The effective encapsulation of antitumor drugs by dynamic host–vip interactions at the submicromolar level remains a challenge.Herein,we report a cleavable self-inclusion camptothecin-cucurbit[7]uril(CPT-CB[7])conj...The effective encapsulation of antitumor drugs by dynamic host–vip interactions at the submicromolar level remains a challenge.Herein,we report a cleavable self-inclusion camptothecin-cucurbit[7]uril(CPT-CB[7])conjugate.The binding affinity of CB[7]to CPT is greatly enhanced owing to the intramolecular self-inclusion,demonstrating a concentrationindependent encapsulation efficiency of nearly 100%.The disulfide linker of CPT-CB[7]conjugate can be cleaved in the reductive tumor microenvironment,transforming the self-inclusion into a binary host–vip complexation pattern,thus releasing the CPT thoroughly.The enhanced biocompatibility and antitumor bioactivity of the cleavable self-inclusion conjugate have been confirmed by in vitro and in vivo experiments.This line of research will open new horizons for supramolecular drug delivery systems operating in diluted and competitive conditions.展开更多
The conformation of mono-6-O-p-nitrobenzoyl-β-cyclodextrin was studied with B3LYP/6-311g**//PM3 calculations in vacuum and in water solution. It was concluded that the p-nitrobenzoyl group of the molecule should be ...The conformation of mono-6-O-p-nitrobenzoyl-β-cyclodextrin was studied with B3LYP/6-311g**//PM3 calculations in vacuum and in water solution. It was concluded that the p-nitrobenzoyl group of the molecule should be located above the primary hydroxyls of the cyclodextrin instead of being completely enclosed by the cavity. It was proposed that the behavior might be caused by the requirement of a cis ester bond in the self-included conformation of the molecule.展开更多
A new tetraphenylethylene-cyclodextrin (TPE-CD) conjugate with a linkage composed of long triethylene glycol chain and triazole ring on the CD rim has been designed and synthesized. The TPE-CD conjugate exists in a st...A new tetraphenylethylene-cyclodextrin (TPE-CD) conjugate with a linkage composed of long triethylene glycol chain and triazole ring on the CD rim has been designed and synthesized. The TPE-CD conjugate exists in a stretched form in DMSO and enhances its fluorescence after addition of a small amount of water due to aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effect. However, in the presence of a large amount of water, the TPE unit will enter the cyclodextrin cavity to form a folded self-inclusion compound. In the self-inclusion compound, not only nitrogen-containing pseudo-crown ether is formed but also arouses photo-induced electron transfer (PET) process from nitrogen atoms of triazole ring to TPE unit and quenches the fluorescence although more aggregation occurs in more water. This is the first finding that TPE-macrocycle conjugate can form pseudo-crown ether and has both the AIE phenomenon and the PET effect. Interestingly, only mercury ion arouses the fluorescence recover of the self-inclusion compound by entering the pseudo-crown ether cavity and blocking the PET process by binding to the nitrogen atoms, while other tested metal ions almost have no effect on the fluorescence. Therefore, the TPE-CD conjugate can be used for the highly selective fluorescence "Turn-On" detection of Hg^(2+).展开更多
A novel determination method of electroinactive molecules by means of electrochemical technique is presented. A new self-assembled monolayer containing cyclodextrin (CD) is prepared with mono(6-o-p-tolylsulfonyl)-β-c...A novel determination method of electroinactive molecules by means of electrochemical technique is presented. A new self-assembled monolayer containing cyclodextrin (CD) is prepared with mono(6-o-p-tolylsulfonyl)-β-cyclodextrin. Although this derivatization process leads to a β-CD coverage of 10% of a full monolayer, this layer shows an effective host-vip response to ferrocene. The interfacial ferrocene complexation gives a response similar to that expected for a Langmuir adsorption isotherm yielding a stability constant of 4.2 ×104 mol-1· L and a maximum ferrocene coverage of 8.6×10-12 mol/cm2. The redox peak currents of the surface-confined ferrocene decrease upon addition of competing β-CD vip species to the solution, such as m-toluic acid (mTA) and sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDS). This principle has been used for the determination of the electroinactive molecules, mTA and SDS in the concentration ranges of 0.8-2.7 μmol/L and 5-100 nmol/L, respectively.展开更多
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(grant no.2018YFA0208900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.21821001)the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(grant no.XDB36000000).
