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SUBMITTER: Beyeh NK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5887233 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Beyeh Ngong Kodiah NK Díez Isabel I Taimoory S Maryamdokht SM Meister Daniel D Feig Andrew I AI Trant John F JF Ras Robin H A RHA Rissanen Kari K
Chemical science 20171219 5
Pyrophosphate (PPi) is a byproduct of DNA and RNA synthesis, and abnormal levels are indicative of disease. We report the high-affinity binding of PPi in water by <i>N</i>-alkyl ammonium resorcinarene chloride receptors. Experimental analysis using <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>31</sup>P NMR, isothermal titration calorimetry, mass spectrometry, and UV-vis spectroscopy all support exceptional selectivity of these systems for PPi in water. The measured affinity of <i>K</i><sub>1</sub> = 1.60 × 10<sup>7</ ...[more]