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Gos M, Cebula J, Goszczyński TM. Metallacarboranes in Medicinal Chemistry: Current Advances and Future Perspectives. J Med Chem 2024; 67:8481-8501. [PMID: 38769934 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Metallacarboranes, exemplified by cobalt bis(dicarbollide) ([COSAN]-), have excelled their historical metallocene analogue label to become promising in drug design, medical studies, and fundamental biological research. Serving as a unique platform for conjugation with biomolecules, they also constitute an auspicious building block for biologically active derivatives and a carrier for cellular transport of membrane-impermeable cargos. Modified [COSAN]- exhibits specific antimicrobial, antiviral, and anticancer actions showing promise for preclinical trials. Contributing to the ongoing development in medicinal chemistry, metallacarboranes offer desirable physicochemical properties and low acute toxicity. This article presents a critical look at metallacarboranes in the context of their application in medicinal chemistry, emphasizing [COSAN]- as a potential game-changer in drug design and biomedical sciences. As medicinal chemistry seeks innovative building blocks, metallacarboranes emerge as an important novelty with versatile solutions and promising implications.
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- Michalina Gos
- Laboratory of Biomedical Chemistry, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Chemistry, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Chemistry, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland
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Horáček O, Dhaubhadel U, Holub J, Grüner B, Armstrong DW, Kučera R. Employment of chiral columns with superficially porous particles in chiral separations of cobalt bis (dicarbollide) and nido-7,8-C 2 B 9 H 12 (1-) derivatives. Chirality 2023; 35:937-951. [PMID: 37461229 DOI: 10.1002/chir.23606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Derivatives of the nido-7,8-C2 B9 H12 (1-) (dicarbollide ion) and [3,3'-Co-(1,2-C2 B9 H11 )2 ](1-) cobalt sandwich (COSAN) ion represent groups of extremely chemically and thermally stable abiotic compounds. They are being investigated in many research areas, that is, medicinal chemistry, material sciences, analytical chemistry, and electrochemistry. The chirality of these compounds remains still grossly overlooked, what is also reflected in limited number of reports on their chiral separations. Continued progress depends on reliable, fast, and cost-effective methods for such separations. Recently, chiral separations of COSAN derivatives were achieved in liquid chromatography and supercritical fluid chromatography. Only five anionic derivatives of nido-7,8-C2 B9 H12 (1-) were successfully enantioseparated in liquid chromatography. Efforts to separate anionic nido-7,8-C2 B9 H12 (1-) in supercritical chromatography have failed, and only a few dicarbollide ions were separated using liquid chromatography. Generally, all chiral separations in liquid chromatography took about 30 min. Herein, we identify a versatile column capable of separating both COSAN and nido-7,8-C2 B9 H12 (1-) derivatives and achieve faster analyses times employing commercially available superficially porous chiral stationary phases. The semisynthetic hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin-based column (CDShell-RSP) is identified as the column of choice from the tested columns by separating 19 of 27 compounds from each structural motifs tested mainly in less than 10 min. The dihydroxyalkyl, oxygen-bridged hydroxyalkyl, and bisphenylene-bridged COSAN derivatives were baseline separated in less than 5 min exceeding the results of supercritical fluid chromatography. Methods developed herein will aid synthetic chemists without the possession of a supercritical fluid chromatograph to achieve fast chiral separations of COSAN and derivatives of nido-7,8-C2 B9 H12 (1-) on a common liquid chromatograph without the need of dedicated instrumentation.
