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Enzyme-instructed morphological transition of the supramolecular assemblies of branched peptides

  • Dongsik Yang,
  • Hongjian He and
  • Bing Xu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2709–2718, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.221

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  • cellular environment. Keywords: acetylation; branched peptides; enzyme; nanostructures; N-terminal; responsive; self-assembly; Introduction Peptides, being able to self-assemble to exhibit emergent properties and functions [1][2][3][4][5], have received considerable attentions recently. For example
  • utilizes nonlinear peptides. For example, nonribosomal peptides exist in other geometries, such as branched (e.g., bleomycin) or cyclic peptides (e.g., vancomycin) [31]. While the understanding of the synthesis of branched peptides is well-developed, the self-assembly and enzymatic conversion of branched
  • peptides has received limited attention [2][32][33][34][35][36][37]. For example, Stupp et al. reported that a cell adhesion epitope, RGDS, acts as a branch to peptide amphiphiles for making hydrogels via self-assembly [34][36]. Ulijn et al. connected Fmoc-DAARRGG to a lysine side chain for incorporation
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Published 04 Nov 2020

A heterobimetallic tetrahedron from a linear platinum(II)-bis(acetylide) metalloligand

  • Matthias Hardy,
  • Marianne Engeser and
  • Arne Lützen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2701–2708, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.220

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  • (acetylide)platinum(II) complex [Pt(L1)2(PBu3)2] as a linear metalloligand. The reaction of this metalloligand with iron(II) cations and pyridine-2-carbaldehyde according to the subcomponent self-assembly approach yielded decanuclear heterobimetallic tetrahedron [Fe4Pt6(L2)12](OTf)8. Thus, combination of
  • these two design concepts – the subcomponent self-assembly strategy and the complex-as-a-ligand approach – ensured a fast and easy synthesis of large heterobimetallic coordination cages of tetrahedral shape with a diameter of more than 3 nm as a mixture of all three possible T-, S4- and C3-symmetric
  • complexes; pyridylimine ligands; self-assembly; supramolecular chemistry; Introduction The understanding of the general design principles for the self-assembly of metallosupramolecular aggregates [1][2][3][4][5] allowed to access more and more complex and large assemblies over the past decades like
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Published 03 Nov 2020

Optical detection of di- and triphosphate anions with mixed monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles containing zinc(II)–dipicolylamine complexes

  • Lena Reinke,
  • Julia Bartl,
  • Marcus Koch and
  • Stefan Kubik

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2687–2700, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.219

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  • thus caused the disassembly rather than the assembly of the AuNPs) [34]. While the limit of detection was sometimes very good (in one case less than 0.2 μmol/L [31]), these systems mostly involved the combination of several components and the analyte was in some cases only detected indirectly. In
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Published 02 Nov 2020

Water-soluble host–guest complexes between fullerenes and a sugar-functionalized tribenzotriquinacene assembling to microspheres

  • Si-Yuan Liu,
  • Xin-Rui Wang,
  • Man-Ping Li,
  • Wen-Rong Xu and
  • Dietmar Kuck

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2551–2561, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.207

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  • of 0.3–3.5 μm were observed for the complex TBTQ-(OG)6 C60. Obviously, these aggregates form by further assembly of the supra-amphiphilic host–guest systems, as suggested in Figure 6c, due to the hydrophobic interactions governing the association behavior of TBTQ-(OG)6 C60 in water. Conclusion In
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Published 14 Oct 2020

NMR Spectroscopy of supramolecular chemistry on protein surfaces

  • Peter Bayer,
  • Anja Matena and
  • Christine Beuck

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2505–2522, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.203

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  • they have been used to serve as scaffolds for the assembly of protein arrays and crystallization aids [23][24][25][26][27][28]. In addition, a terbiumIII complex termed crystallophore has been developed as a crystallographic nucleation and phasing tool for protein crystallography that can also easily
  • monomeric in solution with the small calix[4]arene, while calix[6]arene induces protein dimerization [23], and calix[8]arene even tetramerization [24] in solution as evidenced by SEC-MALS. In the NMR spectra, the assembly of proteins is evident by increased line broadening of most residues due to the
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Host–guest interaction of cucurbit[8]uril with oroxin A and its effect on the properties of oroxin A

  • Zhishu Zeng,
  • Jun Xie,
  • Guangyan Luo,
  • Zhu Tao and
  • Qianjun Zhang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2332–2337, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.194

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  • that the molecular size of the flavonoids and the length of the sugar chains have a greater impact on the assembly mode of supramolecular systems. Results and Discussion Host–guest interactions The host–guest interaction can be effectively observed using 1H NMR spectroscopy, and the mode of action of
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The B & B approach: Ball-milling conjugation of dextran with phenylboronic acid (PBA)-functionalized BODIPY

