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Ahsin A, Ejaz I, Sarfaraz S, Ayub K, Ma H. Polaron Formation in Conducting Polymers: A Novel Approach to Designing Materials with a Larger NLO Response. ACS Omega 2024; 9:14043-14053. [PMID: 38559943 PMCID: PMC10976349 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c09468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Substantial efforts have been made to design and investigate new approaches for high-performance nonlinear optical (NLO) materials. Herein, we report polaron formation in conducting polymers as a new approach to designing materials with a large NLO response. A comparative study of polypyrrole and polypyrrole-based polaron (nPy+ where n = 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9) is carried out for optoelectronic and NLO properties. The studied polarons (PPy+) show excellent electronic properties and have reduced ionization potential (IP) as compared to neutral PPy, and a monotonic decrease is observed with increased chain lengths (1Py to 9Py). Interesting trends of global reactivity descriptors can be seen; the softness (S) increases with an increase in the chain length of PPy, while the hardness (η) decreases in the same fashion. The EH-L gaps for the PPy+ polaronic state are significantly lower than their corresponding neutral PPy. In the polaronic model (PPy+), radicals decisively reduce the crucial excitation energy, reminiscent of excess electrons (alkali metals). The performed TDOS spectral analysis further justifies the better conductive and electronic properties of polarons (PPy+) with increased chain lengths (conjugation). The static hyperpolarizability response (βo) is recorded up to 1.3 × 102 au for 9Py, while for polaron 9Py+, it has increased up to 3.2 × 104 au. The static hyperpolarizability of the 9Py+ polaronic state is 246 times higher than that of the corresponding neutral analogue, 9Py. It is observed that the values of βo obtained at the CAM-B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level of theory are comparable to those obtained at the LC-BLYP and ωB97XD functionals. The βvec values show a strong correlation with the total hyperpolarizability (βo). Furthermore, the calculated second harmonic generation (SHG) values are up to 4.0 × 106 au at 532 nm, whereas electro-optic Pockel's effect (EOPE) is much more pronounced at the smaller dispersion frequency (1064 nm). The TD-DFT study reveal the red-shifted absorption maxima (λmax) with an increased length of PPy+. A significant reduction in excitation energy (ΔE) is observed with increased length of PPy and PPy+, which also favors the improved NLO response. Hence, the studied thermally conducting polypyrrole-based polarons (PPy+) are new entries into NLO materials with better electrical and optical features.
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- Atazaz Ahsin
- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School
of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad KPK, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad KPK, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad KPK, 22060, Pakistan
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Rauf A, AlOmar TS, Sarfaraz S, Ayub K, Hussain F, Rashid U, Almasoud N, AlOmar AS, Rehman G, Ahmad Z, Muhammad N, Shah ZA, Formanowicz D. Density functional theory, molecular docking, In vitro and In vivo anti-inflammatory investigation of lapachol isolated from Fernandoaadenophylla. Heliyon 2023; 9:e22575. [PMID: 38046163 PMCID: PMC10686878 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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Medicinal plants are the main source of active chemical constituents responsible for curing or mitigating various ailments. To discover new, safe, and effective drug candidates the isolation and screening of natural products are essential. In the current research work, lapachol was isolated from Fernandoa adenophylla, which was evaluated for anti-inflammatory effect followed by molecular docking. The isolated compound was tested for anti-inflammatory effects using in vitro (HRBC assay) and in vivo (xylene-induced ear edema) experimental models. Various concentrations of lapachol demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects with a percent potential of 77.96 at 100 μM. Different concentrations of Lapachol demonstrated a dose-dependent anti-edematous effect with a maximum percent effect of 77.9 % at a higher dose. The histopathological study revealed that the application of xylene led to a significant increase in ear thickness, along with clear signs of ear edema and infiltration of inflammatory cells, as well as epidermal hyperplasia of the dermis when compared to the control group. However, treatment with the investigated compound showed a significant reduction in ear thickness and pathological differences comparable to those observed in the group treated with diclofenac. Density functional theory calculations are accomplished to gain insight into structural and spectroscopic properties. Geometry optimization, FMO, and MEP analyses are performed. Overall, the molecular docking results indicate that lapachol has potential as a COX inhibitor by binding to the active sites of both COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes.