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- Ondřej Horáček
- Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Řež, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Řež, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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- Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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Xavier JAM, Fuentes I, Nuez-Martínez M, Viñas C, Teixidor F. Single stop analysis of a protein surface using molecular probe electrochemistry. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:8422-8432. [PMID: 37563960 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb00816a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Visualization of a protein in its native form and environment without any interference has always been a challenging task. Contrary to the assumption that protein surfaces are smooth, they are in fact highly irregular with undulating surfaces. Hence, in this study, we have tackled this ambiguous nature of the 'surface' of a protein by considering the 'effective' protein surface (EPS) with respect to its interaction with the geometrically well-defined and structurally inert anionic molecule [3,3'-Co(1,2-C2B9H11)2]-, abbreviated as [o-COSAN]-, whose stability, propensity for amine residues, and self-assembling abilities are well reported. This study demonstrates the intricacies of protein surfaces exploiting simple electrochemical measurements using a 'small molecule' redox-active probe. This technique offers the advantage of not utilizing any harsh experimental conditions that could alter the native structure of the protein and hence the protein integrity is retained. Identification of the amino acid residues which are most involved in the interactions with [3,3'-Co(1,2-C2B9H11)2]- and how a protein's environment affects these interactions can help in gaining insights into how to modify proteins to optimize their interactions particularly in the fields of drug design and biotechnology. In this research, we have demonstrated that [3,3'-Co(1,2-C2B9H11)2]- anionic small molecules are excellent candidates for studying and visualizing protein surfaces in their natural environment and allow proteins to be classified according to the surface composition, which imparts their properties. [3,3'-Co(1,2-C2B9H11)2]- 'viewed' each protein surface differently and hence has the potential to act as a simple and easy to handle cantilever for measuring and picturing protein surfaces.
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- Jewel Ann Maria Xavier
- Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra, Spain.
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- Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra, Spain.
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- Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra, Spain.
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- Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra, Spain.
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- Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra, Spain.
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Śmiałkowski K, Sardo C, Leśnikowski ZJ. Metallacarborane Synthons for Molecular Construction-Oligofunctionalization of Cobalt Bis(1,2-dicarbollide) on Boron and Carbon Atoms with Extendable Ligands. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28104118. [PMID: 37241858 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28104118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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The exploitation of metallacarboranes' potential in various fields of research and practical applications requires the availability of convenient and versatile methods for their functionalization with various functional moieties and/or linkers of different types and lengths. Herein, we report a study on cobalt bis(1,2-dicarbollide) functionalization at 8,8'-boron atoms with different hetero-bifunctional moieties possessing a protected hydroxyl function allowing further modification after deprotection. Moreover, an approach to the synthesis of three and four functionalized metallacarboranes, at boron and carbon atoms simultaneously via additional functionalization at carbon to obtain derivatives carrying three or four rationally oriented and distinct reactive surfaces, is described.
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- Krzysztof Śmiałkowski
- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Medical Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodowa 106, 93-232 Lodz, Poland
- Lodz Institutes of the Polish Academy of Science, The Bio-Med-Chem Doctoral School, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Medical Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodowa 106, 93-232 Lodz, Poland
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Medical Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodowa 106, 93-232 Lodz, Poland
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Supramolecular chemistry of anionic boron clusters and its applications in biology. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Horáček O, Nováková L, Tüzün E, Grüner B, Švec F, Kučera R. Advanced Tool for Chiral Separations of Anionic and Zwitterionic (Metalla)carboranes: Supercritical Fluid Chromatography. Anal Chem 2022; 94:17551-17558. [PMID: 36475613 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The continuous expansion of research in the field of stable carboranes and their wide potential in the drug design require carrying out fundamental studies regarding their chiral separations. Although supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) is a viable technique for fast enantioseparations, no investigation concerning boron cluster compounds has been done yet. We aimed at the development of a straightforward method enabling chiral separations of racemic mixtures of anionic cluster carboranes and metallacarboranes that represent an analytical challenge. The fast gradient screening testing nine polysaccharide-based columns was used. The key parameters affecting the selectivity were the type of chiral selector, the type of alcohol, and the base in cosolvent. Moreover, the addition of acetonitrile or water to the cosolvent was identified as an effective tool for decreasing the analysis time while preserving the resolution. After the optimization, the chiral separations of 19 out of 20 selected compounds were achieved in less than 10 min. These results demonstrate the clear advantage of SFC over chiral separations using HPLC in terms of both analysis time and structural variety of successfully separated compounds.
