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Dos Santos JC, Alves JEF, de Azevedo RDS, de Lima ML, de Oliveira Silva MR, da Silva JG, da Silva JM, de Carvalho Correia AC, do Carmo Alves de Lima M, de Oliveira JF, de Moura RO, de Almeida SMV. Study of nitrogen heterocycles as DNA/HSA binder, topoisomerase inhibitors and toxicological safety. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 254:127651. [PMID: 37949265 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127651] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Four new nitrogen-containing heterocyclic derivatives (acridine, quinoline, indole, pyridine) were synthesized and their biological properties were evaluated. The compounds showed affinity for DNA and HSA, with CAIC and CAAC displaying higher binding constants (Kb) of 9.54 × 104 and 1.06 × 106, respectively. The fluorescence quenching assay (Ksv) revealed suppression values ranging from 0.34 to 0.64 × 103 M-1 for ethidium bromide (EB) and 0.1 to 0.34 × 103 M-1 for acridine orange (AO). Molecular docking confirmed the competition of the derivatives with intercalation probes at the same binding site. At 10 μM concentrations, the derivatives inhibited topoisomerase IIα activity. In the antiproliferative assays, the compounds demonstrated activity against MCF-7 and T47-D tumor cells and nonhemolytic profile. Regarding toxicity, no acute effects were observed in the embryos. However, some compounds caused enzymatic and cardiac changes, particularly the CAIC, which increased SOD activity and altered heart rate compared to the control. These findings suggest potential antitumor action of the derivatives and indicate that substituting the acridine core with different cores does not interfere with their interaction and topoisomerase inhibition. Further investigations are required to assess possible toxicological effects, including reactive oxygen species generation.
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- Jéssica Celerino Dos Santos
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, University of Pernambuco (UPE), Multicampi Garanhuns, Garanhuns, PE 55290-000, Brazil
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, University of Pernambuco (UPE), Multicampi Garanhuns, Garanhuns, PE 55290-000, Brazil
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, University of Pernambuco (UPE), Multicampi Garanhuns, Garanhuns, PE 55290-000, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Synthesis and Vectorization of Molecules, State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Campus Campina Grande, 58429-500, PB, Brazil
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- Chemistry and Therapeutic Innovation Laboratory (LQIT), Department of Antibiotics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Synthesis and Vectorization of Molecules, State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Campus Campina Grande, 58429-500, PB, Brazil
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, University of Pernambuco (UPE), Multicampi Garanhuns, Garanhuns, PE 55290-000, Brazil; Keizo Asami Immunopathology Laboratory (LIKA), Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil; Chemistry and Therapeutic Innovation Laboratory (LQIT), Department of Antibiotics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
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Krochtová K, Halečková A, Janovec L, Blizniaková M, Kušnírová K, Kožurková M. Novel 3,9-Disubstituted Acridines with Strong Inhibition Activity against Topoisomerase I: Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Molecular Docking Study. Molecules 2023; 28:1308. [PMID: 36770975 PMCID: PMC9921529 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031308] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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A series of novel 3,9-disubstituted acridines were synthesized and their biological potential was investigated. The synthetic plan consists of eight reaction steps, which produce the final products, derivatives 17a-17j, in a moderate yield. The principles of cheminformatics and computational chemistry were applied in order to study the relationship between the physicochemical properties of the 3,9-disubstituted acridines and their biological activity at a cellular and molecular level. The selected 3,9-disubstituted acridine derivatives were studied in the presence of DNA using spectroscopic (UV-Vis, circular dichroism, and thermal denaturation) and electrophoretic (nuclease activity, relaxation and unwinding assays for topoisomerase I and decatenation assay for topoisomerase IIα) methods. Binding constants (2.81-9.03 × 104 M-1) were calculated for the derivatives from the results of the absorption titration spectra. The derivatives were found to have caused the inhibition of both topoisomerase I and topoisomerase IIα. Molecular docking simulations suggested a different way in which the acridines 17a-17j can interact with topoisomerase I versus topoisomerase IIα. A strong correlation between the lipophilicity of the derivatives and their ability to stabilize the intercalation complex was identified for all of the studied agents. Acridines 17a-17j were also subjected to in vitro screening conducted by the Developmental Therapeutic Program of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) against a panel of 60 cancer cell lines. The strongest biological activity was displayed by aniline acridine 17a (MCF7-GI50 18.6 nM) and N,N-dimethylaniline acridine 17b (SR-GI50 38.0 nM). The relationship between the cytostatic activity of the most active substances (derivatives 17a, 17b, and 17e-17h) and their values of KB, LogP, ΔS°, and δ was also investigated. Due to the fact that a significant correlation was only found in the case of charge density, δ, it is possible to assume that the cytostatic effect might be dependent upon the structural specificity of the acridine derivatives.
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- Kristína Krochtová
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Moyzesova 11, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Moyzesova 11, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Moyzesova 11, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Moyzesova 11, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Moyzesova 11, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Moyzesova 11, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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Varakumar P, Rajagopal K, Aparna B, Raman K, Byran G, Gonçalves Lima CM, Rashid S, Nafady MH, Emran TB, Wybraniec S. Acridine as an Anti-Tumour Agent: A Critical Review. Molecules 2022; 28:molecules28010193. [PMID: 36615391 PMCID: PMC9822522 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28010193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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This review summarized the current breakthroughs in the chemistry of acridines as anti-cancer agents, including new structural and biologically active acridine attributes. Acridine derivatives are a class of compounds that are being extensively researched as potential anti-cancer drugs. Acridines are well-known for their high cytotoxic activity; however, their clinical application is restricted or even excluded as a result of side effects. The photocytotoxicity of propyl acridine acts against leukaemia cell lines, with C1748 being a promising anti-tumour drug against UDP-UGT's. CK0403 is reported in breast cancer treatment and is more potent than CK0402 against estrogen receptor-negative HER2. Acridine platinum (Pt) complexes have shown specificity on the evaluated DNA sequences; 9-anilinoacridine core, which intercalates DNA, and a methyl triazene DNA-methylating moiety were also studied. Acridine thiourea gold and acridinone derivatives act against cell lines such as MDA-MB-231, SK-BR-3, and MCF-7. Benzimidazole acridine compounds demonstrated cytotoxic activity against Dual Topo and PARP-1. Quinacrine, thiazacridine, and azacridine are reported as anti-cancer agents, which have been reported in the previous decade and were addressed in this review article.
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- Potlapati Varakumar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy (JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research), Ooty 643001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy (JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research), Ooty 643001, India
- Correspondence: (K.R.); (T.B.E.); (S.W.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy (JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research), Ooty 643001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy (JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research), Ooty 643001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy (JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research), Ooty 643001, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
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- Faculty of Applied Health Science Technology, Misr University for Science and Technology, Giza 12568, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
- Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong 4381, Bangladesh
- Correspondence: (K.R.); (T.B.E.); (S.W.)
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- Department of Chemical Technology and Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Krakow, Poland
- Correspondence: (K.R.); (T.B.E.); (S.W.)
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Abdel-Hafez GA, Mohamed AMI, Youssef AF, Simons C, Aboraia AS. Synthesis, computational study and biological evaluation of 9-acridinyl and 1-coumarinyl-1,2,3-triazole-4-yl derivatives as topoisomerase II inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2022; 37:502-513. [PMID: 35012398 PMCID: PMC8757608 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2021.2021898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Topoisomerase (IIB) inhibitors have been involved in the therapies of tumour progression and have become a major focus for the development of anticancer agents. New three-component hybridised ligands, 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazoles (8-17), were synthesised via a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of 9-azidoacridine/3-azidocoumarin with N/O-propargyl small molecules under click reaction conditions. Cancer cell growth inhibition of the synthesised triazoles was tested against human cell-lines in the NCI-60-cell-panel, and the most active compounds tested against topoisomerase (IIB)-enzymes. The acridinyl ligands (8-10) revealed 60-97% cell growth inhibition in six cancer cell-panels. Cell-cycle analysis of MCF7 and DU-145 cells treated with the active acridinyl ligands exhibited cell-cycle arrest at G2/M phase and proapoptotic activity. In addition, compound 8 displayed greater inhibitory activity against topoisomerase (IIB) (IC50 0.52 µM) compared with doxorubicin (IC50 0.83 µM). Molecular dynamics simulation studies showed the acridine-triazole-pyrimidine hybrid pharmacophore was optimal with respect to protein-ligand interaction and fit within the binding site, with optimal orientation to allow for intercalation with the DNA bases (DG13, DC14, and DT9).
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- Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Medicinal Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Medicinal Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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Wickhorst PJ, Ihmels H, Paululat T. Studies on the Interactions of 3,11-Difluoro-6,8,13-trimethyl-8 H-quino[4,3,2- kl]acridinium and Insulin with the Quadruplex-Forming Oligonucleotide Sequence a2 from the Insulin-Linked Polymorphic Region. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26216595. [PMID: 34771003 PMCID: PMC8587938 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216595] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Recently, several quadruplex-DNA-forming sequences have been identified in the insulin-linked polymorphic region (ILPR), which is a guanine-rich oligonucleotide sequence in the promoter region of insulin. The formation of this non-canonical quadruplex DNA (G4-DNA) has been shown to be involved in the biological activity of the ILPR, specifically with regard to its interplay with insulin. In this context, this contribution reports on the investigation of the association of the quadruplex-forming ILPR sequence a2 with insulin as well as with the well-known G4-DNA ligand 3,11-difluoro-6,8,13-trimethyl-8H-quino[4,3,2-kl]acridinium (1), also named RHPS4, by optical and NMR spectroscopy. CD- and NMR-spectroscopic measurements confirmed the preferential formation of an antiparallel quadruplex structure of a2 with four stacked guanine quartets. Furthermore, ligand 1 has high affinity toward a2 and binds by terminal π stacking to the G1-G11-G15-G25 quartet. In addition, the spectroscopic studies pointed to an association of insulin to the deoxyribose backbone of the loops of a2.
