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- Andersson, Per Ola, et al.
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Towards Fingermark Dating : A Raman Spectroscopy Proof-of-Concept Study
- 2017
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Ingår i: ChemistryOpen. - : Wiley. - 2191-1363. ; 6:6, s. 706-709
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Fingermarks have, for a long time, been vital in the forensic community for the identification of individuals, and a possibility to non-destructively date the fingermarks would of course be beneficial. Raman spectroscopy is, herein, evaluated for the purpose of estimating the age of fingermarks deposits. Well-resolved spectra were non-destructively acquired to reveal spectral uniqueness, resembling those of epidermis, and several molecular markers were identified that showed different decay kinetics: carotenoids > squalene > unsaturated fatty acids > proteins. The degradation rates were accelerated, less pronounced for proteins, when samples were stored under ambient light conditions, likely owing to photo-oxidation. It is hypothesized that fibrous proteins are present and that oxidation of amino acid side chains can be observed both through Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy. Clearly, Raman spectroscopy is a useful technique to non-destructively study the aging processes of fingermarks.
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- Arja, Katriann, et al.
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Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Fluoro-glycosylated Porphyrins that can be Utilized as Theranostic Agents
- 2018
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Ingår i: ChemistryOpen. - : Wiley-VCH Verlagsgesellschaft. - 2191-1363. ; 7:7, s. 495-503
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Small molecules with modalities for a variety of imaging techniques as well as therapeutic activity are essential, as such molecules render opportunities to simultaneously conduct diagnosis and targeted therapy, so called theranostics. In this regard, glycoporphyrins have proven useful as theranostic agents towards cancer, as well as noncancerous conditions. Herein, the synthesis and characterization of heterobifunctional glycoconjugated porphyrins with two different sugar moieties, a common monosaccharide at three sites, and a 2-fluoro-2-deoxy glucose (FDG) moiety at the fourth site are presented. The fluoro-glycoconjugated porphyrins exhibit properties for multimodal imaging and photodynamic therapy, as well as specificity towards cancer cells. We foresee that our findings might aid in the chemical design of heterobifunctional glycoconjugated porphyrins that could be utilized as theranostic agents.
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- Chen, Shujing, et al.
(författare)
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Manufacturing Graphene-Encapsulated Copper Particles by Chemical Vapor Deposition in a Cold Wall Reactor
- 2019
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Ingår i: ChemistryOpen. - : Wiley. - 2191-1363. ; 8:1, s. 58-63
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Functional fillers, such as Ag, are commonly employed for effectively improving the thermal or electrical conductivity in polymer composites. However, a disadvantage of such a strategy is that the cost and performance cannot be balanced simultaneously. Therefore, the drive to find a material with both a cost efficient fabrication process and excellent performance attracts intense research interest. In this work, inspired by the core-shell structure, we developed a facile manufacturing method to prepare graphene-encapsulated Cu nanoparticles (GCPs) through utilizing an improved chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system with a cold wall reactor. The obtained GCPs could retain their spherical shape and exhibited an outstanding thermal stability up to 179 degrees C. Owing to the superior thermal conductivity of graphene and excellent oxidation resistance of GCPs, the produced GCPs are practically used in a thermally conductive adhesive (TCA), which commonly consists of Ag as the functional filler. Measurement shows a substantial 74.6 % improvement by partial replacement of Ag with GCPs.
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- Fontana, Carolina, et al.
(författare)
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Structural Elucidation of the O-Antigen Polysaccharide from Escherichia coli O181
- 2015
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Ingår i: ChemistryOpen. - : Wiley. - 2191-1363. ; 4:1, s. 47-55
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is an important pathogen associated to food-borne infection in humans; strains of E.coli O181, isolated from human cases of diarrhea, have been classified as belonging to this pathotype. Herein, the structure of the O-antigen polysaccharide (PS) from E.coli O181 has been investigated. The sugar analysis showed quinovosamine (QuiN), glucosamine (GlcN), galactosamine (GalN), and glucose (Glc) as major components. Analysis of the high-resolution mass spectrum of the oligosaccharide (OS), obtained by dephosphorylation of the O-deacetylated PS with aqueous 48% hydrofluoric acid, revealed a pentasaccharide composed of two QuiNAc, one GlcNAc, one GalNAc, and one Glc residue. The H-1 and (CNMR)-C-13 chemical shift assignments of the OS were carried out using 1D and 2D NMR experiments, and the OS was sequenced using a combination of tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) data and NMR (CNMR)-C-13 glycosylation shifts. The structure of the native PS was determined using NMR spectroscopy, and it consists of branched pentasaccharide repeating units joined by phosphodiester linkages: -> 4)[alpha-L-QuipNAc-(1 -> 3)]-alpha-D-GalpNAc6Ac-(1 -> 6)-alpha-D-Glcp-(1 -> P-4)-alpha-L-QuipNAc-(1 -> 3)-beta-D-GlcpNAc-(1 ->; the O-acetyl groups represent 0.4 equivalents per repeating unit. Both the OS and PSs exhibit rare conformational behavior since two of the five anomeric proton resonances could only be observed at an elevated temperature.
