Formation of inclusion complexes between several cyclodextrin derivatives and TEMPO and DOXYL-based spin probes was studied by EPR spectroscopy. Competition between alkyl chains and nitroxide functionalities for cyclodextrin cavities leads to different types of complexation. Long alkyl chains in amphiphilic spin probes interact preferentially with cyclodextrins, and TEMPO units in such molecules are unaffected
Location of TEMPO derivatives in micelles: subtle effect of the probe orientation
作者:Carolina Aliaga、Felipe Bravo-Moraga、Danilo Gonzalez-Nilo、Sebastián Márquez、Susan Lühr、Geraldine Mena、Marcos Caroli Rezende
DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.07.036
日期:2016.2
Partition coefficients for six 4-substituted derivatives of the 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (TEMPO) derivatives in aqueous solutions of reduced Triton X-100 (RTX-100) were determined by measurements of the probe EPR g-factor and of the fluorescence quenching of pyrene by the radical in the micelle. The partition constant attained a maximum value and then decreased with increasing probe hydrophobicity. Simulation of the probes inside the micelle showed that this trend could be rationalized by a change in the orientation of the 4-substituted TEMPO derivatives with the increasing substituent. chain-length. The use of the EPR g-factor for the determination of partition constants of radicals in micellar systems was thus validated as a reliable and sensitive method, capable of describing the probe orientation in its microenvironment. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Highly Sensitive “Off/On” EPR Probes to Monitor Enzymatic Activity
In this study are reported two off/on EPR probes containing a nitroxideradical to study the enzymatic activity of carboxylesterases. Thanks to their low solubility in water, they aggregate to form stable micelles, which makes the probes EPR silent. In presence of the esterases enzymes the nitroxideradicals are release from the micelle giving an off/on transition and intense signal.