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Praveenkumar E, Gurrapu N, Kolluri PK, Subhashini NJP, Dokala A. Selective CDK4/6 inhibition of novel 1,2,3-triazole tethered acridinedione derivatives induces G1/S cell cycle transition arrest via Rb phosphorylation blockade in breast cancer models. Bioorg Chem 2021; 116:105377. [PMID: 34670329 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CDK4 & CDK6 are essential regulators of initial cell cycle phases and are always considered an exciting choice for anti-cancer therapy. In the present study, we presented the structure-based rational design & synthesis of a new class of 1,2,3-triazole tethered acridinedione derivatives (6a-l) as selective CDK4/6 inhibitors. Title molecules were prepared as a result of the rate-determining reaction between substituted derivatives of 1-Phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carbaldehydes and substituted dimedones, and the molecules were structurally characterized by IR, 1H,13C NMR, and MS spectral data. All molecules were screened for in-vitro cytotoxic potential against a group of human breast tumor cell lines of distinct origin with differential Rb expression status. Out of entire series of conjugated hexahydro acridinediones, 6g showed potent cytotoxic effect against MCF-7, BT-474, and SK-BR3 cell lines with IC50values 0.173 ± 0.037, 0.117 ± 0.025, and 0.136 ± 0.027 μM, respectively. Further, CDK inhibition assays revealed that the compounds 6g and 6h selectively inhibit CDK4/6 over other CDK-parter complexes of the family against the selected cell line group except for MDA-MB468 cells. Furthermore, apoptotic evaluation and cell cycle analysis determined that compound 6g successfully triggered apoptosis in all examined cell lines except MDA-MB468 through blocking G1/S cell cycle transformation. In addition, compound 6g showed the highest in-vitro selectivity towards CDK4/6 inhibition, even compared with Abemaciclib, and it was also proved for favourable in-vivo pharmacokinetic properties in male albino mice. Furthermore, molecule 6g showed promising tumor growth suppression with lower adverse effects in MCF-7 xenograft mice models, which could competently be considered as a novel chemotherapeutic candidate for a further comprehensive preclinical study involving breast cancer therapy.
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- E Praveenkumar
- Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 007, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 007, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 007, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 007, India.
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- Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Molecular Cancer Research (CMCR), Vishnu Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (VIPER), Narsapur, Medak, Telangana, India; Molecular Signaling Group, Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Tarnaka, Hyderabad, India
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Franco Pinto J, Fillion A, Duchambon P, Bombard S, Granzhan A. Acridine-O 6-benzylguanine hybrids: Synthesis, DNA binding, MGMT inhibition and antiproliferative activity. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 227:113909. [PMID: 34731767 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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O6-Methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) is a key DNA repair enzyme involved in chemoresistance to DNA-alkylating anti-cancer drugs such as Temozolomide (TMZ) through direct repair of drug-induced O6-methylguanine residues in DNA. MGMT substrate analogues, such as O6-benzylguanine (BG), efficiently inactivate MGMT in vitro and in cells; however, these drugs failed to reach the clinic due to adverse side effects. Here, we designed hybrid drugs combining a BG residue covalently linked to a DNA-interacting moiety (6-chloro-2-methoxy-9-aminoacridine). Specifically, two series of hybrids, encompassing three compounds each, were obtained by varying the position of the attachment point of BG (N9 of guanine vs. the benzyl group) and the length and nature of the linker. UV/vis absorption and fluorescence data indicate that all six hybrids adopt an intramolecularly stacked conformation in aqueous solutions in a wide range of temperatures. All hybrids interact with double-stranded DNA, as clearly evidenced by spectrophotometric titrations, without intercalation of the acridine ring and do not induce thermal stabilization of the duplex. All hybrids, as well as the reference DNA intercalator (6-chloro-2-methoxy-9-aminoacridine 8), irreversibly inhibit MGMT in vitro with variable efficiency, comparable to that of BG. In a multidrug-resistant glioblastoma cell line T98G, benzyl-linked hybrids 7a-c and the N9-linked hybrid 19b are moderately cytotoxic (GI50 ≥ 15 μM after 96 h), while N9-linked hybrids 19a and 19c are strongly cytotoxic (GI50 = 1-2 μM), similarly to acridine 8 (GI50 = 0.6 μM). Among all compounds, hybrids 19a and 19c, similarly to BG, display synergic cytotoxic effect upon co-treatment with subtoxic doses of TMZ, with combination index (CI) values as low as 0.2-0.3. In agreement with in vitro results, compound 19a inactivates cellular MGMT but, unlike BG, does not induce significant levels of DNA damage, either alone or in combination with TMZ, as indicated by the results of γH2AX immunostaining experiments. Instead, and unlike BG, compound 19a alone induces significant apoptosis of T98G cells, which is not further increased in a combination with TMZ. These results indicate that molecular mechanisms underlying the cytotoxicity of 19a and its combination with TMZ are distinct from that of BG. The strongly synergic properties of this combination represent an interesting therapeutic opportunity in treating TMZ-resistant cancers.
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- Jaime Franco Pinto
- CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, 91405, Orsay, France; CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Université Paris Saclay, 91405, Orsay, France
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- CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, 91405, Orsay, France; CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Université Paris Saclay, 91405, Orsay, France
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- CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, 91405, Orsay, France; CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Université Paris Saclay, 91405, Orsay, France
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- CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, 91405, Orsay, France; CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Université Paris Saclay, 91405, Orsay, France.
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- CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, 91405, Orsay, France; CNRS UMR9187, Inserm U1196, Université Paris Saclay, 91405, Orsay, France.
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Elissawy AM, Soleiman Dehkordi E, Mehdinezhad N, Ashour ML, Mohammadi Pour P. Cytotoxic Alkaloids Derived from Marine Sponges: A Comprehensive Review. Biomolecules 2021; 11:258. [PMID: 33578987 PMCID: PMC7916819 DOI: 10.3390/biom11020258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [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: 12/27/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Marine sponges (porifera) have proved to be a prolific source of unique bioactive secondary metabolites, among which the alkaloids occupy a special place in terms of unprecedented structures and outstanding biological activities. Identification of active cytotoxic alkaloids extracted from marine animals, particularly sponges, is an important strive, due to lack of knowledge on traditional experiential and ethnopharmacology investigations. In this report, a comprehensive survey of demospongian bioactive alkaloids in the range 1987-2020 had been performed with a special emphasis on the potent cytotoxic activity. Different resources and databases had been investigated, including Scifinder (database for the chemical literature) CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) search, web of science, Marin Lit (marine natural products research) database. More than 230 representatives of different classes of alkaloids had been reviewed and classified, different genera belonging to the phylum porifera had been shown to be a prolific source of alkaloidal molecules, including Agelas sp., Suberea sp., Mycale sp., Haliclona sp., Epipolasis sp., Monanchora sp., Crambe sp., Reniera sp., and Xestospongia sp., among others. The sufficient production of alkaloids derived from sponges is a prosperous approach that requires more attention in future studies to consider the constraints regarding the supply of drugs, attained from marine organisms.
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- Ahmed M. Elissawy
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt; (A.M.E.); (M.L.A.)
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- Medical Plant Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Science, Shahrekord 88157-13471, Iran;
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, Iran;
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt; (A.M.E.); (M.L.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, Iran;
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Fonte M, Tassi N, Gomes P, Teixeira C. Acridine-Based Antimalarials-From the Very First Synthetic Antimalarial to Recent Developments. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26030600. [PMID: 33498868 PMCID: PMC7865557 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26030600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Malaria is among the deadliest infectious diseases in the world caused by Plasmodium parasites. Due to the high complexity of the parasite’s life cycle, we partly depend on antimalarial drugs to fight this disease. However, the emergence of resistance, mainly by Plasmodium falciparum, has dethroned most of the antimalarials developed to date. Given recent reports of resistance to artemisinin combination therapies, first-line treatment currently recommended by the World Health Organization, in Western Cambodia and across the Greater Mekong sub-region, it seems very likely that artemisinin and its derivatives will follow the same path of other antimalarial drugs. Consequently, novel, safe and efficient antimalarial drugs are urgently needed. One fast and low-cost strategy to accelerate antimalarial development is by recycling classical pharmacophores. Quinacrine, an acridine-based compound and the first clinically tested synthetic antimalarial drug with potent blood schizonticide but serious side effects, has attracted attention due to its broad spectrum of biological activity. In this sense, the present review will focus on efforts made in the last 20 years for the development of more efficient, safer and affordable antimalarial compounds, through recycling the classical quinacrine drug.
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Ding S, Hackett CL, Liu F, Hackett RG, Bierbach U. Evaluation of a Platinum-Acridine Anticancer Agent and Its Liposomal Formulation in an in vivo Model of Lung Adenocarcinoma. ChemMedChem 2021; 16:412-419. [PMID: 32975041 PMCID: PMC8057267 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Liposomal formulations have been developed for a highly cytotoxic platinum-acridine agent, [PtCl(pn)(C18 H21 N4 )](NO3 )2 (PA, pn=propane-1,3-diamine), and fully characterized. Nanoliposomes consisting of hydrogenated soybean phosphatidylcholine (HSPC), 1,2-dihexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol) (DPPG), and polyethylene glycol-2000-distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DSPE-mPEG2k ) were able to stably encapsulate PA at payload-to-lipid ratios of 2-20 %. The fusogenic properties of the liposomes promote efficient cellular uptake of PA across the plasma membrane, which results in vesicular transport of payload to the nucleus in cultured lung cancer cells. Unencapsulated PA and one of the newly designed liposomal formulations show promising tumor growth inhibition in tumor xenografts derived from A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells of 76 % and 72 %, respectively. Cisplatin showed no significant efficacy at a 10-fold higher dose. These findings underscore the utility of platinum-acridine agents for treating aggressive, chemoresistant forms of cancer and validate nanoliposomes as a biocompatible, expandable platform for their intravenous delivery and other potential routes of administration.
