Supplementary Material for Dalton Transactions This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2004 Design and Synthesis Chemodosimetric of Heterobimetallic Ensembles for the Donor-Acceptor Detection of Sulfhydryl-Containing Amino Acids and Peptides Cheuk-Fai Chowa, Hongyan Suia, Michael H. W. Lam*a, Wai-Yeung Wongb a Department of Biology & Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Ave., Hong Kong SAR, China b Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, China Supplementary Information Figure S1 - Typical absorption spectra of cis-FeII(bpy)2(CN)2 (-----) and cis-{FeII(bpy)2[CNPt(DMSO)Cl2]2} (1) () in aqueous DMF (1:1 v/v) (pH 7) at room temperature. -1 -1 3 Molar absorption coefficient (cm mol dm ) 6000 4000 2000 0 300 400 500 Wavelength (nm) 600 700 Supplementary Material for Dalton Transactions This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2004 Figure S2 – Absorption spectra of cis-RuII(bpy)2(CN)2 (-----) and cis-{RuII(bpy)2[CNPt(DMSO)Cl2]2} (2) () in aqueous DMF (1:1 v/v) (pH 7) at room temperature. 3 Molar absorption coefficient (cm mol dm ) 12000 -1 -1 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 300 400 500 Wavelength (nm) 600 Supplementary Material for Dalton Transactions This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2004 Figure S3 – Typical luminescent spectra of cis-RuII(bpy)2(CN)2 (-----) and cis-{RuII(bpy)2[CNPt(DMSO)Cl2]2} (2) () in aqueous DMF (1:1 v/v) (pH 7) at room temperature. Emission spectra were obtained with 467 nm excitation. 3000000 Emission intensity (A.U.) 2500000 2000000 1500000 1000000 500000 0 500 550 600 650 700 Wavelength (nm) 750 800 Supplementary Material for Dalton Transactions This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2004 Figure S4 – Absorption spectra of cis-OsII(bpy)2(CN)2 (-----) and cis-{OsII(bpy)2[CNPt(DMSO)Cl2]2} (3) () in aqueous DMF (1:1 v/v) (pH 7) at room temperature. 8000 -1 -1 3 Molar absorption coefficient (cm mol dm ) 10000 6000 4000 2000 0 300 400 500 600 Wavelength (nm) 700 800 Supplementary Material for Dalton Transactions This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2004 Supplementary Material for Dalton Transactions This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2004 Figure S5 – (i) Electrospray mass spectra of cis-{FeII(bpy)2[CNPt(DMSO)Cl2]2} (1) in aqueous DMF (1:1 DMF:pH 7 v/v). (ii) Isotopic distribution of ES-MS of the [M+DMF-Cl]+ peak of (1) (C29FeH35N7O3S2Cl3Pt2) at m/z 1146 in aqueous DMF (1:1 DMF:pH 7 v/v). 1500000 1000000 1146 m/z (M+DMF-Cl) 500000 0 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 Mass to charge ratio (M/Z) (i) simulation of the 250000 [M+DMF-Cl]+ (C29FeH35N7O3S2Cl3Pt2) 200000 at m/z 1146. Relative Intensity (A.U.) Relative Intensity (A.U.) 2000000 150000 100000 50000 0 1135 1140 1145 1150 Mass to charge ratio (M/Z) (ii) 1155 1160 Supplementary Material for Dalton Transactions This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2004 Figure S6 – (i) Electrospray mass spectra of cis-{RuII(bpy)2[CNPt(DMSO)Cl2]2} (2) in aqueous DMF (1:1 DMF:pH 7 v/v). (ii) Isotopic distribution of ES-MS of the [M-Cl]+ peak of (2) (C26H28N6O2S2Cl3RuPt2) at m/z 1118 in aqueous DMF (1:1 DMF:pH 7 v/v). 