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2. Origin of giant polarization splitting in high quality organic microcavities.
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Stelitano, S., Savasta, S., Patané, S., De Luca, G., and Monsù Scolaro, L.
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SCANNING probe microscopy ,CRYSTALLOGRAPHY ,ANISOTROPY ,PHOTOLUMINESCENCE ,ABSORPTION ,ATOMIC force microscopy ,LUMINESCENCE - Abstract
We study the emission properties of a high quality monolithic microcavity with an embedded ultrathin organic tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)porphyrin layer. Spectral and angle-resolved photoluminescence measurements show a well defined polarized doublet at detection angles larger than 15°. The splitting energy ranges up to 70 meV. The usual employed mechanism, based on the mismatch between the center of the mirror stop band and the wavelength of the microcavity, accounts only for a small fraction of the observed splitting. A transfer matrix model taking into account the optical anisotropy of the organic layer, has been employed to reproduce the observed experimental results. The anisotropy of the organic layer, confirmed by optical absorption spectroscopy, origins from a local molecular order as inferred by atomic force microscopy measurements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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3. Dielectric spectra of manganese thiophosphate intercalated with sodium ions.
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Silipigni, L., Schirò, L., Quattrone, T., Grasso, V., Salvato, G., Monsù Scolaro, L., and De Luca, G.
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CLATHRATE compounds ,MANGANESE compounds ,THIOPHOSPHATES ,DIELECTRICS spectra ,SODIUM ions ,ION exchange (Chemistry) ,CESIUM - Abstract
Sodium intercalated manganese thiophosphate Na
0.62 Mn0.69 PS3 powders have been synthesized by a two-step ion-exchange process. Dielectric measurements have been performed as a function of both temperature and frequency on the prepared samples in the 20–106 Hz frequency range over the 78–350 K temperature range by using the autobalancing bridge method. The temperature dependence of the dielectric constant imaginary part reveals the presence of a loss peak at the low temperatures together with a strong dispersion at the low frequencies and at the highest investigated temperatures. While the loss peak presence is characteristic for dipolar polarization processes, the strong low frequency dispersion at not very high temperatures, observed also in the dielectric constant real part, is typical for system with hopping charge carriers. A hypothesis about the nature of such carriers has been formulated on the basis of both the ion-exchange intercalation process and the comparison with the dielectric spectra previously observed for cesium intercalated manganese thiophosphate Cs0.46 Mn0.77 PS3 compounds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2009
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4. Spectroscopic studies on manganese thiophosphate intercalated with cesium ions.
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Silipigni, L., Acacia, N., Quattrone, T., De Luca, G., Monsù Scolaro, L., and Salvato, G.
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CESIUM ,ION exchange (Chemistry) ,CHARGE transfer ,SPECTRUM analysis ,PROPERTIES of matter ,MANGANESE compounds - Abstract
Cesium ions have been intercalated by ion exchange into layered manganese thiophosphate to produce Cs
2x Mn1-x PS3 . Investigations have been conducted by x-ray diffraction analysis, IR absorption spectroscopy, x-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS), and dielectric spectroscopy. The XPS spectra, recorded at room temperature and at the Mn, P, and S 2p, Mn 3p, and Cs 3d and 4d core-level regions, indicate that no charge transfer occurs from guest species (Cs+ ) to pure host lattice (MnPS3 ). The presence of shake-up satellites at the Mn 2p and 3p core levels suggests that the cesium intercalation does not alter the nature of the Mn–S bond which is mostly ionic. Dielectric measurements, carried out between 260 and 375 K and in the 20 Hz–1 MHz frequency range, classify Cs2x Mn1-x PS3 as hopping charge carrier systems. The nature of such carriers can be hypothesized on the basis of both the intercalation process by cationic substitution and the comparison with the observed dielectric response of the pure MnPS3 . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2007
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5. Partial reduction of graphene oxide upon intercalation into exfoliated manganese thiophosphate.
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Silipigni, L., Basile, A., Barreca, F., De Luca, G., Monsù Scolaro, L., Fazio, B., and Salvato, G.
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GRAPHENE oxide ,CHEMICAL peel ,MANGANESE compounds ,THIOPHOSPHATES ,CHEMICAL reduction ,X-ray diffraction - Abstract
We have prepared novel nanohybrid Li2xMn1−xPS3/GO films consisting of graphene oxide (GO) and exfoliated MnPS3nanosheets via an easy mixing protocol at room temperature. These films were investigated by SEM and AFM, as well as XRD, Raman and XPS spectroscopies, obtaining information about the nature of the interaction between MnPS3and GO. In particular, the dark colour of the nanocomposite film and, more to the point, the analysis of (i) the C1s core level XPS spectra, (ii) the interlayer spacing obtained by XRD measurements and (iii) the increment in the intensity ratio ID/IGof the two bands typical of the carbon region of GO Raman spectra, suggest that a partial reduction of GO can be obtained right upon intercalation into Li2xMn1−xPS3. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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6. Effect of zinc cations on the kinetics of supramolecular assembly and the chirality of porphyrin J-aggregates.
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Romeo, A., Castriciano, M. A., Zagami, R., Pollicino, G., Monsù Scolaro, L., and Pasternack, R. F.
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- 2017
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7. The role of counter-anions in the kinetics and chirality of porphyrin J-aggregates.
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Occhiuto, I. G., Zagami, R., Trapani, M., Bolzonello, L., Romeo, A., Castriciano, M. A., Collini, E., and Monsù Scolaro, L.
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CHEMICAL kinetics ,PORPHYRIN synthesis ,CHIRALITY ,HYDROGEN bonding spectra ,CIRCULAR dichroism ,ULTRAVIOLET-visible spectroscopy - Abstract
Kinetics of the growth of TPPS
4 porphyrin J-aggregates slow down in the order H2 SO4 > HCl > HBr > HNO3 > HClO4 , in agreement with the Hofmeister series. The rate constants and the extent of chirality correlate with the structure-making or breaking abilities of the different anions with respect to the hydrogen bonding network of the solvent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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8. Lithium ions conduction in Li 2x Mn 1-x PS 3 films.
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Silipigni, L., Schirò, L., Monsù Scolaro, L., De Luca, G., and Salvato, G.
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LITHIUM ions ,DIELECTRIC properties ,PERMITTIVITY ,ELECTRIC conductivity ,CHEMICAL synthesis ,THIN films - Abstract
Li2xMn1-xPS3films have been synthesized by exfoliating MnPS3through the successive intercalations of K+and Li+ions. Their dielectric response has been measured from 80 to 350 K in the frequency range of (102–106) Hz. The obtained data have been analyzed in terms of both complex permittivityε*and theacconductivityσac. The frequency dependence ofσachas been interpreted in terms of the Jonscher’s law, whose exponentndecreases by increasing temperature. Thenvalues lie between 0.479 and 0.501 and are typical of materials in which theacconductivity is due to multiple hops of carriers. By analyzing theσdctemperature dependence, the observed dielectric response has been attributed to the intercalated lithium ions, and the Li2xMn1-xPS3films have been classified ashoppingcharge carrier systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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9. Vertical coupled double organic microcavities.