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- Ondřej Horáček
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, 25068 Řež, Czech Republic.,Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague 2, 2030 Hlavova, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, 25068 Řež, Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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Boron Clusters as Enhancers of RNase H Activity in the Smart Strategy of Gene Silencing by Antisense Oligonucleotides. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012190. [PMID: 36293047 PMCID: PMC9603397 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Boron cluster-conjugated antisense oligonucleotides (B-ASOs) have already been developed as therapeutic agents with “two faces”, namely as potential antisense inhibitors of gene expression and as boron carriers for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). The previously observed high antisense activity of some B-ASOs targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) could not be rationally assigned to the positioning of the boron cluster unit: 1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane (0), [(3,3′-Iron-1,2,1′,2′-dicarbollide) (1-), FESAN], and dodecaborate (2-) in the ASO chain and its structure or charge. For further understanding of this observation, we performed systematic studies on the efficiency of RNase H against a series of B-ASOs models. The results of kinetic analysis showed that pyrimidine-enriched B-ASO oligomers activated RNase H more efficiently than non-modified ASO. The presence of a single FESAN unit at a specific position of the B-ASO increased the kinetics of enzymatic hydrolysis of complementary RNA more than 30-fold compared with unmodified duplex ASO/RNA. Moreover, the rate of RNA hydrolysis enhanced with the increase in the negative charge of the boron cluster in the B-ASO chain. In conclusion, a “smart” strategy using ASOs conjugated with boron clusters is a milestone for the development of more efficient antisense therapeutic nucleic acids as inhibitors of gene expression.
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Gruzdev DA, Telegina AA, Levit GL, Krasnov VP. N-Aminoacyl-3-amino- nido-carboranes as a Group of Boron-Containing Derivatives of Natural Amino Acids. J Org Chem 2022; 87:5437-5441. [PMID: 35377641 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A new group of nido-carboranyl derivatives of natural (S)-amino acids containing from 9 to 18 boron atoms was obtained in good yields as a result of acylation of 3-amino-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane followed by deboronation. The proposed approach is convenient and based on the use of readily available reagents and is suitable for the synthesis of enantiopure nido-carboranyl derivatives of amino acids with various side chains, including water-soluble boron-containing amino acids (17 examples).
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- Dmitry A Gruzdev
- Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 22/20, S. Kovalevskoy Street, Ekaterinburg 620108, Russia
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- Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 22/20, S. Kovalevskoy Street, Ekaterinburg 620108, Russia
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- Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 22/20, S. Kovalevskoy Street, Ekaterinburg 620108, Russia
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- Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 22/20, S. Kovalevskoy Street, Ekaterinburg 620108, Russia
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Horáček O, Marvalová J, Štilcová K, Holub J, Grüner B, Kučera R. Reversed-phase chromatography as an effective tool for the chiral separation of anionic and zwitterionic carboranes using polysaccharide-based chiral selectors. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1672:463051. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Fojt L, Grüner B, Nekvinda J, Tűzűn EZ, Havran L, Fojta M. Electrochemistry of Cobalta Bis(dicarbollide) Ions Substituted at Carbon Atoms with Hydrophilic Alkylhydroxy and Carboxy Groups. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27061761. [PMID: 35335124 PMCID: PMC8953506 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27061761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study we explore the effect on the electrochemical signals in aqueous buffers of the presence of hydrophilic alkylhydroxy and carboxy groups on the carbon atoms of cobalta bis(dicarbollide) ions. The oxygen-containing exo-skeletal substituents of cobalta bis(dicarbollide) ions belong to the perspective building blocks that are considered for bioconjugation. Carbon substitution provides wider versatility and applicability in terms of the flexibility of possible chemical pathways. However, until recently, the electrochemistry of compounds substituted only on boron atoms could be studied, due to the unavailability of carbon-substituted congeners. In the present study, electrochemistry in aqueous phosphate buffers is considered along with the dependence of electrochemical response on pH and concentration. The compounds used show electrochemical signals around −1.3 and +1.1 V of similar or slightly higher intensities than in the parent cobalta bis(dicarbollide) ion. The signals at positive electrochemical potential correspond to irreversible oxidation of the boron cage (the C2B9 building block) and at negative potential correspond to the reversible redox process of (CoIII/CoII) at the central atom. Although the first signal is typically sharp and its potential can be altered by a number of substituents, the second signal is complex and is composed of three overlapping peaks. This signal shows sigmoidal character at higher concentrations and may be used as a diagnostic tool for aggregation in solution. Surprisingly enough, the observed effects of the site of substitution (boron or carbon) and between individual groups on the electrochemical response were insignificant. Therefore, the substitutions would preserve promising properties of the parent cage for redox labelling, but would not allow for the further tuning of signal position in the electrochemical window.