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- Abdur Rauf
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84427, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, University of Swabi, Swabi, Anbar, 23430, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K.P.), Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84427, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Islamabad, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Islamabad, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Islamabad, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Islamabad, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84427, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), P.O. Box: 7544, Othman Bin Affan Rd. Al-Nada, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K.P.), Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Swabi, Swabi, Anbar, 23430, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K.P.), Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Agriculture University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Chair and Department of Medical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-806, Poznan, Poland
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Aetizaz M, Ullah F, Sarfaraz S, Mahmood T, Ayub K. Robust and facile detection of formaldehyde through transition metals doped olympicene sensors: a step forward DFT investigation. RSC Adv 2023; 13:29231-29241. [PMID: 37809028 PMCID: PMC10551803 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra04019d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Formaldehyde, a volatile organic compound (VOC) released by building and decoration materials, has many applications in the chemical feedstock industry. Excessive release of formaldehyde can cause serious health issues, such as chest tightness, cough, cancer, and tissue damage. Therefore, detection of formaldehyde is required. Herein transition metal (Fe, Ni, and Pd) doped olympicene is evaluated as a gas sensor for the detection of formaldehyde. The performance of the designed electrochemical sensor is evaluated through interaction energy, natural bond orbital (NBO) non-covalent interaction (NCI), electron density differences (EDD), electrostatic potential (ESP), quantum theory of atom in molecule (QTAIM), frontier molecular orbital (FMO), and density of states (DOS) analysis. Interaction energies obtained at B3LYP-D3/def-2 TZVP level of theory shows that formaldehyde is physiosorbed over the surface of transition metal doped olympicene. The trend for interaction energy is OLY(Ni)/HCHO > OLY(Fe)/HCHO > OLY(Pd)/HCHO. The presence of non-covalent interactions is confirmed by the QTAIM and NCI analyses, while transfer of charges is confirmed by natural bond orbital analysis. The reduced density gradient (RDG) approach using noncovalent interaction (NCI) analysis demonstrates that electrostatic hydrogen bonding interactions prevail in the complexes. Recovery time is calculated to check the reusability of the sensor. This study may provide a deep insight for the designing of highly efficient electrochemical sensor against formaldehyde with transition metals doped on olympicene.
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- Muhammad Aetizaz
- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Abbottabad Campus KPK 22060 Pakistan +92-992-383591
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Abbottabad Campus KPK 22060 Pakistan +92-992-383591
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Abbottabad Campus KPK 22060 Pakistan +92-992-383591
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bahrain 1051 Bahrain
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Abbottabad Campus KPK 22060 Pakistan +92-992-383591
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Sarfaraz S, Yar M, Hussain A, Lakhani A, Gulzar A, Ans M, Rashid U, Hussain M, Muhammad S, Bayach I, Sheikh NS, Ayub K. Metallofullerenes as Robust Single-Atom Catalysts for Adsorption and Dissociation of Hydrogen Molecules: A Density Functional Study. ACS Omega 2023; 8:36493-36505. [PMID: 37810689 PMCID: PMC10552115 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c05477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Hydrogen is currently considered as the best alternative for traditional fuels due to its sustainable and ecofriendly nature. Additionally, hydrogen dissociation is a critical step in almost all hydrogenation reactions, which is crucial in industrial chemical production. A cost-effective and efficient catalyst with favorable activity for this step is highly desirable. Herein, transition-metal-doped fullerene (TM@C60) complexes are designed and investigated as single-atom catalysts for the hydrogen splitting process. Interaction energy analysis (Eint) is also carried out to demonstrate the stability of designed TM@C60 metallofullerenes, which reveals that all the designed complexes have higher thermodynamic stability. Furthermore, among all the studied metallofullerenes, the best catalytic efficiency for hydrogen dissociation is seen for the Sc@C60 catalyst Ea = 0.13 eV followed by the V@C60 catalyst Ea = 0.19 eV. The hydrogen activation and dissociation processes over TM@C60 metallofullerenes is further elaborated by analyzing charge transfer via the natural bond orbital and electron density difference analyses. Additionally, quantum theory of atoms in molecule analysis is carried out to investigate the nature of interatomic interactions between hydrogen molecules and TMs@C60 metallofullerenes. Overall, results of the current study declare that the Sc@C60 catalyst can act as a low cost, highly efficient, and noble metal-free single-atom catalyst to efficiently catalyze hydrogen dissociation reaction.