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Stelitano, S., De Luca, G., Savasta, S., Monsù Scolaro, L., and Patané, S.
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THIN films ,DIELECTRIC devices ,REFLECTANCE ,PHOTOLUMINESCENCE ,RESONANCE - Abstract
A light emitting structure consisting of two coupled microcavities has been realized and studied. One of the two cavities contains a luminescent organic thin film of tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)porphyrin, whereas the other microcavity is a dielectric structure coupled to the organic one by means of a LiF/ZnS Bragg mirror. Reflectivity spectra show the presence of two well defined cavity dips. We observe an energy splitting of the two cavity modes. Despite the fact that only one cavity contains the active layer, the photoluminescence spectra display two peaks with comparable intensities at the same energy of the reflectivity dips. These observations indicate the strong coupling of the two cavities. The comparison of the diagonalized effective Hamiltonian with the observed resonances further confirms the strong coupling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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10. Fractal aggregation in aqueous solutions of porphyrins
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Micali, N., Monsu’ Scolaro, L., Romeo, A., and Mallamace, F.
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- 1998
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11. Unforeseen alkylating effect of triethylorthoformate in the synthesis of pyrazolotriazolopyrimidine derivative
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Guccione, S, Raffaelli, A, Uccello Barretta, G, Monsù Scolaro, L, Pucci, S, and Russo, F
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- 1995
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12. The XPS and XAES spectra of Na0.88Mn0.56PS3
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Silipigni, L., Schirò, L., Monsù Scolaro, L., De Luca, G., and Salvato, G.
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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy , *X-ray absorption near edge structure , *CLATHRATE compounds , *SODIUM compounds , *MANGANESE compounds , *COMPARATIVE studies , *ION exchange (Chemistry) - Abstract
Abstract: Na0.88Mn0.56PS3compounds have been synthesized by starting from MnPS3 polycrystalline powders by means of a two-step cation-exchange process at a higher intercalation time than the one used for producing the literature reported Na0.62Mn0.69PS3 compounds. The obtained samples have been characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The resulting spectra of the so-synthesized compounds have been compared with those observed in Na0.62Mn0.69PS3 in our previous paper and similar electronic properties have been noted. In particular by XPS it has been shown that greater sodium content affects neither the core-level binding energies of the host matrix elements nor the type of link between Na+ and (Mn1−x PS3)−. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2011
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13. Absorption and Fluorescence Emission Investigations on Supramolecular Assemblies of Tetrakis-(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin and Graphene Quantum Dots.
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Sarà M, Giofrè SV, Abate S, Trapani M, Verduci R, D'Angelo G, Castriciano MA, Romeo A, Neri G, and Monsù Scolaro L
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The one-pot synthesis of N-doped graphene quantum dots (GQDs), capped with a positively charged polyamine (trien), has been realized through a microwave-assisted pyrolysis on solid L-glutamic acid and trien in equimolar amounts. The resulting positively charged nanoparticles are strongly emissive in aqueous solutions and are stable for months. The interaction with the anionic tetrakis(4-sulphonatophenyl)porphyrin (TPPS
4 ) has been investigated at neutral and mild acidic pH using a combination of UV/vis absorption spectroscopy together with static and time-resolved fluorescence emission. At pH = 7, the experimental evidence points to the formation of a supramolecular adduct mainly stabilized by electrostatic interactions. The fluorescence emission of the porphyrin is substantially quenched while GQDs remain still emissive. On decreasing the pH, protonation of TPPS4 leads to formation of porphyrin J-aggregates through the intermediacy of the charged quantum dots.- Published
- 2024
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14. Interaction of Aromatic Amino Acids with Metal Complexes of Tetrakis-(4-Sulfonatophenyl)Porphyrin.
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Zagami R, Castriciano MA, Trapani M, Romeo A, and Monsù Scolaro L
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The interaction of a series of metal derivatives of 5, 10, 15, 20- tetrakis (4-sulfonato-phenyl)porphyrin (MTPPS
4 , M = Cu(II), Pt(II), Ni(II), Zn(II) and Co(II)), including the metal free porphyrin (TPPS4 ), with the aromatic amino acids L-tryptophan (L-Trp), L-and D-phenylalanine (L-and D-Phe) and L-histidine (L-His) have been investigated through UV/Vis spectroscopy. The amino acid L-serine (L-Ser) has been included as reference compound. The spectroscopic changes induced by adding the amino acids have been exploited to evaluate the extent of interaction between the molecular components in the supramolecular adducts. The binding constants have been estimated for most of the investigated systems, assuming a simple 1:1 equilibrium. The bathochromic shifts of the B-bands, the extent of hypochromicity and the binding constants have been analyzed through two chemical descriptors. All the data point to the important role played by the steric hindrance introduced by axial ligands coordinated to the metal ions and to the degree of hydrophobicity and size of the aromatic moiety in the amino acids.- Published
- 2024
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15. A Kinetic Investigation of the Supramolecular Chiral Self-Assembling Process of Cationic Organometallic (2,2':6',2″-terpyridine)methylplatinum(II) Complexes with Poly(L-glutamic Acid).
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Castriciano MA, Zagami R, Mazzaglia A, Romeo A, and Monsù Scolaro L
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- Poly A, Cations, Kinetics, Glutamic Acid, Platinum
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The cationic platinum(II) organometallic complex [Pt(terpy)Me]
+ (terpy = 2,2':6',2″-terpyridine) at mild acidic pH interacts with poly(L-glutamic acid) (L-PGA) in its α-helix conformation, affording chiral supramolecular adducts. Their kinetics of formation have been investigated in detail as a function of the concentrations of both reagents and changing pH, ionic strength, the length of the polymeric scaffold and temperature. After a very fast early stage, the kinetic traces have been analyzed as three consecutive steps, suggesting a mechanism based on the electrostatic fast formation of a not-organized aggregate that subsequently evolves through different rearrangements to form the eventual supramolecular adduct. A model for this species has been proposed based on (i) the attractive electrostatic interaction of the cationic platinum(II) complexes and the polyelectrolyte and (ii) the π-stacking interactions acting among the [Pt(terpy)Me]+ units.- Published
- 2024
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16. Enhancement of the Rates for Insertion of Zinc(II) Ions into a Cationic Porphyrin Catalyzed by Poly(glutamate).
