Anion-mediated phase transfer of Zinc(II)-coordinated tyrosine derivatives.
[reaction: see text] Tyrosine-derived Zn(2+) coordination complexes and their fluorescent NBD conjugates are synthesized in a short, high-yielding procedure. The Zn(2+) complexes are highly water soluble, but in the presence of sodium laurate they readily transfer into an octanol layer. Furthermore, the NBD-labeled bis-Zn(2+) complex can partition into vesicle membranes containing anionic phospholipids.
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.
Hua
H
Jiang
Edward J
EJ
O'neil
Kristy M
KM
Divittorio
Bradley D
BD
Smith
D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
D000838:Anions; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D014443:Tyrosine; D015032:Zinc