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- Lukáš Fojt
- Department of Biophysical Chemistry and Molecular Oncology, Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic; (L.H.); (M.F.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Synthesis, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Hlavní 1001, 250 68 Řež, Czech Republic; (B.G.); (J.N.); (E.Z.T.)
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- Department of Synthesis, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Hlavní 1001, 250 68 Řež, Czech Republic; (B.G.); (J.N.); (E.Z.T.)
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- Department of Synthesis, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Hlavní 1001, 250 68 Řež, Czech Republic; (B.G.); (J.N.); (E.Z.T.)
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- Department of Biophysical Chemistry and Molecular Oncology, Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic; (L.H.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Biophysical Chemistry and Molecular Oncology, Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic; (L.H.); (M.F.)
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El Anwar S, Pazderová L, Bavol D, Bakardjiev M, Růžičková Z, Horáček O, Fojt L, Kučera R, Grűner B. Structurally rigidified cobalt bis(dicarbollide) derivatives, a chiral platform for labelling of biomolecules and new materials. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:2572-2575. [PMID: 35107456 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc06979a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We report the difunctional modification of an anionic cobalta bis(dicarbollide)(1-) cluster with a B(8,8')-oxygen bridging unit that provides structural rigidity and an organic alkylazide substituent(s) on the carbon atoms of the metallacarborane cage. These ions present a good binding motif for incorporation into organic molecules using Huisgen-Sharpless (2+3) cycloaddition reactions. In addition, the compounds are chiral, as verified by separation of enantiomers using HPLC on chiral stationary phases (CSPs) and provide a high electrochemical peak in the window located outside of typical signals of biomolecules.
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- Suzan El Anwar
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, 25068 Řež, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, 25068 Řež, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, 25068 Řež, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, 25068 Řež, Czech Republic.
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- Dpt. of Inorganic and General Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Studentská 95, 532 10 Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Akademika Heyrovskeho 1203, 500 05 Hradec Kráové, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Akademika Heyrovskeho 1203, 500 05 Hradec Kráové, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, 25068 Řež, Czech Republic.
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Electrochemistry of Icosahedral Metal Full and Half Sandwich Metallacarboranes in Phosphate Buffers. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Bogucka-Kocka A, Kołodziej P, Makuch-Kocka A, Różycka D, Rykowski SK, Nekvinda J, Gruner B, Olejniczak AB. Nematicidal activity of naphthalimide-boron cluster conjugates. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:2528-2531. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cc07075d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Distinctive biological properties characterize 1,8-naphthalimides and their derivatives. This study presents and compares the activity of a series of compounds where 1,8-naphthalimide fragment was attached either to carborane or metallacarborane...
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Druzina AA, Shmalko AV, Sivaev IB, Bregadze VI. Cyclic oxonium derivatives of cobalt and iron bis(dicarbollides) and their use in organic synthesis. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr5000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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"There's plenty of room at the bottom" (Richard Feynman, 1959): an invitation for (metalla)carboranes to enter the (new) field of nanomedicine. For two decades, the number of publications on boron cluster compounds designed for potential applications in medicine has been constantly increasing. Hundreds of compounds have been screened in vitro or in vivo for a variety of biological activities (chemotherapeutics, radiotherapeutics, antiviral, etc.), and some have shown rather promising potential for further development. However, until now, no boron cluster compounds have made it to the clinic, and even clinical trials have been very sparse. This review introduces a new perspective in the field of medicinal boron chemistry, namely that boron-based drugs should be regarded as nanomedicine platforms, due to their peculiar self-assembly behaviour in aqueous solutions, and treated as such. Examples for boron-based 12- and 11-vertex clusters and appropriate comparative studies from medicinal (in)organic chemistry and nanomedicine, highlighting similarities, differences and gaps in physicochemical and biological characterisation methods, are provided to encourage medicinal boron chemists to fill in the gaps between chemistry laboratory and real applications in living systems by employing bioanalytical and biophysical methods for characterising and controlling the aggregation behaviour of the clusters in solution.