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Zagami R, Castriciano MA, Romeo A, and Monsù Scolaro L
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- Zinc, Polyelectrolytes, Cations, Poly A chemistry, Catalysis, Glutamic Acid, Porphyrins chemistry
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The self-assembly of porphyrins onto polyelectrolytes could lead to interesting changes in their reactivity with respect to the bulk solution. Here, we investigated the kinetics of Zn
2+ incorporation into tetra-cationic water-soluble 5,10,15,20-tetrakis-(N-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphyrin (TMpyP(4)) in the presence of poly(L-glutamic acid) (PGA) in a pH range from 4 to 6.5. Under these conditions, the porphyrin electrostatically interacted with the polymer, which gradually switched from an α-helical to a random coil structure. The profile of the logarithm of the observed rate constant ( kobs ) versus the pH was sigmoidal with an inflection point close to the pH of the conformation transition for PGA. At a pH of 5.4, when PGA was in its highly charged random coil conformation, an almost 1000-fold increase in the reaction rates was observed. An increase in the ionic strength of the bulk solution led to a decrease in the metal insertion rates. The role of the charged matrix was explained in terms of its ability to assemble both reagents in proximity, in agreement with the theory of counter-ion condensation around polyelectrolytes in an aqueous solution.- Published
- 2023
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17. Investigation of J-Aggregates of 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-Octabromo-5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl) Porphyrin in Aqueous Solutions.
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Abdelaziz B, Sarà M, Ayachi S, Zagami R, Patanè S, Romeo A, Castriciano MA, and Monsù Scolaro L
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The highly distorted water-soluble 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octabromo-5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (Br
8 TPPS4 4- ) is readily protonated under acidic pH, forming the diacid H2 Br8 TPPS4 2- and subsequently the zwitterionic H4 Br8 TPPS4 , which eventually evolves into J-aggregates. These latter species exhibit a relevant bathochromic shift with respect to the monomer with a quite sharp band due to motional narrowing. The depolarization ratio measured in resonant light scattering spectra allows estimating a tilt angle of ~20° of the porphyrins in the J-aggregate. The kinetic parameters are obtained by applying a model based on the initial slow nucleation step, leading to a nucleus containing m monomers, followed by fast autocatalytic growth. The kc values for this latter step increase on decreasing the acid concentration and on increasing the porphyrin concentration, with a strong power-law dependence. No spontaneous symmetry breaking or transfer of chirality from chiral inducers is observed. Both Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) point to the presence, in both the solid and solution phases, of globular-shaped aggregates with sizes close to 130 nm. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations performed on simplified models show that (i) upon protonation, the saddled conformation of the porphyrin ring is slightly altered, and a further rotation of the aryl rings occurs, and (ii) the diacid species is more stable than the parent unprotonated porphyrin. Time-dependent DFT analysis allows comparing the UV/Vis spectra for the two species, showing a consistent red shift upon protonation, even if larger than the experimental one. The simulated Raman spectrum agrees with the experimental spectrum acquired on solid samples.- Published
- 2023
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18. Rod-like nanostructures through amphiphilic OPE-porphyrin self-organization.
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Gangemi CMA, Castriciano MA, D'Agostino E, Romeo A, Bonaccorsi PM, Barattucci A, and Monsù Scolaro L
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A new amphiphilic monosubstituted porphyrin functionalized by a β-D-glucoside terminated oligophenylenethylene (OPE) able to self-arrange into nano-aggregates in polar solvents has been synthesized and fully characterized in its monomeric and aggregated forms.
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- 2023
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19. Interaction of Aggregated Cationic Porphyrins with Human Serum Albumin.
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Samperi M, Vittorio S, De Luca L, Romeo A, and Monsù Scolaro L
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- Humans, Molecular Docking Simulation, Spectrometry, Fluorescence, Chemical Phenomena, Circular Dichroism, Thermodynamics, Binding Sites, Protein Binding, Serum Albumin, Human chemistry, Porphyrins chemistry
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The interaction of an equilibrium mixture of monomeric and aggregated cationic trans -5,15- bis ( N -methylpyridinium-4-yl)-10,15- bis -diphenylporphine (t-H
2 Pagg) chloride salt with human serum albumin (HSA) has been investigated through UV/Vis absorption, fluorescence emission, circular dichroism and resonant light scattering techniques. The spectroscopic evidence reveals that both the monomeric t-H2 Pagg and its aggregates bind instantaneously to HSA, leading to the formation of a tight adduct in which the porphyrin is encapsulated within the protein scaffold (S430 ) and to clusters of aggregated porphyrins in electrostatic interaction with the charged biomolecules. These latter species eventually interconvert into the final S430 species following pseudo-first-order kinetics. Molecular docking simulations have been performed to get some insights into the nature of the final adduct. Analogously to hemin bound to HSA, the obtained model supports favorable interactions of the porphyrin in the same 1B subdomain of the protein. Hydrophobic and van der Waals energy terms are the main contributions to the calculated ΔGbind value of -117.24 kcal/mol.- Published
- 2023
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20. Sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin/5,10,15,20-tetrakis(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphine nanoassemblies with sustained antimicrobial phototherapeutic action.
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Zagami R, Franco D, Pipkin JD, Antle V, De Plano L, Patanè S, Guglielmino S, Monsù Scolaro L, and Mazzaglia A
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- Anti-Infective Agents administration & dosage, Escherichia coli drug effects, Escherichia coli physiology, Excipients administration & dosage, Excipients chemical synthesis, Light adverse effects, Nanoparticles administration & dosage, Photosensitizing Agents administration & dosage, Porphyrins administration & dosage, Pseudomonas aeruginosa drug effects, Pseudomonas aeruginosa physiology, Staphylococcus aureus drug effects, Staphylococcus aureus physiology, beta-Cyclodextrins administration & dosage, Anti-Infective Agents chemical synthesis, Nanoparticles chemistry, Photochemotherapy methods, Photosensitizing Agents chemical synthesis, Porphyrins chemical synthesis, beta-Cyclodextrins chemical synthesis
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Nowadays, novel less-expensive nanoformulations for in situ-controlled and safe delivery of photosensitisers (PSs) against opportunistic pathogens in body-infections areas need to be developed. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is a promising approach to treat bacterial infections that are recalcitrant to antibiotics. In this paper, we propose the design and characterization of a novel nanophototherapeutic based on the trade cyclodextrin CAPTISOL® (sulfobutylether-beta-cyclodextrin, SBE-βCD) and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphine tetrakis(p-toluenesulfonate) (TMPyP) to fabricate efficient biocompatible systems for aPDT. Spherical nanoassemblies of about 360 nm based on CAPTISOL®/TMPyP supramolecular complexes with 1:1 stoichiometry and apparent equilibrium binding constant (K
b ≅ 1.32 × 105 M-1 ) were prepared with entrapment efficiency of ≅ 100% by simple mixing in aqueous media and freeze-drying. These systems have been characterized by complementary spectroscopy and microscopy techniques. Time resolved fluorescence pointed out the strong interaction of porphyrin monomer within nanoassemblies (τ2 ≅ 11 ns with an amount of ca 90%) and scarce self-aggregation of porphyrins have been observed. Singlet oxygen comparative determination (ϕΔ CAPTISOL ®/TMPyP = 0.58) assessed their photodynamic potential. Release and photostability studies have been carried out under physiological conditions pointing out the role of CAPTISOL® to sustain porphyrin release for more than 2 weeks and to protect PS from photodegradation. Finally, photoantimicrobial activity of nanoassemblies vs free porphyrin have been investigated against Gram-negative P. aeruginosa, E. coli and Gram-positive S. aureus. The proposed nanosystems were able to photokill both Gram-positive and -negative bacterial cells similarly to TMPyP at MBC90 = 6 µM of TMPyP and at 42 J/cm2 light dose. However, with respect to the less selective free TMPyP in biological sites, nanoassemblies exhibit sustained release properties and a higher photostability thus optimizing the PDT effect at the site of action. These results can open routes for in vivo translational studies on nano(photo)drugs and nanotheranostics based on less expensive formulations of CD and PS., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2020
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21. Novel Polymeric Composite TPPS/s-PEEK Membranes for Low Relative Humidity PEFC.
