The first solid-state route to luminescent Au(I)-glutathionate and its pH-controlled transformation into ultrasmall oligomeric Au10-12(SG)10-12 nanoclusters for application in cancer radiotheraphy
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2023-06-05
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There is still a need for synthetic approaches that are much faster, easier to scale up, more robust and efficient for generating gold(I)-thiolates that can be easily converted into gold-thiolate nanoclusters. Mechanochemical methods can offer significantly reduced reaction times, increased yields and straightforward recovery of the product, compared to the solution-based reactions. For the first time, a new simple, rapid and efficient mechanochemical redox method in a ball-mill was developed to produce the highly luminescent, pH-responsive Au(I)-glutathionate, [Au(SG)]( n ). The efficient productivity of the mechanochemical redox reaction afforded orange luminescent [Au(SG)]( n ) in isolable amounts (mg scale), usually not achieved by more conventional methods in solution. Then, ultrasmall oligomeric Au10-12(SG)(10-12) nanoclusters were prepared by pH-triggered dissociation of [Au(SG)]( n ). The pH-stimulated dissociation of the Au(I)-glutathionate complex provides a time-efficient synthesis of oligomeric Au10-12(SG)(10-12) nanoclusters, it avoids high-temperature heating or the addition of harmful reducing agent (e.g., carbon monoxide). Therefore, we present herein a new and eco-friendly methodology to access oligomeric glutathione-based gold nanoclusters, already finding applications in biomedical field as efficient radiosensitizers in cancer radiotherapy.
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Frontiers in Chemistry. 2023, vol. 11, issue 6, 11 p.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2023.1178225/full
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2023.1178225/full
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