Chiral recognition and separation of beta2-amino acids using non-covalently molecularly imprinted polymers

Non-covalently molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for beta2-amino acids were prepared for the first time. N-(2-chlorobenzyloxycarbonyl)-(R)-beta2-homophenylalanine (N-2-ClZ-(R)-beta2-HPhe) was imprinted with methacrylic acid (MAA) and/or 4-vinylpyridine (4-VPy) as the functional monomers, with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EDMA) as the cross-linker. The MIPs made with different ratios of MAA:4-VPy were studied in HPLC mode. The results show that MIPs made with 4-VPy yielded the best chiral separation factor (alpha= 1.86) for the template molecule. The importance for an efficient separation of pi-stacking interactions between the MIPs and the template molecule is demonstrated. Racemates of Z-alpha-amino acids and beta-amino acid analogues of the template were either not or poorly resolved by the MIPs, thus demonstrating the close three-dimensional complementarity of the MIPs' recognition sites with the template.     

Synthesis and Molecular Recognition of Molecularly Imprinted Polymer with Ibuprofen as Template

Ibuprofen and ketoprofen are chemically similar non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs widely used in the treatment of arthritis. Using a molecular imprinting technique, a simple and rapid method was developed for the simultaneous separation and determination of ibuprofen and ketoprofen. Molecular imprinting introduces artificial binding sites into a synthetic polymer matrix, allowing it to exhibit selective rebinding of template molecules. Imprinted polymers can be regarded as an HPLC stationary phase, important for pharmaceutical analysis. Most molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are synthesized by free radical polymerization of functional monomers, resulting in an excess of crosslinking monomers. In this study, MIPs have been prepared with a ibuprofen template, which can form intramolecular hydrogen bonds. Methacrylic acid (MAA) and ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) were used as the functional monomer and cross‐linker, respectively. Bulk polymerization was carried out at 4 °C under UV radiation. The resulting MIP was ground into 25?44 μm particles, which were slurry‐packed into analytical columns. Template molecules were removed by methanol‐acetic acid (9:1, v/v). We evaluated the template binding performance of the MIP using HPLC, with ultraviolet (UV) detection at 234 nm. Chromatographic resolution of ibuprofen and ketoprofen on the MIPs were appraised using buffer/acetonitrile (45/55, v/v) as the mobile phase. Results show that the MIPs prepared using ibuprofen as the template had a significant molecular imprinting effect. The method was successfully applied to the separation and analysis of ibuprofen and ketoprofen in pharmaceuticals.     

三唑酮分子印迹预组装体系的分子模拟与吸附性能

以三唑酮为模板分子, 以丙烯酰胺(AM)、 丙烯酸(AA)、 甲基丙烯酸(MAA)和三氟甲基丙烯酸(TFMAA)为功能单体预组装了分子印迹聚合物体系, 采用半经验法和从头算法, 利用Hyperchem软件模拟了三唑酮与4种功能单体所组成的分子印迹预组装体系的构型、 能量、 反应配比及复合反应的结合能, 选择复合物结合能最高的功能单体用于分子印迹聚合物的合成. 采用密度泛函方法计算了模板与单体在不同致孔剂中的溶剂化能. 结果表明, 三唑酮与三氟甲基丙烯酸所形成复合物的作用力最强, 在非极性溶剂中溶剂化能最弱. 由预组装体系的差示紫外光谱法研究发现, 一分子三唑酮可与两分子三氟甲基丙烯酸在氯仿中形成氢键复合物, 与分子模拟的结果一致. 在最佳模拟条件下, 合成了三唑酮的印迹聚合物, 利用吸附等温线Langmuir和Freundlich模型研究了印迹聚合物的吸附行为及识别机理. 上述方法对于分子印迹体系的筛选及分子印迹聚合物性能的预测有重要的意义.     