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- Song Ding
- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, 1834 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, 1834 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, 1834 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, 1834 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, 1834 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27109, USA
- Department of Chemistry - Wake Downtown, Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, Wake Forest University, 455 Vine Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, USA
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Xu WT, Luo Y, Zhao WW, Liu M, Luo GY, Fan Y, Lin RL, Tao Z, Xiao X, Liu JX. Detecting Pesticide Dodine by Displacement of Fluorescent Acridine from Cucurbit[10]uril Macrocycle. J Agric Food Chem 2021; 69:584-591. [PMID: 33377764 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c05577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [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] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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According to a simple guest-replacement fluorescence turn-on mechanism, we constructed a fluorescent probe system based on cucurbit[10]uril (Q[10]) and protonated acridine (AD) to detect the pesticide dodine (DD). Formation of a homoternary inclusion complex AD2@Q[10] in both aqueous solution and solid state was studied by means of 1H NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. Although AD can emit strong fluorescence in aqueous solution, the homoternary inclusion complex AD2@Q[10] does not exhibit any fluorescence. Upon the addition of the pesticide DD into the aqueous solution of AD2@Q[10], the AD molecules in the Q[10] cavity are displaced by the pesticide DD, and strong fluorescence recovers. The fluorescent probe system based on Q[10] and AD provided a wide determination of DD from 0 to 4.0 × 10-5 mol·L-1 with a low limit of detection of 1.827 × 10-6 mol·L-1. The guest-replacement fluorescence turn-on mechanism is also confirmed by 1H NMR spectroscopy. Further, the fluorescent probe can directly detect DD residues in real agricultural products, and obvious fluorescence signal was observed under UV irradiation.
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- Wei-Tao Xu
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China
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Buzun K, Bielawska A, Bielawski K, Gornowicz A. DNA topoisomerases as molecular targets for anticancer drugs. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2020; 35:1781-1799. [PMID: 32975138 PMCID: PMC7534307 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2020.1821676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [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: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The significant role of topoisomerases in the control of DNA chain topology has been confirmed in numerous research conducted worldwide. The prevalence of these enzymes, as well as the key importance of topoisomerase in the proper functioning of cells, have made them the target of many scientific studies conducted all over the world. This article is a comprehensive review of knowledge about topoisomerases and their inhibitors collected over the years. Studies on the structure-activity relationship and molecular docking are one of the key elements driving drug development. In addition to information on molecular targets, this article contains details on the structure-activity relationship of described classes of compounds. Moreover, the work also includes details about the structure of the compounds that drive the mode of action of topoisomerase inhibitors. Finally, selected topoisomerases inhibitors at the stage of clinical trials and their potential application in the chemotherapy of various cancers are described.
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- Kamila Buzun
- Department of Biotechnology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Synthesis and Technology of Drugs, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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Rocchi D, Gómez-Carpintero J, González JF, Menéndez JC. Sustainable Access to Acridin-9-(10 H)ones with an Embedded m-Terphenyl Moiety Based on a Three-Component Reaction. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25235565. [PMID: 33260917 PMCID: PMC7731126 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25235565] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A Ce(IV)-catalyzed three-component reaction between chalcones, anilines and β-ketoesters followed by a microwave-assisted thermal cyclization afforded 1,3-diaryl-1,2-dihydroacridin-9(10H)-ones. Their microwave irradiation in nitrobenzene, acting both as solvent and oxidant, afforded fully unsaturated 1,3-diarylacridin-9(10H)-ones, which combine acridin-9-(10H)one and m-terphenyl moieties. Overall, the route generates three C-C and one C-N bond and has the advantage of requiring a single chromatographic separation.
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Hreusova M, Novakova O, Brabec V. Thermodynamic Insights by Microscale Thermophoresis into Translesion DNA Synthesis Catalyzed by DNA Polymerases Across a Lesion of Antitumor Platinum-Acridine Complex. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21207806. [PMID: 33096927 PMCID: PMC7589001 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21207806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Translesion synthesis (TLS) through DNA adducts of antitumor platinum complexes has been an interesting aspect of DNA synthesis in cells treated with these metal-based drugs because of its correlation to drug sensitivity. We utilized model systems employing a DNA lesion derived from a site-specific monofunctional adduct formed by antitumor [PtCl(en)(L)](NO3)2 (complex AMD, en = ethane-1,2-diamine, L = N-[2-(acridin-9-ylamino)ethyl]-N-methylpropionamidine) at a unique G residue. The catalytic efficiency of TLS DNA polymerases, which differ in their processivity and fidelity for the insertion of correct dCTP, with respect to the other incorrect nucleotides, opposite the adduct of AMD, was investigated. For a deeper understanding of the factors that control the bypass of the site-specific adducts of AMD catalyzed by DNA polymerases, we also used microscale thermophoresis (MST) to measure the thermodynamic changes associated with TLS across a single, site-specific adduct formed in DNA by AMD. The relative catalytic efficiency of the investigated DNA polymerases for the insertion of correct dCTP, with respect to the other incorrect nucleotides, opposite the AMD adduct, was reduced. Nevertheless, incorporation of the correct C opposite the G modified by AMD of the template strand was promoted by an increasing thermodynamic stability of the resulting duplex. The reduced relative efficiency of the investigated DNA polymerases may be a consequence of the DNA intercalation of the acridine moiety of AMD and the size of the adduct. The products of the bypass of this monofunctional lesion produced by AMD and DNA polymerases also resulted from the misincorporation of dNTPs opposite the platinated G residues. The MST analysis suggested that thermodynamic factors may contribute to the forces that governed enhanced incorporation of the incorrect dNTPs by DNA polymerases.
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- Monika Hreusova
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics, Kralovopolska 135, CZ-61265 Brno, Czech Republic; (M.H.); (O.N.)
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, Slechtitelu 27, CZ 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics, Kralovopolska 135, CZ-61265 Brno, Czech Republic; (M.H.); (O.N.)
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics, Kralovopolska 135, CZ-61265 Brno, Czech Republic; (M.H.); (O.N.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +420-541-517-148
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Lee SC, Park S, So H, Lee G, Kim KT, Kim C. An Acridine-Based Fluorescent Sensor for Monitoring ClO - in Water Samples and Zebrafish. Sensors (Basel) 2020; 20:E4764. [PMID: 32842534 PMCID: PMC7506904 DOI: 10.3390/s20174764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A novel acridine-based fluorescent chemosensor, BK ((E)-2-((acridine-9-ylimino)methyl)-N-benzhydrylhydrazine-1-carbothioamide), for monitoring ClO- was prepared. The sensor BK was synthesized by introducing a new synthetic route of making aldehyde group using formic hydrazide. Probe BK displayed notable fluorescence quenching in the presence of ClO- and showed a great selectivity over other guest analytes. The detection limit was calculated to be 7.65 μM. Additionally, BK was satisfactorily applied for sensing ClO- in water samples and zebrafish.
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- Su Chan Lee
- Department of Fine Chemistry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-741, Korea; (S.C.L.); (S.P.); (H.S.)
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- Department of Fine Chemistry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-741, Korea; (S.C.L.); (S.P.); (H.S.)
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- Department of Fine Chemistry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-741, Korea; (S.C.L.); (S.P.); (H.S.)
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-741, Korea;
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-741, Korea;
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- Department of Fine Chemistry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-741, Korea; (S.C.L.); (S.P.); (H.S.)
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Pieńkos M, Zadykowicz B. Computational Insights on the Mechanism of the Chemiluminescence Reaction of New Group of Chemiluminogens-10-Methyl-9-thiophenoxycarbonylacridinium Cations. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E4417. [PMID: 32575922 PMCID: PMC7420290 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21124417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Immunodiagnostics, in which one of the promising procedures is the chemiluminescent labelling, is essential to facilitate the detection of infections in a human organism. One of the standards commonly used in luminometric assays is luminol, which characterized by low quantum yield in aqueous environments. Acridinium esters have better characteristics in this topic. Therefore, the search for new derivatives, especially those characterized by the higher quantum yield of chemiluminescence, is one of the aims of the research undertaken. Using the proposed mechanism of chemiluminescence, we examined the effect of replacing a single atom within a center of reaction on the efficient transformation of substrates into electronically excited products. The density functional theory (DFT) and time dependent (TD) DFT calculated thermodynamic and kinetic data concerning the chemiluminescence and competitive dark pathways suggests that some of the scrutinized derivatives have better characteristics than the chemiluminogens used so far. Synthesis of these candidates for efficient chemiluminogens, followed by studies of their chemiluminescent properties, and ultimately in chemiluminescent labelling, are further steps to confirm their potential applicability in immunodiagnostics.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland;
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Kłosiński K, Girek M, Czarnecka K, Pasieka Z, Skibiński R, Szymański P. Biological assessment of new tetrahydroacridine derivatives with fluorobenzoic moiety in vitro on A549 and HT-29 cell lines and in vivo on animal model. Hum Cell 2020; 33:859-867. [PMID: 32449113 PMCID: PMC7324419 DOI: 10.1007/s13577-020-00376-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A new series of tetrahydroacridine derivatives with the fluorobenzoyl moiety was synthesized and evaluated for cytotoxic activity against lung cancer cell lines A549 and colorectal cancer HT29. The cytotoxic activity of the compounds was compared on the somatic cell line-EAhy926. Compounds showed high cytotoxic activity on A549 cells (IC50 183.26-68.07 μM) and HT29 cells (IC50 68.41-19.70 μM), higher than controls-etoposide (IC50 451.47 μM) toward A549 and 5-fluorouracil (IC50 1626.85 μM) against HT29. Derivative 4 was the most cytotoxic to A549, whereas for the cell lines HT29 compound 6. Selected compounds showed similar cytotoxicity to the EAhy926 cell line (IC50 about 50 μM). In the hyaluronidase inhibition assay, all compounds exhibited anti-inflammatory activity, including 4 exhibiting the best inhibitory activity-IC50 of 52.27 μM when the IC50 heparin was 56.41 μM. Mathematical modeling was performed to determine LD50 after intraperitoneal, oral, intravenous and subcutaneous administration and to predict potential mutagenicity and carcinogenicity of the compounds analyzed. Obtained results showed that tested derivatives are slightly toxic compounds, and LD50 values (mg/kg) ranged from 680 to 1200 (oral rat model), the analyzed compounds have low mutagenic potential, and differences between derivatives are insignificant and very low probability of carcinogenicity. To confirm mathematical calculations, an in vivo test was carried out on a laboratory mouse model for two selected compounds. It allowed to qualify compounds: 6 to category 4 of the GHS scale, and 4 to category 3 of the GHS scale.
