Pyrene.pyrene complexes at the active site of cytochrome P450 3A4: evidence for a multiple substrate binding site

Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (CYPs) metabolize nearly all drugs and toxins. Recently, it has become clear that CYPs exhibit both homotropic and heterotropic allosteric kinetics for many substrates. However, the mechanism of cooperative kinetics has not been established for any specific human CYP/substrate combination. Suggested mechanisms include binding of multiple substrates within distinct, static, subsites of a single large active site or binding of multiple substrates within a single fluid active site. CYP3A4 hydroxylates pyrene with positive cooperativity. Therefore, experiments were designed to exploit the fluorescence properties of pyrene, which diagnostically distinguish between pyrene.pyrene complexes versus spatially separated pyrene substrates. Pyrene complexes (excimers) yield an emission spectrum clearly distinct from pyrene monomers. In lipid-free aqueous/glycerol solutions of CYP3A4, addition of pyrene affords a concentration-dependent low-spin to high-spin conversion of the CYP3A4 heme prosthetic group, indicating occupancy of the active site by pyrene. Under the same conditions, in the presence of CYP3A4 but not other heme proteins, the excimer/monomer ratio (E/M) of pyrene was decreased in emission spectra, compared to pyrene alone. However, excitation spectra indicate a CYP3A4-dependent increase in the wavelength shift for the excimer excitation spectrum versus the monomer excitation spectrum, as well as changes in the excimer excitation peak shape and vibronic structure. These changes are reversed by the CYP3A4 substrate testosterone. Together, the results demonstrate that pyrene.pyrene ground-state complexes occupy the CYP3A4 active site, and they provide the first spectroscopic evidence for substrate complexes within a single fluid active site. Functional implications include the possibility that turnover rate, regioselectivity, and stereoselectivity of the reaction are determined by the substrate.substrate complex rather than individual substrates.     

致癌性多环芳烃萘、蒽、芘的分析方法比较

利用薄层色谱（TLC）、紫外光谱（UV）、反相高效液相色谱（RPHPLC）对多环芳烃（PAHs）萘、蒽、芘的分析方法进行了研究。TLC中使用环己烷：氯仿（5：4,V／V）作为展开剂时,三者的R,值分别为0．78、0．65和0．72;用UV法在溶液中测定了三者的最大吸收波长分别为303、380、338nm;当流动相为甲醇：水（9：1,V／V）时三者在RP—HPLC中的保留时间为4．179、5．190、6．178min,5次重复RSD分别为1．1％、1．8％、0．91％,并用于实际水样中萘、蒽、芘的分析。     

Excimer and monomer emission of pyrene crystals associated with the phase transition

Emission spectra and decay times of the fluorescence under the excitation of various energies were measured in pyrene crystals. At liquid nitrogen temperature, a new excimer emission was found under 390 nm excitation, and its peak shifts a little to the high energy in comparison with that of the familiar excimer. The decay time of the former emission abruptly changes around 125°K, which seems to be due to the phase transition in pyrene crystals. Also, when the crystals were rapidly cooled below 125°K, the monomer emission in the crystals was observed, and its decay time was about 600 nsec.     

ENHANCEMENT OF ENERGY TRANSFER FROM THE TERMINAL CHROMOPHORE OF POLYETHER TO EUROPIUM CATION(Ⅲ)VIA COMPLEXATION

The fluorescence spectra of naphthalene end-labelled polyethylene glycol)(N-P_nN) in methanol solution in the presence of europium cation(Ⅲ) was investigated. Selective excitation of the naphthalene group of N-P_n-N re-sults in the emission of europium cation. suggesting that the polyether chain complexes with europium cation, thus efficient energy transfer from naphthalene chromophore to europium cation occurs. Photoirradiation of N-P-N in solution leads to intramolecular dimerization of the two terminal naphthalene groups to give a crown ether. The complexation of this photochemically synthesized crown ether and europium cation was also studied.     

Ionization constants and fluorescence excitation and emission spectra of the isomeric benzo[a]pyrene phenols

The acid dissociation constants, for the ground and lowest excited singlet states of the benzo[a]pyrene phenols, are reported, and correlated with current thought on carcinogen activation. The corrected fluorescence excitation and emission spectra of these compounds and their anions are recorded. The shifts caused by ring hydroxylation of the parent compound, and the relative spectral band intensities for each phenol are compared to those of pyrene, in a brief assessment of spectral transition polarization in the phenols.     

