SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2021
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IF 4.098
Qin Wang,Li-Bing Lü,Zhu Tao,Tao Sun,Qing Tang,Ying Huang
In the present work, we have investigated the effect of pH and mercury ions on the host–guest complex formed between cucurbit[7]uril (Q[7]) and Hoechst 33342 (H33342). 1 H NMR, UV–vis and fluorescence spectroscopy revealed that acid/base stimulation could change the binding stoichiometry between Q[7] and H33342. The results suggest that two complexation equilibria (1:1 and 2:1) may exist between H33342 and Q[7] at pH 2.0 and 4.5, respectively. However, a 1:1 host–guest complex was formed between H33342 and Q[7] at pH 7.0 and 10.0. Q[7] shows differential affinities for the protonated and neutral forms of H33342 dye. Moreover, the switching between H33342∙2H + @2Q[7](1:2) at pH 4.5 and H33342∙H + @Q[7](1:1) at pH 7.0 was reversible. Furthermore, as a metal stimulus, Hg 2+ ions could push (i) Q[7] from the piperazine ring to the benzimidazole position with a 1:1 guest–host ratio and (ii) a second Q[7] onto the ethyl position with a 1:2 guest–host stoichiometry. This stimulus response system will have potential applications in the field of molecular switch design.
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ChemPlusChem
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2020
·Vol. 85
·期 4
·679-683
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IF 2.753
Shengke Li,Kit Ieng Kuok,Xia Ji,Anni Xu,Hang Yin,Jun Zheng,Huaping Tan,Ruibing Wang
Graphical Antibacterial switch : The capability of cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) in modulating the antibacterial activity of ambroxol hydrochloride (ABX) was successfully demonstrated by using two strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli . The antibacterial activity of ABX was “turned off” upon encapsulation by CB[7] and “turned on” after ABX was released from the CB[7]-ABX host–guest complex upon addition of a competitive guest amantadine hydrochloride. Supramolecular encapsulation by cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) was recently demonstrated to provide a simple and efficient method for antibacterial activity regulation of antibiotics. In this work, CB[7] was shown to form binary host-guest complex with ambroxol hydrochloride (ABX), a clinical mucokinetic and expectorant drug, which was reported to exhibit certain antibacterial activity. 1 H NMR titration and isothermal titration calorimetry experiment results suggested that the 4-hydroxyl cyclohexylamine group of ABX was included inside the CB[7] cavity, with a binding constant K a of (6.69±0.11)×10 5 M −1 in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) solution, thermodynamically driven by both enthalpy change (ΔH=−12.2 kJ/mol) and entropy change (TΔS=21.1 kJ/mol). More importantly, ABX's inhibitory activity (MIC 50 ) against bacillary strains towards Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli strains was decreased from (5.11±0.31)×10 −6 M −1 and (2.63±0.34)×10 −5 M −1 to zero upon encapsulation by CB[7], and was subsequently recovered to almost its original activity when a competitive guest, amantadine hydrochloride, for disassembling CB[7]-ABX complex, was added, suggesting that the antibacterial activity of ABX could be readily “turned off/on” upon its complexation and decomplexation with CB[7].