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- Karol Kłosiński
- Department of Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Narutowicza 60, 90-136, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Drug Analysis and Radiopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Drug Analysis and Radiopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Narutowicza 60, 90-136, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 4, 20-090, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Drug Analysis and Radiopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151, Lodz, Poland.
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Hutchinson MA, Deeyaa BD, Byrne SR, Williams SJ, Rokita SE. Directing Quinone Methide-Dependent Alkylation and Cross-Linking of Nucleic Acids with Quaternary Amines. Bioconjug Chem 2020; 31:1486-1496. [PMID: 32298588 PMCID: PMC7242154 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Polyamine and polyammonium ion conjugates are often used to direct reagents to nucleic acids based on their strong electrostatic attraction to the phosphoribose backbone. Such nonspecific interactions do not typically alter the specificity of the attached reagent, but polyammonium ions dramatically redirected the specificity of a series of quinone methide precursors. Replacement of a relatively nonspecific intercalator based on acridine with a series of polyammonium ions resulted in a surprising change of DNA products. Piperidine stable adducts were generated in duplex DNA that lacked the ability to support a dynamic cross-linking observed previously with acridine conjugates. Minor reaction at guanine N7, the site of reversible reaction, was retained by a monofunctional quinone methide-polyammonium ion conjugate, but a bisfunctional analogue designed for tandem quinone methide formation modified guanine N7 in only single-stranded DNA. The resulting intrastrand cross-links were sufficiently dynamic to rearrange to interstrand cross-links. However, no further transfer of adducts was observed in duplex DNA. An alternative design that spatially and temporally decoupled the two quinone methide equivalents neither restored the dynamic reaction nor cross-linked DNA efficiently. While di- and triammonium ion conjugates successfully enhanced the yields of cross-linking by a bisquinone methide relative to a monoammonium equivalent, alternative ligands will be necessary to facilitate the migration of cross-linking and its potential application to disrupt DNA repair.
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- Mark A. Hutchinson
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
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- Chemistry-Biology Interface Program, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
- Chemistry-Biology Interface Program, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
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Nguyen VT, Nguyen VD, Haug GC, Vuong NTH, Dang HT, Arman HD, Larionov OV. Visible-Light-Enabled Direct Decarboxylative N-Alkylation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:7921-7927. [PMID: 32050048 PMCID: PMC7200280 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201916710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [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: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The development of efficient and selective C-N bond-forming reactions from abundant feedstock chemicals remains a central theme in organic chemistry owing to the key roles of amines in synthesis, drug discovery, and materials science. Herein, we present a dual catalytic system for the N-alkylation of diverse aromatic carbocyclic and heterocyclic amines directly with carboxylic acids, by-passing their preactivation as redox-active esters. The reaction, which is enabled by visible-light-driven, acridine-catalyzed decarboxylation, provides access to N-alkylated secondary and tertiary anilines and N-heterocycles. Additional examples, including double alkylation, the installation of metabolically robust deuterated methyl groups, and tandem ring formation, further demonstrate the potential of the direct decarboxylative alkylation (DDA) reaction.
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- Vu T Nguyen
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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Pilch J, Matysiak-Brynda E, Kowalczyk A, Bujak P, Mazerska Z, Nowicka AM, Augustin E. New Unsymmetrical Bisacridine Derivatives Noncovalently Attached to Quaternary Quantum Dots Improve Cancer Therapy by Enhancing Cytotoxicity toward Cancer Cells and Protecting Normal Cells. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:17276-17289. [PMID: 32208730 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c02621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The use of nanoparticles for the controlled drug delivery to cells has emerged as a good alternative to traditional systemic delivery. Quantum dots (QDs) offer potentially invaluable societal benefits such as drug targeting and in vivo biomedical imaging. In contrast, QDs may also pose risks to human health and the environment under certain conditions. Here, we demonstrated that a unique combination of nanocrystals core components (Ag-In-Zn-S) would eliminate the toxicity problem and increase their biomedical applications. The alloyed quaternary nanocrystals Ag-In-Zn-S (QDgreen, Ag1.0In1.2Zn5.6S9.4; QDred, Ag1.0In1.0Zn1.0S3.5) were used to transport new unsymmetrical bisacridine derivatives (UAs, C-2028 and C-2045) into lung H460 and colon HCT116 cancer cells for improving the cytotoxic and antitumor action of these compounds. UAs were coupled with QD through physical adsorption. The obtained results clearly indicate that the synthesized nanoconjugates exhibited higher cytotoxic activity than unbound compounds, especially toward lung H460 cancer cells. Importantly, unsymmetrical bisacridines noncovalently attached to QD strongly protect normal cells from the drug action. It is worth pointing out that QDgreen or QDred without UAs did not influence the growth of cancer and normal cells, which is consistent with in vivo results. In noncellular systems, at pH 5.5 and 4.0, which relates to the conditions of endosomes and lysosomes, the UAs were released from QD-UAs nanoconjugates. An increase of total lysosomes content was observed in H460 cells treated with QDs-UAs which can affect the release of the UAs from the conjugates. Moreover, confocal laser scanning microscopy analyses revealed that QD-UAs nanoconjugates enter H460 cells more efficiently than to HCT116 and normal cells, which may be the reason for their higher cytotoxicity against lung cancer. Summarizing, the noncovalent attachment of UAs to QDs increases the therapeutic efficiency of UAs by improving cytotoxicity toward lung H460 cancer cells and having protecting effects on normal cells.
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- Joanna Pilch
- Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura Str. 1, PL-02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura Str. 1, PL-02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego Str. 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura Str. 1, PL-02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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Dos Santos Carlos F, Monteiro RF, da Silva LA, Zanlorenzi C, Nunes FS. A highly selective acridine-based fluorescent probe for detection of Al 3+ in alcoholic beverage samples. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2020; 231:118119. [PMID: 32032858 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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4,5-Bis(phtalimidomethyl)acridine (L) was studied as a chemosensor for metal ions in alcoholic matrices and showed to be selective for Al3+, through a linear fluorescence enhancement of 230% in the concentration range of 10-70 μmol L-1. Benesi-Hildebrand and Job's formalisms indicated the formation of a 1:1 (Al3+:L) complex with a binding constant of 6.30 × 103 L mol-1. DFT/TDDFT calculations allowed access to the energies of frontier orbitals and could explain the fluorescence augmentation upon complex formation, due to the restraining of PET process. Limit of detection and limit of quantification (R2 = 0.998, least squares method) are 1.130 and 3.768 μmol L-1, respectively, and validation was verified based on the variation of several analytical conditions. Practical application in spiked Brazilian sugarcane spirit showed recovery of (84 ± 0.42)% with no effect of interfering ions.
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- Fabiane Dos Santos Carlos
- Grupo de Espectroscopia e Reatividade de Compostos de Coordenação, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Cx. Postal 19081, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Grupo de Espectroscopia e Reatividade de Compostos de Coordenação, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Cx. Postal 19081, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Grupo de Espectroscopia e Reatividade de Compostos de Coordenação, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Cx. Postal 19081, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Laboratório Polímeros Paulo Scarpa, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Cx. Postal 19081, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Grupo de Espectroscopia e Reatividade de Compostos de Coordenação, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Cx. Postal 19081, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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Fomin M, Seikowski J, Belov VN, Hell SW. Negatively Charged Red-Emitting Acridine Dyes for Facile Reductive Amination, Separation, and Fluorescent Detection of Glycans. Anal Chem 2020; 92:5329-5336. [PMID: 32154706 PMCID: PMC7307837 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05863] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Capillary gel electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection (CGE-LIF) has become a key method in high-throughput glycan analysis. At present, CGE-LIF relies on the green fluorophore 8-aminopyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid (APTS). However, APTS has moderate reactivity in labeling of glycans and a fixed selectivity profile. Here, we report synthesis of red-emitting and highly reactive fluorescent tags for glycan derivatization. The design is based on a 9-aminoacridine scaffold with various acceptor groups at C-2 (CN, SO2R) and a primary amino group at C-7 for conjugation via reductive amination. These reactive dyes exhibit absorption maxima close to 450 nm and emission above 600 nm. They readily undergo conjugation with reducing sugars at the desired 1:1 stoichiometry. The red emission of conjugates with a maximum at 610-630 nm can be observed under excitation with 488 nm light and detected separately from the APTS-labeled oligosaccharides. Phosphorylated 7,9-diaminoacridine-2-SO2R derivatives with variable amounts of negative charges provide high mobilities of glycoconjugates on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), as compared with those of APTS. We further demonstrate their utility by labeling and separating a maltodextrin ladder and sialyllactose isomers. The new dyes are expected to cross-validate and increase the glycan identification precision in CGE-LIF and help to reveal "heavy" glycans, yet undetectable with the APTS label.
