strong 5’ closing base pair and when the oligonucleotide contains several LNA units that are equally distributed in the strand. However, when placed in the 5’ position, LNA building blocks tend to diminish the specificity of RNA cleavage.
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