Preparation of bovine hemoglobin-imprinted polymer beads via the photografting surface-modified method

Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), based on photografting surface-modified polystyrene beads as matrices, were prepared with acrylamide as the functional monomer, bovine hemoglobin as the template molecule and N, N′-methylene bisacrylamide as the crosslinker in a phosphate buffer. The results of IR, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and elemental analyses demonstrated the formation of a grafting polymer layer on the polystyrene-bead surface. Subsequent removal of the template left behind cavities on the surface of the polymer matrix with a shape and an arrangement of functional groups having complementary binding sites with the original template molecule. The adsorption studies showed that the imprinted polymers have a good adsorption capacity and specific recognition for bovine hemoglobin as the template molecule. Our results demonstrated that the polymer prepared via the photografting surface-modified method exhibited better selectivity for the template. Attempts to employ the new method in molecular imprinting techniques may introduce new applications for MIPs and facilitate probable protein separation and purification. __________ Translated from Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities, 2008, 29(1): 64–70     

光接枝表面修饰法制备牛血红蛋白的分子印迹微球

聚苯乙烯球载体表面经引发转移终止剂修饰后, 采用光接枝表面印迹方法制备了以牛血红蛋白(BHb)为模板分子、丙烯酰胺为功能单体和N,N′-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺为交联剂的分子印迹聚合物微球(MIP). 进一步采用红外光谱(IR)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和元素分析对聚合物微球进行了表征, 证实了载体表面成功地接枝了分子印迹层, 并研究了其吸附性能和分子识别选择性能. 结果表明, 采用光接枝表面修饰法制备的分子印迹微球对模板分子有着很好的吸附容量和识别选择性.     

核壳结构的萘夫西林磁性分子印迹聚合物微球的制备及性能

以表面修饰双键的Fe₃O₄@SiO₂纳米颗粒为基体,以萘夫西林(nafcillin)为模板,甲基丙烯酸(MAA)为单体,乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯(EGDMA)为交联剂,偶氮二异丁腈(AIBN)为引发剂,采用三步升温聚合法合成了核壳结构的萘夫西林磁性分子印迹聚合物。采用傅里叶变换红外光谱仪(FT-IR)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)和振动样品磁强计(VSM)对制备的印迹聚合物微球进行了表征,得到的磁性印迹聚合物微球的粒径在320 nm左右,大小均匀,分散性较好,可以在外加磁场下与溶剂实现快速分离。对磁性印迹和非印迹聚合物进行了吸附性能研究,结果表明该印迹聚合物微球对模板分子具有很高的吸附容量(50.7 mg/g),特异性识别性能良好(印迹因子为2.46),有望应用于实际样品中萘夫西林残留量的富集分析。     

香豆素分子模板聚合物的合成与性能研究

以香豆素为模板分子, α-甲基丙烯酸(MAA)、丙烯酰胺(MA)、2-乙烯基吡啶(2-VP)和4-乙烯基吡啶(4-VP)为功能单体, 二甲基丙烯酸乙二醇酯(EGDMA)为交联剂, 利用分子模板技术分别在甲苯、甲醇、氯仿和乙腈溶剂中合成了一系列香豆素分子模板聚合物(MTP), 研究了聚合体系组成对模板聚合物吸附特性的影响. 结果表明, 在所合成的模板聚合物中, 以MAA为功能单体, 乙腈为致孔溶剂, 以1∶4∶30的摩尔比加入模板分子、MAA及EGDMA时制备的模板聚合物吸附容量高、印迹效果和选择性好. 此模板聚合物有作为白芷样品中香豆素吸附分离材料的应用前景.     