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- Sehrish Sarfaraz
- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Institute
of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya
University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
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- Department
of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Calumet
College of St. Joseph, 2400, New York Avenue, Whiting, Indiana 46394, United States
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- Center
of Theoretical Chemistry, Ruhr-Universitat
Bochum, Bochum 44780, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture
Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department
of Data Science, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute
of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi 23460, KPK, Pakistan
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- Department
of Physics, College of Science, King Khalid
University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal
University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemical
Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti
Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong BE1410, Brunei Darussalam
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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S AlOmar T, Rauf A, Rashid U, Sarfaraz S, Ayub K, Hussain F, Almasoud N, S AlOmar A, Rehman G, Ahmad Z, Muhammad N, Ali Shah Z. Molecular docking, DFT studies, and anti-inflammatory evaluation of peshawaraquinone isolated from Fernandoa adenophylla. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023:1-13. [PMID: 37707992 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2258402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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In recent years, there has been growing interest in exploring natural compounds with anti-inflammatory properties for potential therapeutic applications. This study focuses on investigating the anti-inflammatory potential of peshawaraquinone (PAQ), a compound isolated from Fernandoa adenophylla, which is known for its local use in pain relief. We aim to evaluate the efficacy of peshawaraquinone in both in vitro and in vivo models and gain insights into its mode of action. In the in vitro Human red blood cell (HRBC) assay, various concentrations of peshawaraquinone were tested for their ability to inhibit the hemolysis of red blood cells, a well-established indicator of anti-inflammatory activity. The results demonstrated a maximum percent inhibition of 79.69 at a concentration of 100 µM, indicating significant anti-inflammatory potential. Furthermore, the in vivo xylene-induced ear edema model was employed to assess the compound's efficacy in reducing inflammation. Xylene was topically applied to the ear to induce edema, and peshawaraquinone was administered to evaluate its inhibitory effects. The findings revealed a substantial 74.19% reduction in ear edema, accompanied by decreased ear thickness and histopathological improvements, such as inhibited cell infiltration and epidermal hyperplasia. To gain further insights into the compound's mechanism of action, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to investigate its spectroscopic characteristics and geometric properties. Additionally, docking studies were conducted on key targets involved in inflammation, including COX-1 and COX-2. In conclusion, this study showcases the significant anti-inflammatory potential of peshawaraquinone, offering promising prospects for its use as a natural anti-inflammatory agent. The results from both in vitro and in vivo models, as well as the mechanistic insights gained from computational analyses, provide a solid basis for further exploration of peshawaraquinone's therapeutic applications.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Taghrid S AlOmar
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, University of Swabi, Swabi, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Swabi, Swabi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Agriculture University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Sohaib M, Sajid H, Sarfaraz S, Hamid MHSA, Gilani MA, Ans M, Mahmood T, Muhammad S, Alkhalifah MA, Sheikh NS, Ayub K. Enhanced nonlinear optical response of alkalides based on stacked Janus all- cis-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexafluorocyclohexane. Heliyon 2023; 9:e19325. [PMID: 37662734 PMCID: PMC10474417 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Significant efforts are continuously exerted by the scientific community to explore new strategies to design materials with high nonlinear optical responses. An effective approach is to design alkalides based on Janus molecules. Herein, we present a new approach to remarkably boost the NLO response of alkalides by stacking the Janus molecules. Alkalides based on stacked Janus molecule, M-n-M' (where n = 2 & 3 while M and M' are Li/Na/K) are studied for structural, energetic, electrical, and nonlinear optical properties. The thermodynamic stability of the designed complexes is confirmed by the energetic stabilities, which range between -14.07 and -28.77 kcal/mol. The alkalide character of alkali metals-doped complexes is confirmed by the NBO charge transfer and HOMO(s) densities. The HOMO densities are located on the doped alkali metal atoms, indicating their alkalide character. The absorptions in UV-Vis and near IR region confirm the deep ultraviolet transparency of the designed complexes. The maximum first static and dynamic hyperpolarizabilities of 5.13 × 107 and 6.6 × 106 au (at 1339 nm) confirm their high NLO response, especially for K-2-M' complexes. The NLO response of alkalides based on stacked Janus molecules is 1-2 orders of magnitude higher than the alkalide based on Janus monomer. The high values of dc-Kerr and electric field-induced response e.g., max ∼107 and 108 au, respectively have been obtained. These findings suggest that our designed complexes envision a new insight into the rational design of stable high NLO performance materials.
