A new oxidation pathway of the neurotoxin 6-aminodopamine. Isolation and characterisation of a dimer with a tetrahydro[3,4a]iminoethanophenoxazine ring system.
摘要:
Oxidation of the neurotoxin 6-aminodopamine (1) is known to proceed through the o-quinone 3, which undergoes intramolecular cyclisation to give 5,6-dihydroxyindole (6). In a re-examination of the reaction, we have found that at concentrations of 1 higher than 5 x 10(-3) M a quite different course prevails, leading to the formation of the novel 7-amino-8-(2-aminoethyl)-3-hydroxy-2-oxo-2,3,4,10-tetrahydro [3,4a] iminoethanophenoxazine (7). Product 7 was formed by aerobic, chemical (persulphate, periodate) or enzymatic (tyrosinase, peroxidase/H2O2) oxidation of 1. on acetylation, 7 afforded the tetraacetate 8. Oxidation of the model compound 5-amino-4-methylcatechol (9) proceeded similarly as that of 1, to give the tetrahydrophenoxazinedione 11.
Ultrastable Suspensions of Polyoxazoline-Functionalized ZnO Single Nanocrystals
作者:Giulia Morgese、Valerio Causin、Michele Maggini、Stefano Corrà、Silvia Gross、Edmondo M. Benetti
DOI:10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b00252
日期:2015.4.28
The synthesis and characterization of poly-2-methyl-2-oxazoline-stabilized ZnO single nanocrystals (PMOXA:ZnO NCs) featuring ultrastable suspensions are presented in this report. The inorganic NCs are first synthesized by the inverse w/o miniemulsion (ME) process in the presence of polymeric surfactants which are subsequently exchanged by PMOXA ligands with nitrodopamine (ND) anchors as chain ends. Interplay between ligand relative concentration and chain length allowed the preparation of PMOXA-stabilized suspensions of single NCs presenting a platelet-like morphology and a uniform polymer coating. The strong binding of ND-derivatized anchors to the metal oxide surfaces together with the high stability of PMOXA against chemical oxidation enable the formation of suspensions presenting excellent colloidal stability over very long incubation times in aqueous media (up to 9 months). The combination of the ME approach with engineered PMOXA-ND functionalities thus proved to be a highly efficient technique to design novel polymer/inorganic colloidal systems with enhanced stability for potential bioimaging applications.
作者:Gema Marcelo、Laurinda R.P. Areias、María Teresa Viciosa、J.M.G. Martinho、José Paulo S. Farinha
DOI:10.1016/j.polymer.2017.03.071
日期:2017.5
34 °C to 40 °C. This novel material is based in poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide), pNIPAm, a polymer well known for its opposite temperature response (featuring a lower critical solution temperature, LCST). The unusual properties of our material are due to a small fraction of copolymerized methacrylicacid and nitrocatechol monomers. The collapsed conformation in PBS buffer below 34 °C is stabilized by hydrogen
One of the focal subjects in insulin delivery is the development of insulin formulations that protect the native insulin from degradation under acidic pH in the stomach. In this work we show, for the first time, that a graphene oxide (GO) based matrix can ensure the stability of insulin at low pH. GO and GO modified with 2-nitrodopamine coated magnetic particle (GOâMPdop) matrices loaded with insulin were prepared and the pH triggered release of the insulin was studied. The loading of insulin on the GO nanomaterials proved to be extremely high at pH < 5.4 with a loading capacity of 100 ± 3% on GO and 88 ± 3% on GOâMPdop. The insulin-containing GO matrices were stable at acidic pH, while insulin was released when exposed to basic solutions (pH = 9.2). Using Xenopus laevis oocytes as a model we showed that the meiotic resumption rate of GO and GOâMPdop remained unaltered when pre-treated in acidic conditions, while pre-incubated insulin (without GO nanomaterials) has lost almost entirely its maturation effect. These results suggest that GO based nanomatrices are promising systems for the protection of insulin.
胰岛素给药的重点课题之一是开发胰岛素制剂,以保护原生胰岛素在胃内酸性 pH 值条件下不被降解。在这项工作中,我们首次发现基于氧化石墨烯(GO)的基质可以确保胰岛素在低 pH 值下的稳定性。我们制备了负载胰岛素的 GO 和用 2-硝基多巴胺包覆的磁性颗粒修饰的 GO(GOâMPdop)基质,并研究了 pH 触发的胰岛素释放。事实证明,当 pH 值小于 5.4 时,胰岛素在 GO 纳米材料上的负载量极高,GO 的负载量为 100 ± 3%,GOâMPdop 的负载量为 88 ± 3%。含胰岛素的GO基质在酸性pH值下稳定,而在碱性溶液(pH = 9.2)中则会释放胰岛素。以爪蟾卵母细胞为模型,我们发现 GO 和 GOâMPdop 在酸性条件下预处理后,减数分裂恢复率保持不变,而预孵育的胰岛素(不含 GO 纳米材料)几乎完全失去了成熟作用。这些结果表明,基于 GO 的纳米材料是一种很有前途的胰岛素保护系统。
GELLAN GUM HYDROGELS, PREPARATION, METHODS AND USES THEREOF
申请人:STEMMATTERS, BIOTECNOLOGIA E MEDICINA REGENERATIVE, S.A.
公开号:US20190330384A1
公开(公告)日:2019-10-31
Gellan gum-based hydrogels are disclosed herein for in vitro cell culture and tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. Such gellan gum-based hydrogels may be used alone or combined with live cells and/or biomolecules for application in humans and/or animals. Chemical modification of gellan gum with selected ion-chelating substituents affords novel gellan gum hydrogels endowed with tunable physicochemical and biological properties. The modified gellan gum hydrogels described herein present advantages over existing hydrogel systems, including solubility, ionic crosslinking versatility, ease of formulation and injectability and greater adhesiveness within biological tissues and surfaces, whilst maintaining encapsulated cells viable during long culture periods and up-regulating the expression of healthy extracellular matrix markers.
作者:José Gomes、Alexander Grunau、Adrien K. Lawrence、Leo Eberl、Karl Gademann
DOI:10.1039/c2cc37287h
日期:——
We demonstrate the synthesis and immobilization of natural product hybrids featuring an acyl-homoserine lactone and a nitrodopamine onto biocompatible TiO2 surfaces through an operationally simple dip-and-rinse procedure. The resulting immobilized hybrids were shown to be powerful quorum sensing (QS) activators in Pseudomonas strains acting by slow release from the surface.