Sulfonamide imprinted polymers using co-functional monomers

Molecular imprinted polymers (MIPs) prepared using combination of acrylamide (ACM) and 4-vinylpyridine (4-Vpy) as co-functional monomers exhibited efficient recognition properties in both organic and aqueous media as HPLC stationary phase. The results indicate that amide and pyridine groups in functional monomers formed strong hydrogen-bonding interaction with the template molecule, and specific recognition sites were created within the polymer matrix during the imprinting process. When sulfamethoxazole (SMO) was used as template, a MIP prepared in a polar organic solvent (acetonitrile) using the combination of ACM and 4-Vpy showed better recognition of template than the polymer prepared in the same solvent using the combination of acidic monomer (methacrylic acid) and basic monomer 4-Vpy. On the contrary, when sulfamethazine (SMZ) was used as template, a MIP prepared using the combination of methacrylic acid (MAA) and 4-Vpy showed better recognition of template than the polymer prepared using the combination of ACM and 4-Vpy. Our results indicate that in organic media the degree of retention of the sample molecules on the imprinted polymers was controlled by the hydrogen-bonding interaction between the sample molecules and the polymer, while in aqueous media it was determined to a considerable extent by hydrophobic interactions. In both media the shape, size and the electronic structure of the template molecule were all-important factors in the recognition process.     

Rational design of molecularly imprinted polymer: the choice of cross-linker

The paper describes a rational approach for the selection of cross-linkers during the development of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). As a model system for this research MIPs specific for the drug zidovudine (AZT) were designed and tested. Three cross-linkers trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TRIM), ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) and divinylbenzene (DVB) were studied. The analogue of zidovudine (AZT) ester (AZT-ES) was used as a dummy template. The imprinting factors for all of the polymers in the static adsorption experiments were calculated. The data on the AZT adsorption by control polymers (CP), which were prepared with different cross-linkers without a functional monomer, was also analyzed. DVB was found to be more inert towards zidovudine than EGDMA and TRIM, which was confirmed by both molecular modelling and adsorption experiments. It was demonstrated that DVB-based polymers had a higher imprinting factor (I = 1.85) compared with other tested cross-linked polymers. It was suggested that the selection of the cross-linker should be based on the strength of the interaction with the template: the cross-linker which displays lower binding of the template should be preferential because it generates MIPs with lower non-specific binding and a higher imprinting factor, and therefore specificity. Which cross-linker to use for the preparation of any particular MIP can be determined by analysis of the interactions between the cross-linker and template. This could be done either virtually using computational modelling or by template adsorption using a small library of polymers prepared using different cross-linkers.     

L-卡尼丁分子压印聚合物作为手性分离色谱固定相的研究

以L－卡尼丁为模板分子，分别以α－甲基丙烯酸和丙烯酰胺为功能单体，乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯为 剂，采用分子压印技术合成了对L－卡尼丁具有高选择性的分子压印聚合物。将所得聚合物用作高效液相色谱固定相，研究了它们对外消旋卡尼丁盐酸盐的拆分能力，分析结果表明，α－甲基丙烯酸作为功能单体所得聚合物对外消旋卡尼丁盐酸盐具有良好的拆分作用，其分离因子α为1．89。     

有机磷神经毒剂分子印迹聚合物的模拟模板分子

采用DFT/B3LYP-D3(BJ)/6-31G(d,p)计算模拟方法分析探讨了双(对硝基苯基)磷酸酯(BNPP)替代对氧磷(PO)用作有机磷神经毒剂分子印迹聚合物(MIPs)模板分子模拟物的可行性. 通过对比BNPP和PO两种模板分子分别与各种功能单体形成的复合物的构型稳定性和结合能大小, 确认了以4-甲基丙烯酰胺基安替比林(MAAP)为第一功能单体、 甲基丙烯酸(MAA)为第二功能单体组成的双功能单体体系是最佳功能单体体系. 以BNPP为模板分子、 MAAP-MAA为单体体系、 乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯(EGDMA)为交联剂、 纳米二氧化硅为载体, 采用表面印迹技术制备了SiO₂@BNPP分子印迹聚合物, 并对聚合物的表面形貌和吸附性能进行了分析. 实验结果表明, 当n(BNPP)/n(MAAP)/n(MAA)/n(EGDMA)为1∶1∶4∶20时, MIPs的吸附容量最大可达19.03 mg/g, 对4-硝基苯酚(4-NP)的分离因子为17.50; MIPs能够快速吸附模板分子, 5 min即可达到吸附平衡量的92%, 动态吸附平衡时间仅为15 min, 重复使用5次后仍能保持良好的吸附能力; 吸附过程符合准二级动力学模型和Langmuir等温吸附模型, Scatchard方程分析表明MIPs中存在两类吸附作用位点. 实验结果与计算模拟结果的一致性表明, 计算模拟对有机磷神经毒剂MIPs的设计和研究具有一定的指导意义.     

