Mechanism study of the thiol-addition reaction to benzothiazole derivative for sensing endogenous thiols

Olimpo García-Beltrán, José G. Santos, Sandra Fuentealba, Pedro De La Torre, Paulina Pavez, Natalia Mena, Marco T. Nuñez, Margarita E. Aliaga

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Abstract

We kinetically studied the reaction between endogenous thiols such as -γ-glutamylcysteine (γ-Glu-Cys), cysteine (Cys), glutathione (GSH), homocysteine (Hcy), cysteinylglycine (Cys-Gly), and dihydrolipoic acid (DHLA)- with (E)-2-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-3-(4-morpholinophenyl)acrylonitrile (JGB). Studies conducted by NMR and ESI-MS/MS have demonstrated that this reaction occurs via thiol-addition toward the double bond present in JGB. Considering the product analysis and the pH-dependence of the second order rate constant (kN), we proposed a mechanism that involves the rapid protonation of JGB giving place to an intermediate following by the thiolate attack yielding a final product. Moreover, this probe could successfully sense thiols in the human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2437-2440
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume56
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 6 2015

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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