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ArticleNature communications2018

A flow platform for degradation-free CuAAC bioconjugation.

Marine Z C Hatit, Linus F Reichenbach, John M Tobin, Filipe Vilela, Glenn A Burley, Allan J B Watson

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marine Z C HatitDepartment of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UK.
Linus F ReichenbachDepartment of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UK.
John M TobinChemical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.
Filipe VilelaChemical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2701-9759
Glenn A BurleyDepartment of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UK. glenn.burley@strath.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4896-113X
Allan J B WatsonSchool of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, UK. aw260@st-andrews.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1582-4286
University of Strathclyde · GBHeriot-Watt University · GBUniversity of St Andrews · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/N016378/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/R006857/1Leverhulme Trust RPG-2014-001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Cu-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction is a cornerstone method for the ligation of biomolecules. However, undesired Cu-mediated oxidation and Cu-contamination in bioconjugates limits biomedical utility. Here, we report a generic CuAAC flow platform for the rapid, robust, and broad-spectrum formation of discrete triazole bioconjugates. This process leverages an engineering problem to chemical advantage: solvent-mediated Cu pipe erosion generates ppm levels of Cu in situ under laminar flow conditions. This is sufficient to catalyze the CuAAC reaction of small molecule alkynes and azides, fluorophores, marketed drug molecules, peptides, DNA, and therapeutic oligonucleotides. This flow approach, not replicated in batch, operates at ambient temperature and pressure, requires short residence times, avoids oxidation of sensitive functional groups, and produces products with very low ppm Cu contamination.

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AlkynesAzidesCatalysisCopperCycloaddition ReactionMolecular StructureOligonucleotidesOxidation-ReductionPeptidesTemperatureTriazolesWaterAlkynesAzidesCopperOligonucleotidesPeptidesTriazolesWater

Identifiers

PMID30275543
PMCPMC6167327
OpenAlexW2893409856

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