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- Marta Gozzi
- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry and MineralogyLeipzig UniversityJohannisallee 2904103LeipzigGermany
- Institute of Analytical ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry and MineralogyLeipzig UniversityLinnéstr. 304103LeipzigGermany
- Institute of Medicinal Physics and BiophysicsFaculty of MedicineLeipzig UniversityHärtelstr. 16–1804107LeipzigGermany
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- Institute of Medicinal Physics and BiophysicsFaculty of MedicineLeipzig UniversityHärtelstr. 16–1804107LeipzigGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry and MineralogyLeipzig UniversityJohannisallee 2904103LeipzigGermany
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Gruzdev DA, Levit GL, Krasnov VP, Charushin VN. Carborane-containing amino acids and peptides: Synthesis, properties and applications. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Fink K, Goszczyński TM. Solid-State, Thermal Synthesis of Peptide/Protein-Boron Cluster Conjugates. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2355:93-104. [PMID: 34386953 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1617-8_9] [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] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Anionic boron clusters can be used to increase the pharmaceutical properties of the peptides. Here, we describe the method of synthesis of peptide/protein-boron cluster conjugates using solid-state, thermal reaction on two different peptides: thymosin β4 (Tβ4) and lysozyme. 1,4-dioxane oxonium derivatives of anionic boron clusters are used as donors of boron clusters. This procedure allows to conjugate anionic boron clusters to native peptides without loss of the activity of the peptides.
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- Krzysztof Fink
- Laboratory of Biomedical Chemistry, Department of Experimental Oncology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Chemistry, Department of Experimental Oncology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
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Leśnikowski ZJ. What are the current challenges with the application of boron clusters to drug design? Expert Opin Drug Discov 2020; 16:481-483. [PMID: 33356654 DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2021.1867531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Zbigniew J Leśnikowski
- Institute of Medical Biology, Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, Poland
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Kaniowski D, Kulik K, Ebenryter-Olbińska K, Wielgus E, Lesnikowski Z, Nawrot B. Metallacarborane Complex Boosts the Rate of DNA Oligonucleotide Hydrolysis in the Reaction Catalyzed by Snake Venom Phosphodiesterase. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10050718. [PMID: 32380792 PMCID: PMC7277537 DOI: 10.3390/biom10050718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Antisense oligonucleotides conjugated with boron clusters (B-ASOs) have been described as potential gene expression inhibitors and carriers of boron for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), providing a dual-action therapeutic platform. In this study, we tested the nucleolytic stability of DNA oligonucleotides labeled with metallacarborane [(3,3'-iron-1,2,1',2'-dicarbollide)(-1)]ate [Fe(C2B9H11)2] (FESAN) against snake venom phosphodiesterase (svPDE, 3'→5'-exonuclease). Contrary to the previously observed protective effect of carborane (C2B10H12) modifications, the B-ASOs containing a metallacarborane moiety at the 5'-end of the oligonucleotide chain were hydrolyzed faster than their parent nonmodified oligomers. Interestingly, an enhancement in the hydrolysis rate was also observed in the presence of free metallacarborane, and this reaction was dependent on the concentration of the metallacarborane. Microscale thermophoresis (MST) analysis confirmed the high affinity (Kd nM range) of the binding of the metallacarborane to the proteins of crude snake venom and the moderate affinity (Kd µM range) between the metallacarborane and the short single-stranded DNA. We hypothesize that the metallacarborane complex covalently bound to B-ASO holds DNA molecules close to the protein surface, facilitating enzymatic cleavage. The addition of metallacarborane alone to the ASO/svPDE reaction mixture provides the interface to attract freely floating DNA molecules. In both cases, the local DNA concentration around the enzymes increases, giving rise to faster hydrolysis. It was experimentally shown that an allosteric effect, possibly attributable to the observed boost in the 3´→5´-exonucleolytic activity of snake venom phosphodiesterase, is much less plausible.
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Affiliation(s)
- Damian Kaniowski
- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Lodz, Poland; (D.K.); (K.K.); (K.E.-O.); (E.W.)
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Lodz, Poland; (D.K.); (K.K.); (K.E.-O.); (E.W.)
| | - Katarzyna Ebenryter-Olbińska
- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Lodz, Poland; (D.K.); (K.K.); (K.E.-O.); (E.W.)
| | - Ewelina Wielgus
- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Lodz, Poland; (D.K.); (K.K.); (K.E.-O.); (E.W.)
| | - Zbigniew Lesnikowski
- Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, 106 Lodowa St., 92-232 Lodz, Poland;
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Lodz, Poland; (D.K.); (K.K.); (K.E.-O.); (E.W.)
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