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- Gunnarsson, Anders, 1981, et al.
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Affinity Capturing and Surface Enrichment of a Membrane Protein Embedded in a Continuous Supported Lipid Bilayer
- 2016
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Ingår i: ChemistryOpen. - : Wiley. - 2191-1363. ; 5:5, s. 445-449
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Investigations of ligand-binding kinetics to membrane proteins are hampered by their poor stability and low expression levels, which often translates into sensitivity-related limitations impaired by low signal-to-noise ratios. Inspired by affinity capturing of water-soluble proteins, which utilizes water as the mobile phase, we demonstrate affinity capturing and local enrichment of membrane proteins by using a fluid lipid bilayer as the mobile phase. Specific membrane-protein capturing and enrichment in a microfluidic channel was accomplished by immobilizing a synthesized trivalent nitrilotriacetic acid (tris-NTA)-biotin conjugate. A polymer-supported lipid bilayer containing His(6)-tagged b-secretase (BACE) was subsequently laterally moved over the capture region by using a hydrodynamic flow. Specific enrichment of His(6)-BACE in the Ni2+-NTA-modified region of the substrate resulted in a stationary three-fold increase in surface coverage, and an accompanied increase in ligand-binding response.
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- Isaksson, Rebecka, et al.
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A Series of Analogues to the AT2R Prototype Antagonist C38 Allow Fine Tuning of the Previously Reported Antagonist Binding Mode
- 2019
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Ingår i: ChemistryOpen. - : Wiley. - 2191-1363. ; 8:1, s. 114-125
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We here report on our continued studies of ligands binding tothe promising drug target angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R). Two series of compounds were synthesized and investigated. The first series explored the effects of adding small substituents to the phenyl ring of the known selective nonpeptide AT2R antagonist C38, generating small but significant shifts in AT2R affinity. One compound in the first series was equipotent to C38 and showed similar kinetic solubility, and stability in both human and mouse liver microsomes. The second series was comprised of new bicyclic derivatives, amongst which one ligand exhibited a five-fold improved affinity to AT2R ascompared to C38. The majority of the compounds in the second series, including the most potent ligand, were inferior to C38 with regard to stability in both human and mouse microsomes. In contrast to our previously reported findings, ligands with shorter carbamate alkyl chains only demonstrated slightly improved stability in microsomes. Based on data presented herein, a more adequate, tentative model of the binding modes of ligand analogues to the prototype AT2R antagonist C38 is proposed, as deduced from docking redefined by molecular dynamic simulations.
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- Kumar, Arvind, et al.
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Cyclopropylmethyl Protection of Phenols : Total Synthesis of the Resveratrol Dimers Anigopreissin A and Resveratrol-Piceatannol Hybrid
- 2018
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Ingår i: ChemistryOpen. - : Wiley-VCH Verlagsgesellschaft. - 2191-1363. ; 7:12, s. 953-956
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We demonstrate the versatile use of the cyclopropylmethyl group to protect phenols through the total synthesis of two benzofuran-based natural products, that is, anigopreissin A and the resveratrol-piceatannol hybrid. This protecting group is a good alternative to the conventional methyl group, owing to the feasibility of introduction, stability under a variety of conditions, and its relative ease of removal under different acidic conditions.
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- Kumar, Saroj, et al.
