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ReviewChemical Society reviews2021

NBD-based synthetic probes for sensing small molecules and proteins: design, sensing mechanisms and biological applications.

Chenyang Jiang, Haojie Huang, Xueying Kang, Liu Yang, Zhen Xi, Hongyan Sun, Michael D Pluth, Long Yi

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Review in Chemical Society reviews, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
15.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 185 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Chenyang JiangState Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China. yilong@mail.buct.edu.cn.
Haojie HuangState Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China. yilong@mail.buct.edu.cn.
Xueying KangState Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China. yilong@mail.buct.edu.cn.
Liu YangDepartment of Chemistry and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. hongysun@cityu.edu.hk.
Zhen XiState Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry, National Pesticide Engineering Research Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. zhenxi@nankai.edu.cn.
Hongyan SunDepartment of Chemistry and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. hongysun@cityu.edu.hk and Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0932-6405
Michael D PluthDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA. pluth@uoregon.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3604-653X
Long YiState Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China. yilong@mail.buct.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9641-7131
Beijing University of Chemical Technology · CNCity University of Hong Kong · HKNankai University · CNUniversity of Oregon · US

Funding

Supplement to: Chemical Tools for Delivery and Detection of Biological Hydrogen SulfideR01GM113030 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF OREGON · PI PLUTH, MICHAEL · 2015 to 2024
$2.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM113030
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Compounds with a nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD) skeleton exhibit prominent useful properties including environmental sensitivity, high reactivity toward amines and biothiols (including H2S) accompanied by distinct colorimetric and fluorescent changes, fluorescence-quenching ability, and small size, all of which facilitate biomolecular sensing and self-assembly. Amines are important biological nucleophiles, and the unique activity of NBD ethers with amines has allowed for site-specific protein labelling and for the detection of enzyme activities. Both H2S and biothiols are involved in a wide range of physiological processes in mammals, and misregulation of these small molecules is associated with numerous diseases including cancers. In this review, we focus on NBD-based synthetic probes as advanced chemical tools for biomolecular sensing. Specifically, we discuss the sensing mechanisms and selectivity of the probes, the design strategies for multi-reactable multi-quenching probes, and the associated biological applications of these important constructs. We also highlight self-assembled NBD-based probes and outline future directions for NBD-based chemosensors. We hope that this comprehensive review will facilitate the development of future probes for investigating and understanding different biological processes and aid the development of potential theranostic agents.

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AminesAnimalsColorimetryFluorescenceHumansSulfhydryl CompoundsAminesSulfhydryl Compounds

Identifiers

PMID34075930
PMCPMC8763210
OpenAlexW3165174273

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