500000 1118 m/z (M-Cl) Relative Intensity (A.U.) 400000 1040 m/z (M-Cl-DMSO) 300000 200000 100000 0 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 Mass to charge ratio (M/Z) (i) simulation of the [M-Cl]+ (C26H28N6O2S2Cl3RuPt2) 800000 at m/z 1118 Relative Intensity (A.U.) 700000 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 0 1105 1110 1115 1120 1125 Mass to charge ratio (M/Z) (ii) 1130 Supplementary Material for Dalton Transactions This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2004 Figure S7 – (i) Electrospray mass spectra of cis-{OsII(bpy)2[CNPt(DMSO)Cl2]2} (3) in aqueous DMF (1:1 DMF:pH 7 v/v). (ii) Isotopic distribution of ES-MS of the [M+DMF-Cl]+ peak of (3) (C29H35N7O3OsS2Cl3Pt2) at m/z 1280 in aqueous DMF (1:1 DMF:pH 7 v/v). 400000 1280 m/z (M+DMF-Cl) 200000 100000 0 200 0 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 Mass to charge ratio (M/Z) (i) simulation of the [M+DMF-Cl]+ 120000 (C29H35N7O3OsS2Cl3Pt2) 110000 at m/z 1280. 100000 90000 Relative Intensity (A.U.) Relative Intensity (A.U.) 300000 80000 70000 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 1265 1270 1275 1280 1285 Mass to charge ratio (M/Z) (ii) 1290 1295 Supplementary Material for Dalton Transactions This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2004 Figure S8 – Responses of the in-situ formed donor-acceptor ensembles to common amino acids and GSH. E5 represents the {cis-[RuII(bpy)2(CN)2] + CrCl3} ensemble; E6 represents the {cis-[RuII(bpy)2(CN)2] + MnCl2} ensemble; E7 represents the {cis-[RuII(bpy)2(CN)2] + CoCl2}; E8 represents the {cis-[RuII(bpy)2(CN)2] + NiCl2} ensemble; E9 represents the {cis-[RuII(bpy)2(CN)2] + CuCl2} ensemble; E10 represents the {cis-[RuII(bpy)2(CN)2] + ZnCl2} ensemble. 1200000 2200000 400000 300000 200000 E5 100000 2000000 All amino acids/ peptide unchange the ensemble's luminescent. 1800000 Emission intensity (A.U.) Enhancement with every amino acids/peptide 500000 1600000 1400000 1200000 1000000 800000 E6 600000 400000 200000 (E6) (E6) + GSH (E6) + Hcys (E6) + Cys (E6) + Met (E6) + His (E6) + Ser (E6) + Asp (E6) + Glu (E6) + Arg (E6) + Gly (E6) + Ala (E6) + Val (E6) + Leu (E6) + Asn (E6) + Gln (E6) + Lys (E6) + Phe (E6) + Pro 1000000 S10 (E7) (E7) + GSH (E7) + Hcys (E7) + Cys (E7) + Met (E7) + His (E7) + Ser (E7) + Asp (E7) + Glu (E7) + Arg (E7) + Gly (E7) + Ala (E7) + Val (E7) + Leu (E7) + Asn (E7) + Gln (E7) + Lys (E7) + Phe (E7) + Pro E7 800000 600000 GSH, Hcys, Cys and His 400000 200000 0 0 500 550 600 650 700 750 0 500 800 550 600 650 700 750 500 800 550 600 650 700 750 800 Wavelength (nm) Wavelength (nm) Wavelength (nm) 1200000 1200000 1800000 600000 400000 E8 200000 0 500 550 600 650 700 Wavelength (nm) 750 800 1600000 1400000 Enhancement with every amino acids/peptide 1200000 1000000 800000 600000 400000 E9 200000 0 500 (E9) (E9) + GSH (E9) + Hcys (E9) + Cys (E9) + Met (E9) + His (E9) + Ser (E9) + Asp (E9) + Glu (E9) + Arg (E9) + Gly (E9) + Ala (E9) + Val (E9) + Leu (E9) + Asn (E9) + Gln (E9) + Lys (E9) + Phe (E9) + Pro 1000000 Emission intensity (A.U.) Enhancement with every amino acids/peptide 800000 (E8) (E8) + GSH (E8) + Hcys (E8) + Cys (E8) + Met (E8) + His (E8) + Ser (E8) + Asp (E8) + Glu (E8) + Arg (E8) + Gly (E8) + Ala (E8) + Val (E8) + Leu (E8) + Asn (E8) + Gln (E8) + Lys (E8) + Phe (E8) + Pro Emission intensity (A.U.) 1000000 Emission intensity (A.U.) Emission intensity (A.U.) 600000 (E5) (E5) + GSH (E5) + Hcys (E5) + Cys (E5) + Met (E5) + His (E5) + Ser (E5) + Asp (E5) + Glu (E5) + Arg (E5) + Gly (E5) + Ala (E5) + Val (E5) + Leu (E5) + Asn (E5) + Gln (E5) + Lys (E5) + Phe (E5) + Pro Emission intensity (A.U.) 700000 Enhancement with every amino acids/peptide 800000 600000 400000 S13 E10 200000 0 550 600 650 700 Wavelength (nm) 750 800 500 550 600 650 700 Wavelength (nm) 750 800 (E10) (E10) + GSH (E10) + Hcys (E10) + Cys (E10) + Met (E10) + His (E10) + Ser (E10) + Asp (E10) + Glu (E10) + Arg (E10) + Gly (E10) + Ala (E10) + Val (E10) + Leu (E10) + Asn (E10) + Gln (E10) + Lys (E10) + Phe (E10) + Pro Supplementary Material for Dalton Transactions This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2004 Figure S9 – Spectroscopic titration of Pt(DMSO)2Cl2 (2 10-5 M) with common amino acids and GSH in aqueous DMF (buffered at pH 7 by HEFES), ionic strength = 0.01 M, at 25 C. For GSH and Hcys, change in absorbance at 275 nm was monitored. For Ala, Asn, Gln, Ser and Val, change in absorbance at 295 nm was monitored. For Asp, His, Glu, Gly, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe and Pro, change in absorbance at 325 nm was monitored. For Arg, change in absorbance at 395 nm was monitored. 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 2 R = 0.995 0.3 2 R = 0.996 AO/(A - AO) 2 AO/(A - AO) AO/(A - AO) 0.4 0.3 0.2 R = 0.992 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0 50000 100000 150000 200000 250000 300000 0.0 0 350000 50000 100000 150000 200000 250000 300000 350000 400000 450000 0 50000 100000 150000 200000 250000 300000 350000 400000 1/[Hcys] 1/[GSH] -7 1/[Cys] -12 -6 -14 -12 -10 -5 -10 -8 -3 AO/(A - AO) -4 AO/(A - AO) AO/(A - AO) 2 R = 0.997 2 R = 0.999 -6 -4 -2 -8 2 R = 0.999 -6 -4 -2 -1 0 -2 0 0 20000 40000 60000 1/[Met] 80000 100000 120000 0 0 1000 2000 1/[His] 3000 4000 0 1000 2000 1/[Leu] 3000 Supplementary Material for Dalton Transactions This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2004 -14 -14 -14 -12 -12 -12 -10 -10 -10 2 R = 0.994 -6 -8 AO/(A - AO) -8 AO/(A - AO) AO/(A - AO) Figure S9 – Spectroscopic titration of Pt(DMSO)2Cl2 (2 10-5 M) with common amino acids and GSH in aqueous DMF (buffered at pH 7 by HEFES), ionic strength = 0.01 M, at 25 C. For GSH and Hcys, change in absorbance at 275 nm was monitored. For Ala, Asn, Gln, Ser and Val, change in absorbance at 295 nm was monitored. For Asp, His, Glu, Gly, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe and Pro, change in absorbance at 325 nm was monitored. For Arg, change in absorbance at 395 nm was monitored. 2 R = 0.996 -6 -8 2 R = 0.994 -6 -4 -4 -4 -2 -2 -2 0 0 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 0 0 3500 1000 2000 3000 0 1000 1/[Phe] 1/[Lys] -160 -14 -140 -12 -120 2000 3000 1/[Pro] -30 -25 -10 -20 2 R = 0.999 -60 -8 AO/(A - AO) -80 AO/(A - AO) AO/(A - AO) -100 2 R = 0.999 -6 2 R = 0.993 -15 -10 -4 -40 -5 -2 -20 Figure S9 – Spectroscopic titration of Pt(DMSO)2Cl2 (2 10-5 M) with common amino acids and GSH in aqueous DMF (buffered at pH 7 by 1/[Ala] Asn, Gln, Ser and Val, HEFES), ionic strength 1/[Ser] = 0.01 M, at 25 C. For GSH and Hcys, change 1/[Val] in