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Milovanović B, Petković M, Etinski M. Alkaline earth cations binding mode tailors excited-state charge transfer properties of guanine quadruplex: A TDDFT study. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 267:120584. [PMID: 34794899 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Quadruplexes formed by nucleic acids and their derivates tend to chelate different monovalent and bivalent cations, which simultaneously affect their excited electronic states properties. Cation binding to every and every other cavity of the central ion channel could be exploited for tuning exited-state charge transfer properties. In this work we utilize set of descriptors constructed on the basis of the one-electron transition density matrix obtained using linear-response TDDFT to study excited states properties of four crystallized tetramolecular quadruplexes that chelate alkaline earth cations (Ca2+, Sr2+ and Ba2+). Here, we show that alkaline earth cations situated at adjacent vacancies promote existence of the nucleobase-metal charge separation (CS) states, contrary to the structures with cations that occupy every second available vacancy. We argued that stabilization of these CS states is due to the strong electric field that stabilizes d orbitals of the cations which accept an excited-electron. Moreover, CS content is increased and redshifted below the first bright transition when number of the chelated cations is increased. Hydration effects stabilized CS states and increased their relative content. We also identified electron detachment states in the broad energy range for the Ca2+ containing system. These findings are valuable for understanding and development of the novel nanostructures based on the quadruplex scaffold with adjustable optical properties.
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- Branislav Milovanović
- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Belgrade, Serbia.
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Milovanović B, Petković M, Popov I, Etinski M. Water-Mediated Interactions Enhance Alkaline Earth Cation Chelation in Neighboring Cavities of a Cytosine Quartet in the DNA Quadruplex. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:11996-12005. [PMID: 34694801 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c05598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Larger Coulombic repulsion between divalent cations compared to the monovalent counterparts dictates the cation-cation distance in the central ion channel of quadruplexes. In this work, density functional theory and a continuum solvation model were employed to study bond energies of alkaline earth cations in adjacent cavities of the central ion channel. Four crystallized tetramolecular quadruplexes with various geometric constraints and structural motifs available in the Protein Data Bank were examined in order to understand how the cation binding affinities could be increased in aqueous solution. A cytosine quartet sandwiched between guanine quartets has a larger bond energy of the second alkaline earth cation in comparison with guanine and uracil quartets. Four highly conserved hydrogen-bonded water molecules in the center of the cytosine quartet are responsible for a higher electrostatic interaction with the cations in comparison with guanines' carbonyl groups. The reported findings are valuable for the design of synthetic quadruplexes templated with divalent cations for optoelectronic applications.
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- Branislav Milovanović
- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia.,Institut of Physics, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Qi P, Li X, Huang Z, Liu Y, Song A, Hao J. G-quadruplex-based ionogels with controllable chirality for circularly polarized luminescence. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Largy E, König A, Ghosh A, Ghosh D, Benabou S, Rosu F, Gabelica V. Mass Spectrometry of Nucleic Acid Noncovalent Complexes. Chem Rev 2021; 122:7720-7839. [PMID: 34587741 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Nucleic acids have been among the first targets for antitumor drugs and antibiotics. With the unveiling of new biological roles in regulation of gene expression, specific DNA and RNA structures have become very attractive targets, especially when the corresponding proteins are undruggable. Biophysical assays to assess target structure as well as ligand binding stoichiometry, affinity, specificity, and binding modes are part of the drug development process. Mass spectrometry offers unique advantages as a biophysical method owing to its ability to distinguish each stoichiometry present in a mixture. In addition, advanced mass spectrometry approaches (reactive probing, fragmentation techniques, ion mobility spectrometry, ion spectroscopy) provide more detailed information on the complexes. Here, we review the fundamentals of mass spectrometry and all its particularities when studying noncovalent nucleic acid structures, and then review what has been learned thanks to mass spectrometry on nucleic acid structures, self-assemblies (e.g., duplexes or G-quadruplexes), and their complexes with ligands.
