Abstract
The inverse electron demand Diels–Alder pyridazine elimination reaction between tetrazines and allylic substituted trans-cyclooctenes (TCOs) is a key player in bioorthogonal bond cleavage reactions. Determining the rate of elimination of alkylamine substrates has so far proven difficult. Here, we report a fluorogenic tool consisting of a TCO-linked EDANS fluorophore and a DABCYL quencher for accurate determination of both the click and release rate constants for any tetrazine at physiologically relevant concentrations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9900-9904 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 44 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Aug 2020 |
Funding
S.I.V.K. was the recipient of an ERC Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC-2014-StG-639005). A.J.C.S., D.V.F., H.S.O., and S.I.V.K. were funded by the Institute of Chemical Immunology (NWO Zwaartekracht). The authors thank SURFsara for use of the Lisa supercomputer and kindly acknowledge Mark Somers for technical support.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Institute of Chemical Immunology | |
| Horizon 2020 Framework Programme | 639005 |
| European Research Council | |
| Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek |
Keywords
- bioorthogonal chemistry
- Diels–Alder reactions
- fluorescent probes
- kinetics
- nitrogen heterocycles