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Schiff Base-Wrapped Co; Zn-Based Clusters with Hierarchical Chiral Structures for Therapeutic Application in Parkinson’s Disease

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Ling-Cui Meng
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Jun-Yi Chen
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Lu-Yao Xu
王军 (Jun Wang)
蒋战果 (Zhan‐Guo Jiang) *
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Zhigang Jin *
詹才宏 (Cai‐Hong Zhan) *
DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c00360delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Hierarchical chiral structures have wide applications in materials science and biomedicine. The synthesis of multilevel chiral structures with specific functions is a key issue. In this work, we have successfully designed and synthesized R/S-Co4Zn5L10 (L = C16H15O3N) quinary chiral helix, in which the chirality transfers from the chiral carbon atoms of ligands to octahedral stereochirality, then to a single helix, further to a supramolecular helical chain, and ultimately to the chiral crystal structure. R/S-Co4Zn5L10 consists of two chiral building units, R/S-Zn3L2 and R/S-CoL2. R/S-CoL2 can also agglomerate into R/S-Co4L6. The evaluation of the biocompatibility and bioactivity for three pairs of enantiomers reveals that R-Co4Zn5L10 and R-CoL2 effectively restore dopaminergic neuron loss and improve dopamine-dependent locomotion deficits in nematodes. Additionally, these compounds inhibit α-synuclein aggregation during nematode development. These findings suggest that elaborately designed cobalt-based chiral structures have potential as novel therapeutic candidates for Parkinson’s disease.
Keywords:
Chirality
Ligands
Molecular structure
Nervous system diseases
Peptides and proteins

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Inorganic Chemistry cover
Inorganic Chemistry
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4.7
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4.9W
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10.5W

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Zhejiang Normal University
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zhejiang normal university
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