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Ultra-inert lanthanide chelates as mass tags for multiplexed bioanalysis
Nature Communications 15: 9836 (2024)
Coordination compounds of lanthanides are indispensable in biomedical applications as MRI contrast agents and radiotherapeutics. However, since the introduction of the chelator DOTA four decades ago, there has been only limited progress on improving their thermodynamic stability and kinetic inertness, which are essential for safe in vivo use. Here, we present ClickZip, an innovative synthetic strategy employing a coordination-templated formation of a 1,5-triazole bridge that improves kinetic inertness up to a million-fold relative to DOTA, expanding utility of lanthanide chelates beyond traditional uses. Acting as unique mass tags, the ClickZip chelates can be released from (biological) samples by acidic hydrolysis, chromatographically distinguished from interfering lanthanide species, and sensitively detected by mass spectrometry. Lanthanides enclosed in ClickZip chelates are chemically almost indistinguishable, providing a more versatile alternative to chemically identical isotopic…
Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Chiral Helicene-Indenido ansa- and Half-Sandwich Metal Complexes and Their Use in Catalysis
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024: Early View
On the similar spectral manifestations of protonic and hydridic hydrogen bonds despite their different origin
Communications Chemistry 7: 254 (2024)
Bacteriophage-related epigenetic natural and non-natural pyrimidine nucleotides and their influence on transcription with T7 RNA polymerase
Communications Chemistry 7 (256) (2024)
3′-Dehydroxypurpurogallin-4-Carboxamides as Influenza A Endonuclease Inhibitors: Synthesis, Structure-Activity Relationship Analysis, and Structural Characterization of Protein Complex
ChemMedChem 2024: Early View