Stimuli-responsive oligonucleotides in prodrug-based approaches for gene silencing

• Françoise Debart,
• Christelle Dupouy and
• Jean-Jacques Vasseur

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 436–469, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.32

• enzymolabile phosphotriester groups, namely, t-Bu-SATE, OH-SATE and a conjugable aldehyde A-SATE for conjugation to delivery and targeting domains, have been selected for complete evaluation (Scheme 9A, 9B, and 9C, respectively). The optimum phosphotriester placement and number of phosphotriester groups were

• noncytotoxic fashion. Next, the authors prepared conjugates of the siRNNs via one A-SATE phosphotriester with a hepatocyte-specific tris-N-acetylgalactosamine targeting domain and demonstrated a stronger RNAi response in mouse liver (following subcutaneous or intravenous administration) than the same

• targeting the nuclease resistance of the ON prodrug. On the other hand, the thermosensitive groups are more suitable for the protection of the thiophosphates flanking the CpG motif of DNA prodrugs to provide both lipophilicity (better cellular uptake) and hydrophilicity (better solubility once groups are

Synthesis and biological evaluation of RGD and isoDGR peptidomimetic-α-amanitin conjugates for tumor-targeting

• Lizeth Bodero,
• Paula López Rivas,
• Barbara Korsak,
• Torsten Hechler,
• Andreas Pahl,
• Christoph Müller,
• Daniela Arosio,
• Luca Pignataro,
• Cesare Gennari and
• Umberto Piarulli

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 407–415, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.29

• , cyclo[DKP-RGD]-Val-Ala-PTX 5 and cyclo[DKP-isoDGR]-Val-Ala-PTX 6). Their tumor targeting ability was assessed in vitro in antiproliferative assays comparing an αVβ3 positive with an αVβ3 negative cell line [29][30]. The cyclo[DKP-isoDGR]-Val-Ala-PTX conjugate 6 displayed a remarkable targeting index (TI

• antibody α-amanitin conjugates for which the increase of cytotoxicity is 100–100000 times [5]. Therefore, despite the remarkable progresses that have been realized in recent years, integrin targeting SMDCs are still far from the clinic. Experimental Functionalized ligands H2NCH2-cyclo[DKP-RGD] (2) and

Fluorogenic PNA probes

• Tirayut Vilaivan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 253–281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.17

• (Figure 3) [33], dsRNA [34], and other unusual structures, such as G-quadruplexes [35], makes PNA an ideal tool for targeting structured nucleic acid targets. Simple fluorescent-labeled PNA probes have found extensive applications in nucleic acid detection and quantitation. Examples of such assays that

Polarization spectroscopy methods in the determination of interactions of small molecules with nucleic acids – tutorial

• Tamara Šmidlehner,
• Ivo Piantanida and
• Gennaro Pescitelli

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 84–105, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.5

• alternating or homo-base sequences as well as single-stranded homo-polynucleotides. Such synthetic DNA or RNA have well-defined structural properties and therefore are recommended for studies of small molecules targeting structural DNA or RNA selectivity. All polynucleotides should be dissolved exactly as

Microfluidic radiosynthesis of [¹⁸F]FEMPT, a high affinity PET radiotracer for imaging serotonin receptors

• Thomas Lee Collier,
• Steven H. Liang,
• J. John Mann,
• Neil Vasdev and
• J. S. Dileep Kumar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2922–2927, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.285

• serotonin-targeting radiopharmaceuticals was recently reviewed by Paterson et al. [1] and their conclusion was that “the development of PET and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) radioligands to image serotonergic targets is of high interest, and successful evaluation in humans is leading to

Binding abilities of polyaminocyclodextrins: polarimetric investigations and biological assays

• Marco Russo,
• Daniele La Corte,
• Annalisa Pisciotta,
• Serena Riela,
• Rosa Alduina and
• Paolo Lo Meo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2751–2763, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.271

• knowledge, the possible inclusion of a generic guest/drug molecule into CD derivatives bearing amine groups have been studied only occasionally [41][43][44][45][46][47][48]. Moreover, the interaction of polycationic CDs with polynucleotides has been mainly considered by targeting their abilities in gene

Exploring mechanochemistry to turn organic bio-relevant molecules into metal-organic frameworks: a short review

• Vânia André,
• Sílvia Quaresma,
• João Luís Ferreira da Silva and
• M. Teresa Duarte

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2416–2427, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.239

