Inorganic nanoparticles as scaffolds for bioorthogonal catalysts

CM Hirschbiegel, X Zhang, R Huang, YA Cicek… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioorthogonal transition metal catalysts (TMCs) transform therapeutically inactive molecules
(pro-drugs) into active drug compounds. Inorganic nanoscaffolds protect and solubilize …

Target‐Specific Bioorthogonal Reactions for Precise Biomedical Applications

Z Liu, M Sun, W Zhang, J Ren, X Qu - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bioorthogonal chemistry is a promising toolbox for dissecting biological processes in the
native environment. Recently, bioorthogonal reactions have attracted considerable attention …

Synthetic prodrug design enables biocatalytic activation in mice to elicit tumor growth suppression

I Nasibullin, I Smirnov, P Ahmadi, K Vong… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Considering the intrinsic toxicities of transition metals, their incorporation into drug therapies
must operate at minimal amounts while ensuring adequate catalytic activity within complex …

[HTML][HTML] Transition metal catalysts for the bioorthogonal synthesis of bioactive agents

MON van de L'Isle, MC Ortega-Liebana… - Current opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The incorporation of abiotic transition metal catalysis into the chemical biology space has
significantly expanded the tool kit of bioorthogonal chemistries accessible for cell culture …

Bioorthogonal catalysis for biomedical applications

T Liang, Z Chen, H Li, Z Gu - Trends in Chemistry, 2022 - cell.com
Bioorthogonal chemistry, referring to chemical reactions occurring in a physiological
environment without interfering with native biochemical reactions, has witnessed substantial …

Prodrug Activation by Gold Artificial Metalloenzyme‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Phenanthridinium Derivatives via Hydroamination

TC Chang, K Vong, T Yamamoto… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An emerging approach in the field of targeted drug delivery is the establishment of abiotic
metal‐triggered prodrug mechanisms that can control the release of bioactive drugs …

[HTML][HTML] Bioorthogonal strategies for the in vivo synthesis or release of drugs

B Lozhkin, TR Ward - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The site-specific delivery of antitumor agents is a rapidly developing field that relies on
prodrug activation and uncaging strategies. For this purpose, a wide range of homogeneous …

Bioorthogonal release of anticancer drugs via gold-triggered 2-alkynylbenzamide cyclization

K Vong, T Yamamoto, T Chang, K Tanaka - Chemical Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal-based uncaging of biomolecules has become an emerging approach for in vivo
applications, which is largely due to the advantageous bioorthogonality of abiotic transition …

“One-stitch” bioorthogonal prodrug activation based on cross-linked lipoic acid nanocapsules

L Wang, P Jing, J Tan, C Liao, Y Chen, Y Yu, S Zhang - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Bioorthogonal prodrug activation is fascinating but suffers from staggered administration of
prodrug and trigger, which would not only reduce the therapeutic effect but bring great …

Nanostructured heterogeneous catalysts for bioorthogonal reactions

A Sousa‐Castillo, A Mariño‐López… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bioorthogonal chemistry has inspired a new subarea of chemistry providing a powerful tool
to perform novel biocompatible chemospecific reactions in living systems. Following the …