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- Eric Largy
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, IECB, UMS 3033, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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Milovanović B, Stanković IM, Petković M, Etinski M. Modulating Excited Charge-Transfer States of G-Quartet Self-Assemblies by Earth Alkaline Cations and Hydration. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:8101-8111. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c05022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Branislav Milovanović
- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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Li X, Huang Z, Li S, Song A, Hao J, Liu HG. A new approach to construct and modulate G-quadruplex by cationic surfactant. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 578:338-345. [PMID: 32535416 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS G-quadruplex structure has raised increasing attention in supramolecular chemistry as an effective template for ordered functional materials. Thus, it is of practical significance to advance our understanding regarding G-quadruplex structures. Typically, G-quadruplex structures are formed in the presence of suitable metal ions. New methods to construct such structures need to be explored. EXPERIMENTS The supramolecular assembly between CTAB and a guanosine derivative at different molar ratios was systematically studied, including assembly mechanisms, morphology, and macroscopic properties. Cationic surfactants with different alkyl chains were studied as control experiments. FINDINGS A novel strategy to construct G-quadruplex with the promotion of the cationic surfactant CTAB is presented in this work. The structure-property relationships of G-quadruplex gels are characterized by rheology and shrinkage ratio experiments. MacKintosh's theory was used to rationalize the relationship between gel elasticity and water content. The transition of G-quadruplex structures could be easily enabled by modulating CTAB concentration, which promotes the phase transition from gel/sol biphase to homogeneous sol phase. This work will provide a new viewpoint for the construction and modulation of G-quadruplex structures.
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- Xiaoyang Li
- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Shandong University, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Shandong University, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Shandong University, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Shandong University, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Shandong University, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Shandong University, PR China.
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Li X, Sánchez-Ferrer A, Bagnani M, Adamcik J, Azzari P, Hao J, Song A, Liu H, Mezzenga R. Metal ions confinement defines the architecture of G-quartet, G-quadruplex fibrils and their assembly into nematic tactoids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:9832-9839. [PMID: 32317383 PMCID: PMC7211958 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1919777117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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G-quadruplex, assembled from a square array of guanine (G) molecules, is an important structure with crucial biological roles in vivo but also a versatile template for ordered functional materials. Although the understanding of G-quadruplex structures is the focus of numerous studies, little is known regarding the control of G-quartet stacking modes and the spontaneous orientation of G-quadruplex fibrils. Here, the effects of different metal ions and their concentrations on stacking modes of G-quartets are elucidated. Monovalent cations (typically K+) facilitate the formation of G-quadruplex hydrogels with both heteropolar and homopolar stacking modes, showing weak mechanical strength. In contrast, divalent metal ions (Ca2+, Sr2+, and Ba2+) at given concentrations can control G-quartet stacking modes and increase the mechanical rigidity of the resulting hydrogels through ionic bridge effects between divalent ions and borate. We show that for Ca2+ and Ba2+ at suitable concentrations, the assembly of G-quadruplexes results in the establishment of a mesoscopic chirality of the fibrils with a regular left-handed twist. Finally, we report the discovery of nematic tactoids self-assembled from G-quadruplex fibrils characterized by homeotropic fibril alignment with respect to the interface. We use the Frank-Oseen elastic energy and the Rapini-Papoular anisotropic surface energy to rationalize two different configurations of the tactoids. These results deepen our understanding of G-quadruplex structures and G-quadruplex fibrils, paving the way for their use in self-assembly and biomaterials.
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- Xiaoyang Li
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China;
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland;
- Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Guanosine-based thermotropic liquid crystals with tunable phase structures and ion-responsive properties. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 553:269-279. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.06.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Ye T, Gao H, Zhang Q, Yan C, Yu Y, Fei Y, Gao L, Zhou X, Shao Y. Polarity inversion sensitized G-quadruplex metal sensors with K + tolerance. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 145:111703. [PMID: 31546203 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Due to the high abundance of K+ in environments and K+-induced high stability of G-quadruplex (G4), developing a selective G4-based fluorescent sensor for other metal ions with K+ tolerance is a great challenge. Herein, we found that even in the presence of 15000-fold excess of K+, Ba2+ exhibits a highly specific binding with a human telomeric G4 (htG4) in comparison with other G4-binding metal ions such as Pb2+ and Sr2+. This specific binding event can be recognized by a natural fluorophore of hypericin with a lighting-up fluorescence response. Interestingly, inverting the polarity of the most 3' G in htG4 can sensitize the Ba2+ response with the retaining Ba2+ specificity and K+ tolerance. This polarity inversion of htG4 causes a G4 conformation change in K+ and the polarity-inverted htG4 tends to favorably dimerize in response to the Ba2+ specific binding. To our knowledge, this is the first report that polarity inversion of G4 can be applied to construct a selective metal sensor with K+ tolerance. Our findings will open a new way to conveniently regulate the G4 conformation and stability by polarity inversion towards developing high-performance sensors.