用荧光方法研究端基为芘的聚苯乙烯在溶液中的聚集行为

利用原子转移自由基聚合（ATRP） 方法合成了窄分布的端基含有芘或萘的聚 苯乙烯（Py-PS和Na-PS）。研究了Py-PS在四氢呋喃（THF）溶液中的荧光发射光谱 随加水量的变化。结果表明,加水初期随着加水量的增加,对应于芘的单体荧光发 射峰强度（I_M）增加,当水加到一定量时,观察到由芘形成的激基缔合物（ excimer）的荧光光谱峰,其强度（I_E）随加水量的增加而进一步增强,而I_M下 降,直至体系产生宏观的相分离,此时I_M和I_E均不变。对这一结果从分子水平上 进行了讨论,并通过I_E/I_M与I_1/I_3随加水量的变化得到了不同浓度下Py-PS在 THF中聚集的临界加水量。另外,我们也用非辐射能量转移（NRET）的方法研究了 Py-PS混合溶液的聚集。这些结果对于进一步研究含聚苯乙烯链段的嵌段共聚物在 溶液中的聚集有重要意义。     

Metal ion induced FRET On-Off in naphthyl-pyrenyl pendent tetrahomodioxacalix[4]arene

A novel tetrahomodioxacalix[4]arene (7) bearing both naphthyl- and pyrenyl-amide pendants was synthesized as FRET-based fluorometric sensor for Cu²⁺ ion. Intramolecular FRET from the naphthalene emission to the pyrene absorption affords Cu²⁺ ion selectivity over other metal ions. Upon addition of Cu²⁺ ion, the complex solution of 7 gave a significantly decreased pyrene acceptor emission along with an enhancement of naphthalene donor emission via FRET On-Off event.     

Synthesis and self‐organization properties of copolyurethanes based on perylenediimide and naphthalenediimide units

A series of perylene and naphthalene diimide‐containing random copolyurethanes with different ratios of perylene/naphthalene diimide content was synthesized and characterized. Copolymerization improved the solubility of these rigid aromatic diimides, and the copolymers were soluble in common organic solvents like chloroform, tetrahydrofuran, and so forth. The absorption spectra of perylene‐based copolymers showed a red‐shifted peak at a wavelength of 557 nm corresponding to J‐type aggregates. For naphthalene copolymers, the quenching of fluorescence at higher naphthalene incorporation suggested the presence of aggregates because of the extensive π‐π stacking of the aromatic core. FTIR spectroscopic analysis showed that the hydrogen bonding tendency of the polymer decreased with increase in perylene/naphthalene incorporation. The fluorescence spectra of the perylene polymers were exactly a mirror image of the absorption spectra. The fluorescence spectra of the naphthalene polymers at higher naphthalene incorporation showed a red‐shifted excimer like emission peak, which was assigned as static excimers based on their excitation spectra. These polymers could exhibit two types of secondary interaction modes, namely, hydrogen bonding (via urethane linkage) and π‐stacking (via aromatic perylene or naphthalene units) thus highlighting the importance of polymer design in inducing self‐organization at both low and high incorporation of the rigid bisimide moieties. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 1224–1235, 2009     

Synthesis,Structure, Photoluminescence,and Electroluminescence of Siloles that Contain Planar Fluorescent Chromophores

Herein, a new series of siloles that were 2,5‐substituted with planar fluorescent chromophores (PFCs), including fluorene, fluoranthene, naphthalene, pyrene, and anthracene, were synthesized and characterized. These compounds showed weak emission in the solution state, owing to active intramolecular rotation (IMR), but the synergistic effect from electronic coupling between the PFC and the silole ring compensated for the emission quenching by the IMR process to some extent, thereby affording higher emission efficiencies than those of 2,3,4,5‐tetraphenylsiloles in solution. These new siloles showed enhanced emission efficiencies in the aggregated state. The electroluminescence (EL) color and efficiency of new siloles were sensitive towards the PFC. Siloles containing naphthalene moieties showed green EL emission, whilst those containing anthracene moieties showed orange EL emission. The siloles containing pyrene moieties exhibited yellow EL emission at 546 nm, with a peak luminance of 49000 cd cm^?2 and a high current efficiency of 9.1 cd A^?1.     

Spectroscopy and dynamics of jet-cooled 1,1′ binaphthyl

Fluorescence excitation and dispersed fluorescence spectra of jet-cooled 1,1′-binaphthyl are reported and analysed. The spectra indicate that in the ground and excited state the naphthalene rings are perpendicular to one another. The spectra can be further interpreted in terms of an exciton model with an exciton splitting of 21 cm^?1 in the origin. From the structureless emission spectrum and lifetime it is concluded that, in the isolated molecule, efficient vibrational relaxation occurs through conversion of vibrational into librationaI energy.     

