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Liu W, Lewis SE, di Lorenzo M, Squires AM. Development of Redox-Active Lyotropic Lipid Cubic Phases for Biosensing Platforms. Langmuir 2024; 40:170-178. [PMID: 38113389 PMCID: PMC10786026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
Abstract
Enzyme-based electrochemical biosensors play an important role in point-of-care diagnostics for personalized medicine. For such devices, lipid cubic phases (LCP) represent an attractive method to immobilize enzymes onto conductive surfaces with no need for chemical linking. However, research has been held back by the lack of effective strategies to stably co-immobilize enzymes with a redox shuttle that enhances the electrical connection between the enzyme redox center and the electrode. In this study, we show that a monoolein (MO) LCP system doped with an amphiphilic redox mediator (ferrocenylmethyl)dodecyldimethylammonium bromide (Fc12) can be used for enzyme immobilization to generate an effective biosensing platform. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) showed that MO LCP can incorporate Fc12 while maintaining the Pn3m symmetry morphology. Cyclic voltammograms of Fc12/MO showed quasi-reversible behavior, which implied that Fc12 was able to freely diffuse in the lipid membrane of LCP with a diffusion coefficient of 1.9 ± 0.2 × 10-8 cm2 s-1 at room temperature. Glucose oxidase (GOx) was then chosen as a model enzyme and incorporated into 0.2%Fc12/MO to evaluate the activity of the platform. GOx hosted in 0.2%Fc12/MO followed Michaelis-Menten kinetics toward glucose with a KM and Imax of 8.9 ± 0.5 mM and 1.4 ± 0.2 μA, respectively, and a linearity range of 2-17 mM glucose. Our results therefore demonstrate that GOx immobilized onto 0.2% Fc12/MO is a suitable platform for the electrochemical detection of glucose.
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- Wanli Liu
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
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Hann J, Lyall CL, Kociok-Köhn G, Lewis SE. Synthesis of N-alkoxycarbonyl Pyrroles from O-Substituted Carbamates: A Synthetically Enabling Pyrrole Protection Strategy. J Org Chem 2023; 88:13584-13589. [PMID: 37729493 PMCID: PMC10563134 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c01257] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
Abstract
The condensation of readily available O-substituted carbamates with 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran gives N-alkoxycarbonyl pyrroles in a single step and in good yield. By this method, several common amine protecting groups can be introduced on the pyrrole nitrogen. With the exception of N-Boc, N-alkoxycarbonyl groups have seen only minimal use for protection of the pyrrole nitrogen to date. Here, we show that N-alkoxycarbonyl protection can endow pyrrole with distinct reactivity in comparison with N-sulfonyl protection, for example, in a pyrrole acylation protocol employing carboxylic acids with a sulfonic acid anhydride activator.
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- Jodie
L. Hann
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
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- Material
and Chemical Characterization Facility (MC2), University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
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- Material
and Chemical Characterization Facility (MC2), University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
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Harabajiu C, Hann JL, Murfin LC, Kociok-Köhn G, Lewis SE. Persistent azulene α-carbocations: synthesis from aldehydes, spectroscopic and crystallographic properties. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:858-866. [PMID: 36602170 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob01695h] [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: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
The non-benzenoid aromatic system azulene is sufficiently nucleophilic at C1 that it can react with a protonated aldehyde to form an α-azulenyl alcohol. This in turn may be protonated and undergo loss of water to give an azulene α-carbocation. We report the isolation of such azulenyl cations as salts with non-coordinating anions. The salts have been characterised by NMR, UV/Vis absorption and (in certain cases) X-ray crystallography. Reduction of representative salts to afford azulenyl(aryl) methylenes has been demonstrated.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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- Material and Chemical Characterisation Facility (MC2), University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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Andrews R, May B, Hernández FJ, Cozier GE, Townsend PA, Sutcliffe OB, Haines TSF, Freeman TP, Scott J, Husbands SM, Blagbrough IS, Bowman RW, Lewis SE, Grayson MN, Crespo-Otero R, Carbery DR, Pudney CR. Photochemical Fingerprinting Is a Sensitive Probe for the Detection of Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists; toward Robust Point-of-Care Detection. Anal Chem 2023; 95:703-713. [PMID: 36599091 PMCID: PMC9850351 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02529] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
With synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist (SCRA) use still prevalent across Europe and structurally advanced generations emerging, it is imperative that drug detection methods advance in parallel. SCRAs are a chemically diverse and evolving group, which makes rapid detection challenging. We have previously shown that fluorescence spectral fingerprinting (FSF) has the potential to provide rapid assessment of SCRA presence directly from street material with minimal processing and in saliva. Enhancing the sensitivity and discriminatory ability of this approach has high potential to accelerate the delivery of a point-of-care technology that can be used confidently by a range of stakeholders, from medical to prison staff. We demonstrate that a range of structurally distinct SCRAs are photochemically active and give rise to distinct FSFs after irradiation. To explore this in detail, we have synthesized a model series of compounds which mimic specific structural features of AM-694. Our data show that FSFs are sensitive to chemically conservative changes, with evidence that this relates to shifts in the electronic structure and cross-conjugation. Crucially, we find that the photochemical degradation rate is sensitive to individual structures and gives rise to a specific major product, the mechanism and identification of which we elucidate through density-functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT. We test the potential of our hybrid "photochemical fingerprinting" approach to discriminate SCRAs by demonstrating SCRA detection from a simulated smoking apparatus in saliva. Our study shows the potential of tracking photochemical reactivity via FSFs for enhanced discrimination of SCRAs, with successful integration into a portable device.
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- Rachael
C. Andrews
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, BathBA2 7AY, U.K.,Centre
for Sustainable Chemical Technology, University
of Bath, BathBA2 7AY, U.K.
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- Department
of Biology and Biochemistry, University
of Bath, BathBA2 7AY, U.K.
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- Department
of Biology and Biochemistry, University
of Bath, BathBA2 7AY, U.K.
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- School
of Applied Sciences, University of the West
of England, BristolBS16 1QY, U.K.
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- MANchester
DRug Analysis & Knowledge Exchange (MANDRAKE), Department of Natural
Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, ManchesterM15 5GD, U.K.
