Inspired by the photosensitization capability of the naturally occurring flavin derivatives, viz. riboflavin (RF), flavin mononucleotide (FMN), flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and their photodegradation susceptibility due to the presence of ribityl/phosphate group; the current manuscript investigates the N10‐modified flavin analogues for their reactive oxygen species (ROS) generating capability and DNA cleavage activity, when irradiated with blue light. The effectiveness of superoxide anion generating property of photoexcited flavin analogs were determined using nitro blue tetrazolium (NBT) and gallic acid quenching experiments. Among the flavin analogues studied, the simple propylflavin (PFl) was found to be most photostable and efficient in the conditions studied. The carboxyl‐flavin (10Flc) displays behavior like that of FMN while the flavin‐aspartic acid conjugate (FA) was found to show properties in between the PFl and the 10Flc.
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Haoyu Chen , Dongqing Wu , Julian Holzinger , Rainer Götz , Dorian Didier , Anne K. Schütz , Sabine Schneider , Pavel Kielkowski
We report here a distinct reaction, which generates aryl radicals from aryl pinacol boronates under mild aqueous conditions and can be used for peptide and protein modifications. The strategy leverages the versatile reactivity of aryl pinacol boronates to form aryl radicals in presence of ammonium persulfate (APS). The formed aryl radicals insert readily into peptide disulfide bonds while tolerating other functionalities. On the protein level, the reactivity extends beyond the disulfide bonds. The methodology benefits from the accessibility of starting aryl pinacol boronates, as well as biocompatible conditions. In contrast to conventional methods used for aryl radical generation, the strategy is metal‐free, does not require photoinduction and can be readily performed under aqueous conditions. The mechanism of the reactions was investigated by radical‐trapping experiments, spectroscopic analysis and oxygen scavenging. The presented approach broadens the application of aryl pinacol boronate esters in radical reactions.
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The Front Cover illustrates expedient access to complex Z-alkenes from drugs and oligopeptides through a two-step synthetic sequence: a metal-catalyzed, directed C−H bond olefination followed by an E-to-Z photoisomerization under blue light. While the former step is established in the literature, the latter requires the development of a highly effective and robust photocatalytic system. Key to the success is the discovery of p-anisil as a versatile photocatalyst that is able to convert E-alkenes to their Z-isomers with Z/E up to >99:1. During the course of this work, 11 Z-alkenes were successfully synthesized from five drugs and two oligopeptides, thus demonstrating the practicability of the concept. More information can be found in the Research Article by T. V. Q. Nguyen and P. R. Hansen (DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202401338). Cover by T.V.Q.N. (AstraZeneca) and Dr. Binh Phan (Essity).