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- Muhammad Sohaib
- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan
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- School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Lane, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bahrain, P. O. Box 32038, Bahrain
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong BE1410, Brunei Darussalam
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan
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Mkrtchyan S, Shkoor M, Sarfaraz S, Ayub K, Iaroshenko VO. Mechanochemical arylative detrifluoromethylation of trifluoromethylarenes. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:6549-6555. [PMID: 37523214 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob00787a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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The stoichiometric defluorinative functionalization of ArCF3 is a conceptually appealing research target. It enables the challenging late-stage functionalization of CF3-containing aromatic molecules and contributes to the remedy of environmental risks resulting from the accumulation of relatively inert ArCF3-containing molecules. Similarly, Ar-CN bond features limit their utilization in cross-coupling reactions. Thus, the employment of benzonitriles in decyanative Suzuki-Miyaura type coupling remains in high demand in the field of C-C bond formation. Herein, we report mechanochemically induced and ytterbium oxide (Yb2O3)-mediated defluorinative cyanation of trifluoromethylarenes. In addition, we describe a facile mechanochemically facilitated and nickel-catalyzed decyanative arylation of benzonitriles to access biphenyls. Combining both processes in a one-pot multicomponent protocol to achieve a concise direct arylative detrifluoromethylation of ArCF3 is described herein. This work is the first hitherto realization of C-C coupling with CF3 as a formal leaving group.
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- Satenik Mkrtchyan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Tajovského 40, 97401, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia.
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- Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Tajovského 40, 97401, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia.
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Ahsan A, Fayyaz F, Sarfaraz S, Hamid MHS, Keasberry NA, Ayub K, Sheikh NS. A three orders of magnitude increase in nonlinear optical response by external electric field on Cryptand[2.2.2] (C222) based alkaline earthides. Heliyon 2023; 9:e17610. [PMID: 37455946 PMCID: PMC10338364 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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A new series of alkaline earthides based on Cryptand [2.2.2] (C222) containing nine complexes is designed by carefully placing alkali metals and alkaline earth metals inside and outside the C222 complexant, respectively i.e., M1(C222)M2 (M1 = Li, Na, K; M2 = Be, Mg, Ca). The designed complexes are reasonably stable both electronically and thermodynamically, as revealed through their vertical ionization potentials (VIPs) and interaction energies, respectively. Moreover, the true alkaline earthide nature of the complexes is confirmed through NBO and FMO analyses showing the negative charges and HOMOs over the alkaline earth metals, respectively. The further validity of true earthide characteristic is represented graphically by the spectra of partial density of states (PDOS). HOMO-LUMO gaps of the compounds are also very small (from 2.23 to 2.83 eV) when compared with pure cage's (C222) H-L gap i.e., 5.63 eV. All these features award these complexes with very small values of transition energies (ΔE) ranging from 0.68 to 2.06 eV ultimately resulting in remarkably high hyperpolarizability values up to 2.7 × 105 au (for Na+(C222)Mg-). Furthermore, applying external electric field (EEF) on the complexes enhances hyperpolarizability further. A remarkable increase of 1000 folds has been seen when hyperpolarizability of K+(C222)Ca- is calculated after EEF application i.e., from 8.79 × 104 au to 2.48 × 107 au; when subjected to 0.001 au external electric field.
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- Annum Ahsan
- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan
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- Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong, BE1410, Brunei Darussalam
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- Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong, BE1410, Brunei Darussalam
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan
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- Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong, BE1410, Brunei Darussalam
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Zahid Nasim S, Sarfaraz S, Jan F, Yar M, Ur Rehaman A. Computational insights of excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) based fluorescent detection and imaging of γ-glutamytranspeptidase activity. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2023; 299:122814. [PMID: 37201329 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.122814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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γ-Glutamytranspeptidase (GGT) is an important tumor biomarker that widely appears in the tumor cells. Therefore, accurate imaging and detection of GGT activity in live cells, serum and pathological cells grasp great importance for the diagnosis, management, and treatment of cancer. Herein, 2-(2-hydroxyl-phenyl)-6-chloro-4-(3H)-quinazolinone (HPQ) is considered as the fluorophore probe for the detection of GGT activity, which is known for the typical mechanism of excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT). All the simulations adopted to evaluate the sensing mechanism were carried out via DFT and TDDFT calculations at CAM-B3LYP/TZVP level of theory. The emission properties of HPQ and HPQ-TD are thoroughly studied to understand the photoinduced electron transfer (PET) and excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) process. The results reveal that the fluorescence quenching of HPQ (enol form) is assigned to the PET process, whereas the large Stokes shift in fluorescence emission of HPQ (keto form) is related with ESIPT mechanism. The obtained results are further cross validated by frontier molecular orbital (FMO) analysis, geometric analysis, and potential energy curve (PEC) scanning. Our calculations provide powerful evidence for the ESIPT based sensing mechanism of HPQ (keto-enol form) for GGT activity.
