Tuning the allosteric sequestration of anticancer drugs for developing cooperative nano-antidotes

Autor: Jovica D. Badjić, Curtis E. Moore, Tyler J. Finnegan, Kejia Shi, Xingrong Zhu, Zhiquan Lei, Weikun Wang
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England). 56(8)
ISSN: 1364-548X
Popis: A dual-cavity basket 16-, holding six γ-aminobutyric acids at its termini, encapsulates variously sized aromatics 2-7+, including four anthracyclines (8+-11+), driven by the hydrophobic effect and hydrogen bonding (HB). In particular, the formation of stable (K = 1012 M-2) anthracycline complexes [(8+-11+)2⊂16-], assembled into nanoparticles, occurred with positive homotropic cooperativity (α = 4K2/K1 = 1.1 ± 0.3 × 102-1.3 ± 0.7 × 103) in PBS medium. Importantly, weakening the first binding event (K1, i.e. by removing HBs) turned the second one (K2) more favorable. The finding is of interest for developing cooperative nano-antidotes acting as biodetoxifying agents.
Databáze: OpenAIRE