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Carbone A, Castriciano MA, Monsù Scolaro L, and Gatto I
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Composite membranes based on different wt percentages of meso -tetrakis-(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (TPPS) embedded in a medium sulfonation degree (50%) sulfonated poly(etheretherketone) (s-PEEK) were investigated. The successful introduction of porphyrin into the membranes and the characterization of its different species into the membrane ionic domains were carried out by spectroscopic techniques. Moreover, the effect of TPPS arrangement was investigated in terms of water retention, proton conductivity and fuel cell performance at low relative humidity (RH). It was found that the introduction of this porphyrin induces a variation of the chemical-physical parameters, such as ion exchange capacity (IEC), water up-take (W
up %) λ and proton concentration ([H+ ]), attributable to the interactions that occur between the sulfonic groups of the polymer and the nitrogen sites of TPPS. The TPPS, in its J-aggregated form, actively participates in the proton conduction mechanism, also maintaining the adequate water content in more drastic conditions (80 °C and 50% RH). A maximum power density value of 462 mW cm-2 was obtained for the s-PEEK membrane, with a 0.77 wt % content of TPPS. This evidence suggests that the presence of J-aggregates in the proton conduction channels maintains a good hydration, even if a drastic reduction of the RH of the reactant gases occurs, preventing the membrane from a dry-out effect.- Published
- 2020
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22. Controlling J-Aggregates Formation and Chirality Induction through Demetallation of a Zinc(II) Water Soluble Porphyrin.
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Occhiuto IG, Castriciano MA, Trapani M, Zagami R, Romeo A, Pasternack RF, and Monsù Scolaro L
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- Cations, Circular Dichroism, Electrons, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Ions, Kinetics, Light, Salts, Scattering, Radiation, Solubility, Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet, Stereoisomerism, Temperature, Porphyrins chemistry, Zinc chemistry
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Under acidic conditions and at high ionic strength, the zinc cation is removed from its metal complex with 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (TPPS
4 ) thus leading to the diacid free porphyrin, that subsequently self-organize into J-aggregates. The kinetics of the demetallation step and the successive supramolecular assembly formation have been investigated as a function of pH and ionic strength (controlled by adding ZnSO4 ). The demetallation kinetics obey to a rate law that is first order in [ZnTPPS4 ] and second order in [H+ ], according to literature, with k2 = 5.5 ± 0.4 M-2 s-1 at 298 K (IS = 0.6 M, ZnSO4 ). The aggregation process has been modeled according to an autocatalytic growth, where after the formation of a starting seed containing m porphyrin units, the rate evolves as a power of time. A complete analysis of the extinction time traces at various wavelengths allows extraction of the relevant kinetic parameters, showing that a trimer or tetramer should be involved in the rate-determining step of the aggregation. The extinction spectra of the J-aggregates evidence quite broad bands, suggesting an electronic coupling mechanism different to the usual Frenkel exciton coupling. Resonance light scattering intensity in the aggregated samples increases with increasing both [H+ ] and [ZnSO4 ]. Symmetry breaking occurs in these samples and the J-aggregates show circular dichroism spectra with unusual bands. The asymmetry g-factor decreases in its absolute value with increasing the catalytic rate kc , nulling and eventually switching the Cotton effect from negative to positive. Some inferences on the role exerted by zinc cations on the kinetics and structural features of these nanostructures have been discussed., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.- Published
- 2020
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23. Novel Nanohybrids Based on Supramolecular Assemblies of Meso-tetrakis-(4-sulfonatophenyl) Porphyrin J-aggregates and Amine-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes.
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Trapani M, Mazzaglia A, Piperno A, Cordaro A, Zagami R, Castriciano MA, Romeo A, and Monsù Scolaro L
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The ability of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) covalently functionalized with polyamine chains of different length (ethylenediamine, EDA and tetraethylenepentamine, EPA) to induce the J-aggregation of meso-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (TPPS) was investigated in different experimental conditions. Under mild acidic conditions, protonated amino groups allow for the assembly by electrostatic interaction with the diacid form of TPPS, leading to hybrid nanomaterials. The presence of only one pendant amino group for a chain in EDA does not lead to any aggregation, whereas EPA (with four amine groups for chain) is effective in inducing J-aggregation using different mixing protocols. These nanohybrids have been characterized through UV/Vis extinction, fluorescence emission, resonance light scattering, and circular dichroism spectroscopy. Their morphology and chemical composition have been elucidated through transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). TEM and STEM analysis evidence single or bundles of MWCNTs in contact with TPPS J-aggregates nanotubes. The nanohybrids are quite stable for days, even in aqueous solutions mimicking physiological medium (NaCl 0.15 M). This property, together with their peculiar optical features in the therapeutic window of visible spectrum, make them potentially useful for biomedical applications.
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- 2020
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24. Influence of Magnetic Micelles on Assembly and Deposition of Porphyrin J-Aggregates.
