119-68-6Relevant articles and documents
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Pachter,I.J. et al.
, p. 5187 - 5193 (1960)
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Toward the Rational Design of Universal Dual Polarity Matrix for MALDI Mass Spectrometry
Chou, Pi-Tai,Hsu, Cheng-Chih,Huang, Chun-Ying,Huang, Penghsuan,Lee, Chuping,Lin, Li-En,Lin, Ta-Chun,Yang, Ethan
, p. 7139 - 7145 (2020)
A series of novel anthranilic acid derivatives I-IV, of which COOH-NH2 (I) and COOH-NHMe (IV) are endowed with acid and base bifunctionality, were designed and synthesized for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry applications in dual polarity molecular imaging of biological samples, particularly for lipids. The heat of protonation, deprotonation, and proton transfer reaction as well as the capability of analyzing biomolecules in both positive and negative ion modes for I-IV were systematically investigated under standard 355 nm laser excitation. The results indicate correlation between dual polarity and acid-base property. Further, COOH-NHMe (IV) showed a unique performance and was successfully applied as the matrix for MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) for studying the mouse brain. Our results demonstrate the superiority of COOH-NHMe (IV) in detecting more lipid and protein species compared to commercially available matrices. Moreover, MALDI-TOF MSI results were obtained for lipid distributions, making COOH-NHMe (IV) a potential next generation universal matrix.
Melatonin derivatives combat with inflammation-related cancer by targeting the Main Culprit STAT3
Ma, Shumeng,Zhu, Longqing,Fan, Xiaohong,Luo, Tian,Liu, Dan,Liang, Ziyi,Hu, Xiaoling,Shi, Tao,Tan, Wen,Wang, Zhen
, (2020/12/02)
The combination between two well-studied bioactive compounds melatonin and salicylic acid with proper modifications unexpectedly creates a sharp pair of “scissors” cutting off the vicious connection between inflammation and cancer by targeting a key contributor Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription 3 (STAT3) in the two pathological processes. A representative compound P-3 with IC50 values on each tested cell line ranging from 7.37 to 18.62 μM among the designed melatonin derivatives is equipped with the ability of curbing inflammation-promoting cancer by down-regulating the expression, activation and nuclear translocation of STAT3, breaking the feedforward loop of STAT3 activation by decreasing the expression of pro-tumorigenic cytokines, and inducing cell apoptosis through ROS triggered Cyto-c/Caspase-3 pathway. This study suggests that the melatonin derivative P-3 is likely to become a promising chemical structure for developing the novel anti-cancer agents taking effect through hindering the mutual-promoting processes between inflammation and cancer.
Catalytic Alkylation Using a Cyclic S-Adenosylmethionine Regeneration System
Mordhorst, Silja,Siegrist, Jutta,Müller, Michael,Richter, Michael,Andexer, Jennifer N.
supporting information, p. 4037 - 4041 (2017/03/27)
S-Adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferases are versatile tools for the specific alkylation of many compounds, such as pharmaceuticals, but their biocatalytic application is severely limited owing to the lack of a cofactor regeneration system. We report a biomimetic, polyphosphate-based, cyclic cascade for methyltransferases. In addition to the substrate to be methylated, only methionine and polyphosphate have to be added in stoichiometric amounts. The system acts catalytically with respect to the cofactor precursor adenosine in methylation and ethylation reactions of selected substrates, as shown by HPLC analysis. Furthermore, 1H and 13C NMR measurements were performed to unequivocally identify methionine as the methyl donor and to gain insight into the selectivity of the reactions. This system constitutes a vital stage in the development of economical and environmentally friendly applications of methyltransferases.