Molecular recognition of DNA intercalators at nanomolar concentration in water.
Molecular recognition of DNA intercalators at nanomolar concentration in water.
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水中纳摩尔浓度 DNA 嵌入剂的分子识别。
DOI:
10.1021/ja015641o
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发表时间:
2001
影响因子:
15
通讯作者:
S. Kitagawa
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作者:
T. Mizutani;K. Wada;S. Kitagawa
The development of artificial receptors capable of binding to biologically active molecules with high affinity and high selectivity, and understanding the underlying principles of recognition are an intriguing subject of chemistry. For rational design of receptor/ligand interactions, 1, 2 there have been several attempts to evaluate contributions of functional groups or constituent atoms to the binding free energy, using compiled data of enzymeinhibitor, antibody-antigen, and protein-ligand binding. 3 To gain deeper insight into recognition interactions, studies using synthetic receptors are desirable since systematic variation of the functional groups is possible while controlling conformation of the receptors. Although our knowledge of the recognition mechanism is still limited, a number of studies suggested that a larger receptorguest contact surface area would result in a greater driving force from receptor/guest interactions and desolvation processes. We report here that bisporphyrin-based synthetic receptors, having a large contact surface area with guest, bind to DNA intercalators such as acridine orange, DAPI, and ethidium bromide with unprecedented affinity in water. 4 Gable-type porphyrins5 were prepared using the palladiumcatalyzed cross-coupling reaction as a key step. 6 We prepared two water-soluble gable porphyrins as shown in Scheme 1. The free base of 1 ‚Zn2, 1 ‚H4, was prepared by treatment of the ester of 1 ‚Zn2 with HCl, followed by alkaline hydrolysis. 1H NMR (both in D2O and in MeOH-d4) and mass spectroscopic studies confirmed the structure of the receptors. Receptors 1 ‚Zn2, 1 ‚H4, and 2 ‚Zn2 are soluble in methanol and in water (pH> 7.0). Binding of various guests was studied by UV-visible and fluorescence spectroscopy. Upon addition of5-11, the Soret band of 1 ‚Zn2, 1 ‚H4, and 2 ‚Zn2 was shifted to longer wavelength. 7 The fluorescence of 5-7 was quenched by the addition of 1 ‚Zn2, while the fluorescence of 1 ‚Zn2 was quenched by the addition of 8 and 9. Figure 1 shows that the fluorescence of 5 (47 nM) is quenched by the addition of a nanomolar concentration of 1 ‚Zn2. The binding constants at 25 C in 0.1 M borate buffer at pH 9 are determined by least-squares curve fitting and are summarized in Table 1. 8 Job plot and the curve fitting showed that both a 1: 1 complex and a 1: 2 (receptor: guest) complex were formed between the receptors and 5-7, 10, and 11. For 8 and 9, only a 1: 1 complex was formed. The binding constant of 9 to 1 ‚Zn2 was also determined to be 108. 1 M-1 by UV-visible spectroscopy by following a red shift of the Soret band of porphyrin, in reasonable agreement with that determined by fluorescence titration. 9 The fluorescence of 6 quenched by the