Excitation and emission spectra of jet-cooled naphthylmethyl radicals

Gas phase excitation and emission spectra of three naphthylmethyl radical chromophores are presented. These resonance-stabilized species, 1-naphthylmethyl, 2-naphthylmethyl, and α-acenaphthenyl, each possessing an sp(2) carbon adjacent to a naphthalene moiety, are studied by resonant two-color two-photon ionization, laser induced fluorescence, and dispersed fluorescence spectroscopy. Identification of the radicals is made through a combination of dispersed fluorescence and density functional theory calculations. All three species possess spectra in the 580 nm region. The possible relevance to unidentified spectroscopic features such as the diffuse interstellar bands and emission from the Red Rectangle nebula is discussed.     

A Model for the Interaction of 6-Lauroyl-2-(N,N-dimethylamino)naphthalene with Lipid Environments: Implications for Spectral Properties

Although 6-lauroyl-2-(N,N-dimethylamino)naphthalene (LAURDAN) is now widely used as a probe for lipid systems, most studies focus on the effect of the lipid environment on its emission properties but not on the excitation properties. The present study is intended to investigate the excitation properties of LAURDAN in diverse lipid environments. To this end, the fluorescence properties of LAURDAN were studied in synthetic ester and ether phosphatidylcholines and sphingomyelin vesicles below, at and above the corresponding lipid main phase-transition temperature. The excitation spectra of LAURDAN in these environments always show at least two well-resolved bands. In the different lipid vesicles the behavior of the red band in the LAURDAN excitation spectra is sensitive to the lipid chemical environment near the probe fluorescent moiety and to the packing of the different lipid phases (gel and liquid crystalline). We propose that the interaction between the LAURDAN dimethylamino group and the ester linkage of ester phospholipids is responsible for the strong stabilization of LAURDAN's red excitation band in the gel phase of ester phospholipid vesicles. We discuss the consequence of these proposed ground-state interactions on LAURDAN's emission generalized polarization function. In the context of variable excitation wavelengths, information concerning solvent dipolar relaxation through excitation generalized polarization function is also discussed.     

NRET from naphthalene labels in multilayer shell wall on melamine formaldehyde microparticles fabricated with layer-by-layer self-assembly to pyrene-labeled polyelectrolyte in solution

Core-shell colloidal particles were prepared with the core of monodisperse melamine formaldehyde particles (MF) with a diameter of 3.5 μm. The shell deposited on the core by the layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly was made with a copolymer ANp3 of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonate sodium (AMPS) and 3 mol% naphthalene label monomer and poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PD). Nonradiative energy transfer (NRET) from the naphthalene labels deposited on the MF particles to pyrene labels at a polyelectrolyte APy3, a copolymer of AMPS and 3 mol% pyrene label monomer, or to an ionic pyrene probe 1-pyrenemethylamine hydrochloride (PyMeA · HCl) in water was observed. The NRET efficiency was expressed as the emission intensity ratio I/I₀ of naphthalene with and without existence of pyrene in the surrounding solution. With increasing pyrene concentration, I/I₀ decreased down to about 0.2 and the mechanism for this NRET from the inner naphthalene label to the pyrene labels in solution is still ambiguous.     

荧光法测定N-(α-烷苯氧基)十四酰基牛磺酸钠的临界胶束浓度

研究了一类以苯氧基作疏水支链的新型阴离子表面活性剂——N-(α-烷苯氧基)十四酰基牛磺酸钠(SAPTT)水溶液的紫外吸收光谱、探针(芘)稳态荧光发射光谱及自身稳态荧光发射光谱性质.研究结果表明,荧光探针(芘)法和自身稳态荧光法可用来测定这类表面活性剂的临界胶束浓度(CMC),且测定结果与表面张力法(吊片法)接近;与荧光探针(芘)法相比,对于所研究体系,自身稳态荧光法的灵敏度和准确性均较高,所测得CMC结果与表面张力法(吊片法)能较好地吻合.     

The Heavy-Atom Effect on the Photophysics of Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Presence of Solid Clays

The exchange of the original cation present on a Laponite clay (usually Na⁺) for heavy atoms such as Rb⁺, Cs⁺, and Tl⁺ significantly alters the emission characteristics of some aromatic hydrocarbons (p-terphenyl, naphthalene, pyrene, and biphenyl). The increase of the atomic mass of the cation induces a decrease of the fluorescence emission simultaneous with an increase of the emission in the region of lower energies of the spectra, ascribed to the phosphorescence of those hydrocarbons. Time-resolved experiments for the pyrene–clay system showed a decrease of singlet lifetimes for the heavier atoms. Hydrocarbon aggregates were also detected from both the emission spectra and the time-resolved studies. The “excimer-like” emission showed longer lifetimes (10–25 ns) than the monomolecular hydrocarbons (1–3 ns), as already found for other similar systems. The amount of aggregates increased for the heavier cations due to the smaller surface available on the clay particles. Experiments increasing the amount of Tl⁺ in samples containing a constant concentration of naphthalene allowed evaluation of the distance between the heavy atoms and the probe on the clay surface. The Perrin model treatment was used and resulted in approximately R₀=9.2 Å.     