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DYES AND PIGMENTS
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2025
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Xin Lin,Fang-Fang Shen,Ren-Jie Song
In this study, two novel fluorescent probes, H 1 /G and H 2 /G, were constructed using two alkyl-substituted cucurbit[6]urils (CB[6]s), H 1 and H 2 , and a cationic dye guest, G. The G molecules were encapsulated within the cavities of CB[6] hosts, forming 1:1 host–guest complexes. While free G molecules exhibited negligible fluorescence in solution, the inclusion complexes demonstrated a strong fluorescence signal (618 nm). The detection limits for glutamic acid (Glu) recognition by the two probes were as low as 2.98 × 10 −7 M and 4.20 × 10 −7 M, respectively. Notably, although the two modified CB[6]s differed by only a single substituent, their resulting probes demonstrated different degrees of amino acid recognition ability. The H 2 /G probe was capable of recognizing both Glu and lysine (Lys), while the H 1 /G probe detected only Glu. By employing structurally modified CB[6]s as hosts and constructing CB[6]-based fluorescent probes capable of selectively recognizing non-aromatic amino acids, this study paves the way for the biological applications of CB[6]-based supramolecular host–guest systems.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2021
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IF 4.539
Liang Xiao Gan,Chun Ling Hao,Xiao Ming Jiang
The adsorption and desorption of surfactants play an important role in the industrial processes. We used cucurbituril (Q[7]) to tune the adsorption and desorption of a cationic surfactant at quartz. The cationic surfactant, N-Benzyl-N-hexadecyl dimethylammonium halide , can spontaneously absorb on the quartz surface. But when the absorbed surfactant at quartz reacts with Q[7] to form the host-guest complex, the absorbed surfactant is desorbed from the quartz surface. Adamantanamine hydrochloride was selected as another stronger guest molecule. Owing to the higher binding constant , Q[7] preferentially complex adamantanamine. Therefore, the surfactant molecules in the cavity of Q[7] are expelled to the water–quartz interface and absorb again on the quartz surface. In this manner, the adsorption and desorption of the cationic surfactant can be modulated. Through the measurements of the surface activity, contact angle and Zeta potential , we studied the adsorption and desorption of the cationic surfactant at quartz. The real-time adsorption and desorption of the cationic surfactant were monitored by the quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D). The surfactant aggregates on the quartz surfaces were scanned by the atomic force microscope (AFM). We expect to provide a way of tuning the adsorption and desorption of surfactants on solid surfaces .
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2023
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IF 4.4
Xing-Xing Chen,Shu-Zhen Huang,Ru-Pei Yang,Ying Huang,Qing Tang
A supramolecular fluorescent probe based on a host–guest complex has been developed for amino acid recognition and detection in aqueous solution. Cucurbit[7]uril (Q[7]) with 4-(4-dimethylamino-styrene) quinoline (DSQ) formed a fluorescent probe (DSQ@Q[7]). The DSQ@Q[7] fluorescent probe nearly generated changes in fluorescence in response to four amino acids (arginine, histidine, phenylalanine and tryptophan). These changes were attributed to the host–guest interaction between DSQ@Q[7] and amino acids, which occurred as a consequence of the subtle cooperation of ionic dipole and hydrogen bonding. Linear discriminant analysis showed that the fluorescent probe could recognize and distinguish four amino acids, and a mixture with different concentration ratios could be well categorized in ultrapure water and tap water.
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Frontiers in Chemistry
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2023
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Jia Liu,Su-Hang He,Hugues Lambert,Tung-Chun Lee
Resazurin (Alamar Blue, RZ) is a widely utilized fluorescent probe for biological sensing, whose fluorescent intensity can be modulated by changing its redox states; thereby, electrochemical reactivity of RZ is of significance when designing a sensing assay. Herein, we report novel two-way electrochemical reactivity modulation of RZ using host-guest complexation with rigid molecular containers cucurbit[ n ]uril (CB n , n = 7, 8). The complexation between CB n and RZ is confirmed by 1 H NMR measurements and supported by computational simulation, and the binding constants are determined via UV-vis titration. Notably, the voltametric data highlights that the redox reactivity of RZ can be activated or deactivated upon encapsulation by CB8 or CB7, respectively. This two-way reactivity modulation is hypothesized to be mediated by the difference in cavity volume that favors or hinders the approach of water molecules to the encapsulated reaction center during the reduction process. Despite the similar cavity size to CB, molecular containers such as cyclodextrins (CDs) exhibit considerably weaker modulation effects. Our approach can potentially be applied to other redox processes that involve proton transfer, and open new possibilities in supramolecular electrochemistry.