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- Department
of Computer Science, University of Glasgow, GlasgowG12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Department
of Psychology. University of Glasgow, GlasgowG12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Department
of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University
of Glasgow, GlasgowG12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Department
of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University
of Glasgow, GlasgowG12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Department
of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University
of Glasgow, GlasgowG12 8QQ, U.K.
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- School
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Glasgow, GlasgowG12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, BathBA2 7AY, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, BathBA2 7AY, U.K.,Centre
for Sustainable Chemical Technology, University
of Bath, BathBA2 7AY, U.K.,
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- Department
of Chemistry, Queen Mary University of London, LondonE1 4NS, U.K.,
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, BathBA2 7AY, U.K.,
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- Centre
for Sustainable Chemical Technology, University
of Bath, BathBA2 7AY, U.K.,Department
of Biology and Biochemistry, University
of Bath, BathBA2 7AY, U.K.,Centre for
Therapeutic Innovation, University
of Bath, BathBA2 7AY, U.K.,
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Elstone N, Arnold T, Skoda MWA, Lewis SE, Li P, Hazell G, Edler KJ. Structural investigation of sulfobetaines and phospholipid monolayers at the air-water interface. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:22679-22690. [PMID: 36106535 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02695c] [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: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Mixtures of sulfobetaine based lipids with phosphocholine phospholipids are of interest in order to study the interactions between zwitterionic surfactants and the phospholipids present in cell membranes. In this study we have investigated the structure of mixed monolayers of sulfobetaines and phosphocholine phospholipids. The sulfobetaine used has a single 18-carbon tail, and is referred to as SB3-18, and the phospholipid used is DMPC. Surface pressure-area isotherms of the samples were used to determine whether any phase transitions were present during the compression of the monolayers. Neutron and X-ray reflectometry were then used to investigate the structure of these monolayers perpendicular to the interface. We found that the average headgroup and tail layer thickness was reasonably consistent across all mixtures, with a variation of less than 3 Å reported in the total thickness of the monolayers at each surface pressure. However, by selective deuteration of the two components of the monolayers, it was found that the two components have different tail layer thicknesses. For the mixture with equal compositions of DMPC and SB3-18 or with a higher composition of DMPC the tail tilts were found to be constant, resulting in a greater tail layer thickness for SB3-18 due to its longer tail. For the mixture higher in SB3-18 this was not the case, the tail tilt angle for the two components was found to be different and DMPC was found to have a greater tail layer thickness than SB3-18 as a result.
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- Naomi Elstone
- Centre for Sustainable & Circular Technologies, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. .,Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.,European Spallation Source ERIC, P.O. Box 176, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden.,Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK.,ISIS Neutron Source Facility, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK
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- ISIS Neutron Source Facility, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK
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- Centre for Sustainable & Circular Technologies, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. .,Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- ISIS Neutron Source Facility, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Centre for Sustainable & Circular Technologies, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. .,Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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López-Alled CM, Park SJ, Lee DJ, Murfin LC, Kociok-Köhn G, Hann JL, Wenk J, James TD, Kim HM, Lewis SE. Azulene-based fluorescent chemosensor for adenosine diphosphate. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:10608-10611. [PMID: 34570136 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04122c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
AzuFluor® 435-DPA-Zn, an azulene fluorophore bearing two zinc(II)-dipicolylamine receptor motifs, exhibits fluorescence enhancement in the presence of adenosine diphosphate. Selectivity for ADP over ATP, AMP and PPi results from appropriate positioning of the receptor motifs, since an isomeric sensor cannot discriminate between ADP and ATP.
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- Carlos M López-Alled
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. .,Centre for Sustainable Circular Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, South Korea.
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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- Material and Chemical Characterisation Facility (MC2), University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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- Centre for Sustainable Circular Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. .,Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. .,Centre for Sustainable Circular Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. .,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. .,Centre for Sustainable Circular Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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Dunås P, Paterson AJ, Kociok-Köhn G, Rahm M, Lewis SE, Kann N. Palladium-catalyzed stereoselective domino arylation-acylation: an entry to chiral tetrahydrofluorenone scaffolds. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:6518-6521. [PMID: 34105551 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc02160e] [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: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
A palladium-catalyzed domino arylation-cyclization of biocatalytically derived cyclic 1,3-dienes is demonstrated. The reaction introduces a high degree of structural complexity in a single step, giving access to tricyclic tetrahydrofluorenones with full regio- and stereoselectivity. The transformation proceeds through a novel acylation-terminated Heck-type sequence, and quantum chemical calculations indicate that C-H activation is involved in the terminating acylation step.
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- Petter Dunås
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Materials and Chemical Characterization Facility, Convocation Avenue, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Centre for Sustainable Circular Technologies, Convocation Avenue, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. and Department of Chemistry, Convocation Avenue, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Guaiazulene is an alkyl-substituted azulene available from natural sources and is a much lower cost starting material for the synthesis of azulene derivatives than azulene itself. Here we report an approach for the selective functionalisation of guaiazulene which takes advantage of the acidity of the protons on the guaiazulene C4 methyl group. The aldehyde produced by this approach constitutes a building block for the construction of azulenes substituted on the seven-membered ring. Derivatives of this aldehyde synthesised by alkenylation, reduction and condensation are reported, and the halochromic properties of a subset of these derivatives have been studied.
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Small-molecule based fluorescent probes are increasingly important for the detection and imaging of biological signaling molecules due to their simplicity, high selectivity and sensitivity, whilst being non-invasive, and suitable for real-time analysis of living systems. With this perspective we highlight sensing mechanisms including Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET), intramolecular charge transfer (ICT), photoinduced electron transfer (PeT), excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT), aggregation induced emission (AIE) and multiple modality fluorescence approaches including dual/triple sensing mechanisms (DSM or TSM). Throughout the perspective we highlight the remaining challenges and suggest potential directions for development towards improved small-molecule fluorescent probes suitable for biosensing.