  • Patrizia Andreozzi,
  • Lorenza Tamberi,
  • Elisamaria Tasca,
  • Gina Elena Giacomazzo,
  • Marta Martinez,
  • Mirko Severi,
  • Marco Marradi,
  • Stefano Cicchi,
  • Sergio Moya,
  • Giacomo Biagiotti and
  • Barbara Richichi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2272–2281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.188

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  • their derivatives have been widely used in biomedical applications, especially as drug and gene carriers, both in hydrogels and in nanoparticulate formulations [29][30][31][32]. In this regard, the incorporation of hydrophobic moieties in the branched structure of dextrans induces self-assembly into
  • short reaction time, reactant economy, higher degree of functionalization, and solvent-free conditions, compared to solution-based routes are discussed. The dextran mechanochemically conjugated to PBA-BODIPY (Dex-1b, Figure 1) formed nanoparticles through self-assembly retaining the fluorescent
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Synthetic approaches to bowl-shaped π-conjugated sumanene and its congeners

  • Shakeel Alvi and
  • Rashid Ali

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2212–2259, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.186

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  • -assembly, and optical properties of bowl-shaped π-conjugated systems [5][6][7][8][9]. The synthesis of π-bowls is an extremely challenging job due to the presence of unusual strain in these types of molecules, therefore, the first synthetic breakthrough in this arena came into the picture in the late
  • the self-assembly. This was confirmed by single crystal structure and it was noticed that all 15 carbon atoms of the three Cp-types of the ring were interacted with the metal atoms and the six K atoms were sandwiched between the convex faces of two sumanenyl trianions. On the other hand, two years
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Published 09 Sep 2020

pH- and concentration-dependent supramolecular self-assembly of a naturally occurring octapeptide

  • Goutam Ghosh and
  • Gustavo Fernández

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2017–2025, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.168

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  • drug delivery, tissue engineering and regeneration, and as stimuli-responsive materials. Herein, we report the pH- and concentration-dependent self-assembly and conformational transformation of the newly synthesized octapeptide PEP-1. At pH 7.4, PEP-1 forms β-sheet-rich secondary structures into
  • and resulting morphologies due to electrostatic repulsion between charged amino acids. PEP-1 can also form helical or random-coil secondary structures at a relatively low concentration. The obtained pH-sensitive self-assembly behavior of the target octapeptide is expected to contribute to the
  • development of novel drug nanocarrier assemblies. Keywords: aqueous self-assembly; pH-responsive systems; secondary structure; self-assembled nanostructures; solid-phase peptide synthesis; Introduction The self-assembly of small molecules is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature [1] and also has key
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Published 17 Aug 2020

Controlling the stereochemistry in 2-oxo-aldehyde-derived Ugi adducts through the cinchona alkaloid-promoted electrophilic fluorination

  • Yuqing Wang,
  • Gaigai Wang,
  • Anatoly A. Peshkov,
  • Ruwei Yao,
  • Muhammad Hasan,
  • Manzoor Zaman,
  • Chao Liu,
  • Stepan Kashtanov,
  • Olga P. Pereshivko and
  • Vsevolod A. Peshkov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1963–1973, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.163

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  • dichloromethane results in the assembly of an α-acyloxyamide adduct 4. Just a few protocols for the asymmetric P-3CR [37][38][39][40] and its modifications [41][42][43][44][45][46][47] have been reported over the course of the last two decades (Table 1). In the majority of those protocols [37][38][39], the
  • -aldehyde 7. For example, we have explored the potential of the peptidyl reactive site in a number of enolization-driven post-Ugi cyclizations leading to the assembly of pyrrol-2-ones 9 and 10 [59][60]. We have also taken advantage of a 1,3-dicarbonyl moiety present in 8 by engaging them in an enolization
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Facile synthesis of 7-alkyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridines as arginine mimetics using a Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons-based approach

  • Rhys A. Lippa,
  • John A. Murphy and
  • Tim N. Barrett

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1617–1626, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.134

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  • deuteration. Conclusion In conclusion, a novel method for the assembly of 7-alkyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridine-based arginine mimetics was developed. The synthesis of phosphonate 7 was optimised, with a sequential diphosphorylation process using commercially available starting materials affording the
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Published 08 Jul 2020

A dynamic combinatorial library for biomimetic recognition of dipeptides in water

  • Florian Klepel and
  • Bart Jan Ravoo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1588–1595, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.131