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FUEL
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2024
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Wei-An Huang,Rui Su,Jing-Wen Wang,Yu Fan,Lin Jiang,Xuan Li,Jie Cao
The development of carbon (CO 2 ) dioxidecapture, utilization, and storage methods is crucial to achieving carbon neutrality. The use of supercritical CO 2 (sc-CO 2 ) in enhanced oil recovery applications offers a promising carbon utilization route; however, its application in petroleum exploration and production is limited by its low viscosity. Here, a host–guest complex was synthesized based on acetylated-β-cyclodextrin (ACD) and polyphthalamide (PPA) to enhance the viscosity of sc-CO 2 , and various techniques were used to characterize its structure. The results showed that adding 2.0 wt% ACD-PPA/10 wt% ethanol at an ACD/PPA molar ratio of 1:3 increased the viscosity of sc-CO 2 to 4.36 mPa·s, an increase of ∼ 109 times compared with pure sc-CO 2 . The mechanism for viscosity enhancement involves the building of a large number of C O bonds between the ACD and CO 2 molecules, contributing to the polymer’s high solubility in sc-CO 2 . Meanwhile, a strong hydrogen bond network is formed between the hydroxyl groups of the PPA terminal groups. Hence, a supramolecular system is developed through interactions of the host and guest molecules, which dramatically improves the viscosity of sc-CO 2 . Increasing the viscosity of sc-CO 2 allows it to be used in underbalanced drilling, anhydrous fracturing, thick oil extraction, etc., as well as being valuable in the field of carbon capture and storage.
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化学工程
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JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS
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2022
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He Cheng,Jie Song,Zhiyi Yao
Rocuronium is widely used in surgery as a neuromuscular relaxant, but it has been difficult to accurately control its specific dosage in clinical operation. Therefore, the development of fast and instant rocuronium detection methods has important application value for reducing risks and safeguarding health. In this study, N, N, N -trimethyl-4-(pyrene-1-butyl)-ammonium bromide (PyBTA) was designed as a probe to detect rocuronium rapidly. The method relied on replacing PyBTA in sugammadex with rocuronium to induce changes in fluorescence intensity of PyBTA, thereby realizing quantitative detection. Its sensing performance and detection mechanism were explored systematically by spectroscopy. The linear range of this method was 0.5–10 μM and the detection limit of it was 0.3 μM. In addition, we confirmed that the host-guest interaction among PyBTA, sugammadex, and rocuronium was mainly driven by electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions.
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Chemistry-An Asian Journal
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2018
·Vol. 14
·期 1
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IF 3.692
Weitao Xu,Jinglan Kan,Bo Yang,Timothy J. Prior,Bing Bian,Xin Xiao,Zhu Tao,Carl Redshaw
Graphical Can I have some pumpkin soup, please? In the host–guest complexes formed between cucurbit[8]uril and the alkyl-substituted 4-pyrrolidinopyridinium salts 4-(C 4 H 8 N)C 5 H 5 NRBr (R=Et, n -butyl, n -pentyl, n -dodecyl), the orientation of the guest molecule changes with the length of R. Solid state structures are different to those observed in solution, and for R= n -pentyl, there are two different interactions between Q[8] and the guest. The interaction between cucuribit[8]uril (Q[8]) and a series of 4-pyrrolidinopyridinium salts bearing aliphatic substituents at the pyridinium nitrogen, namely 4-(C 4 H 8 N)C 5 H 5 NRBr, where R=Et (g1), n -butyl (g2), n -pentyl (g3), n -hexyl (g4), n -octyl (g5), n -dodecyl (g6), has been studied in aqueous solution by 1 H NMR spectroscopy, electronic absorption spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry and mass spectrometry. Single crystal X-ray diffraction revealed the structure of the host–guest complexes for g1, g2, g3, and g5. In each case, the Q[8] contains two guest molecules in a centrosymmetric dimer. The orientation of the guest molecule changes as the alkyl chain increases in length. Interestingly, in the solid state, the inclusion complexes identified are different from those observed in solution, and furthermore, in the case of g3, Q[8] exhibits two different interactions with the guest. In solution, the length of the alkyl chain plays a significant role in determining the type of host–guest interaction present.