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- Xue Tian
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath Bath BA2 7AY UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath Bath BA2 7AY UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath Bath BA2 7AY UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath Bath BA2 7AY UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath Bath BA2 7AY UK
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 P. R. China
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Azulene is a hydrocarbon isomer of naphthalene known for its unusual colour and fluorescence properties. Through the harnessing of these properties, the literature has been enriched with a series of chemical sensors and dosimeters with distinct colorimetric and fluorescence responses. This review focuses specifically on the latter of these phenomena. The review is subdivided into two sections. Section one discusses turn-on fluorescent sensors employing azulene, for which the literature is dominated by examples of the unusual phenomenon of azulene protonation-dependent fluorescence. Section two focuses on fluorescent azulenes that have been used in the context of biological sensing and imaging. To aid the reader, the azulene skeleton is highlighted in blue in each compound.
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Dunås P, Murfin LC, Nilsson OJ, Jame N, Lewis SE, Kann N. Azulene Functionalization by Iron-Mediated Addition to a Cyclohexadiene Scaffold. J Org Chem 2020; 85:13453-13465. [PMID: 33085490 PMCID: PMC7660747 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The functionalization of azulenes via reaction with cationic η5-iron carbonyl diene complexes under mild reaction conditions is demonstrated. A range of azulenes, including derivatives of naturally occurring guaiazulene, were investigated in reactions with three electrophilic iron complexes of varying electronic properties, affording the desired coupling products in 43-98% yield. The products were examined with UV-vis/fluorescence spectroscopy and showed interesting halochromic properties. Decomplexation and further derivatization of the products provide access to several different classes of 1-substituted azulenes, including a conjugated ketone and a fused tetracycle.
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Affiliation(s)
- Petter Dunås
- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers
University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
| | - Lloyd C. Murfin
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Convocation Avenue, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
| | - Oscar J. Nilsson
- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers
University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
| | - Nicolas Jame
- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers
University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
| | - Simon E. Lewis
- Centre
for Sustainable Circular Technologies, University
of Bath, Convocation Avenue, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Convocation Avenue, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers
University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
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López-Alled CM, Murfin LC, Kociok-Köhn G, James TD, Wenk J, Lewis SE. Colorimetric detection of Hg 2+ with an azulene-containing chemodosimeter via dithioacetal hydrolysis. Analyst 2020; 145:6262-6269. [PMID: 32926021 DOI: 10.1039/d0an01404d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Azulene is a bicyclic aromatic chromophore that absorbs in the visible region. Its absorption maximum undergoes a hypsochromic shift if a conjugated electron-withdrawing group is introduced at the C1 position. This fact can be exploited in the design of a colorimetric chemodosimeter that functions by the transformation of a dithioacetal to the corresponding aldehyde upon exposure to Hg2+ ions. This chemodosimeter exhibits good chemoselectivity over other metal cations, and responds with an unambiguous colour change clearly visible to the naked eye. Its synthesis is concise and its ease of use makes it appropriate in resource-constrained environments, for example in determing mercury content of drinking water sources in the developing world.
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- Carlos M López-Alled
- Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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Castrignanò E, Kannan AM, Proctor K, Petrie B, Hodgen S, Feil EJ, Lewis SE, Lopardo L, Camacho-Muñoz D, Rice J, Cartwright N, Barden R, Kasprzyk-Hordern B. (Fluoro)quinolones and quinolone resistance genes in the aquatic environment: A river catchment perspective. Water Res 2020; 182:116015. [PMID: 32622132 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
This study provides an insight into the prevalence of (fluoro)quinolones (FQs) and their specific quinolone qnrS resistance gene in the Avon river catchment area receiving treated wastewater from 5 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), serving 1.5 million people and accounting for 75% of inhabitants living in the catchment area in the South West of England.. Ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, nalidixic acid and norfloxacin were found to be ubiquitous with daily loads reaching a few hundred g/day in wastewater influent and tens of g/day in receiving waters. This was in contrast to other FQs analysed: flumequine, nadifloxacin, lomefloxacin, ulifloxacin, prulifloxacin, besifloxacin and moxifloxacin, which were hardly quantified. Enantiomeric profiling revealed that ofloxacin was enriched with the S-(-)-enantiomer, likely deriving from its prescription as the more potent enantiomerically pure levofloxacin, alongside racemic ofloxacin. While ofloxacin's enantiomeric fraction (EF) remained constant, high stereoselectivity was observed in the case of its metabolite ofloxacin-N-oxide. The removal efficiency of quinolones during wastewater treatment at 5 WWTPs utilising either trickling filters (TF) or activated sludge (AS), was compound and wastewater treatment process dependent, with AS providing better efficiency than TF. The qnrS resistance gene was ubiquitous in wastewater. Its removal was WWTP treatment process dependent with TF performing best and resulting in significant removal of the gene (from 28 to 75%). AS underperformed with only 9% removal in the case of activated sludge and actual increase in the gene copy number within sequencing batch reactors (SBRs). Interestingly, the data suggests that higher removal of antibiotics could be linked with high prevalence of the gene (SBR and WWTP E) and vice versa, low removal of antibiotic is correlated with lower prevalence of the gene in wastewater effluent (TF, WWTP B and D). This is especially prominent in the case of ofloxacin and could indicate that AS might be facilitating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) prevalence to higher extent than TF. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) was also applied to monitor any potential misuse (e.g. direct disposal) of FQs in the catchment. In most cases higher use of antibiotics with respect to official statistics (i.e. ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin) was observed, which suggests that FQs management practice require further attention.
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- Erika Castrignanò
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom, UK; Department of Analytical, Environmental & Forensic Sciences, School of Population Health & Environmental Sciences, King's College London, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom, UK; School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, AB10 7GJ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom, UK
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- The Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA27AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom, UK; School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, AB10 7GJ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom, UK
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- Environment Agency, Horizon House, Deanery Road, Bristol, BS1 5AH, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom, UK.
