Transient photoactivation of anionophores by using redshifted fast-relaxing azobenzenes

<p>Photo-regulated transmembrane ionophores enable spatial and temporal control over activity, offering promise as targeted therapeutics. Key to such applications is control using bio-compatible visible light. Herein, we report red-shifted azobenzene-derived synthetic anionophores that use amb...

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Main Authors: Kerckhoffs, A, Ahmad, M, Langton, ML
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024
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Ahmad, M
Langton, ML
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Ahmad, M
Langton, ML
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description <p>Photo-regulated transmembrane ionophores enable spatial and temporal control over activity, offering promise as targeted therapeutics. Key to such applications is control using bio-compatible visible light. Herein, we report red-shifted azobenzene-derived synthetic anionophores that use amber or red light to trigger (E)-(Z) photoisomerisation and activation of transmembrane chloride transport. We demonstrate that by tuning the thermal half-life of the more active, but thermodynamically unstable, Z isomer to relax on the timescale of minutes, transient activation of ion transport can be achieved by activating solely with visible light and deactivating by thermal relaxation.</p>
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spelling oxford-uuid:f3f3a081-49f0-42a7-bda2-3e2a170a3d7c2024-08-01T13:12:05ZTransient photoactivation of anionophores by using redshifted fast-relaxing azobenzenesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:f3f3a081-49f0-42a7-bda2-3e2a170a3d7cEnglishSymplectic ElementsWiley2024Kerckhoffs, AAhmad, MLangton, ML<p>Photo-regulated transmembrane ionophores enable spatial and temporal control over activity, offering promise as targeted therapeutics. Key to such applications is control using bio-compatible visible light. Herein, we report red-shifted azobenzene-derived synthetic anionophores that use amber or red light to trigger (E)-(Z) photoisomerisation and activation of transmembrane chloride transport. We demonstrate that by tuning the thermal half-life of the more active, but thermodynamically unstable, Z isomer to relax on the timescale of minutes, transient activation of ion transport can be achieved by activating solely with visible light and deactivating by thermal relaxation.</p>
spellingShingle Kerckhoffs, A
Ahmad, M
Langton, ML
Transient photoactivation of anionophores by using redshifted fast-relaxing azobenzenes
title Transient photoactivation of anionophores by using redshifted fast-relaxing azobenzenes
title_full Transient photoactivation of anionophores by using redshifted fast-relaxing azobenzenes
title_fullStr Transient photoactivation of anionophores by using redshifted fast-relaxing azobenzenes
title_full_unstemmed Transient photoactivation of anionophores by using redshifted fast-relaxing azobenzenes
title_short Transient photoactivation of anionophores by using redshifted fast-relaxing azobenzenes
title_sort transient photoactivation of anionophores by using redshifted fast relaxing azobenzenes
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