AbstractWe herein describe the preparation, assembly, recognition characteristics, and biocompatibility of novel covalent basket cage CBC‐11, composed of four molecular baskets linked to four trivalent aromatic amines through amide groups. The cage is tetrahedral in shape and similar in size to small proteins (Mw=8637 g/mol) with a spacious nonpolar interior for accommodating multiple guests. While 24 carboxylates at the outer surface of CBC‐11 render it soluble in aqueous phosphate buffer (PBS) at pH=7.0, the amphiphilic nature prompts its assembly into nanoparticles (d=250 nm, DLS). Cryo‐TEM examination of nanoparticles revealed their crystalline nature with wafer‐like shapes and hexagonally arranged cages. Nanoparticulate CBC‐11 traps anticancer drugs irinotecan and doxorubicin, with each cage binding up to four drug molecules in a non‐cooperative manner. The inclusion complexation resulted in nanoparticles growing in size and precipitating. In media containing mammalian cells (HCT 116, human colon carcinoma), the IC50 value of CBC‐11 was above 100 μM. While this work presents the first example of a large covalent organic cage operating in water at the physiological pH and forming crystalline nanoparticles, it also demonstrates its biocompatibility and potential to act as a polyvalent binder of drugs for their sequestration or delivery.
摘要 我们在此介绍新型共价篮笼 CBC-11 的制备、组装、识别特性和
生物相容性,它由四个分子篮组成,通过酰胺基团与四个三价芳香胺相连。这种笼子呈四面体形状,大小与小型蛋白质相似(Mw=8637 g/mol),具有宽敞的非极性内部空间,可容纳多种客体。虽然 CBC-11 外表面的 24 个羧基使其可溶于 pH=7.0 的
磷酸盐缓冲液(PBS)
水溶液中,但两亲性促使其组装成纳米颗粒(d=250 nm,DLS)。对纳米颗粒进行的冷冻-
TEM 检查显示,它们具有晶圆状和六角形笼状排列的结晶性质。纳米微粒 CBC-11 可捕获抗癌药物
伊立替康和
多柔比星,每个笼子以非合作方式结合多达四个药物分子。包涵复合物导致纳米颗粒增大并沉淀。在含有哺乳动物细胞(HCT 116,人类结肠癌)的
培养基中,CBC-11 的 IC50 值超过 100 μM。这项研究首次展示了一种大型共价有机笼在生理 pH 值的
水中运行并形成结晶纳米颗粒的实例,同时也证明了它的
生物相容性以及作为多价药物粘合剂用于药物封存或递送的潜力。