Design, synthesis, and utility of defined molecular scaffolds

D Sato, Z Wu, H Fujita, JS Lindsey - Organics, 2021 - mdpi.com
A growing theme in chemistry is the joining of multiple organic molecular building blocks to
create functional molecules. Diverse derivatizable structures—here termed “scaffolds” …

Indoxyl-glucosides bearing tethers for enzymatically triggered cross-linking

D Sato, Z Wu, J Dou, J Son, JS Lindsey - New Journal of Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Indoxyl-glucosides upon treatment with β-glucosidase under physiological conditions are
well known to afford the corresponding indigoid dye via oxidative dimerization. Here, seven …

Chemically triggered hydrogel transformations through covalent adaptable networks and applications in cell culture

L Chang, C Wang, S Han, X Sun, F Xu - ACS Macro Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this article, we report a “smart” hydrogel system, which can be remodeled into multiple
architectures through dynamic covalent adaptable networks. The topological changes in …

Tethered indoxyl-glucuronides for enzymatically triggered cross-linking

J Son, Z Wu, J Dou, H Fujita, PLD Cao, Q Liu… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Indoxyl-glucuronides, upon treatment with β-glucuronidase under physiological conditions,
are well known to afford the corresponding indigoid dye via oxidative dimerization. Here …

Tailoring the AIE Chromogen 2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl) benzothiazole for Use in Enzyme-Triggered Molecular Brachytherapy

Z Wu, J Dou, KU Nguyen, JC Eppley… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
A targeted strategy for treating cancer is antibody-directed enzyme prodrug therapy, where
the enzyme attached to the antibody causes conversion of an inactive small-molecule …

Bicyclo [6.1. 0] nonyne carboxylic acid for the production of stable molecular probes

T Rady, M Mosser, M Nothisen, S Erb, I Dovgan… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Bicyclo [6.1. 0] non-4-yn-9-ylmethanol (BCN alcohol) is the most prominent strained-alkyne
scaffold in chemical biology. Described herein is the synthesis of an oxidized analogue …

Chromogenic agents built around a multifunctional double-triazine framework for enzymatically triggered cross-linking under physiological conditions

H Fujita, Y Zhang, Z Wu, JS Lindsey - New Journal of Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
An “A2BC”-type bioconjugatable compound (1) that enables enzymatically triggered cross-
linking chemistry has been designed and synthesized. The compound contains two indoxyl …

Synthesis and stability studies of bicyclo [6.1. 0] nonyne scaffolds for automated solid-phase oligonucleotide synthesis

K Karalė, M Bollmark, A Karalius, M Lopes, O Pérez… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Two novel bicyclo [6.1. 0] nonyne (BCN) linker derivatives, which can be directly
incorporated into oligonucleotide sequences during standard automated solid-phase …

Peptide-based scaffolds for in vivo immobilization and enzyme attachment in therapeutic applications

DL Lee, HLM Chin, CG Knudsen… - … and Nano Machines …, 2020 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Advances in molecular design and synthetic chemistry enable the development of novel
molecular therapeutic treatments of diverse diseases. A strategy proposed nearly 25 years …

Engineering of an archaeal phosphodiesterase to trigger aggregation-induced emission (AIE) of synthetic substrates

Y Zhang, Z Wu, I Takashima, KU Nguyen… - New Journal of …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) probes that can be triggered by enzymatic activity are
sought for applications across the life sciences. The compound 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl) …