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C‐Labeled Triarylmethyl Radical as an EPR Spin Probe Highly Sensitive to Molecular Tumbling
作者:Martin Poncelet、Benoit Driesschaert
DOI:10.1002/anie.202006591
日期:2020.9.14
A stable triarylmethylspin probe whose electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrum is highly sensitive to molecular tumbling is reported. The strong anisotropy of the hyperfine coupling tensor with the central carbon of a 13C1‐labeled triarylmethyl radical enables the measurement of the probe rotational correlation time with applications to measure microviscosity and molecular dynamics.
报道了一种稳定的三芳基甲基自旋探针,其电子顺磁共振(EPR)光谱对分子翻滚高度敏感。超精细耦合张量与13 C 1标记的三芳基甲基自由基的中心碳的强各向异性使得能够测量探针旋转相关时间并应用于测量微粘度和分子动力学。
Synthesis, Characterization, and Nanoencapsulation of Tetrathiatriarylmethyl and Tetrachlorotriarylmethyl (Trityl) Radical Derivatives—A Study To Advance Their Applicability as in Vivo EPR Oxygen Sensors
作者:Juliane Frank、Marwa Elewa、Mohamed M. Said、Hosam A. El Shihawy、Mohamed El-Sadek、Diana Müller、Annette Meister、Gerd Hause、Simon Drescher、Hendrik Metz、Peter Imming、Karsten Mäder
DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.5b00918
日期:2015.7.2
Tissue oxygenation plays an important role in the pathophysiology of various diseases and is often a marker of prognosis and therapeutic response. EPR (ESR) is a suitable noninvasive oximetry technique. However, to reliably deploy soluble EPR probes as oxygen sensors in complex biological systems, there is still a need to investigate and improve their specificity, sensitivity, and stability. We reproducibly synthesized various derivatives of tetrathiatriarylmethyl and tetrachlorotriarylmethyl (trityl) radicals. Hydrophilic radicals were investigated in aqueous solution mimicking physiological conditions by, e.g., variation of viscosity and ionic strength. Their specificity was satisfactory, but the oxygen sensitivity was low. To enhance the capability of trityl radicals as oxygen sensors, encapsulation into oily core nanocapsules was performed. Thus, different lipophilic triesters were prepared and characterized in oily solution employing oils typically used in drug formulations, i.e., middle-chain triglycerides and isopropyl myristate. Our screening identified the deuterated ethyl ester of D-TAM (radical 13) to be suitable. It had an extremely narrow single EPR line under anoxic conditions and excellent oxygen sensitivity. After encapsulation, it retained its oxygen responsiveness and was protected against reduction by ascorbic acid. These biocompatible and highly sensitive nanosensors offer great potential for future EPR oximetry applications in preclinical research.