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Insights into Biochemical Alteration in Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts by using Novel Correlative Spectroscopy
- 2017
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Ingår i: ChemistryOpen. - : WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH. - 2191-1363. ; 6:1, s. 149-157
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The microenvironment of a tumor changes chemically and morphologically during cancer progression. Cancer-stimulated fibroblasts promote tumor growth, however, the mechanism of the transition to a cancer-stimulated fibroblast remains elusive. Here, the multi-modal spectroscopic methods Fourier transform infrared imaging (FTIRI), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and X-ray fluorescence imaging (XFI) are used to characterize molecular and atomic alterations that occur in cancerstimulated fibroblasts. In addition to chemical changes in lipids (olefinic and acyl chain) and protein aggregation observed with FTIRI, a new infrared biomarker for oxidative stress in stimulated fibroblasts is reported. Oxidative stress is observed to cause lipid peroxidation, which leads to the appearance of a new band at 1721 cm(-1), assigned to 4-hydroxynonenal. Complementary to FTIRI, XFI is well suited to determining atom concentrations and XAS can reveal the speciation of individual elements. XFI reveals increased concentrations of P, S, K, Ca within stimulated fibroblasts. Furthermore, XAS studies reveal alterations in the speciation of S and Ca in stimulated fibroblasts, which might provide insight into the mechanisms of cancer progression. Using XFI, not only is the concentration change of individual elements observed, but also the subcellular localization. This study demonstrates the wealth of biochemical information provided by a multi-modal imaging approach and highlights new avenues for future research into the microenvironment of breast tumors.
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- Russo, Francesco, et al.
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Optimization and Evaluation of 5-Styryl-Oxathiazol-2-one Mycobacterium tuberculosis Proteasome Inhibitors as Potential Antitubercular Agents
- 2015
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Ingår i: ChemistryOpen. - : Wiley. - 2191-1363. ; 4:3, s. 342-362
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This is the first report of 5-styryl-oxathiazol-2-ones as inhibitors of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) proteasome. As part of the study, the structure-activity relationship of oxathiazolones as Mtb proteasome inhibitors has been investigated. Furthermore, the prepared compounds displayed a good selectivity profile for Mtb compared to the human proteasome. The 5-styryl-oxathiazol-2-one inhibitors identified showed little activity against replicating Mtb, but were rapidly bactericidal against nonreplicating bacteria. (E)-5-(4-Chlorostyryl)-1,3,4-oxathiazol-2-one) was most effective, reducing the colony-forming units (CFU)/mL below the detection limit in only seven days at all concentrations tested. The results suggest that this new class of Mtb proteasome inhibitors has the potential to be further developed into novel antitubercular agents for synergistic combination therapies with existing drugs.
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- Stevens, Marc, 1984-, et al.
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Synthesis of 11C-labelled Sulfonyl Carbamates via a Multicomponent Reaction Employing Sulfonyl Azides, Alcohols and [11C]CO
- 2016
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Ingår i: ChemistryOpen. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 2191-1363. ; 5:6, s. 566-573
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Herein we describe the development of new methodologyfocusing on 11C-labelling of sulfonyl carbamates in a multicomponentreaction comprising a sulfonyl azide, an alkyl alcohol and [11C]CO. Anumber of 11C-labelled sulfonyl carbamates were synthesised andisolated, and the developed methodology was then applied in thepreparation of a biologically active molecule. The target compoundwas obtained in 18±8% isolated radiochemical yield and wasevaluated for binding properties in a tumor cell assay, as well asundergoing in vivo biodistribution and imaging studies. Thisrepresents the first successful radiolabelling of C21, a non-peptideangiotensin II receptor subtype 2 agonist currently in clinical trials.
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- Stevens, Marc Y., et al.
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Synthesis of C-11-labeled Sulfonyl Carbamates through a Multicomponent Reaction Employing Sulfonyl Azides, Alcohols, and [C-11]CO
- 2016
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Ingår i: ChemistryOpen. - : Wiley. - 2191-1363. ; 5:6, s. 566-573
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We describe the development of a new methodology focusing on C-11-labeling of sulfonyl carbamates in a multicomponent reaction comprised of a sulfonyl azide, an alkyl alcohol, and [C-11] CO. A number of C-11-labeled sulfonyl carbamates were synthesized and isolated, and the developed methodology was then applied in the preparation of a biologically active molecule. The target compound was obtained in 24 +/- 10% isolated radiochemical yield and was evaluated for binding properties in a tumor cell assay; in vivo biodistribution and imaging studies were also performed. This represents the first successful radiolabeling of a non-peptide angiotensin II receptor subtype 2 agonist, C21, currently in clinical trials for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Strand, Joanna, et al.