• mechanochemical processes towards attaining metallopharmaceuticals, metallodrugs and MOFs synthesized within our group [49], and another on the design, screening, and characterization of BioMOFs in general [110]. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first short review targeting on the mechanochemical

Phosphonic acid: preparation and applications

• Charlotte M. Sevrain,
• Mathieu Berchel,
• Hélène Couthon and
• Paul-Alain Jaffrès

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2186–2213, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.219

• bone targeting, for the design of supramolecular or hybrid materials, for the functionalization of surfaces, for analytical purposes, for medical imaging or as phosphoantigen. These applications are covering a large panel of research fields including chemistry, biology and physics thus making the

• 14, Figure 4), was assessed to complex indium [86] or terbium [87] with the aim to develop bone targeting and dosimetry. It was also employed to complex 89Y and applied as pH sensitive NMR probe [88], or as organic precursor of crystalline manganese, nickel [89] or lanthanide-containing hybrid

• develop bone targeting which was assessed for therapy [96] and imaging [97][98]. Finally, the phosphonic acid group was also employed to immobilize organic or organometallic molecules on the surface of metal oxide [99][100] (Al2O3 [101], TiO2 [102][103], SnO2 [104], Fe3O4 [105], ZnO [106]), CdSe quantum

18-Hydroxydolabella-3,7-diene synthase – a diterpene synthase from Chitinophaga pinensis

• Jeroen S. Dickschat,
• Jan Rinkel,
• Patrick Rabe,
• Arman Beyraghdar Kashkooli and
• Harro J. Bouwmeester

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1770–1780, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.171

• synthases in plants are targeted to the mitochondria [27], we decided to attempt the expression of HdS with mitochondrial targeting (HdS-mit). A construct without targeting signal (HdS; resulting in cytoplasmic localisation) and an empty vector were used as controls. A p19 construct [28] was co-infiltrated

• targeting to the mitochondria resulted in the production of the same diterpene alcohol. Although the mitochondria of N. benthamiana also produce FPP [32], again no germacrene D was detected. Taken together, these experiments demonstrate that the expression of one and the same terpene synthase in different

• of GC–MS analyses of N. benthamiana leaf extracts. A) HdS-mit (HdS expressed with mitochondrial targeting signal) showing the production of 3 in planta, B) HdS (expression without targeting signal) and C) empty vector. Germacrene A (1) and its Cope rearrangement to β-elemene (2). Product obtained

The chemistry and biology of mycolactones

• Matthias Gehringer and
• Karl-Heinz Altmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1596–1660, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.159

• relies on the experience of local health professionals. Subsequent laboratory testing to confirm the clinical diagnosis might then be performed by 1) direct smear examination for acid-fast bacilli; 2) in vitro culture; 3) polymerase chain reaction (PCR), targeting the genomic region IS2404; and 4

• accompanied by macroscopic or ultrastructural signs of nerve destruction and hypoesthesia. Subsequent experiments revealed that mycolactone exposure caused hyperpolarization of neurons derived from PC12 cells that was mediated by the TRAAK potassium channel. Finally, screening of a siRNA library targeting

Synthesis of oligonucleotides on a soluble support

• Harri Lönnberg

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1368–1387, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.134

• in the development of therapeutic oligonucleotides targeting either pre-mRNA [24][25], mature mRNA [26][27][28] or noncoding microRNA [29][30] have even increased this interest. It has been repeatedly argued that (i) the synthesis in solution could be carried out with a smaller excess of building

BODIPY-based fluorescent liposomes with sesquiterpene lactone trilobolide

• Ludmila Škorpilová,
• Silvie Rimpelová,
• Michal Jurášek,
• Miloš Buděšínský,
• Jana Lokajová,
• Roman Effenberg,
• Petr Slepička,
• Tomáš Ruml,
• Eva Kmoníčková,
• Pavel B. Drašar and
• Zdeněk Wimmer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1316–1324, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.128

• theranostic applications. Keywords: BODIPY conjugates; cancer targeting; drug delivery; liposomes; natural compounds; sesquiterpene lactone trilobolide; Introduction Targeted (smart) drug delivery is a method for specific delivering of an active compound preferentially to some cells or tissues in the human

• body. This approach has become the key issue for surpassing the bottleneck of drug discovery. With the advent of new technologies and deeper understanding of the biological processes, the concept of specific targeting has become one of the most attractive directions in the field of biomedicine

• . Specific drug targeting can be achieved by using, for example, antibodies, peptides, polyethylene glycol polymers, and last but not least, liposomes, which have been nowadays extensively investigated [1][2]. In general, liposomes are employed in order to enhance the therapeutic index of an applied drug by