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- Sayed Zahid Nasim
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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Zhou QD, Hu GF, Sarfaraz S, Ayub K, Xiao B, Liu K, Yin X, Wang N. Internal B ← O Bond Facilitated Photo/Thermal Isomerization of Tetra-Coordinated Boranes. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:7061-7068. [PMID: 37121904 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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A new series of O∧C-chelate tetra-coordinated boranes with naphtha-aldehyde as the chelate backbone have been synthesized. Their photophysical and photochemical properties have been examined, which show that all of the compounds can undergo both photo and thermal transformations, generating aryl-migrated [1,2]oxaborinine derivatives as the major products. 1,3-Sigmatropic shifts and an intramolecular nucleophilic addition mechanism are proposed for the photochemical and thermal conversion pathways, respectively.
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- Qing-Dong Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK 22060, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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Sarfaraz S, Yar M, Sheikh NS, Bayach I, Ayub K. Transition Metal-Doped C 20 Fullerene-Based Single-Atom Catalysts with High Catalytic Activity for Hydrogen Dissociation Reaction. ACS Omega 2023; 8:14077-14088. [PMID: 37091387 PMCID: PMC10116631 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Hydrogen dissociation is a key step in almost all hydrogenation reactions; therefore, an efficient and cost-effective catalyst with a favorable band structure for this step is highly desirable. In the current work, transition metal-based C20 (M@C20) complexes are designed and evaluated as single-atom catalysts (SACs) for hydrogen dissociation reaction (HDR). Interaction energy (E int) analysis reveals that all the M@C20 complexes are thermodynamically stable, whereas the highest stability is observed for the Ni@C20 complex (E int = -6.14 eV). Moreover, the best catalytic performance for H2 dissociation reaction is computed for the Zn@C20 catalyst (E ads = 0.53 eV) followed by Ti@C20 (E ads = 0.65 eV) and Sc@C20 (E ads = 0.76 eV) among all considered catalysts. QTAIM analyses reveal covalent or shared shell interactions in H2* + M@C20 systems, which promote the process of H2 dissociation over M@C20 complexes. NBO and EDD analyses declare that transfer of charge from the metal atom to the antibonding orbital of H2 causes dissociation of the H-H bond. Overall outcomes of this study reveal that the Zn@C20 catalyst can act as a highly efficient, low-cost, abundant, and precious metal-free SAC to effectively catalyze HDR.
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- Sehrish Sarfaraz
- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, KPK, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, KPK, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Chemical
Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti
Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong BE1410, Brunei Darussalam
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal
University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, KPK, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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Bayach I, Sarfaraz S, Sheikh NS, Alamer K, Almutlaq N, Ayub K. Hydrogen Dissociation Reaction on First-Row Transition Metal Doped Nanobelts. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:2792. [PMID: 37049085 PMCID: PMC10096363 DOI: 10.3390/ma16072792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Zigzag molecular nanobelts have recently captured the interest of scientists because of their appealing aesthetic structures, intriguing chemical reactivities, and tantalizing features. In the current study, first-row transition metals supported on an H6-N3-belt[6]arene nanobelt are investigated for the electrocatalytic properties of these complexes for the hydrogen dissociation reaction (HDR). The interaction of the doped transition metal atom with the nanobelt is evaluated through interaction energy analysis, which reveals the significant thermodynamic stability of TM-doped nanobelt complexes. Electronic properties such as frontier molecular orbitals and natural bond orbitals analyses are also computed, to estimate the electronic perturbation upon doping. The highest reduction in the HOMO-LUMO energy gap compared to the bare nanobelt is seen in the case of the Zn@NB catalyst (4.76 eV). Furthermore, for the HDR reaction, the Sc@NB catalyst displays the best catalytic activity among the studied catalysts, with a hydrogen dissociation barrier of 0.13 eV, whereas the second-best catalytic activity is observed for the Zn@NB catalyst (0.36 eV). It is further found that multiple active sites, i.e., the presence of the metal atom and nitrogen atom moiety, help to facilitate the dissociation of the hydrogen molecule. These key findings of this study enhance the understanding of the relative stability, electronic features, and catalytic bindings of various TM@NB catalysts.