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Site-Specific Radioiodination of HER2-Targeting Affibody Molecules using 4-Iodophenethylmaleimide Decreases Renal Uptake of Radioactivity
- 2015
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Ingår i: ChemistryOpen. - : Wiley. - 2191-1363. ; 4:2, s. 174-182
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Affibody molecules are small scaffold-based affinity proteins with promising properties as probes for radionuclide-based molecular imaging. However, a high reabsorption of radiolabeled Affibody molecules in kidneys is an issue. We have shown that the use of I-125-3-iodo-((4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl)maleimide (IHPEM) for site-specific labeling of cysteine-containing Affibody molecules provides high tumor uptake but low radioactivity retention in kidneys. We hypothesized that the use of 4-iodophenethylmaleimide (IPEM) would further reduce renal retention of radioactivity because of higher lipophilicity of radiometabolites. An anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor type2 (HER2) Affibody molecule (Z(HER2:2395)) was labeled using I-125-IPEM with an overall yield of 45 +/- 3%. I-125-IPEM-Z(HER2:2395) bound specifically to HER2-expressing human ovarian carcinoma cells (SKOV-3 cell line). In NMRI mice, the renal uptake of I-125-IPEM-Z(HER2:2395) (24 +/- 2 and 5.7 +/- 0.3%IAg(-1)at 1 and 4 h after injection, respectively) was significantly lower than uptake of I-125-IHPEM-Z(HER2:2395) (50 +/- 8 and 12 +/- 2%IAg(-1)at 1 and 4 h after injection, respectively). In conclusion, the use of a more lipophilic linker for the radioiodination of Affibody molecules reduces renal radioactivity.
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- Trillo, Paz, et al.
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Mild Reductive Functionalization of Amides into N-Sulfonylformamidines
- 2017
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Ingår i: ChemistryOpen. - : WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH. - 2191-1363. ; 6:4, s. 484-487
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The development of a protocol for the reductive functionalization of amides into N-sulfonylformamidines is reported. The one-pot procedure is based on a mild catalytic reduction of tertiary amides into the corresponding enamines by the use of Mo(CO)(6) (molybdenum hexacarbonyl) and TMDS (1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane). The formed enamines were allowed to react with sulfonyl azides to give the target compounds in moderate to good yields.
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- Wang, Jun, 1983-, et al.
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Toward Fast and Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Molecular Motors: A Minimal Design
- 2018
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Ingår i: ChemistryOpen. - Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH Verlagsgesellschaft. - 2191-1363. ; 7:8, s. 583-589
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A key goal in the development of light-driven rotary molecular motors is to facilitate their usage in biology and medicine by shifting the required irradiation wavelengths from the UV regime to the nondestructive visible regime. Although some progress has been made toward this goal, most available visible-light-driven motors either have relatively low quantum yields or require that thermal steps follow the photoisomerizations that underlie the rotary motion. Here, a minimal design for visible-light-driven motors without these drawbacks is presented and evaluated on the basis of state-of-the-art quantum chemical calculations and molecular dynamics simulations. The design, featuring dihydropyridinium and cyclohexenylidene motifs and comprising only five conjugated double bonds, is found to produce a full 360° rotation through fast photoisomerizations (excited-state lifetimes of ≈ 170-250 fs) powered by photons with energies well below 3 eV.
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- Åkerbladh, Linda, et al.
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Synthesis of 4H-Benzo[e][1,3]oxazin-4-ones by a Carbonylation-Cyclization Domino Reaction of ortho-Halophenols and Cyanamide
- 2017
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Ingår i: ChemistryOpen. - : Wiley. - 2191-1363. ; 6:5, s. 620-628
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A mild and convenient one-step preparation of 4H-1,3-benzoxazin-4-ones by a domino carbonylation-cyclization process is developed. Readily available ortho-iodophenols are subjected to palladium-catalyzed carbonylative coupling with Mo(CO)(6) and cyanamide, followed by a spontaneous, intramolecular cyclization to afford 4H-1,3-benzaxazin-4-ones in moderate to excellent yields. Furthermore, the scope of the reaction is ex tended to include challenging orthobromophenols. Finally, to highlight the versatility of the developed method, Mo(CO), is successfully replaced with a wide array of CO-releasing reagents, such as oxalyl chloride, phenyl formate, 9-methylfluorene-9-carbonyl chloride, and formic acid, making this an appealing strategy for the synthesis of 4H-benzo[e][1,3]oxazin-4-ones.
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