An ion conductor derived from spermine and cholic acid
An ion conductor derived from spermine and cholic acid
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DOI:
10.1021/ja0056466
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发表时间:
2000-12-27
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15
通讯作者:
Regen, SL
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作者:
Bandyopadhyay, P;Janout, V;Regen, SL
In this paper we show that condensation of two naturally occurring products, spermine and cholic acid, yields an ion conductor (1) having high selectivity toward phosphatidylcholine (PC) bilayers of varying thickness. The potential for using conjugates of this type, to exploit subtle differences in bilayer thicknesses from an antimicrobial standpoint, is briefly discussed.Interest in the design of membrane-spanning synthetic ionophores (ie, ion conductors) has intensified in recent years. 1 Part of this interest stems from the notion that ion conductors may lead to new classes of antibiotics that are less susceptible toward resistance. 2, 3 One example of a sterol-based ion conductor, which promotes the flow of Na+ across PC bilayers, is a conjugate derived from 23, 24-bisnor-5-cholenic acid and 1, 17-diamino-3, 6, 9, 12, 15-pentaoxaheptadecane, ie, 2. 4