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- Imene Bayach
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong BE1410, Brunei
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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Al-Faiyz YSS, Sarfaraz S, Yar M, Munsif S, Khan AA, Amin B, Sheikh NS, Ayub K. Efficient Detection of Nerve Agents through Carbon Nitride Quantum Dots: A DFT Approach. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2023; 13:251. [PMID: 36678006 PMCID: PMC9864457 DOI: 10.3390/nano13020251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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V-series nerve agents are very lethal to health and cause the inactivation of acetylcholinesterase which leads to neuromuscular paralysis and, finally, death. Therefore, rapid detection and elimination of V-series nerve agents are very important. Herein, we have carried out a theoretical investigation of carbon nitride quantum dots (C2N) as an electrochemical sensor for the detection of V-series nerve agents, including VX, VS, VE, VG, and VM. Adsorption of V-series nerve agents on C2N quantum dots is explored at M05-2X/6-31++G(d,p) level of theory. The level of theory chosen is quite adequate in systems describing non-bonding interactions. The adsorption behavior of nerve agents is characterized by interaction energy, non-covalent interaction (NCI), Bader's quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM), frontier molecular orbital (FMO), electron density difference (EDD), and charge transfer analysis. The computed adsorption energies of the studied complexes are in the range of -12.93 to -17.81 kcal/mol, which indicates the nerve agents are physiosorbed onto C2N surface through non-covalent interactions. The non-covalent interactions between V-series and C2N are confirmed through NCI and QTAIM analysis. EDD analysis is carried out to understand electron density shifting, which is further validated by natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. FMO analysis is used to estimate the changes in energy gap of C2N on complexation through HOMO-LUMO energies. These findings suggest that C2N surface is highly selective toward VX, and it might be a promising candidate for the detection of V-series nerve agents.
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- Yasair S. S. Al-Faiyz
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Centre for Computational Materials Science, University of Malakand, Chakdara 18800, Pakistan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Malakand, Chakdara 18800, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Abbottabad University of Science & Technology, Abbottabad 22010, Pakistan
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- Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong BE1410, Brunei
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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Tariq M, Jan S, Sarfaraz S, Muhammad S, Ayub K. Intermolecular hydrogen bonding of alcohols with dinitrobenzene radical anion and dianion: A combined electrochemical and DFT study. J Mol Graph Model 2023; 118:108358. [PMID: 36327685 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2022.108358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Hydrogen bonding is one of the most important inter-molecular interactions in the field of biochemistry and medicinal chemistry. Such non-covalent interactions play a vital role in self-assembly phenomena, chemical structures, material properties and enzymatic catalysis. Herein, we present hydrogen bonding phenomenon in alcohols-dinitrobenzene (DNB) radical anion/dianion systems using electrochemical and computational approaches. First, 1,3-DNB radical anion and dianion were generated through electrochemical method and then hydrogen bonding interactions with aliphatic alcohols in DMSO are studied through cyclic voltammetry (CV). CV results show that the cathodic peak potential of 1,3-Dinitrobenzene in Dimethyl sulfoxide is shifted catholically upon addition of alcohols which represent hydrogen bonding phenomenon. Theoretical investigations are performed to gain deep insight on hydrogen bonding interaction strength in DNB-alcohol systems. H-bonding interaction of all isomers of DNB (1,2-, 1,3-, 1,4-), its corresponding radical anion, and dianion with aliphatic alcohols is studied using density functional calculations. The strength of H-bonding is evaluated both qualitatively and quantitatively using interaction energies, vibrational and electronic spectroscopic analysis. Understanding of these interactions will be helpful in gaining insight into biological systems where these interactions play significant role.
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- Muhammad Tariq
- National Center of Excellence in Physical Chemistry, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KPK, 25120, Pakistan.
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- National Center of Excellence in Physical Chemistry, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KPK, 25120, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan.