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  • interaction of the dipeptides with themselves. For example, FF is a popular self-assembly motif, which also explains its poor solubility (≈5 mM) [23]. Hence the thermodynamic data depicts not only the association of a(CFC)2/p(CFC)2 towards FF, but also the dissociation of FF assemblies. The aromatic side
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Heterogeneous photocatalysis in flow chemical reactors

  • Christopher G. Thomson,
  • Ai-Lan Lee and
  • Filipe Vilela

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1495–1549, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.125

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  • -bonding interactions, the narrow π–π stacking provides a sufficient π orbital overlap to produce semiconductor-type electronic band structures and an efficient interplanar charge transport similar to g-C3N4 [192]. Duan and co-workers reported the synthesis of a zinc PDI assembly as a heterogeneous
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Published 26 Jun 2020

Disposable cartridge concept for the on-demand synthesis of turbo Grignards, Knochel–Hauser amides, and magnesium alkoxides

  • Mateo Berton,
  • Kevin Sheehan,
  • Andrea Adamo and
  • D. Tyler McQuade

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1343–1356, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.115

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  • –Hauser bases synthesis using a stratified packed-bed column of activated magnesium and lithium chloride.a Comparison between batch [47][67] and flow conditions for the synthesis of (TMPMgCl⋅LiCl). Supporting Information All details for the flow procedures and reactors assembly (full part list, flow
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Published 19 Jun 2020

Highly selective Diels–Alder and Heck arylation reactions in a divergent synthesis of isoindolo- and pyrrolo-fused polycyclic indoles from 2-formylpyrrole

  • Carlos H. Escalante,
  • Eder I. Martínez-Mora,
  • Carlos Espinoza-Hicks,
  • Alejandro A. Camacho-Dávila,
  • Fernando R. Ramos-Morales,
  • Francisco Delgado and
  • Joaquín Tamariz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1320–1334, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.113

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  • intermolecular interactions (NCIs) between aromatic rings (π···π) [58][59] and alkyl and aromatic ring (Csp3–H)···π stackings [59][60][61][62] are widely recognized, from both the experimental and theoretical viewpoint, as a major factor governing the conformational equilibrium, supramolecular assembly and
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Published 17 Jun 2020

Activated carbon as catalyst support: precursors, preparation, modification and characterization

  • Melanie Iwanow,
  • Tobias Gärtner,
  • Volker Sieber and
  • Burkhard König

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1188–1202, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.104

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  • aerosol-assisted self-assembly using amphiphilic triblock copolymers as template and low-molecular weight soluble phenol resin as carbon source. The amphiphilic surfactant influences the pore size and mesostructure of the resulting spherical carbons. Finally, the template is removed by calcination [97
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Published 02 Jun 2020

A smart deoxyribozyme-based fluorescent sensor for in vitro detection of androgen receptor mRNA

  • Ekaterina A. Bryushkova,
  • Erik R. Gandalipov and
  • Julia V. Nuzhina

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1135–1141, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.100

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  • cited by Silverman 2016 [19]; the green star indicates a malachite green dye molecule. C) Malachite green dye chemical structure. D) Detailed malachite green split aptamer structure cited by Kolpaschikov 2005 [20]. E) Confirmation of SDFS assembly by using agarose gel electrophoresis; lane 1: DNA ladder
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Published 27 May 2020

Synthesis of new asparagine-based glycopeptides for future scanning tunneling microscopy investigations

  • Laura Sršan and
  • Thomas Ziegler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 888–894, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.80

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  • self-assembly on metal surfaces [16][17]. For such novel MS applications, a new technology, i.e., ES-IBD, has been developed. ES-IBD furthermore allows for the integrity of the material [18]. The application of these new techniques to synthetic glycopeptides is expected to provide new insight into the
  • investigation of the self assembly of such glycopeptides on metal surfaces will be performed via pMS and STM in further studies. Description of the starting materials 1a–f and 2a–f. Peptide coupling reactions, including the previous Fmoc cleavage. Cleavage of the fully protected peptides 6 and 7. Yields of the
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Published 30 Apr 2020

Combining enyne metathesis with long-established organic transformations: a powerful strategy for the sustainable synthesis of bioactive molecules

  • Valerian Dragutan,
  • Ileana Dragutan,
  • Albert Demonceau and
  • Lionel Delaude

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 738–755, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.68