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Paterson AJ, Dunås P, Rahm M, Norrby PO, Kociok-Köhn G, Lewis SE, Kann N. Palladium Catalyzed Stereoselective Arylation of Biocatalytically Derived Cyclic 1,3-Dienes: Chirality Transfer via a Heck-Type Mechanism. Org Lett 2020; 22:2464-2469. [PMID: 32150420 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Microbial arene oxidation of benzoic acid with Ralstonia eutropha B9 provides a chiral highly functionalized cyclohexadiene, suitable for further structural diversification. Subjecting this scaffold to a Pd-catalyzed Heck reaction effects a regio- and stereoselective arylation of the cyclohexadiene ring, with 1,3-chirality transfer of stereogenic information installed in the microbial arene oxidation. Quantum chemical calculations explain the selectivity both by a kinetic preference for the observed arylation position and by reversible carbopalladation in competing positions. Further product transformation allowed the formation of a tricyclic ketone possessing four stereogenic centers. This demonstrates the capability of the method to introduce stereochemical complexity from planar nonchiral benzoic acid in just a few steps.
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- Andrew J Paterson
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Data Science and Modelling, Pharmaceutical Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca Gothenburg, SE-43183 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Material and Chemical Characterisation Facility, Convocation Avenue, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, U.K.,Department of Chemistry, Convocation Avenue, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Murfin LC, Chiang K, Williams GT, Lyall CL, Jenkins ATA, Wenk J, James TD, Lewis SE. A Colorimetric Chemosensor Based on a Nozoe Azulene That Detects Fluoride in Aqueous/Alcoholic Media. Front Chem 2020; 8:10. [PMID: 32064247 PMCID: PMC7000628 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Colorimetry is an advantageous method for detecting fluoride in drinking water in a resource-limited context, e. g., in parts of the developing world where excess fluoride intake leads to harmful health effects. Here we report a selective colorimetric chemosensor for fluoride that employs an azulene as the reporter motif and a pinacolborane as the receptor motif. The chemosensor, NAz-6-Bpin, is prepared using the Nozoe azulene synthesis, which allows for its rapid and low-cost synthesis. The chemosensor gives a visually observable response to fluoride both in pure organic solvent and also in water/alcohol binary solvent mixtures.
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- Lloyd C Murfin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.,School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Materials and Chemical Characterization (MC2), University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Water Innovation & Research Centre, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.,Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.,Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.,Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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Alexander BE, Sun S, Palframan MJ, Kociok‐Köhn G, Dibwe DF, Watanabe S, Caggiano L, Awale S, Lewis SE. Sidechain Diversification of Grandifloracin Allows Identification of Analogues with Enhanced Anti-Austerity Activity against Human PANC-1 Pancreatic Cancer Cells. ChemMedChem 2020; 15:125-135. [PMID: 31821731 PMCID: PMC7003952 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201900549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The natural product (+)-grandifloracin is a potent "anti-austerity" agent, able to suppress the ability of various pancreatic cancer cell lines to tolerate conditions of nutrient deprivation. Such anti-austerity agents represent a promising approach to cancer chemotherapy. Here we report the synthesis and biological evaluation of racemic analogues of grandifloracin bearing diverse sidechains, of which two show enhanced potency in comparison with the natural product. Additionally, several unexpected by-products containing modifications of the grandifloracin core were isolated, identified and similarly evaluated for biological activity.
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- Institute of Natural MedicineUniversity of Toyama2630 SugitaniToyama930-0194Japan
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- Materials and Chemical Characterisation Facility (MC)University of BathBathBA2 7AYUK
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- Institute of Natural MedicineUniversity of Toyama2630 SugitaniToyama930-0194Japan
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- Institute of Natural MedicineUniversity of Toyama2630 SugitaniToyama930-0194Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy and PharmacologyUniversity of BathBathBA2 7AYUK
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- Institute of Natural MedicineUniversity of Toyama2630 SugitaniToyama930-0194Japan
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Murfin L, Weber M, Park SJ, Kim WT, Lopez-Alled CM, McMullin CL, Pradaux-Caggiano F, Lyall CL, Kociok-Köhn G, Wenk J, Bull SD, Yoon J, Kim HM, James TD, Lewis SE. Azulene-Derived Fluorescent Probe for Bioimaging: Detection of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species by Two-Photon Microscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:19389-19396. [PMID: 31773957 PMCID: PMC6909233 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Two-photon fluorescence microscopy has become an indispensable technique for cellular imaging. Whereas most two-photon fluorescent probes rely on well-known fluorophores, here we report a new fluorophore for bioimaging, namely azulene. A chemodosimeter, comprising a boronate ester receptor motif conjugated to an appropriately substituted azulene, is shown to be an effective two-photon fluorescent probe for reactive oxygen species, showing good cell penetration, high selectivity for peroxynitrite, no cytotoxicity, and excellent photostability.
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- Lloyd
C. Murfin
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
- Center
for Sustainable Circular Technologies, University
of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, South Korea
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- Department
of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, South Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
- Center
for Sustainable Circular Technologies, University
of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Materials
and Chemical Characterization (MC), University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Materials
and Chemical Characterization (MC), University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Center
for Sustainable Circular Technologies, University
of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
- Center
for Sustainable Circular Technologies, University
of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Woman’s
University, Seoul 120-750, South Korea
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- Department
of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, South Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
- Center
for Sustainable Circular Technologies, University
of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
- Center
for Sustainable Circular Technologies, University
of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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Quintana DD, Lewis SE, Anantula Y, Garcia JA, Sarkar SN, Cavendish JZ, Brown CM, Simpkins JW. The cerebral angiome: High resolution MicroCT imaging of the whole brain cerebrovasculature in female and male mice. Neuroimage 2019; 202:116109. [PMID: 31446129 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The cerebrovascular system provides crucial functions that maintain metabolic and homeostatic states of the brain. Despite its integral role of supporting cerebral viability, the topological organization of these networks remains largely uncharacterized. This void in our knowledge surmises entirely from current technological limitations that prevent the capturing of data through the entire depth of the brain. We report high-resolution reconstruction and analysis of the complete vascular network of the entire brain at the capillary level in adult female and male mice using a vascular corrosion cast procedure. Vascular network analysis of the whole brain revealed sex-related differences of vessel hierarchy. In addition, region-specific network analysis demonstrated different patterns of angioarchitecture between brain subregions and sex. Furthermore, our group is the first to provide a three-dimensional analysis of the angioarchitecture and network organization in a single reconstructed tomographic data set that encompasses all hierarchy of vessels in the brain of the adult mouse.
