A Structure-Activity Investigation on Modified Analogues of an Argininocalixarene Based Non-viral Gene Vector was written by Lomazzi, Michela;Franceschi, Valentina;Bagnacani, Valentina;Vezzoni, Carlo Alberto;Donofrio, Gaetano;Casnati, Alessandro;Sansone, Francesco. And the article was included in European Journal of Organic Chemistry in 2021.Name: (S)-Methyl 2-amino-5-(3-((2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)sulfonyl)guanidino)pentanoate hydrochloride This article mentions the following:
The tetra-L-arginino-tetrahexyloxycalix[4]arene 1 has shown extraordinary abilities to compact and internalize different types of Nucleid Acid cargos (DNA, microRNA, PNA) into cells even known to be transfected with great difficulties by com. non-viral gene delivery systems. This activity, accompanied by negligible toxicity, makes this calixarene a rather promising prototype of vector for Gene Therapy. In this study we report how small structural changes like (i) the lower rim alkyl substituents, (ii) the type of the terminal cationic headgroups (guanidinium or primary ammonium), (iii) the length of the linker between the macrocycle and the terminal cationic headgroup, (iv) the presence/absence of the basic α-amino group of Arg, and (v) the stereochem. (L or D) of Arg, might affect the ability of the novel calixarene vectors to compact DNA and to deliver its cargo into the cells. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, (S)-Methyl 2-amino-5-(3-((2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)sulfonyl)guanidino)pentanoate hydrochloride (cas: 257288-19-0Name: (S)-Methyl 2-amino-5-(3-((2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)sulfonyl)guanidino)pentanoate hydrochloride).
(S)-Methyl 2-amino-5-(3-((2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)sulfonyl)guanidino)pentanoate hydrochloride (cas: 257288-19-0) belongs to benzofurans derivatives. Benzofuran is the “”parent”” of many related compounds with more complex structures. For example, psoralen is a benzofuran derivative that occurs in several plants. Benzofurans have also made significant and distinctive contributions to biology. They exhibit several biological activities that range from antioxidant, antitubercular, antiplasmodial, insecticidal.Name: (S)-Methyl 2-amino-5-(3-((2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)sulfonyl)guanidino)pentanoate hydrochloride
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