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Castriciano MA, Trapani M, Romeo A, Depalo N, Rizzi F, Fanizza E, Patanè S, and Monsù Scolaro L
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Clusters of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) have been incorporated into the hydrophobic core of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified phospholipid micelles. Two different PEG-phospholipids have been selected to guarantee water solubility and provide an external corona, bearing neutral (SPIONs@PEG-micelles) or positively charged amino groups (SPIONs@NH
2 -PEG-micelles). Under acidic conditions and with specific mixing protocols (porphyrin first, PF, or porphyrin last, PL), the water-soluble 5,10,15,20-tetrakis-(4-sulfonatophenyl)-porphyrin (TPPS) forms chiral J-aggregates, and in the presence of the two different types of magnetic micelles, an increase of the aggregation rates has been generally observed. In the case of the neutral SPIONs@PEG-micelles, PL protocol affords a stable nanosystem, whereas PF protocol is effective with the charged SPIONs@NH2 -PEG-micelles. In both cases, chiral J-aggregates embedded into the magnetic micelles (TPPS@SPIONs@micelles) have been characterized in solution through UV/vis absorption and circular/linear dichroism. An external magnetic field allows depositing films of the TPPS@SPIONs@micelles that retain their chiroptical properties and exhibit a high degree of alignment, which is also confirmed by atomic force microscopy., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.- Published
- 2020
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25. Folate-Decorated Amphiphilic Cyclodextrins as Cell-Targeted Nanophototherapeutics.
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Zagami R, Rapozzi V, Piperno A, Scala A, Triolo C, Trapani M, Xodo LE, Monsù Scolaro L, and Mazzaglia A
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- Humans, MCF-7 Cells, PC-3 Cells, Cyclodextrins chemistry, Cyclodextrins pharmacology, Drug Delivery Systems, Folic Acid chemistry, Folic Acid pharmacology, Neoplasms drug therapy, Neoplasms metabolism, Neoplasms pathology, Photochemotherapy
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Nowadays, active targeting of nanotherapeutics is a challenging issue. Here, we propose a rational design of a ternary nanoassembly (SAP) composed of nonionic amphiphilic β-cyclodextrins (amphiphilic CD) incorporating pheophorbide (Pheo) as a phototherapeutic and an adamantanyl-folic acid conjugate (Ada-FA) to target tumor cells overexpressing α-folate receptor (FR-α(+)). Dynamic light scattering and ζ-potential pointed out the presence of nanoassemblies bearing a negative surface charge (ζ = -51 mV). Morphology of SAP was investigated by atomic force microscopy and microphotoluminescence, indicating the presence of highly emissive near-spherical assemblies of about 280 nm in size. Complementary spectroscopic techniques such as ROESY-NMR, UV/vis and steady-state fluorescence revealed that the folic acid protrudes out of amphiphilic CD rims, prone for recognition with FR-α. Pheo was strongly loaded in the nanoassembly mostly in monomeric form, thus generating singlet oxygen (
1 O2 ) and consequentely showing phototherapeutic action. SAP remained stable until 2 weeks in aqueous solutions. Stability studies in biologically relevant media pointed out the ability of SAP to interact with serum proteins by means of the oligoethylenglycole fringe, without destabilization. Release experiments demonstrated the sustained release of Pheo from SAP in environments mimiking physiological conditions (∼20% within 1 week), plausibly suggesting low Pheo leaking and high integrity of the assembly within 24 h, time spent on average to reach the target sites. Cellular uptake of SAP was confirmed by confocal microscopy, pointing out that SAP was internalized into the tumoral cells expressing FR-α more efficiently than SP. SAP showed improved phototoxicity in human breast MCF-7 cancer cells FR-α(+) (IC50 = 270 nM) with respect to human prostate carcinoma PC3 cells (IC50 = 700 nM) that express a low level of that receptor (FR-α(-)). Finally, an improved phototoxicity in FR-α(+) MCF-7 cells (IC50 = 270 nM) was assessed after treatment with SAP vs SP (IC50 = 600 nM) which was designed without Ada-FA as a targeting unit.- Published
- 2019
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26. Novel Luminescent Ionic Adducts Based on Pyrene-1-sulfonate.
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Castriciano MA, Cardiano P, Fazio E, Mineo PG, Nicosia A, Zagami R, Trapani M, Monsù Scolaro L, and Lo Schiavo S
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The potential of pyrene-1-sulfonate to act as an emitting anion for the development of ionic liquids is explored here. Amphiphilic trimethylpropylammonium hepta(isooctyl)octasilsesquioxane and conventional imidazolium, namely, 1-vinyl-3-hexyl-, 1-vinyl-3-decyl-, and 1-methyl-3-decyl-imidazolium, featuring moderate alkyl chain length substituents, have been chosen as countercations. The new species have been synthesized via simple metathesis reactions involving pyrene-1-sulfonate sodium salt and the appropriate halide cation precursors. Their thermal behavior has been investigated by thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry at different scanning rates. According to this latter technique, only the trimethylpropylammonium hepta(isooctyl)octasilsesquioxane pyrenesulfonate adduct, displaying a reversible glass transition at -4.2 °C, may be classified as an ionic liquid. All pyrene-1-sulfonate imidazolium-based ion pairs are crystalline solids with the melting point just above 100 °C that produce very complex, nonreversible, and scanning rate-dependent thermograms, very likely arising from polymorphism phenomena. Such a behavior may be attributed to the pyrene-1-sulfonate polycyclic system, which in solution, as confirmed through spectroscopic characterization, displays a general attitude in promoting supramolecular structures via cation interactions. Emission lifetime measurements on the emitting fluorophore reveal that there are at least two different active species, whereas light scattering measurements show the presence of aggregates with hydrodynamic radii depending on the medium and adduct concentration. Tests aimed at investigating the potential of these novel pyrene-1-sulfonate salts in functionalization/exfoliation of graphite flakes are also reported here., Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing financial interest.
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- 2018
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27. Tailored-BODIPY/Amphiphilic Cyclodextrin Nanoassemblies with PDT Effectiveness.