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- D D Quintana
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Center for Basic Translational and Stroke Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Center for Basic Translational and Stroke Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Basic Translational and Stroke Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Basic Translational and Stroke Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Center for Basic Translational and Stroke Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Center for Basic Translational and Stroke Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Basic Translational and Stroke Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Center for Basic Translational and Stroke Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
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Murfin LC, López-Alled CM, Sedgwick AC, Wenk J, James TD, Lewis SE. A simple, azulene-based colorimetric probe for the detection of nitrite in water. Front Chem Sci Eng 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11705-019-1790-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Webster SJ, López-Alled CM, Liang X, McMullin CL, Kociok-Köhn G, Lyall CL, James TD, Wenk J, Cameron PJ, Lewis SE. Azulenes with aryl substituents bearing pentafluorosulfanyl groups: synthesis, spectroscopic and halochromic properties. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj05520c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Azulenes with SF5-containing substituents gave significantly different spectroscopic responses to protonation depending on the regioisomer in question.
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Bath
- Bath
- UK
- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies
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- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies
- University of Bath
- Bath
- UK
- Department of Chemical Engineering & Water Innovation & Research Centre: WIRC @ Bath, University of Bath
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Bath
- Bath
- UK
- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Bath
- Bath
- UK
- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies
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Sanchez-Fernandez A, Moody GL, Murfin LC, Arnold T, Jackson AJ, King SM, Lewis SE, Edler KJ. Self-assembly and surface behaviour of pure and mixed zwitterionic amphiphiles in a deep eutectic solvent. Soft Matter 2018; 14:5525-5536. [PMID: 29926037 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm00755a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Recent investigations have shown that deep eutectic solvents provide a suitable environment for self-organisation of biomolecules, in particular phospholipids and proteins. However, the solvation of complex lyophilic moieties by deep eutectic solvents still remains unclear. Here we explore the behaviour of zwitterionic surfactants in choline chloride:glycerol eutectic mixture. Dodecyl-2-(trimethylammonio)ethylphosphate and N-alkyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-propanesulfonate (alkyl = dodecyl, tetradecyl) surfactants were investigated by means of surface tension, X-ray reflectivity and small-angle neutron scattering. These surfactants were found to remain surface active and form globular micelles in deep eutectic solvents. Still, the surface behaviour of these species was found to differ depending on the headgroup and tail structure. The morphology of the micelles also slightly varies between surfactants, demonstrating differences in the packing of individual monomers. The characteristics of mixtures of the dodecyl surfactants is also reported, showing a deviation from ideal mixing associated with attractive interactions between sulfobetaine and phosphocholine headgroups. Such non-ideality results in variation of the surface behaviour and self-assembly of these surfactant mixtures. The results presented here will potentially lead to the development of new alternatives for drug-delivery, protein solubilisation and biosensing through a better fundamental understanding of the behaviour of zwitterionic surfactants in deep eutectic solvents.
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- A Sanchez-Fernandez
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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López-Alled CM, Sanchez-Fernandez A, Edler KJ, Sedgwick AC, Bull SD, McMullin CL, Kociok-Köhn G, James TD, Wenk J, Lewis SE. Azulene-boronate esters: colorimetric indicators for fluoride in drinking water. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 53:12580-12583. [PMID: 29134206 DOI: 10.1039/c7cc07416f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Low cost and in situ fluoride detection by non-experts is important for the determination of drinking water safety in developing countries. Colour reagents can provide results quickly without expensive equipment, but colorimetric fluoride indicators are often nonspecific, complex to use or do not work in water. Here we show that azulene-boronate indicators respond selectively to fluoride at concentrations relevant to the WHO limit of 1.5 mg L-1.
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- Carlos M López-Alled
- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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Witt KD, Beresford L, Bhattacharya S, Brian K, Coomarasamy A, Cutting R, Hooper R, Kirkman-Brown J, Khalaf Y, Lewis SE, Pacey A, Pavitt S, West R, Miller D, Cutting R. Hyaluronic Acid Binding Sperm Selection for assisted reproduction treatment (HABSelect): study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2016; 6:e012609. [PMID: 27855103 PMCID: PMC5073628 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The selection of a sperm with good genomic integrity is an important consideration for improving intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcome. Current convention selects sperm by vigour and morphology, but preliminary evidence suggests selection based on hyaluronic acid binding may be beneficial. The aim of the Hyaluronic Acid Binding Sperm Selection (HABSelect) trial is to determine the efficacy of hyaluronic acid (HA)-selection of sperm versus conventionally selected sperm prior to ICSI on live birth rate (LBR). The mechanistic aim is to assess whether and how the chromatin state of HA-selected sperm corresponds with clinical outcomes-clinical pregnancy rate (CPR), LBR and pregnancy loss (PL). METHODS AND ANALYSIS Couples attending UK Centres will be approached, eligibility screening performed and informed consent sought. Randomisation will occur within 24 hours prior to ICSI treatment. Participants will be randomly allocated 1:1 to the intervention arm (physiological intracytoplasmic sperm injection, PICSI) versus the control arm using conventional methods (ICSI). The primary clinical outcome is LBR ≥37 weeks' gestation with the mechanistic study determining LBR's relationship with sperm DNA integrity. Secondary outcomes will determine this for CPR and PL. Only embryologists performing the procedure will be aware of the treatment allocation. Steps will be taken to militate against biases arising from embryologists being non-blinded. Randomisation will use a minimisation algorithm to balance for key prognostic variables. The trial is powered to detect a 5% difference (24-29%: p=0.05) in LBR ≥37 weeks' gestation. Selected residual sperm samples will be tested by one or more assays of DNA integrity. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION HABSelect is a UK NIHR-EME funded study (reg no 11/14/34; IRAS REF. 13/YH/0162). The trial was designed in partnership with patient and public involvement to help maximise patient benefits. Trial findings will be reported as per CONSORT guidelines and will be made available in lay language via the trial web site (http://www.habselect.org.uk/). TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN99214271; Pre-results.
