LAPSE:2021.0139
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LAPSE:2021.0139
Affinity of Fluoroquinolone−Safirinium Dye Hybrids to Phospholipids Estimated by IAM-HPLC
Krzesimir Ciura, Joanna Fedorowicz, Hanna Kapica, Alicja Adamkowska, Wiesław Sawicki, Jarosław Sączewski
March 24, 2021
Nowadays, fluoroquinolones (FQs) constitute one of the most important classes of antibiotics. FQs are used to treat infections caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative species. A set of fluoroquinolone−Safirinium dye hybrids has been synthesized in our laboratory as potential new dual-action antibacterial agents. In the present study we have evaluated how such a modification influences the affinity of FQs to phospholipids. The immobilized artificial membrane (IAM) high-performance liquid chromatography (IAM-HPLC) was used as a tool for the determination of phospholipids partitioning. The obtained results indicate that the fluoroquinolone−Safirinium dye hybrids, especially the SafiriniumP conjugates, display significantly lower affinity to phospholipids than the parent FQs. Despite the fact that the hybrid structures comprise a quaternary nitrogen atom and hence are permanently charged, the attractive electrostatic interactions between the solutes and negatively charged phospholipids do not occur or occur at a lesser extent than in the case of the unmodified FQs. Since affinity of FQs to phospholipids involves molecular mechanism, which is not entirely determined by lipophilicity, assessment of phospholipid partitioning should be considered at the early stage of the development of new FQ antibiotics.
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fluoroquinolone–Safirinium dye hybrids, fluoroquinolones, immobilized artificial membrane
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Ciura K, Fedorowicz J, Kapica H, Adamkowska A, Sawicki W, Sączewski J. Affinity of Fluoroquinolone−Safirinium Dye Hybrids to Phospholipids Estimated by IAM-HPLC. (2021). LAPSE:2021.0139
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Ciura K: Department of Physical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Al. Gen. Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland
Fedorowicz J: Department of Chemical Technology of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Al. Gen. J. Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland [ORCID]
Kapica H: Department of Physical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Al. Gen. Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland
Adamkowska A: Department of Physical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Al. Gen. Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland
Sawicki W: Department of Physical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Al. Gen. Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland
Sączewski J: Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Al. Gen. J. Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland [ORCID]
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Processes
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8
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9
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E1148
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2020
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2020-09-14
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2227-9717
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