Synthesis and Properties of Photoactivatable Phospholipid Derivatives Designed To Probe the Membrane-Associate Domains of Proteins
摘要:
The total syntheses of photoactivatable phospholipidic probes 1 and 2 are described. These probes contain either an aryldiazonium function at their polar head (probes la and Ib) or an diazocyclohexadienonyl group attached to the end of one fatty acid side chain (probe 2) and have been designed to probe the lipid/water interface and the hydrophobic core of the membrane, respectively. The synthetic schemes include the possibility of incorporating a radio-labeled atom (tritium) for further labeling investigations. Both probes were stable in the dark under physiological conditions and could be efficiently photodecomposed at wavelengths above 300 nm, leading to the generation of highly reactive species, aryl cations and cyclohexadienonyl carbene, respectively. In addition, these probes displayed UV-absorption spectra which are compatible with tryptophan-mediated energy transfer photoactivation, which can lead potentially to an efficient mapping of the membrane-associate protein domains.
The total syntheses of photoactivatable phospholipidic probes 1 and 2 are described. These probes contain either an aryldiazonium function at their polar head (probes la and Ib) or an diazocyclohexadienonyl group attached to the end of one fatty acid side chain (probe 2) and have been designed to probe the lipid/water interface and the hydrophobic core of the membrane, respectively. The synthetic schemes include the possibility of incorporating a radio-labeled atom (tritium) for further labeling investigations. Both probes were stable in the dark under physiological conditions and could be efficiently photodecomposed at wavelengths above 300 nm, leading to the generation of highly reactive species, aryl cations and cyclohexadienonyl carbene, respectively. In addition, these probes displayed UV-absorption spectra which are compatible with tryptophan-mediated energy transfer photoactivation, which can lead potentially to an efficient mapping of the membrane-associate protein domains.
Synthesis and hydrolytic stability of cyclic phosphatidic acids: implications for synthetic- and proto-cell studies
作者:Veronica Egas Ortuno、Sunil Pulletikurti、Kollery S. Veena、Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy
DOI:10.1039/d2cc00292b
日期:——
Cyclic phosphatidic acids (cPAs) are bioactive compounds with therapuetic potential, but are in short supply. We describe a robust synthesis of cPAs employing an efficient cyclophosphorylation procedure and report on their hydrolytic properties – which should facilitate the study of their biological properties and as plausible proto- and synthetic-cell components.