Acylthioureas as anion transporters: the effect of intramolecular hydrogen bonding.
Small molecule synthetic anion transporters may have potential application as therapeutic agents for the treatment of diseases including cystic fibrosis and cancer. Understanding the factors that can dictate the anion transport activity of such transporters is a crucial step towards their application in biological systems. In this study a series of acylthiourea anion transporters were synthesised and their anion binding and transport properties in POPC bilayers have been investigated. The transport activity of these receptors is dominated by their lipophilicity, which is in turn dependent on both substituent effects and the formation and strength of an intramolecular hydrogen bond as inferred from DFT calculations. This is in contrast to simpler thiourea systems, in which the lipophilicity depends predominantly on substituent effects alone.
Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. philip.gale@soton.ac.uk.
Cally J E
CJ
Haynes
Nathalie
N
Busschaert
Isabelle L
IL
Kirby
Julie
J
Herniman
Mark E
ME
Light
Neil J
NJ
Wells
Igor
I
Marques
Vítor
V
Félix
Philip A
PA
Gale
D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry; D002712:Chlorides / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009566:Nitrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000737:chemistry; D011789:Quantum Theory; D013890:Thiourea / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
D000838:Anions; D002712:Chlorides; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D009566:Nitrates; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D013890:Thiourea; C028694:1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine