Family of Site-Selective Molecular Optical Switches
摘要:
[GRAPHIVS]We describe the design, synthesis, and characterization of a family of thiol-reactive optical switches for labeling proteins and other biomolecules. Site-selective introduction of photochromic probes within biomolecules is being used as part of a new approach for optical control of biomolecular interactions and activities within cells. The thiol-reactive photochromic probes described in this report include a spironaplithoxazine and five spirobenzopyrans. The location of the thiol-reactive group on the spirobenzopyran is different for each probe; this feature can be used to control the geometry of the optical switch within a bioconjugate. The photochromes undergo rapid and reversible, optically driven transitions between a colorless spiro (SP) state and a brightly colored merocyanine (MC) state. The MC absorption of a spironaphthoxazine conjugate is red shifted by more than 100 nm compared to the equivalent spirobenzopyran, which may be exploited for the independent control of the MC to SP transition for up to two different spironaphthoxazine and spirobenzopyran conjugates within the same sample.
Family of Site-Selective Molecular Optical Switches
摘要:
[GRAPHIVS]We describe the design, synthesis, and characterization of a family of thiol-reactive optical switches for labeling proteins and other biomolecules. Site-selective introduction of photochromic probes within biomolecules is being used as part of a new approach for optical control of biomolecular interactions and activities within cells. The thiol-reactive photochromic probes described in this report include a spironaplithoxazine and five spirobenzopyrans. The location of the thiol-reactive group on the spirobenzopyran is different for each probe; this feature can be used to control the geometry of the optical switch within a bioconjugate. The photochromes undergo rapid and reversible, optically driven transitions between a colorless spiro (SP) state and a brightly colored merocyanine (MC) state. The MC absorption of a spironaphthoxazine conjugate is red shifted by more than 100 nm compared to the equivalent spirobenzopyran, which may be exploited for the independent control of the MC to SP transition for up to two different spironaphthoxazine and spirobenzopyran conjugates within the same sample.
The present invention provides photochromic compounds and derivatives thereof as shown in claim
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and methods of use of these compounds and derivatives. The present invention also provides photochromic optical probes capable of undergoing light directed reversible transition between a first state and a second state. The invention also teaches methods of determining and controlling reversible optical biomolecular interactions, for example binding of calcium in a subject.
Preparation of a conjugation-ready thiol responsive molecular switch
作者:Brandon Tautges、Victor Or、Joel Garcia、Jared T. Shaw、Angelique Y. Louie
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.10.019
日期:2015.11
In this work we synthesize molecular switches that are responsive to cysteine, homocysteine, and glutathione; three redox systems that make up the majority of the body's antioxidant defenses. Synthesized spiropyran isomers with conjugation-ready linkages showed good selectivity of response to these major antioxidant thiols over nucleophilic amino acids; however the position of the linking group can affect selectivity and reversibility of the switching response. An isomer with selectivity for cysteine against GSH and Hcy was identified. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Alkali-metal cation recognition induced isomerization of spirobenzopyrans and spironaphthoxazins possessing a crown ring as a recognition site: multifunctional artificial receptors
Spirobenzopyrans and spironaphthoxazins possessing a monoaza-crown ring were synthesized. Isomerization of these compounds to the open colored merocyanines was induced by recognition of alkali-metal cations and the selectivity of the coloration was found to be governed by several factors: (1) the size of the crown ring, (2) the position of recognition, (3) electric properties of both the complexed cations and the merocyanine dipoles, and (4) the length of the alkyl chains connecting the spirobenzopyran units and the crown units. The spirobenzopyrans represent rationally designed multifunctional artificial receptors for alkali-metal cations.
Family of Site-Selective Molecular Optical Switches
作者:Tomoyo Sakata、Yuling Yan、Gerard Marriott
DOI:10.1021/jo048207o
日期:2005.3.1
[GRAPHIVS]We describe the design, synthesis, and characterization of a family of thiol-reactive optical switches for labeling proteins and other biomolecules. Site-selective introduction of photochromic probes within biomolecules is being used as part of a new approach for optical control of biomolecular interactions and activities within cells. The thiol-reactive photochromic probes described in this report include a spironaplithoxazine and five spirobenzopyrans. The location of the thiol-reactive group on the spirobenzopyran is different for each probe; this feature can be used to control the geometry of the optical switch within a bioconjugate. The photochromes undergo rapid and reversible, optically driven transitions between a colorless spiro (SP) state and a brightly colored merocyanine (MC) state. The MC absorption of a spironaphthoxazine conjugate is red shifted by more than 100 nm compared to the equivalent spirobenzopyran, which may be exploited for the independent control of the MC to SP transition for up to two different spironaphthoxazine and spirobenzopyran conjugates within the same sample.