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Zagami R, Sortino G, Caruso E, Malacarne MC, Banfi S, Patanè S, Monsù Scolaro L, and Mazzaglia A
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Amphiphilic cyclodextrins (aCDs) are an intriguing class of carrier systems which, recently, have been proposed to deliver porphyrinoids and anticancer drugs or combined dose of both for dual therapeutic applications. The design of nanoassemblies based on aCD and photosensitizers (PSs) aims to preserve the photodynamic therapy (PDT) efficacy of PS, reducing the tendency of PS to self-aggregate, without affecting the quantum yield of singlet oxygen (
1 O2 ) production, and, not less importantly, minimizing dark toxicity and reducing photosensitization effects. With this idea in mind, in this paper, we focus on nanoassemblies between a non-ionic aCD (SC6OH) and halo-alkyl tailored iodinated boron-dipyrromethenes (BODIPY) dye, a class of molecules which recently have been successfully proposed as a stimulating alternative to porphyrinoids for their high photodynamic efficacy. Nanoassemblies of BODIPY/aCD (BL01I@SC6OH) were prepared in different aqueous media by evaporation of mixed organic film of aCD and BODIPY, hydration, and sonication. The nanostructures were characterized, measuring their hydrodynamic diameter and ξ-potential and also evaluating their time-stability in biological relevant media. Taking advantage of emissive properties of the not-iodinated BODIPY analogue (BL01), nanoassemblies based on aCD and BL01 were investigated as model system to get insight on entanglement of BODIPY in the amphiphile in aqueous dispersion, pointing out that BODIPY is well-entrapped in monomeric form (τ ≅ 6.5 ns) within the colloidal carriers. Also morphology and fluorescence emission properties were elucidated after casting the solution on glass. BL01@SC6OH is easily detectable in cytoplasm of HCT116 cell lines, evidencing the remarkable intracellular penetration of this nanoassembly similar to free BODIPY. On the same cell lines, the photodynamically active assembly BL01I/aCD shows toxicity upon irradiation. Despite the fact that free BL01I is more PDT active than its assembly, aCD can modulate the cell uptake of BODIPY, pointing out the potential of this system for in vivo PDT application.- Published
- 2018
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28. Inverse Kinetic and Equilibrium Isotope Effects on Self-Assembly and Supramolecular Chirality of Porphyrin J-Aggregates.
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Zagami R, Romeo A, Castriciano MA, and Monsù Scolaro L
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- Circular Dichroism, Deuterium Oxide chemistry, Kinetics, Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet, Stereoisomerism, Porphyrins chemistry
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When mixtures of D
2 O/DCl are used to foster the self-assembly formation of TPPS4 porphyrin J-aggregates in aqueous solutions, an inverse kinetic isotope effect of 0.4 and an inverse equilibrium isotope effect of 0.6 are clearly detected. Most importantly, the addition of at least 10 % D2 O causes an inversion in the handedness of the final chiral J-aggregates, thus evidencing an important role of deuterium in driving the enantiomeric excess in the scalemic mixture of such supramolecular assemblies., (© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)- Published
- 2017
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29. Investigation of the Aggregation Properties of a Chiral Porphyrin Bearing Citronellal Meso Substituent Groups.
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Castriciano MA, Zagami R, Trapani M, Romeo A, Patanè S, and Monsù Scolaro L
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A new porphyrin bearing four R or S hydrogenated citronellal units directly bound to the meso positions of the porphyrin ring was synthesized and fully characterized through MALDI-TOF, NMR, UV/Vis absorption, and fluorescence emission spectroscopies. Both enantiomers exhibit a monomeric nature in a series of organic solvents. Acting on the polarity of the solvent, i.e., increasing the amount of water in mixture with acetone, aggregation occurs, as revealed by UV/Vis absorption, fluorescence emission, and resonance light scattering. The occurrence of both H- and J-type aggregates was suggested by fluorescence lifetime measurements. In contrast to the monomeric species, these aggregates exhibit CD spectra reflecting the chirality of the building blocks. AFM microscopy shows that micrometer ribbon-like structures form by the casting solution of these porphyrins in acetone/water onto a glass surface., (© 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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- 2015
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30. Unusual Stepwise Protonation and J-Aggregation of meso-Tetrakis(N-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphine on Binding Poly(sodium vinylsulfonate).
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Castriciano MA, Samperi M, Camiolo S, Romeo A, and Monsù Scolaro L
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The binding of a tetracationic porphyrin to a highly charged polymer like poly(sodium vinylsulfonate) has been investigated over a wide pH range and under various experimental conditions. We present evidence that, depending on the pH, the high electrostatic field exerted by the polymer stabilizes the diprotonated form of the free base porphyrin at unusual pH values or otherwise causes the formation of H-type aggregates. In particular, at a low polymer concentration, lowering the pH at first allows the formation of the diacid species then it determines its reorganization in close-packed J-type aggregates. The employment of various metallo-derivatives of the title porphyrin enables a better insight into the nature of all the detected species., (Copyright © 2013 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)
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- 2013
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31. Selection of supramolecular chirality by application of rotational and magnetic forces.
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Micali N, Engelkamp H, van Rhee PG, Christianen PC, Monsù Scolaro L, and Maan JC
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- Models, Molecular, Porphyrins chemistry, Rotation, Stereoisomerism, Thermodynamics, Macromolecular Substances chemistry, Magnetic Phenomena, Models, Chemical
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Many essential biological molecules exist only in one of two possible mirror-image structures, either because they possess a chiral unit or through their structure (helices, for example, are intrinsically chiral), but so far the origin of this homochirality has not been unraveled. Here we demonstrate that the handedness of helical supramolecular aggregates formed by achiral molecules can be directed by applying rotational, gravitational and orienting forces during the self-assembly process. In this system, supramolecular chirality is determined by the relative directions of rotation and magnetically tuned effective gravity, but the magnetic orientation of the aggregates is also essential. Applying these external forces only during the nucleation step of the aggregation is sufficient to achieve chiral selection. This result shows that an almost instantaneous chiral perturbation can be transferred and amplified in growing supramolecular self-assemblies, and provides evidence that a falsely chiral influence is able to induce absolute enantioselection.
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- 2012
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32. Nanoparticles of cationic amphiphilic cyclodextrins entangling anionic porphyrins as carrier-sensitizer system in photodynamic cancer therapy.
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Sortino S, Mazzaglia A, Monsù Scolaro L, Marino Merlo F, Valveri V, and Sciortino MT
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- HeLa Cells, Humans, Cyclodextrins, Drug Delivery Systems, Nanostructures, Neoplasms drug therapy, Photochemotherapy, Porphyrins, Surface-Active Agents
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The photodynamic activity of a carrier-sensitizer system consisting of heterotopic colloidal nanoparticles (diameter 100-1000 nm) of a cationic amphiphilic cyclodextrin, heptakis(2-omega-amino-O-oligo(ethylene oxide)-6-hexylthio)-beta-CD (SC6CDNH2) encapsulating the anionic 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)-21H,23H-porphyrin (TPPS) is investigated by an interdisciplinary approach involving the combination of time-resolved absorption and emission techniques with in vitro studies on cultured tumor cells. In a range of TPPS:SC6CDNH2 molar ratios between 1:10 and 1:50 these nanoparticles preserve the photodynamic properties of the entrapped photoactive agent. In fact, the triplet state of TPPS is efficiently populated, very long-lived and, as a consequence, able to produce singlet oxygen (the essential species for the photodynamic action) with quantum yield comparable to the free TPPS. Photodynamic efficacy of the carrier/sensitizer system is proven by in vitro studies on tumor Hela cells treated with TPPS:SC6CDNH2 at different molar ratio, showing significant cells death upon illumination with visible light.