An Artificial Estrogen Receptor through Combinatorial Imprinting

Polymeric sorbents targeting endocrine‐disrupting estrogen active compounds (EAC) were prepared by terpolymer imprinting using 17β‐estradiol (E2) as template. From a group of eight functional monomers representing Brønsted acids, bases, hydrogen‐bond donors and acceptors, as well as π‐interacting monomers, a terpolymer library that comprises all possible binary combinations of the functional monomers was prepared. Binding tests revealed that imprinted polymers exhibit a markedly higher affinity for E2 compared to nonimprinted polymers (NIPs) or polymers prepared by using single functional monomers. A combination of methacrylic acid (MAA) and p‐vinylbenzoic acid offered a particularly promising lead polymer, displaying an imprinting factor of 17 versus 2.4 for a benchmark polymer prepared by using only MAA as functional monomer. The saturation capacities ascribed to imprinted sites were four to five times higher for this polymer compared to previously reported imprinted polymers. NMR titrations and molecular dynamics simulations corroborated these results, indicating an orthogonal preference of the two functional monomers with respect to the E2 3‐OH and 17‐OH groups. The optimized polymer exhibited a retentivity for EACs that correlates with their inhibitory effect on the natural receptor. By using the optimized molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) in a model water‐purification system, they were capable of completely removing ppb levels of a small group of EACs from water. This is in contrast to the performance of nonimprinted polymers and well‐established sorbents for water purification (e.g., active carbon), which still contained detectable amounts of the compounds after treatment.     

酚酞分子印迹聚合物的制备及特异吸附性能

以泻药酚酞为模板分子,4-乙烯基吡啶为功能单体制备了模板分子和功能单体不同比例的一系列酚酞分子印迹聚合物。利用扫描电镜对聚合物进行了表面形态分析,采用静态平衡实验法研究了聚合物对模板分子及其类似物的吸附行为和选择性识别能力。实验结果表明,所制备的分子印迹聚合物,吸附 3 h 后基本接近最大吸附量,其中模板分子、4-乙烯基吡啶和交联剂的摩尔比为 1∶6∶20的MIP2的印迹因子为 2.30,效果最佳。Scatchard 分析表明, 在所研究的浓度范围内,吸附过程存在两类结合位点,一类高亲和力结合位点的离解常数为Kd1= 0.63 mmol/L,最大表观结合量 Qmax1 = 25.4 umol/g,另一类低亲和力结合位点的离解常数为 Kd2 =3.5 mmol/L,最大表观结合量 Qmax2 = 61.9 umol/g,通过与酚酞类似物质在酚酞分子印迹聚合物上的吸附行为比较,表明对酚酞具有很好的选择性吸附。     

Synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers via ring-opening metathesis polymerization for solid-phase extraction of bisphenol A

