Abstract
We report herein a l-glutamate (l-Glu)-responsive delivery system. It consists of Janus Au-mesoporous silica (MS) nanoparticles functionalized with l-glutamate oxidase on the Au face and with self-immolative arylboronate derivatives as caps on the MS face. The MS face is additionally loaded with a cargo. The delivery paradigm is based on the recognition of l-Glu by the enzyme and the subsequent formation of H2O2, which induces the cleavage of the self-immolative gate and the uncapping of the pores. Given the importance of l-Glu as a key neurotransmitter, we hope that these findings will help in designing new therapeutic strategies for nervous system diseases.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1058-1063 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Organic Chemistry Frontiers |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Apr 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
T. Godoy-Reyes is grateful to Generalitat Valenciana for her Santiago Grisolía fellowship. A. Llopis-Lorente thanks “La Caixa” Foundation for his PhD grant. A. García-Fernández is grateful to the Spanish Government for her FPU fellowship. The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Spanish Government (Projects MAT2015-64139-C4-1-R, MAT2015-64139-C4-4-R and AGL2015-70235-C2-2-R) and the Generalitat Valenciana (Project PROMETEO2018/024).