absorbance at 275 nm was monitored. For Ala, 0 0 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 0 0 1000 2000 3000 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 Supplementary Material for Dalton Transactions This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2004 change in absorbance at 295 nm was monitored. For Asp, His, Glu, Gly, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe and Pro, change in absorbance at 325 nm was monitored. For Arg, change in absorbance at 395 nm was monitored. -25 -2.0 -16 -1.8 -14 -20 -1.6 -12 -1.4 2 R = 0.999 -0.8 AO/(A - AO) -1.0 AO/(A - AO) AO/(A - AO) -10 -15 -1.2 2 R = 0.993 -10 2 R = 0.990 -8 -6 -0.6 -4 -5 -0.4 -2 -0.2 0 0.0 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 0 0 1000 1000 2000 3000 4000 0 1000 1/[Asn] 1/[Arg] -14 -25 2000 3000 1/[Asp] -30 -12 -25 -20 -10 -20 2 -10 -8 AO/(A - AO) R = 0.993 AO/(A - AO) AO/(A - AO) -15 2 R = 0.999 -6 -15 2 R = 0.998 -10 -4 -5 -5 -2 0 0 0 1000 2000 3000 1/[Gln] 4000 5000 6000 0 0 1000 2000 1/[Glu] 3000 0 1000 2000 3000 1/[Gly] 4000 5000 6000 Supplementary Material for Dalton Transactions This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2004 Table S1 – Comparison of the energy of formation of adducts between various amino acids, GSH, cis-[RuII(bpy)2(CN)2] and K2RuII(tBubpy)(CN)4 and different acceptor metal centers. cis-Ru(bpy)2(CN)2 K2Ru(tBubpy)(CN)4 GSH Cys Hcys Met His Ser Asp Glu Arg Gly Ala Val Leu Asn Gln Lys Phe Pro No ref. 44.5(b) No ref. 49.6(b) 75.3(b) 71.3(b) 45.6(b) 51.3(b) 50.8(b) 47.4(d) 50.8(b) 43.9(b) No ref. 46.2(b) No ref. No ref. (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) 15.4(b) CrCl3·6H2O 11.8(a) 18.3(a) No ref. 50.2(b) MnCl2·4H2O 17.2 (a) (a) (b) (b) No ref. 29.1 FeCl2·4H2O 16.1(a) 18.9(a) 18.0(a) 18.0(a) 18.7(a) 7.8(a) 15.3(a) 14.5(a) 7.7(a) 14.3(a) 10.1(a) 12.1(a) 5.4(a) 11.2(a) u.d. 14.2(a) 11.5(a) 7.4(a) 10.6(a) 7.7(a) CoCl2·6H2O 8.2(a) 27.0(a) 29.1(b) 49.6(b) No ref. 25.1(b) 40.5(b) 26.8(b) 35.9(b) 28.5(b) 24.5(b) 28.5(b) 26.2(b) 26.2(b) 25.7(b) 26.2(b) 24.5(b) 29.1(b) 24.0(b) 30.2(b) NiCl2·6H2O 10.6(a) 23.1(a) 33.7(b) 53.6(b) No ref. 31.9(b) 50.7(b) 30.8(b) 43.9(b) 38.2(b) 29.1(b) 34.2(b) 32.5(b) 31.4(b) 31.9(b) 33.7(b) 30.8(b) 34.8b) 30.2(b) 34.8(b) CuCl2·2H2O 18.5(a) 29.4(a) No ref. 39.9(b) No ref. 46.2(b) 59.3(b) 46.8(b) 51.3(b) 48.5(b) 45.1(b) 48.5(b) 47.9(b) 46.8(b) 48.5(b) 45.6(b) 43.9(b) 47.9(b) 46.8(b) 51.9(b) ZnCl2 11.7(a) 27.0(a) 52.5(b) 54.2(b) No ref. 26.2(b) 38.8(b) 27.4(b) 35.9(b) 35.4(b) 24.5(b) 30.2(b) 28.0(b) 26.8(b) 28.0(b) 26.8(b) 26.2(b) 38.2(b) 28.0(b) 31.4(b) Pd(DMSO)2Cl2 26.0(a) 31.1(a) No ref. 155.7(b) No ref. 95.8(b) 84.1(b) 62.8(b) 59.3(b) 59.3(b) No ref. 62.8(b) 65.0 (b) 65.0 (b) 65.0 (b) 73.0(b) 62.8(b) 65.6(b) 62.2(b) 66.2(b) Pt(DMSO)2Cl2 24.6(a) 31.4(a) 27.7(a) 27.4(a) 27.4(a) 25.8(a) 14.4(a) 5.8(a) 14.4(a) 12.9(a) 3.9(a) 11.7(a) 12.8(a) 13.8(a) 9.9(a) 12.6(a) 14.9(a) 12.2(a) 9.6(a) 11.6(a) 21.5 20.5 28.5 21.7 15.4 22.8 20.0 16.0 17.7 16.5 16.0 18.3 17.7 Note: a Go were measured by spectroscopic titration in DMF: phosphate pH 7 aqueous buffer (v/v 1:1), ionic strength 0.01M at 25°C (Figure S9). b Go cited from SC-Database. Data were obtained at 25°C in aqueous media. n.d. – too small to be determined 18.3 (b) 12.6 18.3