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Shah AB, Sarfaraz S, Yar M, Sheikh NS, Hammud HH, Ayub K. Remarkable Single Atom Catalyst of Transition Metal (Fe, Co & Ni) Doped on C 2N Surface for Hydrogen Dissociation Reaction. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2022; 13:nano13010029. [PMID: 36615939 PMCID: PMC9823351 DOI: 10.3390/nano13010029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Currently, hydrogen is recognized as the best alternative for fossil fuels because of its sustainable nature and environmentally friendly processing. In this study, hydrogen dissociation reaction is studied theoretically on the transition metal doped carbon nitride (C2N) surface through single atom catalysis. Each TMs@C2N complex is evaluated to obtain the most stable spin state for catalytic reaction. In addition, electronic properties (natural bond orbital NBO & frontier molecular orbital FMO) of the most stable spin state complex are further explored. During dissociation, hydrogen is primarily adsorbed on metal doped C2N surface and then dissociated heterolytically between metal and nitrogen atom of C2N surface. Results revealed that theFe@C2N surface is the most suitable catalyst for H2 dissociation reaction with activation barrier of 0.36 eV compared with Ni@C2N (0.40 eV) and Co@C2N (0.45 eV) complexes. The activation barrier for H2 dissociation reaction is quite low in case of Fe@C2N surface, which is comparatively better than already reported noble metal catalysts.
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- Ahmed Bilal Shah
- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong BE1410, Brunei
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: (H.H.H.); (K.A.)
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
- Correspondence: (H.H.H.); (K.A.)
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Aetizaz M, Sarfaraz S, Ayub K. Interaction of Imidazolium based ionic liquid electrolytes with carbon nitride electrodes in supercapacitors; A step forward for understanding electrode-electrolyte interaction. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Ullah H, Zada H, Khan F, Hayat S, Rahim F, Hussain A, Manzoor A, Wadood A, Ayub K, Rehman AU, Sarfaraz S. Benzimidazole bearing thiourea analogues: Synthesis, β-glucuronidase inhibitory potential and their molecular docking study. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Bibi S, Sarfaraz S, Yar M, Iqbal Zaman M, Niaz A, Khan A, Ali Hashmi M, Ayub K. Structure and electronic characterization of pristine and functionalized single wall carbon nanotube interacting with sulfide ion: A density functional theory approach. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sarfaraz S, Khan A, Hameed F, Arshad A, Mutahir Z, Zeeshan R, Ijaz K, Chaudhry AA, Khalid H, Rehman I, Khan AF. Osteogenic and antibacterial scaffolds of silk fibroin/Ce-doped ZnO for bone tissue engineering. INT J POLYM MATER PO 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2022.2090938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Sehrish Sarfaraz
- Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials (IRCBM), COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad, Campus Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad, Campus Pakistan
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- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A, Trieste, Italy
- The ‘Abdus Salam’ International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy
- Physics Department, Forman Christian College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials (IRCBM), COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials (IRCBM), COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials (IRCBM), COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials (IRCBM), COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials (IRCBM), COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Bioengineering, Engineering Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials (IRCBM), COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Sarfaraz S, Yar M, Ali Khan A, Ahmad R, Ayub K. DFT investigation of adsorption of nitro-explosives over C2N surface: Highly selective towards trinitro benzene. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.118652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ahsan A, Sarfaraz S, Fayyaz F, Asghar M, Ayub K. Enhanced non-linear optical response of calix[4]pyrrole complexant based earthides in the presence of oriented external electric field. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.118504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sarfaraz S, Yar M, Ans M, Gilani MA, Ludwig R, Hashmi MA, Hussain M, Muhammad S, Ayub K. Computational investigation of a covalent triazine framework (CTF-0) as an efficient electrochemical sensor. RSC Adv 2022; 12:3909-3923. [PMID: 35425404 PMCID: PMC8981076 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08738j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In the current study, a covalent triazine framework (CTF-0) was evaluated as an electrochemical sensor against industrial pollutants i.e., O3, NO, SO2, SO3, and CO2. The deep understanding of analytes@CTF-0 complexation was acquired by interaction energy, NCI, QTAIM, SAPT0, EDD, NBO and FMO analyses. The outcome of interaction energy analyses clearly indicates that all the analytes are physiosorbed onto the CTF-0 surface. NCI and QTAIM analysis were employed to understand the nature of the non-covalent interactions. Furthermore, SAPT0 analysis revealed that dispersion has the highest contribution towards total SAPT0 energy. In NBO analysis, the highest charge transfer is obtained in the case of SO3@CTF-0 (−0.167 e−) whereas the lowest charge transfer is observed in CO2@CTF-0. The results of NBO charge transfer are also verified through EDD analysis. FMO analysis revealed that the highest reduction in the HOMO–LUMO energy gap is observed in the case of O3 (5.03 eV) adsorption onto the CTF-0 surface, which indicates the sensitivity of CTF-0 for O3 analytes. We strongly believe that these results might be productive for experimentalists to tailor a highly sensitive electrochemical sensor using covalent triazine-based frameworks (CTFs). In the current study, a covalent triazine framework (CTF-0) was evaluated as an electrochemical sensor against industrial pollutants i.e., O3, NO, SO2, SO3, and CO2.![]()