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- K D Witt
- Department: Centre for Primary Care & Public Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department: Centre for Primary Care & Public Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Charity Registration No. 1099960 (InfertilityNetworkUK), London, UK
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- Centre for Human Reproductive Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham Women's Fertility Centre, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department: Centre for Primary Care & Public Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Human Reproductive Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham Women's Fertility Centre, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital, London, UK
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- Queen's University Belfast, Institute of Pathology, Belfast, UK
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- Department of Human Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Dental Translational and Clinical Research Unit, School of Dentistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Hazell G, Gee AP, Arnold T, Edler KJ, Lewis SE. Langmuir monolayers composed of single and double tail sulfobetaine lipids. J Colloid Interface Sci 2016; 474:190-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Revised: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cowper P, Jin Y, Turton MD, Kociok-Köhn G, Lewis SE. Azulenesulfonium Salts: Accessible, Stable, and Versatile Reagents for Cross-Coupling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:2564-8. [PMID: 26806850 PMCID: PMC4755203 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201510666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [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: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Azulenesulfonium salts may be readily prepared from the corresponding azulenes by an SE Ar reaction. These azulene sulfonium salts are bench-stable species that may be employed as pseudohalides for cross-coupling. Specifically, their application in Suzuki-Miyaura reactions has been demonstrated with a diverse selection of coupling partners. These azulenesulfonium salts possess significant advantages in comparison with the corresponding azulenyl halides, which are known to be unstable and difficult to prepare in pure form.
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- Paul Cowper
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Chemical Characterisation and Analysis Facility, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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Cowper P, Jin Y, Turton MD, Kociok-Köhn G, Lewis SE. Azulenesulfonium Salts: Accessible, Stable, and Versatile Reagents for Cross-Coupling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201510666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Paul Cowper
- Department of Chemistry; University of Bath; Bath BA2 7AY UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Bath; Bath BA2 7AY UK
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- Chemical Characterisation and Analysis Facility; University of Bath; Bath BA2 7AY UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Bath; Bath BA2 7AY UK
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The first synthesis of a cyclic oligophenylene possessing a radial π system was reported in 2008. In the short period that has elapsed since, there has been an ever-increasing level of interest in molecules of this type, as evidenced by the volume of publications in this area. This interest has been driven by the highly unusual properties of these molecules in comparison to their linear oligoarene analogues, as well as the diverse array of potential applications for them. Notably, CPPs and related structures were proposed as viable templates for the bottom-up synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), a proposition which has recently been realised. This review gives a comprehensive and strictly chronological (by date of first online publication) treatment of literature reports from the inception of the field, with emphasis on both synthesis and properties of CPPs and related nanohoops. (The scope of this review is restricted to molecules possessing a radial π system consisting entirely of subunits which are aromatic in isolation, e.g. CPPs, but not cycloparaphenyleneacetylenes or cyclopolyacetylenes).
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- Simon E Lewis
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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Lewis SE, Rice A, Hurst GDD, Baylis M. First detection of endosymbiotic bacteria in biting midges Culicoides pulicaris and Culicoides punctatus, important Palaearctic vectors of bluetongue virus. Med Vet Entomol 2014; 28:453-456. [PMID: 24612104 DOI: 10.1111/mve.12055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Revised: 12/07/2013] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Heritable bacteria have been highlighted as important components of vector biology, acting as required symbionts with an anabolic role, altering competence for disease transmission, and affecting patterns of gene flow by altering cross compatibility. In this paper, we tested eight U.K. species of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) midge for the presence of five genera of endosymbiotic bacteria: Cardinium (Bacteroidales: Bacteroidaceae); Wolbachia (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae); Spiroplasma (Entomoplasmatales: Spiroplasmataceae); Arsenophonus (Enterobacteriales: Enterobacteriaceae), and Rickettsia (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae). Cardinium spp. were detected in both sexes of Culicoides pulicaris and Culicoides punctatus, two known vectors of bluetongue virus. Cardinium spp. were not detected in any other species, including the Culicoides obsoletus group, the main vector of bluetongue and Schmallenberg viruses in northern Europe. The other endosymbionts were not detected in any Culicoides species. The Cardinium strain detected in U.K. Culicoides species is very closely related to the Candidatus Cardinium hertigii group C, previously identified in Culicoides species in Asia. Further, we infer that the symbiont is not a sex ratio distorter and shows geographic variation in prevalence within a species. Despite its detection in several species of Culicoides that vector arboviruses worldwide, the absence of Cardinium in the C. obsoletus group suggests that infections of these symbionts may not be necessary to the arboviral vector competence of biting midges.
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- S E Lewis
- School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, U.K
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Lyall CL, Sato M, Uosis-Martin M, Asghar SF, Jones MD, Williams IH, Lewis SE. C-H functionalization of sp(3) centers with aluminum: a computational and mechanistic study of the Baddeley reaction of decalin. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:13745-53. [PMID: 25196493 DOI: 10.1021/ja5062246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Decalin undergoes reaction with aluminum trichloride and acetyl chloride to form a tricyclic enol ether in good yield, as first reported by Baddeley. This eye-catching transformation, which may be considered to be an aliphatic Friedel-Crafts reaction, has not previously been studied mechanistically. Here we report experimental and computational studies to elucidate the mechanism of this reaction. We give supporting evidence for the proposition that, in the absence of unsaturation, an acylium ion acts as a hydride acceptor, forming a tertiary carbocation. Loss of a proton introduces an alkene, which reacts with a further acylium ion. A concerted 1,2-hydride shift/oxonium formation, followed by elimination, leads to formation of the observed product.
