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Visible Light-Mediated Conversion of Alcohols to Bromides by a Benzothiadiazole-Containing Organic Photocatalyst
Li, Run,Gehrig, Dominik W.,Ramanan, Charusheela,Blom, Paul W. M.,Kohl, Fabien F.,Wagner, Manfred,Landfester, Katharina,Zhang, Kai A. I.
, p. 3852 - 3859 (2019/07/15)
The search for metal-free, stable and high effective photocatalysts with sufficient photo-redox potentials remains a key challenge for organic chemists. Here, we present a benzothiadiazole-containing molecular organic photocatalyst with redox potentials of ?1.30 V and +1.64 V vs. SCE. The singlet state lifetime is 13 ns. Direct conversion from aliphatic alcohols to bromides has been conducted with the designed organic photocatalyst under visible light irradiation with high efficiency and selectivity. The catalytic efficiency of the novel benzothiadiazole-based photocatalyst is comparable with the state-of-art metal and non-metal catalysts. Furthermore, advanced photophysical studies including time-resolved photoluminescence and transient absorption spectroscopy offer a powerful support for photo-induced electron transfer from photocatalyst to the reactive substrates. Lastly, no photo-bleaching effect is observed, demonstrating the high stability and recyclable of the designed organic photocatalyst. (Figure presented.).
Inhibition of tyrosine phenol-lyase by tyrosine homologues
Do, Quang,Nguyen, Giang T.,Phillips, Robert S.
, p. 2243 - 2251 (2016/08/26)
We have designed, synthesized, and evaluated tyrosine homologues and their O-methyl derivatives as potential inhibitors for tyrosine phenol lyase (TPL, E.C. 4.1.99.2). Recently, we reported that homologues of tryptophan are potent inhibitors of tryptophan indole-lyase (tryptophanase, TIL, E.C. 4.1.99.1), with Ki values in the low μM range (Do et al. Arch Biochem Biophys 560:20–26, 2014). As the structure and mechanism for TPL is very similar to that of TIL, we postulated that tyrosine homologues could also be potent inhibitors of TPL. However, we have found that homotyrosine, bishomotyrosine, and their corresponding O-methyl derivatives are competitive inhibitors of TPL, which exhibit Ki values in the range of 0.8–1.5?mM. Thus, these compounds are not potent inhibitors, but instead bind with affinities similar to common amino acids, such as phenylalanine or methionine. Pre-steady-state kinetic data were very similar for all compounds tested and demonstrated the formation of an equilibrating mixture of aldimine and quinonoid intermediates upon binding. Interestingly, we also observed a blue-shift for the absorbance peak of external aldimine complexes of all tyrosine homologues, suggesting possible strain at the active site due to accommodating the elongated side chains.
Isoprenoid Biosynthesis Inhibitors Targeting Bacterial Cell Growth
Desai, Janish,Wang, Yang,Wang, Ke,Malwal, Satish R.,Oldfield, Eric
, p. 2205 - 2215 (2016/10/22)
We synthesized potential inhibitors of farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS), undecaprenyl diphosphate synthase (UPPS), or undecaprenyl diphosphate phosphatase (UPPP), and tested them in bacterial cell growth and enzyme inhibition assays. The most active compounds were found to be bisphosphonates with electron-withdrawing aryl-alkyl side chains which inhibited the growth of Gram-negative bacteria (Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) at ～1–4 μg mL?1levels. They were found to be potent inhibitors of FPPS; cell growth was partially “rescued” by the addition of farnesol or overexpression of FPPS, and there was synergistic activity with known isoprenoid biosynthesis pathway inhibitors. Lipophilic hydroxyalkyl phosphonic acids inhibited UPPS and UPPP at micromolar levels; they were active (～2–6 μg mL?1) against Gram-positive but not Gram-negative organisms, and again exhibited synergistic activity with cell wall biosynthesis inhibitors, but only indifferent effects with other inhibitors. The results are of interest because they describe novel inhibitors of FPPS, UPPS, and UPPP with cell growth inhibitory activities as low as ～1–2 μg mL?1.