The use of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) prepared by ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) for bisphenol A (BPA) was reported in this article. The resulting MIPs have high imprinting and adsorption capacities, and can be used for separation and determination of BPA in environmental water samples. The successful application of ROMP in the molecular imprinting field is described here. For the first time, two cross-linkers (dicyclopentadiene and 2,5-norbornadiene) and two Grubbs catalysts (first and second generation) were investigated to compare their effects on the binding performance of MIPs. The ROMP technique is able to create the imprinted polymers within 1 h under mild conditions. Furthermore, it can provide MIPs with obvious imprinting effects towards the template, very fast template rebinding kinetics, high binding capacity and appreciable selectivity over structurally related compounds. The adsorption process for MIPs in this study can be completed within 45 min, which is much faster than that of bulk MIPs synthesized by traditional free-radical polymerization. The resulting imprinting polymer was evaluated for its use as a sorbent support in an off-line solid-phase extraction approach to recover BPA from diluted aqueous samples. The optimized extraction protocol resulted in a reliable MISPE method suitable for selective extraction and preconcentration of BPA from tap water, human urine and liquid milk samples. This article demonstrates the practical feasibility of the MIPs prepared via ROMP as solid-phase extraction materials.     

4-甲基咪唑磁性表面分子印迹聚合物的制备及其应用

以4-甲基咪唑(4-MI)为模板分子,甲基丙烯酸(MAA)为功能单体,利用Fe₃O₄磁性纳米微球制备了具有特异性识别能力的磁性表面分子印迹聚合物(MIP),并用红外光谱(FT-IR)、X-射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和振动样品磁强计(VSM)对聚合物进行了表征,结果显示磁性载体表面包覆了分子印迹聚合物薄层。用紫外分光光度法对4-MI与MAA的相互作用进行了分析,结果表明主客体主要存在形式为1个4-MI被1个MAA所包围。通过紫外分光光度法对磁性印迹聚合物的吸附性能进行了研究,静态吸附平衡实验和Scatchard分析结果表明Fe₃O₄@(4-MI-MIP)中存在两类不同的结合位点,最大吸附量分别为40.31 mg/g和23.07 mg/g,平衡解离常数分别为64.85 mg/L和30.41 mg/L。动力学研究表明准二级动力学方程能较好地拟合动力学实验结果,该过程符合准二级动力学模型。该磁性印迹聚合物应用于环境水样中4-MI的吸附,取得了较满意的结果。     

A novel molecular imprinting polymer for the selective adsorption of D-arabinitol from spiked urine

In this research, molecular imprinting polymers (MIPs) for D-arabinitol were synthesized using a bulk polymerization method through a noncovalent approach. The MIPs were prepared by using D-arabinitol as a template, acrylamide as a functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylateas cross-linker, benzoyl peroxide as an initiator and dimethyl sulfoxideas a porogen. MIPS was synthesized in several formulas with a different molar ratio of template to functional monomers and cross-linker. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to characterize the MIPs produced. A batch rebinding assay was used to test the binding efficiency of each formula. Batch rebinding test results revealed that MIPsF3 with a molar ratio of the template: monomer and crosslinker ratio respectively (1: 4: 25) had the highest binding capacity at 1.56 mgg ^-1 . The results of isotherm adsorption showed that the MIPs produced followed the Freundlich equation with an R-value of 0.97. The MIPs produced was also selective toward its isomeric compounds (i.e. L-arabinitol, adonitol, xylitol, and glucose). The extraction efficiency of the MIPs against D-arabinitol was 88.98%.     