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JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
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2025
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Shan He,Pei-Juan Wu,Li Zhang,Jia-Xue Wu,Hou-Li Li,Kun Yi,Qiu-Yun Sun,Zi-Yang Wang,Yu-Xin Yue,Dong-Sheng Guo,Ke Hu,Xiao-Bei Huang,Wen-Juan Wan
Myopia is one of the most common visual impairments worldwide. Recent studies suggest that scleral hypoxia may act as an early trigger for myopia, initiating oxidative stress (OS) that disrupts extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling and, in turn, drives axial elongation. In this study, we constructed a novel hypoxia-responsive host-guest complex, DOX@SAC4A, by encapsulating doxycycline (DOX) within sulfonated azocalix[4]arene (SAC4A). In vitro, this system significantly reduced DOX cytotoxicity and enabled efficient hypoxia-triggered drug release. Moreover, the intrinsic activity of SAC4A synergistically enhanced the antioxidant and anti-apoptotic effects of DOX, helping to maintain ECM homeostasis. In vivo studies further confirmed that DOX@SAC4A selectively targeted hypoxic sclera and markedly increased local drug accumulation. Consequently, it effectively suppressed myopia progression in guinea pigs by delaying axial elongation and alleviating myopic refractive shift. In conclusion, DOX@SAC4A is a multifunctional drug delivery system that offers both therapeutic effects and targeted delivery. These results present a promising candidate and an improved delivery strategy for myopia prevention and control.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2017
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Xiyue Xie,Haijun Wang,Li Zhang,Yuting Liu,Yaqin Chai,Yali Yuan,Ruo Yuan
The shortened distance between luminophor and coreactant can effectively enhance luminous efficiency in electrochemiluminescence (ECL) system owing to the improvement of electron transfer rate. Here, a novel sandwich-type ECL immunosensor based on N-(aminobutyl)-N-(ethylisoluminol) (ABEI) as luminophor was constructed by integrating hollow gold nanoparticles (HAuNPs), l -cysteine ( l -Cys) and ferrocene (Fc) in a complex for multiple signal amplification. The HAuNPs with large specific surface areas and superior conductivity were first used as scaffolds to load abundant coreactant l -Cys, aiming to further assemble catalyzer Fc stably. Through host-guest recognition, the β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) functionalized ABEI thus subsequently decorated on Fc, bringing in shortened distance between luminophor ABEI and coreactant l -Cys with high ECL signal. Moreover, the catalyzer Fc and HAuNPs could dramatically promote decomposition of another coreactant H 2 O 2 to produce abundant superoxide radical (O 2 ˉ ) and hydroxyl radical (OH ) for further signal amplification. Taking β2-microglobulin (β2 M) as model analyte, the developed immunosensor exhibited a superior performance for detection β2 M in the range of 1.0 × 10 −3 –1.0 × 10 3 ng mL −1 with a detection limit of 2.6 × 10 −1 pg mL −1 . The developed strategy realized solid-state ECL detection and multiple ECL signal amplification, providing a novel sensitive detection method for β2 M, which may show a great promise for the clinical application.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
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2024
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IF 5.3
Yan Wang,Xiaodi Yang,Jianguo Luo,Sisi Yi,Tao Guo,Yue Liao,Chao Yu,Xiangjun Zhang
Piroxicam (PX) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) commonly associated with gastrointestinal (GI) injuries, including dyspepsia, heartburn, inflammation, bleeding, ulceration, and life-threatening perforation. The β-cyclodextrin (β-CD)-based PX formulation (PX@CD) has been shown to reduce gastric side effects by improving PX’s solubility and dissolution rates. However, the solubility of PX can only be increased to a limited extent by β-CD, due to the low binding constant between PX and β-CD (∼100 M −1 ). As a result, adverse reactions such as epigastric pain and pyrosis are still commonly reported. Cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) is a synthetic macrocyclic host compound that binds strongly to various drugs. In this study, we demonstrated that CB[7] forms complexes with PX in the gastric acid environment with a binding constant approximately 70 times higher than that between β-CD and PX. The PX@CB[7] inclusion complexes exhibited rapid dissolution rates in the gastric environment. In addition, PX@CB[7] showed significantly higher oral bioavailability and maximum concentration (C max ) compared to PX and PX@CD (1:2.5), resulting in improved anti-inflammatory effects in both mouse and rat models. Moreover, PX@CB[7] (1:2.5) had the least adhesion to the gastric mucosa and caused the mildest gastric side effects in rat models when compared to PX, PX@CD (1:2.5), and PX@CB[7] (1:1). Lastly, CB[7] demonstrated good oral biocompatibility in a subacute toxicity evaluation study. These findings indicate that CB[7] could be used as an excipient to improve treatment effectiveness and decrease adverse reactions in orally administered formulations with a favorable safety profile.
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