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Davis AM, Lewis SE, Brodie JE, Benson A. The potential benefits of herbicide regulation: a cautionary note for the Great Barrier Reef catchment area. Sci Total Environ 2014; 490:81-92. [PMID: 24840283 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2013] [Revised: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Industry transitions away from traditional photosystem II inhibiting (PSII) herbicides towards an 'alternative' herbicide suite are now widely advocated as a key component of improved environmental outcomes for Australia's Great Barrier Reef and improved environmental stewardship on the part of the Queensland sugar industry. A systematic desktop risk analysis found that based on current farming practices, traditional PSII herbicides can pose significant environmental risks. Several of the 'alternatives' that can directly fill a specific pre-emergent ('soil residual') weed control function similar to regulated PSII herbicides also, however, presented a similar environmental risk profile, regardless of farming systems and bio-climatic zones being considered. Several alternatives with a pre-emergent residual function as well as alternative post-emergent (contact or 'knockdown') herbicides were, predicted to pose lower environmental risks than the regulated PSII herbicides to most trophic levels, although environmental risks could still be present. While several herbicides may well be viable alternatives in terms of weed control, they can still present equal or possibly higher risks to the environment. Imposing additional regulations (or even de-registrations) on particular herbicides could result in marginal, and possibly perverse environmental impacts in the long term, if usage shifts to alternative herbicides with similar risk profiles. Regardless of any regulatory efforts, improved environmental sustainability outcomes in pesticide practices within the Great Barrier Reef catchment area will hinge primarily on the continuing adoption of integrated, strategic pest management systems and technologies applied to both traditional and 'alternative' herbicides. One of the emerging policy challenges is ensuring the requisite technical and extension support for cane growers to ensure effective adoption of rapidly evolving farming system technologies, in a very dynamic and scrutinised herbicide management environment.
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- A M Davis
- Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.
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- Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- Herbert Cane Productivity Services Limited, 181 Fairford Road , Ingham, Qld 4850, Australia.
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Laabei M, Jamieson WD, Lewis SE, Diggle SP, Jenkins ATA. A new assay for rhamnolipid detection-important virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:7199-209. [PMID: 24974281 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5904-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Revised: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Rhamnolipids (RLs) are heterogeneous glycolipid molecules that are composed of one or two L-rhamnose sugars and one or two β-hydroxy fatty acids, which can vary in their length and branch size. They are biosurfactants, predominantly produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and are important virulence factors, playing a major role in P. aeruginosa pathogenesis. Therefore, a fast, accurate and high-throughput method of detecting such molecules is of real importance. Here, we illustrate the ability to detect RL-producing P. aeruginosa strains with high sensitivity, based on an assay involving phospholipid vesicles encapsulated with a fluorescent dye. This vesicle-lysis assay is confirmed to be solely sensitive to RLs. We illustrate a half maximum concentration for vesicle lysis (EC50) of 40 μM (23.2 μg/mL) using pure commercial RLs and highlight the ability to semi-quantify RLs directly from the culture supernatant, requiring no extra extraction or processing steps or technical expertise. We show that this method is consistent with results from thin-layer chromatography detection and dry weight analysis of RLs but find that the widely used orcinol colorimetric test significantly underestimated RL quantity. Finally, we apply this methodology to compare RL production among strains isolated from either chronic or acute infections. We confirm a positive association between RL production and acute infection isolates (p = 0.0008), highlighting the role of RLs in certain infections.
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- Maisem Laabei
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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The dearomatising dihydroxylation of aromatic molecules mediated by arene dioxygenase enzymes can provide cyclohexadiene-diols that are versatile starting materials for organic synthesis. Whereas oxidation of a substituted arene to give its ortho,meta-dihydrodiol has been demonstrated for numerous substrates and dioxygenases, formation of ipso,ortho-dihydrodiols has historically been underutilised in comparison. This feature article presents a chronological account of reported uses of such diols.
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- Simon E Lewis
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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Griffen JA, Kenwright SJ, Abou-Shehada S, Wharry S, Moody TS, Lewis SE. Benzoate dioxygenase fromRalstonia eutrophaB9 – unusual regiochemistry of dihydroxylation permits rapid access to novel chirons. Org Chem Front 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3qo00057e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Oxidation of benzoic acid by a microorganism expressing benzoate dioxygenase leads to the formation of an unusualipso,orthoarenecis-diol in sufficient quantities to be useful for synthesis.
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- Julia A. Griffen
- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies
- University of Bath
- Claverton Down, UK
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- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies
- University of Bath
- Claverton Down, UK
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- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies
- University of Bath
- Claverton Down, UK
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- Department of Biocatalysis and Isotope Chemistry
- Almac Group Ltd
- Craigavon, UK
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- Department of Biocatalysis and Isotope Chemistry
- Almac Group Ltd
- Craigavon, UK
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- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies
- University of Bath
- Claverton Down, UK
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Lyall CL, Shotton CC, Pérez-Salvia M, Dan Pantoş G, Lewis SE. Direct core functionalisation of naphthalenediimides by iridium catalysed C–H borylation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:13837-40. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc06522k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report the first boron-substituted naphthalenediimides (NDIs), prepared by iridium catalysed C–H activation. Both mono- and diborylated products are available, which have been further elaborated by Suzuki–Miyaura coupling.
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Griffen JA, White JC, Kociok-Köhn G, Lloyd MD, Wells A, Arnot TC, Lewis SE. New aminocyclitols with quaternary stereocentres via acylnitroso cycloaddition with an ipso,ortho arene dihydrodiol. Tetrahedron 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Uosis-Martin M, Pantoş GD, Mahon MF, Lewis SE. A Model System for the Synthesis of Complanadine Alkaloids by “Diverted Kondrat’eva” Oxazole–Olefin Cycloaddition. J Org Chem 2013; 78:6253-63. [DOI: 10.1021/jo401014n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Mario Uosis-Martin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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Wills KA, Mandujano-Ramírez HJ, Merino G, Mattia D, Hewat T, Robertson N, Oskam G, Jones MD, Lewis SE, Cameron PJ. Investigation of a copper(i) biquinoline complex for application in dye-sensitized solar cells. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra44936j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Lyall CL, Uosis-Martin M, Lowe JP, Mahon MF, Pantoş GD, Lewis SE. Aliphatic C–H activation with aluminium trichloride–acetyl chloride: expanding the scope of the Baddeley reaction for the functionalisation of saturated hydrocarbons. Org Biomol Chem 2013; 11:1468-75. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ob26765a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ali Khan M, Mahon MF, Lowe JP, Stewart AJW, Lewis SE. Valuable New Cyclohexadiene Building Blocks from Cationic η5-Iron-Carbonyl Complexes Derived from a Microbial Arene Oxidation Product. Chemistry 2012; 18:13480-93. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201202411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Palframan MJ, Kociok-Köhn G, Lewis SE. Photooxygenation of a Microbial Arene Oxidation Product and Regioselective Kornblum-DeLaMare Rearrangement: Total Synthesis of Zeylenols and Zeylenones. Chemistry 2012; 18:4766-74. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201104035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Brodie JE, Kroon FJ, Schaffelke B, Wolanski EC, Lewis SE, Devlin MJ, Bohnet IC, Bainbridge ZT, Waterhouse J, Davis AM. Terrestrial pollutant runoff to the Great Barrier Reef: An update of issues, priorities and management responses. Mar Pollut Bull 2012; 65:81-100. [PMID: 22257553 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2011] [Revised: 12/05/2011] [Accepted: 12/09/2011] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a World Heritage Area and contains extensive areas of coral reef, seagrass meadows and fisheries resources. From adjacent catchments, numerous rivers discharge pollutants from agricultural, urban, mining and industrial activity. Pollutant sources have been identified and include suspended sediment from erosion in cattle grazing areas; nitrate from fertiliser application on crop lands; and herbicides from various land uses. The fate and effects of these pollutants in the receiving marine environment are relatively well understood. The Australian and Queensland Governments responded to the concerns of pollution of the GBR from catchment runoff with a plan to address this issue in 2003 (Reef Plan; updated 2009), incentive-based voluntary management initiatives in 2007 (Reef Rescue) and a State regulatory approach in 2009, the Reef Protection Package. This paper reviews new research relevant to the catchment to GBR continuum and evaluates the appropriateness of current management responses.