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  • ][39][40][41][42][43]. In ingeniously elaborated procedures, olefin metathesis has been frequently employed as such or associated with name reactions like Grignard, Wittig, Diels–Alder, Suzuki–Miyaura, Heck, etc., resulting in the assembly of diverse intricate building blocks of the targeted structures
  • assembly of the subunits leading to the pentacyclic scaffold. Previously, the AB ring system of manzamines was constructed mainly using Diels–Alder reactions [84][85]. Thus, Fukuyama et al. [85] described an elegant approach for the synthesis of (+)-manzamine A in a totally stereoselective manner relying
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Published 16 Apr 2020

Synthesis of triphenylene-fused phosphole oxides via C–H functionalizations

  • Md. Shafiqur Rahman and
  • Naohiko Yoshikai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 524–529, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.48

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  • phosphole oxides through C–H functionalization and cross-coupling reactions. The phosphole ring was constructed in the early stage of the synthesis by a three-component assembly method featuring a 1,4-cobalt migration as the key step. Unlike other C–H activation/alkyne annulation approaches to benzo[b
  • benzo[b]phospholes accessible by the three-component assembly hold promise for further explorations inot novel π-extended phosphole derivatives. Examples of functional molecules based on π-extended phospholes. ORTEP drawings of compound 8a (thermal ellipsoids set at 50% probability). a) top view; b
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Published 27 Mar 2020

Exploring the scope of DBU-promoted amidations of 7-methoxycarbonylpterin

  • Anna R. Bockman and
  • Jeffrey M. Pruet

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 509–514, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.46

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  • modifications to the pteridine core which disrupt the hydrogen-bond assembly, such as benzylation of the lactam oxygen or conversion of the exocyclic amine to the pivalic amide [12][13]. The installation and subsequent removal of these groups naturally affects the overall yield and time necessary to generate
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Architecture and synthesis of P,N-heterocyclic phosphine ligands

  • Wisdom A. Munzeiwa,
  • Bernard Omondi and
  • Vincent O. Nyamori

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 362–383, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.35

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  • block for the assembly of homo and hetero-organometallic complexes. The 3- and 4-pyridylphosphine derivatives 5 have also been successfully used as templates for assembling supramolecular structures and coordination polymers [54][59]. Halogenated ring-fused pyridine reagents can also be used to generate
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Published 12 Mar 2020

Synthesis and circularly polarized luminescence properties of BINOL-derived bisbenzofuro[2,3-b:3’,2’-e]pyridines (BBZFPys)

  • Ryo Takishima,
  • Yuji Nishii,
  • Tomoaki Hinoue,
  • Yoshitane Imai and
  • Masahiro Miura

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 325–336, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.32

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  • connecting the naphthyl rings [34][35][36]. In these compounds, the hydroxy groups are remained untouched or protected as the corresponding ethers or esters. We envisioned that the assembly of the binaphthyl-fused furan motif embedding the BINOL hydroxy groups into the polyaromatic scaffolds would lead to
  • numerous attempts for obtaining crystals suitable for the X-ray analysis. Based on these observations, it is reasonable to conclude that the tert-butyl substituents effectively restricted the stacking structure to the specific conformations, thereby facilitating the assembly of well-ordered aggregates in
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The use of isoxazoline and isoxazole scaffolding in the design of novel thiourea and amide liquid-crystalline compounds

  • Itamar L. Gonçalves,
  • Rafaela R. da Rosa,
  • Vera L. Eifler-Lima and
  • Aloir A. Merlo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 175–184, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.20

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  • thioureas is the reaction of carbon disulfide with either one or two different amines [9]. Due to their self-assembly and self-organization through intermolecular hydrogen bonding, thioureas display interesting technological applications to this group of molecules, one of which explores its application in
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Photocontrolled DNA minor groove interactions of imidazole/pyrrole polyamides

  • Sabrina Müller,
  • Jannik Paulus,
  • Jochen Mattay,
  • Heiko Ihmels,
  • Veronica I. Dodero and
  • Norbert Sewald

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 60–70, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.8

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  • systematically increased the number of binding motifs, and thus achieved sequence-specific binding [6][7][8][9]. Selectively binding polyamides adopt an antiparallel hairpin structure where a base pair of the DNA is addressed by a pair of the heterocyclic amino acids in the hairpin assembly. Overall, specific
  • suitable as bi-stable switches. Azobenzene and other small photoreactive molecules have been employed as ligands to control DNA or RNA assembly by light [14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. Mascareñas et al. reported the first photoisomerizable transcription factor (Tf) that recognized its target sequences by
  • experiments. The assembly of the photoswitchable pyrrole/imidazole polyamides (P1–P3) was performed stepwise on solid phase using the acid-labile 2-chlorotrityl resin and Fmoc as a temporary protecting group, according to the synthetic route published by the Dervan group [40]. The synthesis of the Fmoc
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