The antitumor agent doxorubicin was covalently bound and selectively released in a pH dependent manner from the interior surface of a genetically modified small heat shock protein (Hsp) cage.
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Chem Sci
January 2025
Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohanpur 741246 Kolkata India
Developing a self-sensitized catalyst from earth-abundant elements, capable of efficient light harvesting and electron transfer, is crucial for enhancing the efficacy of CO transformation, a critical step in environmental cleanup and advancing clean energy prospects. Traditional approaches relying on external photosensitizers, comprising 4d/5d metal complexes, involve intermolecular electron transfer, and attachment of photosensitizing arms to the catalyst necessitates intramolecular electron transfer, underscoring the need for a more integrated solution. We report a new Cu(ii) complex, K[CuNDPA] (1[K(18-crown-6)]), bearing a dipyrrin amide-based trianionic tetradentate ligand, NDPA (HL), which is capable of harnessing light energy, despite having a paramagnetic Cu(ii) centre, without any external photosensitizer and photocatalytically reducing CO to CO in acetonitrile : water (19 : 1 v/v) with a TON as high as 1132, a TOF of 566 h and a selectivity of 99%.
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January 2025
School of Biology, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST, U.K.
The synthesis of nucleosides is crucial for pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications, acting as drugs and as essential building blocks for numerous therapeutic agents. However, most enzymes employed in nucleoside biocatalysis are not recycled, possess limited stability, and have strict substrate selection for ribonucleosides or 2'deoxyribonucleosides. We employed 2'-deoxyribonucleoside transferase (NDT) enzymes from thermophilic and psychrophilic bacteria to demonstrate they can be immobilized to enhance specific activity, stability, and recyclability.
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January 2025
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States.
A Pt(II) aqua complex supported by mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSN)-immobilized sulfonated CNN pincer ligand featuring a rigid SiO tether was prepared. This hybrid material was tested as a catalyst in H/D exchange reactions of C(sp)-H bonds of selected aromatic substrates and DO-2,2,2-trifluoroethanol- (TFE-) mixtures or CDCOD acting as a source of exchangeable deuterium. The catalyst immobilization served as a means to not only enable the catalyst's recyclability but also minimize the coordination of sulfonate groups and the metal centers originating from different catalyst's moieties that would preserve reactive Pt(OH) fragments needed for catalytic C-H bond activation.
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January 2025
Maastricht University, MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Complex Tissue Regeneration Department, 6229 ER Maastricht, the Netherlands. Electronic address:
Bone-healing complications can occur due to large bone defects or an insufficient bone regeneration capacity. Melt electrowriting (MEW) is a potential candidate for manufacturing synthetic scaffolds that may resolve bone-healing complications. MEW can exploit various biocompatible polymers with a wide range of tissue engineering applications.
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January 2025
Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0850, United States.
Modification of silica interfaces by covalent attachment of functional ligands is a primary means of controlling the interfacial chemistry of porous silicas used in separations, environmental cleanup, and biosensing. Recently, modification of hydrophobic, -alkyl-silane-functionalized interfaces has been achieved through self-assembly of zwitterionic phospholipids or mixed-charged surfactants to form "hybrid bilayers", producing interfaces that mimic lipid-bilayer partitioning and provide shape-selective partitioning of aromatic hydrocarbons. Charged headgroups, however, introduce electrostatic interactions that strongly influence the retention of ionizable solutes and require careful control over pH and ionic strength in the solution phase.
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