含有双发色团的化合物分子内能量传递的研究

合成了一系列含有萘环和蒽环的不同链长的二元化合物, 简写为N-Mn-A(n=2,4,6,8,10)。在有机溶剂中做了上述系列化合物的荧光光谱。激发波长为λex=280nm时, 发现荧光光谱中有两个发射峰, λem1=370nm, λem2=450nm。前者为萘的荧光峰, 后者为蒽的荧光峰。实验证明, 只有萘吸收280nm的光, 而蒽无吸收。所以在激发萘的条件下, 能量由处于激发态的萘环传向了外于基态的蒽环。在不同的有机溶剂中, 分别做了该系列化合物的荧光光谱随浓度的变化。实验结果指出, 两个荧光峰强度的比值不随浓度的变化而变化, 表明其能量传递为分子内的能量传递。另外在1%的糖淀粉水溶液中, N-Mn-A的浓度为1.0×10^-^5mol.dm^-^3,通过荧光光谱发现没有发生能量传递。表明处于伸展状态的N-Mn-A化合物分子不能发生能量传递。     

Light-harvesting in multichromophoric rotaxanes

Two rotaxanes with benzyl ether axles and tetralactam wheels were synthesized through an anion template effect. They carry naphthalene chromophores attached to the stopper groups and a pyrene chromophore attached to the wheel. The difference between the two rotaxanes is represented by the connecting unit of the naphthyl chromophore to the rotaxane axle: a triazole or an alkynyl group. Both rotaxanes exhibit excellent light-harvesting properties: excitation of the naphthalene chromophores is followed by energy transfer to the pyrene unit with efficiency higher than 90% in both cases. This represents an example of light-harvesting function among chromophores belonging to mechanically interlocked components, that is, the axle and the wheel of the rotaxanes.     

Application of radiochemical neutron activation and flame atomic absorption spectrometry for the determination of manganese in blood

The triplet-triplet absorption spectra of various aromatic compounds in benzene solution were studied by pulse radiolysis. It has been found that methylation of naphthalene characteristic absorption band in this group of compounds at 430±10 nm (naphthalene, 2-methylnaphthalene, 2,6-dimethylaphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene, pyrene and fluorene); new bands appeared with phenanthrene and pyrene at 495 and 525 nm respectively. The decay remains of the first order in the whole group with similar rate constant values. Diphenyl and 1,1-dinaphthyl show significant changes in their T-T spectra in comparison with the preceding group of compounds. T-T spectrum of o-terphenyl differs significanly from those of p-and m-isomers, which can be caused by greater overlapping of electron orbitals in o-isomer molecule. Aromatic ketones show a complex picture both in spectra and decay kinetics.     

Unique hydrophobic interactions of pyrene in aqueous solution as effected by polyelectrolytes and surfactants

Pyrene substituents covalently bounded to polyelectrolytes show not only excited-state interactions but also unique ground-state interactions in aqueous solution. The pyrene moieties in pyrenesubstituted ionic molecules also show these interactions when aqueous solutions of these molecules are treated with polyelectrolytes or surfactants well below their critical micelle concentrations. These hydrophobic interactions are revealed by changes in absorption, fluorescence, and excitation spectra. The well-resolved vibrational bands in the absorption and excitation spectra of pyrene become somewhat diffuse, whereas monomer fluorescence is reduced and replaced by excimer fluorescence. The rationale for these results is that the pyrene moieties in these ionic solutions seek out hydrophobic locations on the polyelectrolytes or surfactants, where pyrene aggregation is responsible for these interactions and the corresponding changes in spectra.     

Fluorescence spectra of naphthalene-perdeuteronaphthalene mixed crystals - energy transfer via guest excitons

The fluorescence spectra of the mixed crystal system naphthalene in perdeuteronaphthalene at concentrations between 0.1 and 50% have been measured with high spectral resolution. Up to 10% the spectra are superpositions of the spectra of monomers, pairs, trimers and some higher aggregates. The relative intensities of these individual aggregate spectra given evidence for trap to trap energy transfer without thermal excitation into the host exciton band. The monomers as the most abundant traps form a dilute exciton band 50 cm^?1 below the host band. By thermal activation into this dilute band energy is transferred between the aggregate states. In the 50% crystal emission from a mixed guest-host exciton band without individual clusters is observed.