Aqueous semisynthesis of C-glycoside glycamines from agarose

• Juliana C. Cunico Dallagnol,
• Alexandre Orsato,
• Diogo R. B. Ducatti,
• Miguel D. Noseda,
• Maria Eugênia R. Duarte and
• Alan G. Gonçalves

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1222–1229, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.121

• recently envisaged that its substituted C-threofuranose ring could serve as an excellent scaffold to build muscarine analogues [11]. Cholinergic agents targeting muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) have historically served for diverse applications in medicine [12][13] and recently regained interest

Total syntheses of the archazolids: an emerging class of novel anticancer drugs

• Stephan Scheeff and
• Dirk Menche

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1085–1098, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.108

• development and SAR studies [49][55][56][57][58] and the group of O’Neil has been targeting dihydroarchazolid B (3) as a potentially equipotent structurally simplified derivative [45][46][48]. This review covers the various tactics and strategies, employed by the Menche, Trauner and O’Neil group in archazolid

Glyco-gold nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

• Federica Compostella,
• Olimpia Pitirollo,
• Alessandro Silvestri and
• Laura Polito

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1008–1021, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.100

• : gold nanoparticles; glyco nanoparticles; glyconanomaterials; immunology; targeting; Introduction Carbohydrates are well recognized as crucial biomolecules for their capability to produce an enormous number of biocodes which are translated into their ability to promote or suppress a plethora of

• molecules displayed on the metallic surface. In particular, an in vitro study performed by Mitragotri and co-workers reported that the endothelial targeting specificity could be enhanced by modulating the NP shape. By using a microfluidic synthetic vascular network the authors demonstrated that rod-shaped

• [45][56][57][58]. Prosperi and co-workers coated dodecanthiol AuNPs with manno-calixarenes exploiting hydrophobic interactions, obtaining an efficient targeting against cancer cells [56]. Similarly, a reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization approach has been exploited

Opportunities and challenges for the sustainable production of structurally complex diterpenoids in recombinant microbial systems

• Katarina Kemper,
• Max Hirte,
• Markus Reinbold,
• Monika Fuchs and
• Thomas Brück

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 845–854, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.85

• ]. Different approaches of terpene product increase involved targeting specific elements of the MEP pathway [28] or introducing heterologous MEV pathway from yeast [82][83]. A high level of taxadiene production in E. coli was achieved by Ajikumar and co-workers through overexpression of bottleneck enzymes of

Highly bulky and stable geometry-constrained iminopyridines: Synthesis, structure and application in Pd-catalyzed Suzuki coupling of aryl chlorides

• Yi Lai,
• Zhijian Zong,
• Yujie Tang,
• Weimin Mo,
• Nan Sun,
• Baoxiang Hu,
• Zhenlu Shen,
• Liqun Jin,
• Wen-hua Sun and
• Xinquan Hu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 213–221, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.24

• industrial point of view [5]. Targeting the handling and applicability of palladium catalysts, various species have been developed through the use of diversified ligands [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Typical ligands that successfully enhanced the reactivity of palladium species towards the oxidative addition of

Synthesis of multi-lactose-appended β-cyclodextrin and its cholesterol-lowering effects in Niemann–Pick type C disease-like HepG2 cells

• Keiichi Motoyama,
• Rena Nishiyama,
• Yuki Maeda,
• Taishi Higashi,
• Yoichi Ishitsuka,
• Yuki Kondo,
• Tetsumi Irie,
• Takumi Era and
• Hidetoshi Arima

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 10–18, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.2

• -cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD). HP-β-CD is effective in the treatment of hepatosplenomegaly in NPC disease, albeit at a very high dose. One of the methods to reduce the required dose of HP-β-CD for treatment of NPC is to actively targeting hepatocytes with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD). The aim of the present study was to

• synthesized a novel multi-lactose-appended β-CD (multi-Lac-β-CD) to enhance the targeting ability to ASGPR, and evaluated its cholesterol-lowering effect in NPC-like HepG2 cells. Results and Discussion Synthesis of multi-Lac-β-CD In the present study, we fabricated multi-Lac-β-CD (5) to obtain a hepatocyte

• loss in cats [20][21]. Therefore, the targeting technique is one of promising approaches to reduce the dose of CDs. Importantly, the multi-Lac-β-CD (DSL5.6) showed more potent cholesterol-lowering effects in NPC-like HepG2 cells than HP-β-CD. Accordingly, multi-Lac-β-CD (DSL5.6) may attenuate the risk