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- J E Brodie
- Catchment to Reef Research Group, Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia.
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van der Waals D, Pugh T, Khan MA, Stewart AJW, Johnson AL, Lewis SE. A cobalt complex of a microbial arene oxidation product. Chem Cent J 2011; 5:80. [PMID: 22152033 PMCID: PMC3268747 DOI: 10.1186/1752-153x-5-80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 10/19/2011] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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We report the first synthesis of a cobalt Cp diene complex wherein the diene is derived by microbial dearomatising dihydroxylation of an aromatic ring. The complex has been characterised crystallographically and its structure is compared to that of an uncomplexed diene precursor.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Prosidion Limited, Windrush Court, Watlington Road, Oxford, OX4 6LT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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Andersson DA, Gentry C, Alenmyr L, Killander D, Lewis SE, Andersson A, Bucher B, Galzi JL, Sterner O, Bevan S, Högestätt ED, Zygmunt PM. TRPA1 mediates spinal antinociception induced by acetaminophen and the cannabinoid Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabiorcol. Nat Commun 2011; 2:551. [PMID: 22109525 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2011] [Accepted: 10/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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TRPA1 is a unique sensor of noxious stimuli and, hence, a potential drug target for analgesics. Here we show that the antinociceptive effects of spinal and systemic administration of acetaminophen (paracetamol) are lost in Trpa1(-/-) mice. The electrophilic metabolites N-acetyl-p-benzoquinoneimine and p-benzoquinone, but not acetaminophen itself, activate mouse and human TRPA1. These metabolites also activate native TRPA1 and, as a consequence, reduce voltage-gated calcium and sodium currents in primary sensory neurons. The N-acetyl-p-benzoquinoneimine metabolite L-cysteinyl-S-acetaminophen was detected in the mouse spinal cord after systemic acetaminophen administration. In the hot-plate test, intrathecal administration of N-acetyl-p-benzoquinoneimine, p-benzoquinone and the electrophilic TRPA1 activator cinnamaldehyde produced antinociception that was lost in Trpa1(-/-) mice. Intrathecal injection of a non-electrophilic cannabinoid, Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabiorcol, also produced TRPA1-dependent antinociception in this test. Our study provides a molecular mechanism for the antinociceptive effect of acetaminophen and discloses spinal TRPA1 activation as a potential pharmacological strategy to alleviate pain.
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- David A Andersson
- King's College London, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, London SE1 1UL, UK
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Lewis SE, Brodie JE, McCulloch MT, Mallela J, Jupiter SD, Williams HS, Lough JM, Matson EG. An assessment of an environmental gradient using coral geochemical records, Whitsunday Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Mar Pollut Bull 2011; 65:306-319. [PMID: 22030106 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2011] [Revised: 09/15/2011] [Accepted: 09/26/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Coral cores were collected along an environmental and water quality gradient through the Whitsunday Island group, Great Barrier Reef (Australia), for trace element and stable isotope analysis. The primary aim of the study was to examine if this gradient could be detected in coral records and, if so, whether the gradient has changed over time with changing land use in the adjacent river catchments. Y/Ca was the trace element ratio which varied spatially across the gradient, with concentrations progressively decreasing away from the river mouths. The Ba/Ca and Y/Ca ratios were the only indicators of change in the gradient through time, increasing shortly after European settlement. The Mn/Ca ratio responded to local disturbance related to the construction of tourism infrastructure. Nitrogen isotope ratios showed no apparent trend over time. This study highlights the importance of site selection when using coral records to record regional environmental signals.
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- S E Lewis
- Catchment to Reef Research Group, Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
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Palframan MJ, Kociok-Köhn G, Lewis SE. Total Synthesis of (+)-Grandifloracin by Iron Complexation of a Microbial Arene Oxidation Product. Org Lett 2011; 13:3150-3. [DOI: 10.1021/ol201057r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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Griffen JA, Le Coz AM, Kociok-Köhn G, Khan MA, Stewart AJW, Lewis SE. Expanding the chiral pool: oxidation of meta-bromobenzoic acid by R. eutrophus B9 allows access to new reaction manifolds. Org Biomol Chem 2011; 9:3920-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c1ob05131h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Khan MA, Lowe JP, Johnson AL, Stewart AJW, Lewis SE. Accessing the antipodal series in microbial arene oxidation: a novel diene rearrangement induced by tricarbonyliron(0) complexation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2011; 47:215-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cc01169j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pilgrim S, Kociok-Köhn G, Lloyd MD, Lewis SE. “Inosaminoacids”: novel inositol–amino acid hybrid structures accessed by microbial arene oxidation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2011; 47:4799-801. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cc10643k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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