Ruthenium-caged antisense morpholinos for regulating gene expression in zebrafish embryos

Photochemical approaches afford high spatiotemporal control over molecular structure and function, for broad applications in materials and biological science. Here, we present the first example of a visible light responsive ruthenium-based photolinker, Ru(bipyridine)₂(3-ethynylpyridine)₂ (RuBEP), which was reacted stoichiometrically with a 25mer DNA or morpholino (MO) oligonucleotide functionalized with 3′ and 5′ terminal azides, via Cu(i)-mediated [3+2] Huisgen cycloaddition reactions. RuBEP-caged circular morpholinos (Ru-MOs) targeting two early developmental zebrafish genes, chordin and notail, were synthesized and tested in vivo. One-cell-stage zebrafish embryos microinjected with Ru-MO and incubated in the dark for 24 h developed normally, consistent with caging, whereas irradiation at 450 nm dissociated one 3-ethynylpyridine ligand (Φ = 0.33) and uncaged the MO to achieve gene knockdown. As demonstrated, Ru photolinkers provide a versatile method for controlling structure and function of biopolymers.     

Pyrolysis of Polyurethanes. Process Features and Composition of Reaction Products

Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry - An increase in the production and consumption of polyurethane products used in heavy and light industry, in the construction industry, automotive, medicine,...     

Comparison of the Reactivities of Tyrosine–Proline-Based Dipeptides toward Acylation with Nitrophenyl Benzoates

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - The reactivities of the L-Tyr–L-Pro dipeptide and its analog with a hydroxymethyl group instead of carboxy group in the proline moiety were compared by...     

Synthesis and properties of novel 4-(diarylmethyl)pyridines based on pyridoxal 5′-phosphate

Russian Chemical Bulletin - The reaction pyridoxal 5′-phosphate with resorcinols in EtOH in the presence of concentrated HCl gives hydrochlorides of the corresponding...     

Cathodic Reduction of Zinc Oxide in Alkaline Electrolyte

Russian Journal of Electrochemistry - The reduction of zinc oxide in a limited volume of the alkaline electrolyte is studied. Methods of chronopotentiometry, chronoamperometry, and...     

Synthesis,Structure, and Biological Activity of N-p-(Dimethylamino)-N′-(p-dimethylaminobenzylidene)-N,N′′-diphenylbenzohydrazonohydrazide

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - A three-component reaction of 3,5-diacetyl-2,6-dimethylpyridine, p-N-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde and phenylhydrazine in the presence of KOH in ethanol gave the...     

Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of 5-Phenyl-1,3-thiazole-4-sulfonamide Derivatives

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - A method for the synthesis of 5-phenyl-1,3-thiazole-4-sulfonyl chloride was developed based on the cyclization of ethyl...     

Zinc(II) Complexes with Azomethines of 2,4,6-Trimethylaniline and Halogen-Substituted Salicylaldehyde

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - Azomethines were synthesized from 2,4,6-trimethylaniline, salicylaldehyde, and its 3(5)-halogen derivatives, as well as their complexes with zinc(II) (ZnL2)....     

Chromophores with quinoxaline core in π-bridge and aniline or carbazole donor moiety: synthesis and comparison of their linear and nonlinear optical properties

Russian Chemical Bulletin - Two new D—π—A chromophores with the tricyanofuranyl acceptor (A), an amphi-divinyl quinoxaline π-electron conjugated bridge, and the carbazole or...     

“The hidden power and competitive advantage of applying green chemistry metrics”

Green chemistry (GC) metrics provide insight into the relative waste, time and cost implications of pharmaceutical chemical processes and serve to guide scientists in the strategic application of resources to develop more efficient and sustainable processes. Examples of the application of GC metrics in evaluating pharmaceutical process efficiency and the subsequent development toward improvement exist in abundance from journals such as Organic Process Research and Development, Green Chemistry, or as encompassed by the winning examples from the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable's [1] Peter J. Dunn award [2] or the US EPA's Green Chemistry Challenge award [3]. By their nature, GC metrics are continuously evolving but justify the necessary, unceasing investment in understanding and application as they offer unique, opportunistic insight serving to guide scientific resource deployment when developing greener pharmaceutical, chemical processes.