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ArticleThe Journal of organic chemistry2015

Subtle Chemical Shifts Explain the NMR Fingerprints of Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins with High Dentin Biomodification Potency.

Joo-Won Nam, Rasika S Phansalkar, David C Lankin, Jonathan Bisson, James B McAlpine, Ariene A Leme, Cristina M P Vidal, Benjamin Ramirez, Matthias Niemitz, Ana Bedran-Russo and 2 more

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Article in The Journal of organic chemistry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Optimization of dental adhesive interfaces using tissue biomodulation with DESIGNER biopolymers.Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials · 2025
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  9. Potential Use of Selected Natural Compounds with Anti-Biofilm Activity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  12. Journal of natural products · 2022
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  13. B-type Proanthocyanidins with Dentin Biomodification Activity from Cocoa (Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2022
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  16. Proanthocyanidin Tetramers and Pentamers fromJournal of natural products · 2022
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  17. Unveiling structure-activity relationships of proanthocyanidins with dentin collagen.Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Joo-Won Nam
Rasika S Phansalkar
David C Lankin
Jonathan Bisson
James B McAlpine
Ariene A Leme
Cristina M P Vidal
Benjamin Ramirez
Matthias Niemitz⊥PERCH Solutions Ltd., Puijonkatu 24 B 5, 70110 Kuopio, Finland.
Ana Bedran-Russo
Shao-Nong Chen
Guido F Pauli
University of Illinois Chicago · USMedicina · PLOrion Corporation (Finland) · FI

Funding

900MHz NMR for Structural Biology in ChicagoP41GM068944 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI GETTINS, PETER G.W. · 2003 to 2007
$6.2M
Biomodification of Dentin Matrix StructureR01DE021040 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI BEDRAN-RUSSO, ANA KARINA B · 2011 to 2015
$2.1M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE021040NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM068944
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability of certain oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPACs) to enhance the biomechanical properties of dentin involves collagen cross-linking of the 1.3-4.5 nm wide space via protein-polyphenol interactions. A systematic interdisciplinary search for the bioactive principles of pine bark has yielded the trimeric PAC, ent-epicatechin-(4β→8)-epicatechin-(2β→O→7,4β→8)-catechin (3), representing the hitherto most potent single chemical entity capable of enhancing dentin stiffness. Building the case from two congeneric PAC dimers, a detailed structural analysis decoded the stereochemistry, spatial arrangement, and chemical properties of three dentin biomodifiers. Quantum-mechanics-driven (1)H iterative full spin analysis (QM-HiFSA) of NMR spectra distinguished previously unrecognized details such as higher order J coupling and provided valuable information about 3D structure. Detection and quantification of H/D-exchange effects by QM-HiFSA identified C-8 and C-6 as (re)active sites, explain preferences in biosynthetic linkage, and suggest their involvement in dentin cross-linking activity. Mapping of these molecular properties underscored the significance of high δ precision in both (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy. Occurring at low- to subppb levels, these newly characterized chemical shift differences in ppb are small but diagnostic measures of dynamic processes inherent to the OPAC pharmacophores and can help augment our understanding of nanometer-scale intermolecular interactions in biomodified dentin macromolecules.

Indexed as

Biochemical PhenomenaCatechinDentinMacromolecular SubstancesMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyPolyphenolsProanthocyanidinsStereoisomerismCatechinMacromolecular SubstancesPolyphenolsProanthocyanidins

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PMCPMC4537297
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