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- Sehrish Sarfaraz
- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, KPK, Pakistan, 22060
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, KPK, Pakistan, 22060
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 54600, Pakistan
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- Universität Rostock, Institut für Chemie, Abteilung für Physikalische Chemie, Dr.-Lorenz-Weg 1, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Science & Technology, University of Education, 54770 Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Data Science, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, KPK, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, P. O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, KPK, Pakistan, 22060
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Mukhtar A, Sarfaraz S, Ayub K. Organic transformations in the confined space of porous organic cage CC2; catalysis or inhibition. RSC Adv 2022; 12:24397-24411. [PMID: 36128520 PMCID: PMC9415023 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra03399b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Porous organic cages have shape persistent cavities which provide a suitable platform for encapsulation of guest molecules with size suitably fitting to the cavity. The interactions of the guest molecule with the porous organic cage significantly alter the properties of the guest molecule. Herein, we report the effect of encapsulation on the kinetics of various organic transformations including 2 + 4 cycloaddition, 1,5-sigmatropic, 6π-electrocyclization, ring expansion, cheletropic, dyotropic, trimerization and tautomerization reactions. Non-bonding interactions are generated between the CC2 cage and encapsulated species. However, the number and nature/strength of interactions are different for reactant and TS with the CC2 cage and this difference detects the reaction to be accelerated or slowed down. A significant drop in the barrier of reactions is observed for reactions involving strong interactions of the transition state within the cage. However, for some reactions such as the Claisen rearrangement, reactants are stabilized more than the transition state and therefore an increase in activation barrier is observed. Furthermore, non-covalent analyses of all transition states (inside the cage) confirm the interaction between the CC2 cage and substrate. The current study will promote further exploration of the potential of other porous structures for similar applications. Porous organic cages have shape persistent cavities which provide a suitable platform for encapsulation of guest molecules with size suitably fitting to the cavity.![]()
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- Ayesha Mukhtar
- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, KPK, Pakistan, 22060
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, KPK, Pakistan, 22060
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, KPK, Pakistan, 22060
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Moon YW, Rao G, Kim JJ, Shim HS, Park KS, An SS, Kim B, Steeg PS, Sarfaraz S, Changwoo Lee L, Voeller D, Choi EY, Luo J, Palmieri D, Chung HC, Kim JH, Wang Y, Giaccone G. LAMC2 enhances the metastatic potential of lung adenocarcinoma. Cell Death Differ 2015; 22:1341-52. [PMID: 25591736 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2014.228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer, and metastasis is the main cause of high mortality in lung cancer patients. However, mechanisms underlying the development of lung cancer metastasis remain unknown. Using genome-wide transcriptional analysis in an experimental metastasis model, we identified laminin γ2 (LAMC2), an epithelial basement membrane protein, to be significantly upregulated in lung adenocarcinoma metastatic cells. Elevated LAMC2 increased traction force, migration, and invasion of lung adenocarcinoma cells accompanied by the induction of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). LAMC2 knockdown decreased traction force, migration, and invasion accompanied by EMT reduction in vitro, and attenuated metastasis in mice. LAMC2 promoted migration and invasion via EMT that was integrin β1- and ZEB1-dependent. High LAMC2 was significantly correlated with the mesenchymal marker vimentin expression in lung adenocarcinomas, and with higher risk of recurrence or death in patients with lung adenocarcinoma. We suggest that LAMC2 promotes metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma via EMT and may be a potential therapeutic target.
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Affiliation(s)
- Y W Moon
- 1] Medical Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA [2] Division of Medical Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- 1] Medical Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA [2] Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
| | - B Kim
- Pathology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, MD, USA
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- Women's Cancers Section, Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
| | - S Sarfaraz
- Medical Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
| | - L Changwoo Lee
- Medical Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
| | - Donna Voeller
- Medical Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
| | - E Y Choi
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
| | - Ji Luo
- Medical Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
| | - D Palmieri
- Women's Cancers Section, Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Y Wang
- 1] Medical Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA [2] Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
| | - G Giaccone
- 1] Medical Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA [2] Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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