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- Maksim
A. Fomin
- Department
of NanoBiophotonics, Max Planck Institute
for Biophysical Chemistry (MPIBPC), Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Facility
for Synthetic Chemistry, MPIBPC, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department
of NanoBiophotonics, Max Planck Institute
for Biophysical Chemistry (MPIBPC), Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department
of NanoBiophotonics, Max Planck Institute
for Biophysical Chemistry (MPIBPC), Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Szalóki Vargáné D, Tóth L, Buglyó B, Kiss-Szikszai A, Mándi A, Mátyus P, Antus S, Chen Y, Li D, Tao L, Zhang H, Kurtán T. [1,5]-Hydride Shift-Cyclization versus C(sp 2)-H Functionalization in the Knoevenagel-Cyclization Domino Reactions of 1,4- and 1,5-Benzoxazepines. Molecules 2020; 25:E1265. [PMID: 32168821 PMCID: PMC7144003 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25061265] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Domino cyclization reactions of N-aryl-1,4- and 1,5-benzoxazepine derivatives involving [1,5]-hydride shift or C(sp2)-H functionalization were investigated. Neuroprotective and acetylcholinesterase activities of the products were studied. Domino Knoevenagel-[1,5]-hydride shift-cyclization reaction of N-aryl-1,4-benzoxazepine derivatives with 1,3-dicarbonyl reagents having active methylene group afforded the 1,2,8,9-tetrahydro-7bH-quinolino [1,2-d][1,4]benzoxazepine scaffold with different substitution pattern. The C(sp3)-H activation step of the tertiary amine moiety occurred with complete regioselectivity and the 6-endo cyclization took place in a complete diastereoselective manner. In two cases, the enantiomers of the chiral condensed new 1,4-benzoxazepine systems were separated by chiral HPLC, HPLC-ECD spectra were recorded, and absolute configurations were determined by time-dependent density functional theory- electronic circular dichroism (TDDFT-ECD) calculations. In contrast, the analogue reaction of the regioisomeric N-aryl-1,5-benzoxazepine derivative did not follow the above mechanism but instead the Knoevenagel intermediate reacted in an SEAr reaction [C(sp2)-H functionalization] resulting in a condensed acridane derivative. The AChE inhibitory assays of the new derivatives revealed that the acridane derivative had a 6.98 μM IC50 value.
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- Dóra Szalóki Vargáné
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, P. O. Box 400, Debrecen 4002, Hungary; (D.S.V.); (L.T.); (B.B.); (A.K.-S.); (A.M.)
- Doctoral School of Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, Debrecen 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, P. O. Box 400, Debrecen 4002, Hungary; (D.S.V.); (L.T.); (B.B.); (A.K.-S.); (A.M.)
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Semmelweis University, Budapest 1094, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, P. O. Box 400, Debrecen 4002, Hungary; (D.S.V.); (L.T.); (B.B.); (A.K.-S.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, P. O. Box 400, Debrecen 4002, Hungary; (D.S.V.); (L.T.); (B.B.); (A.K.-S.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, P. O. Box 400, Debrecen 4002, Hungary; (D.S.V.); (L.T.); (B.B.); (A.K.-S.); (A.M.)
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- Institute of Digital Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Public Services, Semmelweis University, Ferenc tér 15, Budapest 1094, Hungary;
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, P. O. Box 400, Debrecen 4002, Hungary; (D.S.V.); (L.T.); (B.B.); (A.K.-S.); (A.M.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (Y.C.); (D.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (Y.C.); (D.L.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Zhang Jiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai 201203, China; (L.T.); (H.Z.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Zhang Jiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai 201203, China; (L.T.); (H.Z.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, P. O. Box 400, Debrecen 4002, Hungary; (D.S.V.); (L.T.); (B.B.); (A.K.-S.); (A.M.)
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Nanomaterial-enabled chemiluminescence (CL) detection has become a growing area of interest in recent years. We review the development of nanomaterial-based CL detection strategies and their applications in bioanalysis. Much progress has been achieved in the past decade, but most attempts still remain in the proof-of-concept stage. This review highlights recent advances in nanomaterials in CL detection and organizes them into three groups based on their role in detection: as a sensing platform, as a signal probe, and applications in homogeneous systems. Furthermore, we have discussed the critical challenges we are facing and future prospects of this field.
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- Yihong Zhong
- Guangling College, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, P. R. China.
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- Guangling College, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA.
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- Guangling College, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA.
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Tripathi AK. Binding interaction of N-acetylated acridine conjugate with ct-DNA and β-cyclodextrin: Synthesis and photophysical studies. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2018; 205:497-502. [PMID: 30059876 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.07.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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In the present work we are reporting the synthesis and binding interaction of a saturated fatty acid containing 9-aminoacridine derivative (AC-PA) with ct-DNA and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD). From Steady-state fluorescence experiments this newly synthesized 9-aminoacridine derivative, AC-PA, shows more efficient binding interaction with ct-DNA as compared to the 9-aminoacridine (AC). The extent of interaction of AC-PA and AC with ct-DNA was found out by calculating the fluorescence quenching by using Stern-Volmer quenching equation. The calculated quenching constants of AC-PA and AC are (4.5 ± 0.5) × 103M-1 (3.7 ± 0.5) × 103M-1 respectively. The mechanism of fluorescence quenching of AC-PA and AC, were understand by using Stern-Volmer plots as well as time-resolved fluorescence experiments. The fluorescence quenching of AC-PA and AC by ct-DNA are static in nature and take place by formation of ground state complexes. The binding mode between AC-PA and AC were understood by DNA melting analysis experiment. The DNA melting analysis experiments were reveals that the binding interactions between fluorophores (AC-PA and AC) with ct-DNA are intercalative in nature. The melting temperature and mode of binding intercalative mode of binding between AC-PA and AC were further confirmed by DSC and CD experiments. The steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence parameters of AC-PA are quite sensitive towards the formation of inclusion complexes between AC-PA and β-CD. Long hydrophobic tail containing acridine conjugate (AC-PA) shows more efficient binding interactions with the β-CD and the calculated binding constants value of AC-PA is 0.51 × 102M-1. Whereas, the parent molecule, AC not showing any binding interactions with β-CD.
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- Alok Kumar Tripathi
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, Tamil Nadu, India; Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai, India.
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Berger KE, McCormick GM, Jaye JA, Rozeske CM, Fort EH. Synthesis of Acridines through Alkyne Addition to Diarylamines. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23112867. [PMID: 30400283 PMCID: PMC6278640 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23112867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A new synthesis of substituted acridines is achieved by palladium-catalyzed addition of terminal acetylenes between the aryl rings of bis(2-bromophenyl)amine. By including a diamine base and elevating the temperature, the reaction pathway favors the formation of acridine over a double Sonogashira reaction to form bis(tolan)amine. This method is demonstrated with several aryl-alkynes and alkyl-alkynes.
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- Kristen E Berger
- Department of Chemistry, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55115, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55115, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55115, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55115, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55115, USA.
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Acelas M, Kouznetsov VV, Romero Bohórquez AR. Facile and highly diastereo and regioselective synthesis of novel octahydroacridine-isoxazole and octahydroacridine-1,2,3-triazole molecular hybrids from citronella essential oil. Mol Divers 2018; 23:183-193. [PMID: 30099688 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-018-9863-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A novel and highly efficient synthetic approach for the expedite construction of new octahydroacridine-isoxazole- and octahydroacridine-1,2,3-triazole-based molecular hybrids is first reported. Rapid access to the octahydroacridine core was achieved in a highly diastereoselective fashion via cationic Povarov reaction of N-propargyl anilines and citronella essential oil (Cymbopogon nardus). The subsequent 1,3-dipolar and Cu (I) catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition reaction of the terminal alkyne fragment with the corresponding oxime or azide affords the desired 3,5-isoxazoles and 1,2,3-triazoles, respectively, as interesting molecular hybrid models for pharmacological studies.
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- Mauricio Acelas
- Laboratorio de Química Orgánica y Biomolecular (LQOBio), CMN, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Parque Tecnológico Guatiguará, Km 2 Vía Refugio, Piedecuesta, 681011, Colombia
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- Laboratorio de Química Orgánica y Biomolecular (LQOBio), CMN, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Parque Tecnológico Guatiguará, Km 2 Vía Refugio, Piedecuesta, 681011, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación en Compuestos Orgánicos de Interés Medicinal (CODEIM), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Parque Tecnológico Guatiguará, Km 2 Vía Refugio, Piedecuesta, 681011, Colombia.
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AIMS IgA nephropathy, the most common primary glomerulonephritis worldwide, is characterized by glomerular deposition of galactose-deficient IgA1 and elevated serum levels of this IgA1 glycoform. Current ELISA methods lack sensitivity to assess galactose deficiency using small amounts of IgA1, which limits studies in primary cells due to modest IgA1 production in isolated peripheral-blood lymphocytes. METHODS Lectin from Helix pomatia was conjugated to biotin or acridinium ester and used in ELISA to detect galactose deficiency of IgA1 using small amounts of IgA1. RESULTS Lectin conjugated to acridinium had an approximately a log-fold increased sensitivity compared with biotin-labeled lectin. CONCLUSIONS The new method of using lectin from Helix pomatia conjugated to acridinium increased assay sensitivity, allowing future mechanistic studies with cultured primary cells.
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- Colin Reily
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Microbiology, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Microbiology, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Rigler R, Widengren J. Fluorescence-based monitoring of electronic state and ion exchange kinetics with FCS and related techniques: from T-jump measurements to fluorescence fluctuations. Eur Biophys J 2018; 47:479-492. [PMID: 29260269 PMCID: PMC5982452 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-017-1271-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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In this review, we give a historical view of how our research in the development and use of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) and related techniques has its roots and how it originally evolved from the pioneering work of Manfred Eigen, his colleagues, and coworkers. Work on temperature-jump (T-jump) experiments, conducted almost 50 years ago, led on to the development of the FCS technique. The pioneering work in the 1970s, introducing and demonstrating the concept for FCS, in turn formed the basis for the breakthrough use of FCS more than 15 years later. FCS can be used for monitoring reaction kinetics, based on fluctuations at thermodynamic equilibrium, rather than on relaxation measurements following perturbations. In this review, we more specifically discuss FCS measurements on photodynamic, electronic state transitions in fluorophore molecules, and on proton exchange dynamics in solution and on biomembranes. In the latter case, FCS measurements have proven capable of casting new light on the mechanisms of proton exchange at biological membranes, of central importance to bioenergetics and signal transduction. Finally, we describe the transient-state (TRAST) spectroscopy/imaging technique, sharing features with both relaxation (T-jump) and equilibrium fluctuation (FCS) techniques. TRAST is broadly applicable for cellular and molecular studies, and we briefly outline how TRAST can provide unique information from fluorophore blinking kinetics, reflecting e.g., cellular metabolism, rare molecular encounters, and molecular stoichiometries.
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- Rudolf Rigler
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Experimental Biomolecular Physics/ Department of Applied Physics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden.
