Drawing with Iron on a Gel Containing a Supramolecular Siderophore

Autor: Jeffery T. Davis, Peter Y. Zavalij, Richard D. Ash, Songjun Xiao, Paul J. Paukstelis
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58:18434-18437
ISSN: 1521-3773
1433-7851
Popis: Guanosine-5'-hydroxamic acid (3) forms hydrogels when mixed with guanosine (1) and KCl. The 5'-hydroxamic acid (HA) unit is pH-responsive and also chelates Fe3+ . When gels are prepared under basic conditions, the 5'-HA groups are deprotonated and the anionic hydrogel binds cationic thiazole orange (TO), signaled by enhanced fluorescence. The HA nucleoside 3, when immobilized in the G-quartet gel, acts as a supramolecular siderophore to form red complexes with Fe3+ . We patterned the hydrogel's surface with FeCl3 , by hand and by using a 3D printer. Patterns form instantly, are visible by eye, and can be erased using vitamin C. This hydrogel, combining self-assembled G-quartet and siderophore-Fe3+ motifs, is strong, can be molded into different shapes, and is stable on the bench or under salt water.
Databáze: OpenAIRE