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- 2006
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33. From fractal to nanorod porphyrin J-aggregates. Concentration-induced tuning of the aggregate size.
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Micali N, Villari V, Castriciano MA, Romeo A, and Monsù Scolaro L
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A structural change from fractal to nanorod J-aggregates of tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin has been obtained by acting on the intermolecular interaction potential. The size and shape of these self-assembled porphyrin clusters have been monitored under different experimental conditions, by means of polarized and depolarized dynamic light scattering and small and wide angle elastic light scattering. At sufficiently low porphyrin concentration and high ionic strength, the shielded repulsive potential seems to be responsible for the fractal structure of the aggregates. On the contrary, at low ionic strength (nonshielded potential) and high porphyrin concentration, these species self-assemble in a rodlike arrangement. The length of the so-formed rod-shaped aggregates decreases on increasing porphyrin concentration. Moreover, both fractals and rods display a structure-dependent optical activity induced by a chiral template.
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- 2006
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34. Helical polymer-anchored porphyrin nanorods.
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de Witte PA, Castriciano M, Cornelissen JJ, Monsù Scolaro L, Nolte RJ, and Rowan AE
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Well-defined arrays of porphyrins attached to a rigid polyisocyanide backbone have been synthesized and their physical and optical properties studied. The helical polymers are rigidified by an inter-side chain hydrogen-bonded network and have an average mass of 1.1 x 10(6) Daltons and a polydispersity index of 1.3. Each of the polymer strands contains four columns of around 200 stacked porphyrins and has an overall length of 87 nm. The chromophores are arranged in a left-handed helical fashion along the polymer backbone. Photophysical studies show that at least 25 porphyrins within one column are excitationally coupled.
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- 2003
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35. Synthetic procedures to monomethyl-platinum(II) complexes containing nitrogen ligands of biological relevance.
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Monsù Scolaro L, Mazzaglia A, Romeo A, and Romeo R
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- Amino Acids chemistry, Chlorides chemistry, Ligands, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Molecular Structure, Pyridines chemistry, Solutions, Water chemistry, Nitrogen chemistry, Platinum Compounds chemistry
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The complex trans-bis(dimethylsulfoxide)chloromethylplatinum(II) (1) is fairly soluble in water, where it undergoes multiple equilibria involving the formation of geometrically distinct [Pt(H(2)O)(DMSO)Cl(CH(3))] aqua-species. On reacting an aqueous solution of 1 with monodentate nitrogen donor ligands L, such as pyridines or amines, two well distinct patterns of behavior can be recognized: (i) a single stage fast substitution of one DMSO by the entering ligand, yielding a complex of the type trans(C,N)-[Pt(DMSO)(L)Cl(CH(3))] which contains four different groups coordinated to the metal and which undergoes a slow conversion into its cis-isomer, (ii) a double substitution affording cationic complex ions of the type cis-[Pt(L)(2)(DMSO)(CH(3))](+). When this latter reaction is carried out using sterically hindered ligands, slow rotation of the bulk ligand around the Pt[bond]N bond allows for the identification of head-to-head and head-to-tail rotamers in solution, through (1)H NMR spectrometry. The addition of chloride anion to 1 leads to the anionic species cis-[Pt(DMSO)Cl(2)(CH(3))](-), where a molecule of DMSO still remains coordinated to the metal center, despite its quite fast rate of ligand exchange (k(exch) with free DMSO=12+/-1 s(-1)). The reaction of complex 1 with bidentate ligands, such as ethylenediamine (en) or simple amino acids, leads to the cationic species [Pt(en)(DMSO)(CH(3))](+) or to the neutral [Pt(DMSO)(N[bond]O)(CH(3))], (where N[bond]-O[double bond]GlyO(-), AlaO(-)).
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- 2002
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36. Role of cyclometalation in controlling the rates of ligand substitution at platinum(II) complexes.
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Romeo R, Plutino MR, Monsù Scolaro L, Stoccoro S, and Minghetti G
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The rates of chloride for triphenylphosphine substitution have been measured in dichloromethane for a series of cyclometalated [Pt(N-N-C)Cl] complexes containing a number of terdentate N-N-C anionic ligands, derived from deprotonated alkyl-, phenyl-, and benzyl-6-substituted 2,2'-bipyridines. These rates have been compared with those of the corresponding [Pt(N-N)(C)Cl] (N-N = 2,2'-bipyridine; C = CH3 or C6H5) complexes having the same set of donor atoms but less constrained arrangements of the ligands. The reactions of the cyclometalated compounds occur as a single-stage conversion from the substrate to the ionic pair [Pt(N-N-C)(PPh3)]Cl products. There is no evidence by 1H and 31P(1H) NMR spectroscopy for the formation of other Pt(II) species or of concurrent ring-opening processes. In contrast, in the monoalkyl- or monoaryl-2,2'-bipyridine complexes, chloride substitution is followed by subsequent slower processes which involve the detachment of one arm of the chelated 2,2'-bipyridine, fast cis to trans isomerization of the cis-[Pt(PPh3)2(eta 1-bipy)(R)]+ transient intermediate, and, eventually, the release of free bipy, yielding trans-[Pt(PPh3)2(R)Cl] (R = Me or Ph). All reactions are first-order with respect to complex and phosphine concentration, obeying the simple rate law kobsd = k2[PPh3]. The values of the second-order rate constant k2 do not seem particularly sensitive to the nature of the bonded organic moiety (alkyl or aryl), to its structure (cyclometalated or not), to the size of the ring, or to the number of alkyl substituents on it. The effects are those foreseen on the basis of an associative mode of activation. The only exception to this pattern of behavior is constituted by the complex [Pt(bipy phi-H)Cl] (bipy phi = 6-phenyl-2,2'-bipyridine), which features a significant rate enhancement with respect to the analogue [Pt(bipy)(Ph)Cl] complex. The results of this work, together with those of a previous paper, suggest that there is not a specific role of cyclometalation in controlling the reactivity, unless an in-plane aryl ring becomes part of the pi-acceptor system of the chelated 2,2-bipyridine, behaving as a cyclometalated analogue of the nitrogen terdentate 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine.
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- 2000
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37. Synthesis, Characterization, Absorption Spectra, and Luminescence Properties of Organometallic Platinum(II) Terpyridine Complexes.