Molecular Imprinting Using a Functional Chain Transfer Agent

This study demonstrates the feasibility of molecular imprinting using a functional chain transfer agent sans a functional monomer. Ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA)-based MIPs were synthesised in the presence of thioglycolic acid (TGA) possessing a carboxylic acid group, capable of interacting with the chosen test template R,S-(±)-propranolol (PNL) and a labile S-H bond to facilitate an efficient chain transfer reaction. Quantitative ¹H NMR measurements showed high PNL and TGA incorporation within the MIP, indicating an efficient chain transfer process and a favourable interaction between PNL and TGA. TGA-50, with the lowest amount of CTA, showed the largest imprinting effect and an imprinting factor (IF) of 2.1. The addition of MAA to the formulation improved the binding capacity of PNL to the MIP but also increased NIP binding, resulting in a slightly decreased IF of 1.5. The K_d for the high-affinity sites of the TGA/MAA MIP were found to be two times lower (10 ± 1 μM) than that for the high-affinity sites of the TGA-only MIPs, suggesting that the incorporation of the functional monomer MAA increases the affinity towards the PNL template. Selectivity studies, cross-reactivity as well as binary competitive and displacement assays showed the TGA-based MIPs to be highly selective towards PNL against pindolol and slightly competitive against atenolol. The morphologies of the polymers were shown to be affected by the concentration of the TGA, transforming into discrete macrospheres (from small aggregates) at a higher TGA concentration.     

Preparation and computational investigation of molecular imprinted polymers for Clidinium Bromide

Molecular imprinted polymers (MIPs) are polymers that possess recognition sites specific for a predetermined target molecule (Template). Inspired by the idea of biological natural receptors, they behave like synthetic molecular recognition elements. They have been developed into a promising tool in several crucial applications, including analytical methods, drug delivery, and catalysis. The non-covalent imprinting is more commonly used approach in the preparation of MIPs because of its simplicity. In this approach, intermolecular interactions between the template molecule (T) and the functional monomer (FM) are the forces that govern the performance of the resulting MIP. Hence, studying these interactions is very important to elucidate and understand the imprinting mechanism. This paper focuses on preparation of two MIPs for a Clidinium Bromide (CB), using two different types of FMs. These MIPs are characterized by using IR and SEM techniques. Adsorption isotherm properties to CB are assayed for them. Then the structures of the pre-polymerization complexes of prepared MIPs were investigated using Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations at B3LYP/6-31G level in a vacuum and other media. Finally, Bader's Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM) was used to prove the existence and nature of intermolecular interactions between CB and FM. The theoretical results were in complete agreement with experiments and indicated that the use of AM as FM is preferred over MA in the MIP preparation for CB.     

Highly stereoselective, uniformly sized molecularly imprinted polymers for cinchona alkaloids in hydro-organic mobile phases.

Highly stereoselective, uniformly sized molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for cinchona alkaloids, cinchonine (CN) and cinchonidine (CD), were prepared using methacrylic acid (MAA) as a functional monomer and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EDMA) as a cross-linker. The MIPs were evaluated using a mixture of phosphate buffer and acetonitrile as the mobile phase. The CN- and CD-imprinted MAA-co-EDMA polymers can recognize the respective template molecule more than the other diastereomer, and afford an excellent diastereomer separation of CN and CD. In addition, the MIPs gave diastereomer separations of structurally related compounds, quinidine and quinine. The retentive and stereoselective properties of those compounds on the MIPs suggest that electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions can work to recognize these compounds. Furthermore, thermodynamic studies reveal that the entropy-driven effect is significant at mobile-phase pH 5.4, while the enthalpy-driven interactions seem to be dominant at mobile-phase pH 9.6.     

STUDY ON THE NON-COVALENT INTERACTION OF APIGENIN MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMERS BY SPECTROMETRY

The non-covalent interaction between aPigenin （API） and different functional monomers （α-methylacrylic acid （MAA）, acrylamide （AM）, 2-vinylpyridine （2-Vpy） and combined functional monomers （AM/2-Vpy）） was determined by UV spectrometry, and a series of apigenin molecularly imprinted polymers （API-MIPs） was synthesized with different functional monomers through molecular imprinting technology. The relationship between the non-covalent interaction of template/functional monomer and absorption of MIPs also was studied. The results showed that the order of the strength of the non-covalent interaction between API and different functional monomers in tetrahydrofuran （THF） is as follows： 2-Vpy〉 AM/2-Vpy〉AM〉MAA, which is positive correlation to the absorption capability of corresponding MIPs, and 2-Vpy is the optimum functional monomer among the used monomer for preparing API- MIPs.