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- Ting Ye
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, Zhejiang, China.
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He Y, Zhang Y, Wojtas L, Akhmedov NG, Thai D, Wang H, Li X, Guo H, Shi X. Construction of a cross-layer linked G-octamer via conformational control: a stable G-quadruplex in H-bond competitive solvents. Chem Sci 2019; 10:4192-4199. [PMID: 31057748 PMCID: PMC6471798 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc00190e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Methanol soluble and stable guanosine octamers were successfully achieved via H-bond self-assembly. Through structural conformational design, we developed a new class of guanosine derivatives with modification on guanine (8-aryl) and ribose (2',3'-isopropylidene). This unique design led to the formation of the first discrete G8-octamer with its structure characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, MS and NMR spectroscopy. The G8-octamer showed unique cation recognition properties, including the formation of a stable Rb+ templated G-quadruplex. Based on this observation, further modification on the 8-aryl moiety was performed to incorporate a cross-layer H-bond or covalent linkage. Similar G-octamers were obtained in both cases with structures confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Furthermore, the covalently linked G-quadruplex exhibited excellent stability even in MeOH and DMSO, suggesting a promising future for this new H-bond self-assembly system in biological and material applications.
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- Ying He
- Department of Chemistry , University of South Florida , 4202 E. Fowler Avenue , Tampa , Florida 33620 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Fudan University , 2005 Songhu Road , Shanghai , 200438 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry , University of South Florida , 4202 E. Fowler Avenue , Tampa , Florida 33620 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , West Virginia University , Morgantown , WV 26505 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , University of South Florida , 4202 E. Fowler Avenue , Tampa , Florida 33620 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of South Florida , 4202 E. Fowler Avenue , Tampa , Florida 33620 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of South Florida , 4202 E. Fowler Avenue , Tampa , Florida 33620 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Fudan University , 2005 Songhu Road , Shanghai , 200438 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry , University of South Florida , 4202 E. Fowler Avenue , Tampa , Florida 33620 , USA .
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Zhang J, Li X, Sun X, Liu Y, Hao J, Tan Y, Song A. G-Quadruplex based hydrogels stabilized by a cationic polymer as an efficient adsorbent of picric acid. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj03143j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Hydrogels based on G-quadruplexes (G-hydrogels) were prepared using guanosine 5′-monophosphate disodium salt, GMP, with a hyperbranched poly(ethylenimine), PEI, containing abundant –NH2 groups.
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- Jin Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Colloids and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University)
- Ministry of Education
- Jinan 250100
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloids and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University)
- Ministry of Education
- Jinan 250100
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloids and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University)
- Ministry of Education
- Jinan 250100
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloids and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University)
- Ministry of Education
- Jinan 250100
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloids and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University)
- Ministry of Education
- Jinan 250100
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloids and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University)
- Ministry of Education
- Jinan 250100
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloids and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University)
- Ministry of Education
- Jinan 250100
- China
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A vast majority of alginate particles exist as spheres in most practical uses, and both the particle shape and size are the key factors dominating the applications and performance of alginate gels. Therefore, it becomes an issue of great interest to investigate the aspheric alginate particles. As the first step, various shaped alginate particles were formed due to various pH values in gelation solutions. It was experimentally demonstrated that a low pH brought about an oblate shape, and particularly lower concentrations of both alginate and divalent cations resulted in a flattened oblate shape. Ba2+acting as a cross-linker had a less impact on the particle shape than Ca2+due to a higher affinity in alginate intermolecular cross-linking. With a larger surface area, an oblate particle offered a higher release rate than a spheric one.
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- Gretchen Marie Peters
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Martín-Hidalgo M, Rivera JM. Metallo-responsive switching between hexadecameric and octameric supramolecular G-quadruplexes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2011; 47:12485-7. [PMID: 22022705 DOI: 10.1039/c1cc14965b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report the metallo-responsive high fidelity switching between hexadecameric and octameric supramolecular G-quadruplexes triggered by a change in the metal cation promoter from potassium to strontium, respectively.
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