The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China.
Molecules. 2018 Apr 18;23(4):947. doi: 10.3390/molecules23040947.
Amantadine (AMA) and its derivatives are illicit veterinary drugs that are hard to detect at very low concentrations. Developing a fast, simple and highly sensitive method for the detection of AMA is highly in demand. Here, we designed an anthracyclic compound (ABAM) that binds to a cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) host with a high association constant of up to 8.7 × 10⁸ M. The host-guest complex was then used as a fluorescent probe for the detection of AMA. Competition by AMA for occupying the cavity of CB[7] allows ABAM to release from the CB[7]-ABAM complex, causing significant fluorescence quenching of ABAM (indicator displacement assay, IDA). The linear range of the method is from 0.000188 to 0.375 μg/mL, and the detection limit can be as low as 6.5 × 10 μg/mL (0.35 nM). Most importantly, due to the high binding affinity between CB[7] and ABAM, this fluorescence host-guest system shows great anti-interference capacity. Thus, we are able to accurately determine the concentration of AMA in various samples, including pharmaceutical formulations.
金刚烷胺(AMA)及其衍生物是难以检测到的非法兽医药物,其浓度非常低。因此,开发一种快速、简单且高灵敏度的 AMA 检测方法是非常有需求的。在这里,我们设计了一种蒽环化合物(ABAM),它与葫芦[7]脲(CB[7])主体具有高达 8.7×10⁸ M 的高结合常数。然后,将主体-客体配合物用作 AMA 的荧光探针。由于 AMA 竞争占据 CB[7]的腔,使 ABAM 从 CB[7]-ABAM 配合物中释放出来,导致 ABAM 的荧光显著猝灭(指示剂置换测定法,IDA)。该方法的线性范围为 0.000188 至 0.375 μg/mL,检测限低至 6.5×10 μg/mL(0.35 nM)。最重要的是,由于 CB[7]和 ABAM 之间的高结合亲和力,该荧光主体-客体体系具有很强的抗干扰能力。因此,我们能够准确地确定各种样品中 AMA 的浓度,包括药物制剂。