80166-90-1Relevant articles and documents
The Relation Between Position and Chemical Composition of Bis-Indole Substituents Determines Their Interactions with G-Quadruplex DNA
Prasad, Bagineni,Das, Rabindra Nath,Jamroskovic, Jan,Kumar, Rajendra,Hedenstr?m, Mattias,Sabouri, Nasim,Chorell, Erik
supporting information, p. 9561 - 9572 (2020/07/09)
G-quadruplex (G4) DNA structures are linked to fundamental biological processes and human diseases, which has triggered the development of compounds that affect these DNA structures. However, more knowledge is needed about how small molecules interact with G4 DNA structures. This study describes the development of a new class of bis-indoles (3,3-diindolyl-methyl derivatives) and detailed studies of how they interact with G4 DNA using orthogonal assays, biophysical techniques, and computational studies. This revealed compounds that strongly bind and stabilize G4 DNA structures, and detailed binding interactions which for example, show that charge variance can play a key role in G4 DNA binding. Furthermore, the structure–activity relationships generated opened the possibilities to replace or introduce new substituents on the core structure, which is of key importance to optimize compound properties or introduce probes to further expand the possibilities of these compounds as tailored research tools to study G4 biology.
Synthesis and characterization of a photocleavable collagen-like peptide
Li, Chunqiang,Ornelas, Alfredo,Williams, Kaitlyn N.,Hatch, Kevin A.,Paez, Aurelio,Aguilar, Angela C.,Ellis, Cameron C.,Tasnim, Nishat,Ray, Supriyo,Dirk, Carl W.,Boland, Thomas,Joddar, Binata,Michael, Katja
, p. 1000 - 1013 (2018/02/19)
A 34-amino acid long collagen-like peptide rich in proline, hydroxyproline, and glycine, and with four photoreactive N-acyl-7-nitroindoline units incorporated into the peptide backbone was synthesized by on-resin fragment condensation. Its circular dichroism supports a stable triple helix structure. The built-in photochemical function enables the decomposition of the peptide into small peptide fragments by illumination with UV light of 350 nm in aqueous solution. Illumination of a thin film of the peptide, or a thin film of a photoreactive amino acid model compound containing a 5-bromo-7-nitroindoline moiety, with femtosecond laser light at 710 nm allows for the creation of well-resolved micropatterns. The cytocompatibility of the peptide was demonstrated using human mesenchymal stem cells and mouse embryonic fibroblasts. Our data show that the full-length peptide is cytocompatible as it can support cell growth and maintain cell viability. In contrast, the small peptide fragments created by photolysis are somewhat cytotoxic and therefore less cytocompatible. These data suggest that biomimetic collagen-like photoreactive peptides could potentially be used for growing cells in 2D micropatterns based on patterns generated by photolysis prior to cell growth.
Light-sensitive protecting groups for amines and alcohols: The photosolvolysis of n-substituted 7-nitroindolines
Hassner, Alfred,Yagudayev, Diana,Pradhan, Tarun K.,Nudelman, Abraham,Amit, Boaz
, p. 2405 - 2409 (2008/03/27)
Representative examples of primary and secondary amines were protected as urea derivatives 4 of 5-bromo-7-nitroindoline and even more efficiently as ureas 8 derived from 5,7-dinitroindoline, via high-yield reactions with carbamoyl chlorides 3 and 7, respectively. Deprotection of 4 or 8 was achieved in high yields by UV irradiation at room temperature in Pyrex vessels under neutral conditions and exclusion of air. In a similar manner the dinitroindolines serve as protecting groups for alcohols and phenols; the derived carbamates 5 and 9 can likewise be deprotected photochemically in high yields. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.