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Radioactive reagents have been gradually replaced by nonisotopic reagents for some tasks in molecular biology. Concern over laboratory safety and the economic and environmental aspects of radioactive waste disposal have been key factors in this change. Generally, the new nonisotopic systems have improved in terms of analytical sensitivity and the time required to obtain a result. The most prominent nonisotopic analytical methods exploit chemiluminescence, described here. This technique has been particularly effective when used in combination with an enzyme label, so that the amplifying properties of an enzyme label and the high sensitivity of a chemiluminescent detection reaction are combined to produce an ultrasensitive assay (e.g., chemiluminescent detection of peroxidase- and alkaline phosphatase-labeled proteins and nucleic acid probes). In all of the commonly used applications in molecular biology, the analytical performance of the chemiluminescent systems approaches that of 125I- or 32P-based systems. Chemiluminescent systems also avoid the lengthy signal detection times required with 32P-based methods, yielding results in minutes rather than days. In addition, chemiluminescent probes can be easily stripped from membranes, allowing the membranes to be reprobed many times without significant loss of resolution. Experimental protocols for directly attaching nonisotopic labels to nucleic acids and indirect labeling methods based on biotin, fluorescein, and digoxigenin labels are now well established. The ancillary reagents (e.g., avidin, streptavidin, antidigoxigenin, and antifluorescein enzyme conjugates) required for the indirect methods are widely available.
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Felip-León C, Martínez-Arroyo O, Díaz-Oltra S, Miravet JF, Apostolova N, Galindo F. Synthesis, spectroscopic studies and biological evaluation of acridine derivatives: The role of aggregation on the photodynamic efficiency. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2018; 28:869-874. [PMID: 29456110 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Two new photoactive compounds (1 and 2) derived from the 9-amidoacridine chromophore have been synthesized and fully characterized. Their abilities to produce singlet oxygen upon irradiation have been compared. The synthesized compounds show very different self-aggregating properties since only 1 present a strong tendency to aggregate in water. Biological assays were conducted with two cell types: hepatoma cells (Hep3B) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). Photodynamic therapy (PDT) studies carried out with Hep3B cells showed that non-aggregating compound 2 showed photoxicity, ascribed to the production of singlet oxygen, being aggregating compound 1 photochemically inactive. On the other hand suspensions of 1, characterized as nano-sized aggregates, have notable antiproliferative activity towards this cell line in the dark.
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- Carles Felip-León
- Universitat Jaume I, Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica, Avda. Sos Baynat s/n, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Universitat Jaume I, Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica, Avda. Sos Baynat s/n, 12071 Castellón, Spain; Universitat de València, Departamento de Farmacología, Avda. Blasco Ibañez n.15-17, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Universitat Jaume I, Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica, Avda. Sos Baynat s/n, 12071 Castellón, Spain; Universitat Jaume I, Departamento de Educación, Avda. Sos Baynat s/n, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Universitat Jaume I, Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica, Avda. Sos Baynat s/n, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Universitat de València, Departamento de Farmacología, Avda. Blasco Ibañez n.15-17, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
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- Universitat Jaume I, Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica, Avda. Sos Baynat s/n, 12071 Castellón, Spain.
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Iacomino M, Weber F, Gleichenhagen M, Pistorio V, Panzella L, Pizzo E, Schieber A, d'Ischia M, Napolitano A. Stable Benzacridine Pigments by Oxidative Coupling of Chlorogenic Acid with Amino Acids and Proteins: Toward Natural Product-Based Green Food Coloring. J Agric Food Chem 2017; 65:6519-6528. [PMID: 28488442 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b00999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The occasional greening of sweet potatoes and other plant tissues observed during cooking or other food processing has been shown to arise from the autoxidative coupling of chlorogenic acid (CGA, 5-caffeoylquinic acid) with amino acid components, leading to trihydroxybenzacridine pigments. To explore the potential of this reaction for food coloring, we report herein the optimized biomimetic preparation of trihydroxybenzacridine pigments from CGA and amino acids such as glycine and lysine, their straightforward purification by gel filtration chromatography, the UHPLC-MS/MS analysis of the purified pigment fraction, and a detailed characterization of the pH-dependent trihydroxybenzacridine chromophore. Similar green pigments were also obtained by analogous reaction of CGA with a low-cost protein, bovine serum albumin, and by simply adding CGA to chicken egg white (CEW) under stirring. Neither the purified pigments from amino acids nor the pigmented CEW exerted significant toxicity against two human cell lines, Caco-2 and HepG2, at doses compatible with common use in food coloring. Additions of the pure pigments or pigmented CEW to different food matrices imparted intense green hues, and the thermal stability of these preparations proved satisfactory up to 90 °C. The potential application of the greening reaction for the sensing of fish deterioration is also disclosed.
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- Mariagrazia Iacomino
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II , Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Nutritional and Food Sciences, Molecular Food Technology, University of Bonn , Römerstrasse 164, Bonn D-53117, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional and Food Sciences, Molecular Food Technology, University of Bonn , Römerstrasse 164, Bonn D-53117, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II , Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II , Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II , Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Nutritional and Food Sciences, Molecular Food Technology, University of Bonn , Römerstrasse 164, Bonn D-53117, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II , Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II , Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Naples, Italy
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Bečka M, Vilková M, Salem O, Kašpárková J, Brabec V, Kožurková M. 3-[(E)-(acridin-9'-ylmethylidene)amino]-1-substituted thioureas and their biological activity. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2017; 180:234-241. [PMID: 28315620 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This paper describes the synthesis of a novel series of acridine thiosemicarbazones through a two-step reaction between various isothiocyanates and hydrazine followed by treatment with acridin-9-carbaldehyde. The properties of this series of seven new derivatives are studied using NMR and biochemical techniques, and the DNA-binding properties of the compounds are determined using spectrophotometric studies (UV-vis absorption, fluorescence, and circular/linear dichroism) and viscometry. The binding constants K are estimated as being in the range of 2.2 to 7.8×104M-1 and the percentage of hypochromism was found to be 22.11-49.75% (from UV-vis spectral titration). Electrophoretic experiments prove that the novel compounds demonstrate moderate inhibitory effects against Topo I activity at a concentration of 60×10-6M.
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- Michal Bečka
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, P.J.Šafárik University, Moyzesova 11, Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, P.J.Šafárik University, Moyzesova 11, Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, P.J.Šafárik University, Moyzesova 11, Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, Slechtitelu 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, Slechtitelu 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, P.J.Šafárik University, Moyzesova 11, Košice, Slovak Republic; Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Sokolovska 581, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
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Methods for the direct C-H functionalization of aromatic compounds are in demand for a variety of applications, including the synthesis of agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and materials. Herein, we disclose the construction of aromatic nitriles via direct C-H functionalization using an acridinium photoredox catalyst and trimethylsilyl cyanide under an aerobic atmosphere. The reaction proceeds at room temperature under mild conditions and has proven to be compatible with a variety of electron-donating and -withdrawing groups, halogens, and nitrogen- and oxygen-containing heterocycles, as well as aromatic-containing pharmaceutical agents.
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- Joshua B. McManus
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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Griffin JD, Cavanaugh CL, Nicewicz DA. Reversing the Regioselectivity of Halofunctionalization Reactions through Cooperative Photoredox and Copper Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:2097-2100. [PMID: 28105772 PMCID: PMC5512862 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201610722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [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: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Halofunctionalization of alkenes is a classical method for olefin difunctionalization. It gives rise to adducts which are found in many natural products and biologically active molecules, and offers a synthetic handle for further manipulation. Classically, this reaction is performed with an electrophilic halogen source and leads to regioselective formation of the halofunctionalized adducts. Herein, we demonstrate a reversal of the native regioselectivity for alkene halofunctionalization through the use of an acridinium photooxidant in conjunction with a copper cocatalyst.
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- Jeremy D Griffin
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3290, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3290, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3290, USA
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Rezende F, Prior KK, Löwe O, Wittig I, Strecker V, Moll F, Helfinger V, Schnütgen F, Kurrle N, Wempe F, Walter M, Zukunft S, Luck B, Fleming I, Weissmann N, Brandes RP, Schröder K. Cytochrome P450 enzymes but not NADPH oxidases are the source of the NADPH-dependent lucigenin chemiluminescence in membrane assays. Free Radic Biol Med 2017; 102:57-66. [PMID: 27863990 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 10/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED Measuring NADPH oxidase (Nox)-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) in living tissues and cells is a constant challenge. All probes available display limitations regarding sensitivity, specificity or demand highly specialized detection techniques. In search for a presumably easy, versatile, sensitive and specific technique, numerous studies have used NADPH-stimulated assays in membrane fractions which have been suggested to reflect Nox activity. However, we previously found an unaltered activity with these assays in triple Nox knockout mouse (Nox1-Nox2-Nox4-/-) tissue and cells compared to wild type. Moreover, the high ROS production of intact cells overexpressing Nox enzymes could not be recapitulated in NADPH-stimulated membrane assays. Thus, the signal obtained in these assays has to derive from a source other than NADPH oxidases. Using a combination of native protein electrophoresis, NADPH-stimulated assays and mass spectrometry, mitochondrial proteins and cytochrome P450 were identified as possible source of the assay signal. Cells lacking functional mitochondrial complexes, however, displayed a normal activity in NADPH-stimulated membrane assays suggesting that mitochondrial oxidoreductases are unlikely sources of the signal. Microsomes overexpressing P450 reductase, cytochromes b5 and P450 generated a NADPH-dependent signal in assays utilizing lucigenin, L-012 and dihydroethidium (DHE). Knockout of the cytochrome P450 reductase by CRISPR/Cas9 technology (POR-/-) in HEK293 cells overexpressing Nox4 or Nox5 did not interfere with ROS production in intact cells. However, POR-/- abolished the signal in NADPH-stimulated assays using membrane fractions from the very same cells. Moreover, membranes of rat smooth muscle cells treated with angiotensin II showed an increased NADPH-dependent signal with lucigenin which was abolished by the knockout of POR but not by knockout of p22phox. IN CONCLUSION the cytochrome P450 system accounts for the majority of the signal of Nox activity chemiluminescence based assays.
