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Synthesis and evaluation of D-thioluciferin, a bioluminescent 6'-thio analog of Dluciferin
Rylands, Marwaan,Jardine, Anwar
, p. 176 - 189 (2021/03/17)
All known light-emitting firefly-bioluminescent luciferin analogs are either derived from the 6'-hydroxy- and/or 6'-aminoluciferin. We report the synthesis of D-thioluciferin, a 6'-thio analog or isostere of D-luciferin, starting from p-aminothiophenol, using a unique thioacrylate-S-protecting-group strategy. Upon treatment of Dthioluciferin with purified Photinus pyralis (Ppy) luciferase (Luc), a bioluminescence emission with a red-shift λmax relative to D-luciferin was observed. It was also shown that disulphide and sulphide analogs of Dthioluciferin did not produce similar bioluminescences relative to D-thioluciferin when treated with Ppy Luc under standard conditions, thus, providing a foundation for the development of D-thioluciferin based probes based on disulphide reduction and S-dealkylation.
Expedient synthesis of electronically modified luciferins for bioluminescence imaging
McCutcheon, David C.,Paley, Miranda A.,Steinhardt, Rachel C.,Prescher, Jennifer A.
, p. 7604 - 7607 (2012/07/02)
Bioluminescence imaging with luciferase enzymes requires access to light-emitting, small-molecule luciferins. Here, we describe a rapid method to synthesize d-luciferin, the substrate for firefly luciferase (Fluc), along with a novel set of electronically modified analogues. Our procedure utilizes a relatively rare, but synthetically useful dithiazolium reagent to generate heteroaromatic scaffolds in a divergent fashion. Two of the luciferin analogues produced with this approach emit light with Fluc in vitro and in live cells. Collectively, our work increases the number of substrates that can be used for bioluminescence imaging and provides a general strategy for synthesizing new collections of luciferins.
Antibacterial evaluation of novel N-arylimino-1,2,3-dithiazoles and N-arylcyanothioformamides
Cottenceau, Gilles,Besson, Thierry,Gautier, Valerie,Rees, Charles W.,Pons, Anne-Marie
, p. 529 - 532 (2007/10/03)
N-Aryl-1,2,3-dithiazoles 2 and the corresponding N-arylcyanothioformamides 3 have been synthesized via 4,5-dichloro-1,2,3-dithiazole derivatives, and their antibacterial activity measured; the dithiazoles are significantly active against Gram-positive bacteria.