Versatile synthesis of end-reactive polyrotaxanes applicable to fabrication of supramolecular biomaterials

• Atsushi Tamura,
• Asato Tonegawa,
• Yoshinori Arisaka and
• Nobuhiko Yui

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2883–2892, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.287

• click reactions, including ligand molecules for active targeting, radioactive molecules for in vivo imaging, hydrophobic polymers for the surface immobilization of PRXs, and hydrophilic polymers for acquiring water solubility. Accordingly, the azide group-terminated end-reactive 4a and 4b are expected

Synthesis of spiro[isoindole-1,5’-isoxazolidin]-3(2H)-ones as potential inhibitors of the MDM2-p53 interaction

• Salvatore V. Giofrè,
• Santa Cirmi,
• Raffaella Mancuso,
• Francesco Nicolò,
• Giuseppe Lanza,
• Laura Legnani,
• Agata Campisi,
• Maria A. Chiacchio,
• Michele Navarra,
• Bartolo Gabriele and
• Roberto Romeo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2793–2807, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.278

• preventing its mutation. Normally, p53 is found at low levels because of its continuous proteasomal degradation promoted by MDM2. MDM2 inhibits p53 activity in two ways: i) by targeting p53 into the region of interaction with CBP/p300, thus preventing its transcriptional activity, and ii) by exporting p53

Chemical probes for competitive profiling of the quorum sensing signal synthase PqsD of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

• Michaela Prothiwa,
• Dávid Szamosvári,
• Sandra Glasmacher and
• Thomas Böttcher

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2784–2792, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.277

• selectively targeting the active site of an enzyme and a reporter group that allows in-gel imaging and/or affinity enrichment of target enzymes [22]. We thus synthesized a small library of chemical probes with electrophilic α-chloroacetamide, α,β-unsaturated amide, and α,β-unsaturated ketone moieties as

• site cysteine was replaced by alanine. The purified mutant PqsD C112A exhibited only low background labeling for some probes but not comparable to labelling of the wild type protein by CA1–3, indicating that the probes were selectively targeting the active site (Figure 3A). Concentration series with a

• underlining the selectivity of our probes (Figure 3C). These results indicate that probes CA1–3 are specific and covalently bind to Cys112 of PqsD and are thus, to the best of our knowledge, the first account of activity-based probes targeting and selectively labelling the active site of PqsD. Interestingly

Computational methods in drug discovery

• Sumudu P. Leelananda and
• Steffen Lindert

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2694–2718, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.267

• -throughput screening has been used to identify inhibitors of protein kinase CK2 targeting its ATP binding site [165]. CK2 is an important target in developing antitumor drugs. About 400,000 compounds have been screened, from which 12 hits were selected for evaluations using in vitro assays. Out of these hits

A self-assembled cyclodextrin nanocarrier for photoreactive squaraine

• Ulrike Kauscher and
• Bart Jan Ravoo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2535–2542, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.248

• for the CDV without affecting its photochemistry. In addition, it is expected that the aggregation of squaraine will be supressed by immobilization at the CDV surface. Ultimately, the photoactive squaraine can be combined with other functional guests, such as targeting units and tracers, to further

• squaraines on the vesicle surface. In short, the self-assembled nanosystem has several advantageous properties to be used as a PDT system. We envision that the photoactive squaraine can be combined with other functional guests, such as targeting units and tracers, to enhance the potential of the nanocarrier

Efficient mechanochemical synthesis of regioselective persubstituted cyclodextrins

• Laszlo Jicsinszky,
• Marina Caporaso,
• Katia Martina,
• Emanuela Calcio Gaudino and
• Giancarlo Cravotto

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2364–2371, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.230

• drug targeting hosts [7][8], can be problematic as they require sophisticated, efficient and yet simple methods which lead to acceptable purity and impurity profiles. Furthermore, the special structural properties of selectively substituted CDs mean that their syntheses are not always environmentally

Potent triazine-based dehydrocondensing reagents substituted by an amido group

• Munetaka Kunishima,
• Daiki Kato,
• Nobu Kimura,
• Masanori Kitamura,
• Kohei Yamada and
• Kazuhito Hioki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1897–1903, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.179

• ], a crown-ether-based cyclotransferase [8], membrane fusion of small unilamellar vesicles to form giant unilamellar vesicles [9], modular methods for the affinity labeling of targeting proteins [10][11][12], and reaction acceleration on micelle interfaces [13][14]. Thus, various types of molecular