文摘The effective encapsulation of antitumor drugs by dynamic host–vip interactions at the submicromolar level remains a challenge.Herein,we report a cleavable self-inclusion camptothecin-cucurbit[7]uril(CPT-CB[7])conjugate.The binding affinity of CB[7]to CPT is greatly enhanced owing to the intramolecular self-inclusion,demonstrating a concentrationindependent encapsulation efficiency of nearly 100%.The disulfide linker of CPT-CB[7]conjugate can be cleaved in the reductive tumor microenvironment,transforming the self-inclusion into a binary host–vip complexation pattern,thus releasing the CPT thoroughly.The enhanced biocompatibility and antitumor bioactivity of the cleavable self-inclusion conjugate have been confirmed by in vitro and in vivo experiments.This line of research will open new horizons for supramolecular drug delivery systems operating in diluted and competitive conditions.
文摘The conformation of mono-6-O-p-nitrobenzoyl-β-cyclodextrin was studied with B3LYP/6-311g**//PM3 calculations in vacuum and in water solution. It was concluded that the p-nitrobenzoyl group of the molecule should be located above the primary hydroxyls of the cyclodextrin instead of being completely enclosed by the cavity. It was proposed that the behavior might be caused by the requirement of a cis ester bond in the self-included conformation of the molecule.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos. 91856125 and 21673089)HUST Graduate Innovation Fund for financial support。
文摘A new tetraphenylethylene-cyclodextrin (TPE-CD) conjugate with a linkage composed of long triethylene glycol chain and triazole ring on the CD rim has been designed and synthesized. The TPE-CD conjugate exists in a stretched form in DMSO and enhances its fluorescence after addition of a small amount of water due to aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effect. However, in the presence of a large amount of water, the TPE unit will enter the cyclodextrin cavity to form a folded self-inclusion compound. In the self-inclusion compound, not only nitrogen-containing pseudo-crown ether is formed but also arouses photo-induced electron transfer (PET) process from nitrogen atoms of triazole ring to TPE unit and quenches the fluorescence although more aggregation occurs in more water. This is the first finding that TPE-macrocycle conjugate can form pseudo-crown ether and has both the AIE phenomenon and the PET effect. Interestingly, only mercury ion arouses the fluorescence recover of the self-inclusion compound by entering the pseudo-crown ether cavity and blocking the PET process by binding to the nitrogen atoms, while other tested metal ions almost have no effect on the fluorescence. Therefore, the TPE-CD conjugate can be used for the highly selective fluorescence "Turn-On" detection of Hg^(2+).
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.29975013) the Doctoral Fund of the Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 20000284033) the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK99030)
文摘A novel determination method of electroinactive molecules by means of electrochemical technique is presented. A new self-assembled monolayer containing cyclodextrin (CD) is prepared with mono(6-o-p-tolylsulfonyl)-β-cyclodextrin. Although this derivatization process leads to a β-CD coverage of 10% of a full monolayer, this layer shows an effective host-vip response to ferrocene. The interfacial ferrocene complexation gives a response similar to that expected for a Langmuir adsorption isotherm yielding a stability constant of 4.2 ×104 mol-1· L and a maximum ferrocene coverage of 8.6×10-12 mol/cm2. The redox peak currents of the surface-confined ferrocene decrease upon addition of competing β-CD vip species to the solution, such as m-toluic acid (mTA) and sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDS). This principle has been used for the determination of the electroinactive molecules, mTA and SDS in the concentration ranges of 0.8-2.7 μmol/L and 5-100 nmol/L, respectively.