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- Flávia Rezende
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Hematology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Hematology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Hematology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signaling, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signaling, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signaling, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Fahrenholtz CD, Ding S, Bernish BW, Wright ML, Zheng Y, Yang M, Yao X, Donati GL, Gross MD, Bierbach U, Singh R. Design and cellular studies of a carbon nanotube-based delivery system for a hybrid platinum-acridine anticancer agent. J Inorg Biochem 2016; 165:170-180. [PMID: 27496614 PMCID: PMC5154932 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2016.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 03/16/2016] [Revised: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A three-component drug-delivery system has been developed consisting of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) coated with a non-classical platinum chemotherapeutic agent ([PtCl(NH3)2(L)]Cl (P3A1; L=N-(2-(acridin-9-ylamino)ethyl)-N-methylproprionimidamide) and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[amino(polyethylene glycol)-5000] (DSPE-mPEG). The optimized P3A1-MWCNTs are colloidally stable in physiological solution and deliver more P3A1 into breast cancer cells than treatment with the free drug. Furthermore, P3A1-MWCNTs are cytotoxic to several cell models of breast cancer and induce S-phase cell cycle arrest and non-apoptotic cell death in breast cancer cells. By contrast, free P3A1 induces apoptosis and allows progression to G2/M phase. Photothermal activation of P3A1-MWCNTs to generate mild hyperthermia potentiates their cytotoxicity. These findings suggest that delivery of P3A1 to cancer cells using MWCNTs as a drug carrier may be beneficial for combination cancer chemotherapy and photothermal therapy.
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- Cale D Fahrenholtz
- Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA.
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA; Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA; Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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Esirden İ, Tanç M, Supuran CT, Kaya M. Microwave assisted synthesis of novel tetrazole/sulfonamide derivatives based on octahydroacridine, xanthene and chromene skeletons as inhibitors of the carbonic anhydrases isoforms I, II, IV and VII. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 27:86-89. [PMID: 27876475 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2016] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The synthesis of novel tetrazole/sulfonamide derivatives based on octahydroacridine, xanthene and chromene scaffold by using microwave (MW) assisted techniques is reported in this study. These synthesized hybrid compounds were assayed for the inhibition of carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1). The inhibitory activities were determined against three cytosolic human isoforms (hCA I, II and VII) and one membrane-associated (hCA IV) isoform. Some of the newly synthesized sulfonamides showed micromolar to nanomolar inhibitory activity against these enzymes.
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- İbrahim Esirden
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Arts and Science, Dumlupınar University, 43100 Kütahya, Turkey
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, NEUROFARBA Dept., Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, NEUROFARBA Dept., Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy.
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Arts and Science, Dumlupınar University, 43100 Kütahya, Turkey.
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Magalhaes LG, Marques FB, da Fonseca MB, Rogério KR, Graebin CS, Andricopulo AD. Discovery of a Series of Acridinones as Mechanism-Based Tubulin Assembly Inhibitors with Anticancer Activity. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0160842. [PMID: 27508497 PMCID: PMC4980028 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Microtubules play critical roles in vital cell processes, including cell growth, division, and migration. Microtubule-targeting small molecules are chemotherapeutic agents that are widely used in the treatment of cancer. Many of these compounds are structurally complex natural products (e.g., paclitaxel, vinblastine, and vincristine) with multiple stereogenic centers. Because of the scarcity of their natural sources and the difficulty of their partial or total synthesis, as well as problems related to their bioavailability, toxicity, and resistance, there is an urgent need for novel microtubule binding agents that are effective for treating cancer but do not have these disadvantages. In the present work, our lead discovery effort toward less structurally complex synthetic compounds led to the discovery of a series of acridinones inspired by the structure of podophyllotoxin, a natural product with important microtubule assembly inhibitory activity, as novel mechanism-based tubulin assembly inhibitors with potent anticancer properties and low toxicity. The compounds were evaluated in vitro by wound healing assays employing the metastatic and triple negative breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231. Four compounds with IC50 values between 0.294 and 1.7 μM were identified. These compounds showed selective cytotoxicity against MDA-MB-231 and DU-145 cancer cell lines and promoted cell cycle arrest in G2/M phase and apoptosis. Consistent with molecular modeling results, the acridinones inhibited tubulin assembly in in vitro polymerization assays with IC50 values between 0.9 and 13 μM. Their binding to the colchicine-binding site of tubulin was confirmed through competitive assays.
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- Luma G. Magalhaes
- Laboratório de Química Medicinal e Computacional, Centro de Pesquisa e Inovação em Biodiversidade e Fármacos, Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, 13563–120, São Carlos-SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Molecular e Química Medicinal, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, 23897–000, Seropédica-RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Molecular e Química Medicinal, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, 23897–000, Seropédica-RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Molecular e Química Medicinal, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, 23897–000, Seropédica-RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Molecular e Química Medicinal, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, 23897–000, Seropédica-RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química Medicinal e Computacional, Centro de Pesquisa e Inovação em Biodiversidade e Fármacos, Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, 13563–120, São Carlos-SP, Brazil
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Dai Y, Xu K, Li Q, Wang C, Liu X, Wang P. Acridine-based complex as amino acid anion fluorescent sensor in aqueous solution. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2016; 157:1-5. [PMID: 26687098 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2015.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 01/12/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Novel acridine-based fluorescence sensors containing alaninol ligands, L1 and D1, were designed and synthesized. The structure of the compound was characterized by IR, (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, MS spectra. L1 and D1 possess efficient Cu(2+) cation ON-OFF selective signaling behavior based on ligand-to-metal binding mechanism at physiological pH condition. Additionally, the L1-Cu(II) and D1-Cu(II) complexes could further serve as reversible OFF-ON signaling sensing ensemble to allow ratiometric response to amino acid anion in aqueous solution.
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- Yanpeng Dai
- Institute of Fine Chemical and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, PR China
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- Institute of Fine Chemical and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, PR China; Institute of Environmental and Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, PR China.
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- Institute of Fine Chemical and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, PR China
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- Institute of Fine Chemical and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, PR China
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- Institute of Fine Chemical and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, PR China
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- Institute of Fine Chemical and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, PR China
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Hsu KH, Su BH, Tu YS, Lin OA, Tseng YJ. Mutagenicity in a Molecule: Identification of Core Structural Features of Mutagenicity Using a Scaffold Analysis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0148900. [PMID: 26863515 PMCID: PMC4749256 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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With advances in the development and application of Ames mutagenicity in silico prediction tools, the International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) has amended its M7 guideline to reflect the use of such prediction models for the detection of mutagenic activity in early drug safety evaluation processes. Since current Ames mutagenicity prediction tools only focus on functional group alerts or side chain modifications of an analog series, these tools are unable to identify mutagenicity derived from core structures or specific scaffolds of a compound. In this study, a large collection of 6512 compounds are used to perform scaffold tree analysis. By relating different scaffolds on constructed scaffold trees with Ames mutagenicity, four major and one minor novel mutagenic groups of scaffold are identified. The recognized mutagenic groups of scaffold can serve as a guide for medicinal chemists to prevent the development of potentially mutagenic therapeutic agents in early drug design or development phases, by modifying the core structures of mutagenic compounds to form non-mutagenic compounds. In addition, five series of substructures are provided as recommendations, for direct modification of potentially mutagenic scaffolds to decrease associated mutagenic activities.
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- Kuo-Hsiang Hsu
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ungvarská Maľučká L, Vilková M, Kožíšek J, Imrich J. Strong deshielding in aromatic isoxazolines. Magn Reson Chem 2016; 54:17-27. [PMID: 26365723 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.4308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 03/23/2015] [Revised: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Very strong proton deshielding was found in di/tri-aromatic isoxazoline regioisomers prepared from acridin-4-yl dipolarophiles and stable benzonitrile oxides (BNO). Three alkenes, (acridin-4-yl)-CH=CH-R (R = COOCH3, Ph, and CONH2), reacted with three BNO dipoles (2,4,6-trimethoxy, 2,4,6-trimethyl, 2,6-dichloro) to give pairs of target isoxazolines with acridine bound to C-4 or C-5 carbon of the isoxazoline (denoted as 4-Acr or 5-Acr). Regioselectivity was dependent on both the dipolarophile and dipole character. The ester and amide dipolarophile displayed variable regioselectivity in cycloadditions whereas the styrene one afforded prevailing 4-Acr regioisomers. 2,4,6-Trimethoxy-BNO was most prone to form 5-Acr isoxazolines while mesitonitrile oxide gave major 4-Acr isoxazolines. Basic hydrolysis of the amide cycloadduct led to an unexpected isoxazolone product. The structure of the target compounds was studied by NMR, MS, and X-ray crystallography.
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- Lucia Ungvarská Maľučká
- P. J. Šafárik University, Faculty of Science, Institute of Chemistry, NMR Laboratory, Moyzesova 11, 040 01, Košice, Slovakia
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- P. J. Šafárik University, Faculty of Science, Institute of Chemistry, NMR Laboratory, Moyzesova 11, 040 01, Košice, Slovakia
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- Slovak Technical University, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Department of Physical Chemistry, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- P. J. Šafárik University, Faculty of Science, Institute of Chemistry, NMR Laboratory, Moyzesova 11, 040 01, Košice, Slovakia
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Pyridoacridines are a class of strictly marine-derived alkaloids that constitute one of the largest chemical families of marine alkaloids. During the last few years, both natural pyridoacridines and their analogues have constituted excellent targets for synthetic works. They have been the subject of intense study due to their significant biological activities; cytotoxic, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, insecticidal, anti-HIV, and anti-parasitic activities. In the present review, 95 pyridoacridine alkaloids isolated from marine organisms are discussed in term of their occurrence, biosynthesis, biological activities, and structural assignment.
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- Sabrin R M Ibrahim
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al Madinah , Al Munawwarah 30078, Saudi Arabia (phone: +966-581-183034; fax:+966-484-75027).
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt, (phone: +20-88-2411330; fax: +20-88-2332776).
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- Department of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia (phone: +966-597-636182).
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, Assiut 71524, Egypt, (phone: +20-88-2181191; fax: +20-88-2181191).
