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Methylation of Phenyl Rings in Ester-Stabilized Phosphorus Ylides Vastly Enhances Their Protonophoric Activity.
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Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology [Chembiochem] 2024 Apr 02; Vol. 25 (7), pp. e202300848. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 04. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- We have recently discovered that ester-stabilized phosphorus ylides, resulting from deprotonation of a phosphonium salt such as [Ph3PCH2COOR], can transfer protons across artificial and biological membranes. To create more effective cationic protonophores, we synthesized similar phosphonium salts with one ((heptyloxycarbonylmethyl)(p-tolyl)bromide) or two ((butyloxycarbonylmethyl)(3,5-xylyl)osphonium bromide) methyl substituents in the phenyl groups. The methylation enormously augmented both protonophoric activity of the ylides on planar bilayer lipid membrane (BLM) and uncoupling of mammalian mitochondria, which correlated with strongly accelerated flip-flop of their cationic precursors across the BLM.<br /> (© 2024 Wiley‐VCH GmbH.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1439-7633
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38353515
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202300848