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Arena G, Calogero G, Campagna S, Monsù Scolaro L, Ricevuto V, and Romeo R
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A series of new organometallic platinum(II) complexes containing terdentate polypyridine ligands has been prepared and characterized. Their absorption spectra in 4:1 (v/v) MeOH/EtOH fluid solution at room temperature and luminescence in the same matrix at 77 K have been investigated. The new species are [Pt(terpy)Ph]Cl (3, terpy = 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine, Ph = phenyl), [Pt(Ph-terpy)Cl]Cl (4, Ph-terpy = 4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2"-terpyridine), [Pt(Ph-terpy)Me]Cl (5), and [Pt(Ph-terpy)Ph]Cl (6). The results have been compared with those for [Pt(terpy)Cl]Cl (1) and [Pt(terpy)Me]Cl (2). NMR data evidence that all the complexes but 3 and 6 oligomerize in solution leading to stacked species. The absorption spectra are dominated by moderately intense metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) bands in the visible region and by intense ligand-centered (LC) bands in the UV region. All the compounds are luminescent in a 4:1 (v/v) MeOH/EtOH rigid matrix at 77 K, exhibiting a structured emission within the range 460-600 nm. This feature is assigned to formally (3)LC excited states which receive substantial contribution from closely lying (3)MLCT levels. Complexes 1, 2, 4, and 5 also exhibit a relatively narrow and unstructured luminescence band within the range 680-800 nm, which dominates the luminescence spectrum on increasing concentration and exciting at longer wavelengths. The band is assigned to a dsigma(metal) --> pi(polypyridine) ((3)MMLCT) state, originating from metal-metal interactions occurring in head-to-tail dimers (or polymers). A third broad band is shown by 1 and 4 under all concentration conditions and by 2 and 5 only in concentrated solutions and is attributed to excimeric species originating from pi-pi interactions due to stacking between polypyridine ligands.
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- 1998
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38. Rates of Dimethyl Sulfoxide Exchange in Monoalkyl Cationic Platinum(II) Complexes Containing Nitrogen Bidentate Ligands. A Proton NMR Study.
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Romeo R, Monsù Scolaro L, Nastasi N, and Arena G
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A series of monoalkyl square-planar complexes of the type [Pt(N-N)(CH(3))(Me(2)SO)]PF(6) (1-14), where N-N represents chelating diamines or diimines of widely different steric and electronic characteristics, was synthesized, and the complexes were fully characterized as solids and in solution. The substrates were tailored to offer only one site of exchange to a neutral molecule, i.e. Me(2)SO, in a noncoordinating solvent. No evidence for fluxionality of the N-N ligands was found, except for the case of complex 11 formed by 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline. In solution this complex is fluxional with the phenanthroline oscillating between nonequivalent bidentate modes by a mechanism which involves rupture of the metal-nitrogen bond and rapid interconversion of two coordinatively unsaturated T-shaped 14-electron three-coordinate molecular fragments. Rates of this fluxion were measured by NMR spectroscopy from the exchange effects on the (1)H signals of the methyl and aromatic hydrogens. The DeltaG() value for the fluxion is 49.6 +/- 4 kJ mol(-)(1). Dimethyl sulfoxide exchange with all the complexes has been studied as a function of ligand concentration by (1)H NMR line-broadening, isotopic labeling, and magnetization transfer experiments with deuterated acetone as the solvent. Second-order rate constants were obtained from linear plots of k(obs) vs [Me(2)SO] and activation parameters were obtained from exchange experiments carried out at different temperatures. Second-order kinetics and negative entropies of activation indicate an associative mechanism. The lability of dimethyl sulfoxide in the complexes depends in a rather unexpected and spectacular way upon the nature of the coordinate N-N ligands, the difference in reactivity between the first (N-N = N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,2-diaminoethane, k(2)(298) = (1.15 +/- 0.1) x 10(-)(6) mol(-)(1) s(-)(1)) and the last (N-N = 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline, k(2)(298) = (3.81 +/- 0.005) x10(4) mol(-)(1) s(-)(1)) members of the series being greater than 10 orders of magnitude, as a result of a well-known phenomenon of steric retardation (for the first complex) and an unprecedented case of steric acceleration (for the last complex). Other factors of primary importance in controlling the reactivity are (i) the presence of an extensive pi system on the ligand N-N, (ii) the ease with which this pi system interacts with nonbonding d electrons of the metal, and (iii) the flexibility and ease of elongation of the chelate bite distance. The basicity plays a somewhat minor role, except in the restricted range of the same class of compounds such as substituted phenanthrolines.
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- 1996
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39. Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of pyrazolopyrimidobenzoxazole and pyrazolopyrimidobenzothiazole derivatives.
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Russo F, Guccione S, Romeo G, Monsù Scolaro L, Caruso A, and Cutuli V
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- Animals, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal chemistry, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal toxicity, Behavior, Animal drug effects, Benzoxazoles chemistry, Benzoxazoles toxicity, Mice, Pyrazoles chemistry, Pyrazoles toxicity, Pyridines chemistry, Pyridines toxicity, Rats, Stomach Ulcer chemically induced, Thiazoles chemistry, Thiazoles toxicity, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal chemical synthesis, Benzoxazoles chemical synthesis, Pyrazoles chemical synthesis, Pyridines chemical synthesis, Thiazoles chemical synthesis
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As a part of research on polieterocycles compounds with condensed nuclei, containing pyrimidine ring, as potential antalgic/anti-inflammatory drugs, pyrazolopyrimidobenzoxazole and pyrazolopyrimidobenzothiazole were prepared and tested. None of the substances shows significative activities in vivo.
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- 1991
40. Spectroscopic characterization of polyethyleneglycol modified superoxide dismutase: 1H NMR studies on its Cu2Co2 derivative.
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Banci L, Bertini I, Caliceti P, Monsù Scolaro L, Schiavon O, and Veronese FM
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- Circular Dichroism, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy methods, Protons, Spectrum Analysis methods, Polyethylene Glycols pharmacology, Superoxide Dismutase
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Spectroscopic methods have been employed in order to understand the molecular basis of the decrease in enzymatic activity of the antiinflammatory enzyme copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD) following the covalent binding of polyethyleneglycol (PEG) chains to the protein amino-groups. The PEG modification is a general method recently proposed to improve the therapeutic index of enzymes. 1H NMR spectra on the cobalt substituted PEG-modified SOD, Cu2Co2-PEG-SOD, have been recorded. The signals are quite broad with respect to the unmodified enzyme. This has been interpreted on the basis of the effect of molecular weight on the linewidth. The analysis has shown that the histidine hydrogens involved in metal binding at the enzyme active site are the same in both native and PEG-modified SOD. Similarly, circular dichroism and absorption spectra indicate that the overall conformation of the metal clusters is not perturbed upon modification. On the other hand, azide titration shows that the affinity constant of N-3 for SOD is largely reduced upon PEG modification (K = 154 M-1 and 75 M-1 for the native and modified SOD, respectively). These results indicate that the decrease in enzymatic activity upon surface modification with PEG is not caused by a perturbation of the active site geometry, but to a decrease in the channeling of the O2- ion towards the enzyme active site.
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- 1990
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