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Penas C, Sánchez MI, Guerra-Varela J, Sanchez L, Vázquez ME, Mascareñas JL. Light-Controlled Cellular Internalization and Cytotoxicity of Nucleic Acid-Binding Agents: Studies in Vitro and in Zebrafish Embryos. Chembiochem 2016; 17:37-41. [PMID: 26534774 PMCID: PMC4766732 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201500455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 09/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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We synthesized octa-arginine conjugates of DNA-binding agents (bisbenzamidine, acridine and Thiazole Orange) and demonstrated that their DNA binding and cell internalization can be inhibited by appending a (negatively charged) oligoglutamic tail through a photolabile linker. UV irradiation released the parent conjugates, thus restoring cell internalization and biological activity. Assays with zebrafish embryos demonstrates the potential of this prodrug strategy for controlling in vivo cytotoxicity.
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- Cristina Penas
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais, Moleculares (CIQUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Jenaro de la Fuente s/n, Campus Vida, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais, Moleculares (CIQUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Jenaro de la Fuente s/n, Campus Vida, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departmento de Xenética, Facultade de Veterinaria, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Av. Carballo Calero s/n, 27002, Lugo, Spain
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- Departmento de Xenética, Facultade de Veterinaria, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Av. Carballo Calero s/n, 27002, Lugo, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais, Moleculares (CIQUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Jenaro de la Fuente s/n, Campus Vida, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais, Moleculares (CIQUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Jenaro de la Fuente s/n, Campus Vida, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Utkina NK. Sagitol D, a New Thiazole Containing Pyridoacridine Alkaloid from a Vietnamese Ascidian. Nat Prod Commun 2015; 10:1547-1548. [PMID: 26594755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023] Open
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A new thiazole containing pyridoacridine alkaloid, named sagitol D (1), and five known alkaloids kuanoniaminesA (2), C (3), D (4), E (5), and F (6), have been isolated from an unidentified Vietnamese ascidian. The structure of the new compound was established from NMR spectroscopic data. Kuanoniamines C, D, E, and F showed moderate antioxidant activity in the DPPH (IC50 36 µM) and ABTS assays (TE = 0.5), while sagitol D showed weak activity (IC50 92 M;TE = 0.10), and kuanoniamine A was inactive.
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de Almeida SMV, Lafayette EA, da Silva LPBG, Amorim CADC, de Oliveira TB, Ruiz ALTG, de Carvalho JE, de Moura RO, Beltrão EIC, de Lima MDCA, de Carvalho Júnior LB. Synthesis, DNA Binding, and Antiproliferative Activity of Novel Acridine-Thiosemicarbazone Derivatives. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:13023-42. [PMID: 26068233 PMCID: PMC4490484 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160613023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [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: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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In this work, the acridine nucleus was used as a lead-compound for structural modification by adding different substituted thiosemicarbazide moieties. Eight new (Z)-2-(acridin-9-ylmethylene)-N-phenylhydrazinecarbothioamide derivatives (3a-h) were synthesized, their antiproliferative activities were evaluated, and DNA binding properties were performed with calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) by electronic absorption and fluorescence spectroscopies. Both hyperchromic and hypochromic effects, as well as red or blue shifts were demonstrated by addition of ctDNA to the derivatives. The calculated binding constants ranged from 1.74 × 10(4) to 1.0 × 10(6) M(-1) and quenching constants from -0.2 × 10(4) to 2.18 × 10(4) M(-1) indicating high affinity to ctDNA base pairs. The most efficient compound in binding to ctDNA in vitro was (Z)-2-(acridin-9-ylmethylene)-N- (4-chlorophenyl) hydrazinecarbothioamide (3f), while the most active compound in antiproliferative assay was (Z)-2-(acridin-9-ylmethylene)-N-phenylhydrazinecarbothioamide (3a). There was no correlation between DNA-binding and in vitro antiproliferative activity, but the results suggest that DNA binding can be involved in the biological activity mechanism. This study may guide the choice of the size and shape of the intercalating part of the ligand and the strategic selection of substituents that increase DNA-binding or antiproliferative properties.
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- Sinara Mônica Vitalino de Almeida
- Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami (LIKA) and Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil.
- Faculdade de Ciências, Educação e Tecnologia de Garanhuns (FACETEG), Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Garanhuns 55290-000, PE, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami (LIKA) and Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil.
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- Divisão de Farmacologia e Toxicologia, Centro Pluridisciplinar de Pesquisas Químicas, Biológicas e Agrícolas (DFT/CPQBA), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-970, SP, Brazil.
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- Divisão de Farmacologia e Toxicologia, Centro Pluridisciplinar de Pesquisas Químicas, Biológicas e Agrícolas (DFT/CPQBA), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-970, SP, Brazil.
- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-859, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Farmácia, Laboratório de Síntese e Vetorização de Moléculas, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Campus Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami (LIKA) and Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami (LIKA) and Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil.
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Abulimite Z, Mu X, Xiao S, Liu M, Li Q, Chen G. New chemiluminescent substrates of paraoxonase 1 with improved specificity: synthesis and properties. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2015; 176:301-16. [PMID: 25809994 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-015-1575-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is an important hydrolase, and the enzyme activity decreases in patients with liver disease, diabetes, coronary heart disease, etc. Phenyl acetate and organophosphates are usually employed as substrates for serum PON1 activity assay. However, phenyl acetate for arylesterase activity assay exhibits disadvantage of high background. According to properties of PON1, four new chemiluminescent acridinium esters were designed, prepared through three steps, and characterized with (1)H NMR and mass spectrometry (MS) data, and their properties as PON1 substrates were investigated. The hydrolyses of the four compounds catalyzed by recombinant human PON1 (rhPON1) (or serum) followed first-order kinetics within 22 min. The PON1 activator (NaCl, 0.10 mol L(-1)) could boost the rhPON1-mediated and serum-mediated hydrolyses of the acridinium esters to 2.01 ~ 2.26 folds, but 1.0 mol L(-1) NaCl decreased the serum arylesterase activity. RhPON1 showed selectivity over other serum esterases such as lipase, acetylcholinesterase, and esterase D more than 300 folds. By using ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) inhibitor, the specificities of the four substrates toward serum PON1 were determined as 78.3 ~ 92.9%, which is improved than that of the model compound 9-(4-chloro-phenoxycarbonyl)-10-methylacridinium ester triflate. Due to low toxicity, high specificity, and sensitivity of the substrates, they are useful for serum PON1 activity assay.
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- Zulipiyan Abulimite
- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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Arai MA, Koryudzu K, Ishibashi M. Inubosins A, B, and C are acridine alkaloids isolated from a culture of Streptomyces sp. IFM 11440 with Ngn2 promoter activity. J Nat Prod 2015; 78:311-314. [PMID: 25621736 DOI: 10.1021/np5006218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Three new acridine alkaloids, inubosins A (1), B (2), and C (3), were isolated from an extract of a culture of Streptomyces sp. IFM 11440 using bioassay-guided fractionation. Neurogenin2 (Ngn2) is an activator-type basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor that promotes neural stem cell differentiation. Using cell-based Ngn2 promoter activity-guided screening, Streptomyces sp. IFM 11440 was found to induce Ngn2 promoter activity. The structures of 1-3 were established using spectroscopic methods, including 1D- and 2D-NMR measurements. Inubosin B (2) showed potent Ngn2 promoter activity. Moreover, inubosin B (2) increased mRNA expression of genes related to neural stem cell differentiation.
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- Midori A Arai
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University , 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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Zhou Y, Huang Q, Zhang Q, Min Y, Wang E. A simple-structured acridine derivative as a fluorescent enhancement chemosensor for the detection of Pd2+ in aqueous media. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2015; 137:33-38. [PMID: 25194318 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 07/20/2014] [Accepted: 08/09/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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4,5-Bis(hydroxymethyl) acridine (sensor 1) has been discovered and synthesized as a simple-structured Pd(2+) fluorescent probe. Sensor 1 showed highly selective recognition toward Pd(2+) over other examined metal ions in aqueous solution. Under the optimized condition, fluorescence intensity was linearly proportional to the concentration of Pd(2+) in the 0-1 μM concentration range with detection limits of 0.021 μM. The EDTA-adding and stoichiometry experiments indicated that sensor 1 was a reversible chemosensor for Pd(2+) with a 2:1 ligand/metal complex at neutral pH. Moreover, the sensor 1 was also successfully applied to determination of Pd(2+) in water samples and palladium-containing catalyst, which made it attractive for sensing applications.
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- Yanmei Zhou
- Institute of Environmental and Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental and Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental and Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental and Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental and Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, PR China
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Ueda Y, Takeda H, Yui T, Koike K, Goto Y, Inagaki S, Ishitani O. A visible-light harvesting system for CO2 reduction using a Ru(II) -Re(I) photocatalyst adsorbed in mesoporous organosilica. ChemSusChem 2015; 8:439-42. [PMID: 25524162 PMCID: PMC4544448 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201403194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 10/28/2014] [Revised: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A photocatalytic system for CO2 reduction exhibiting visible-light harvesting was developed by preparing a hybrid consisting of a supramolecular metal complex as photocatalyst and periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) as light harvester. A Ru(II) Re(I) binuclear complex (RuRe) with methylphosphonic acid anchor groups was adsorbed on acridone or methylacridone embedded in the walls of PMO mesochannels to yield the hybrid structure. The embedded organic groups absorbed visible light, and the excitation energy was funneled to the Ru units. The energy accumulation was followed by electron transfer and catalytic reduction of CO2 to CO on the Re unit. The light harvesting of these hybrids enhanced the photocatalytic CO evolution rate by a factor of up to ten compared with that of RuRe adsorbed on mesoporous silica without a light harvester.
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- Yutaro Ueda
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology2-12-1-NE-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550 (Japan) E-mail:
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology2-12-1-NE-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550 (Japan) E-mail:
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181 (Japan)
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8569 (Japan)
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- Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc. YokomichiNagakute, Aichi 480-1192 (Japan) E-mail:
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- Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc. YokomichiNagakute, Aichi 480-1192 (Japan) E-mail:
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology2-12-1-NE-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550 (Japan) E-mail:
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