Mathematical Modeling of a Supramolecular Assembly for Pyrophosphate Sensing
Open Access
- 21 December 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Frontiers in Chemistry
- Vol. 9, 759714
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2021.759714
Abstract
The power of sensing molecules is often characterized in part by determining their thermodynamic/dynamic properties, in particular the binding constant of a guest to a host. In many studies, traditional nonlinear regression analysis has been used to determine the binding constants, which cannot be applied to complex systems and limits the reliability of such calculations. Supramolecular sensor systems include many interactions that make such chemical systems complicated. The challenges in creating sensing molecules can be significantly decreased through the availability of detailed mathematical models of such systems. Here, we propose uncovering accurate thermodynamic parameters of chemical reactions using better-defined mathematical modeling-fitting analysis is the key to understanding molecular assemblies and developing new bio/sensing agents. The supramolecular example we chose for this investigation is a self-assembled sensor consists of a synthesized receptor, DPA (DPA = dipicolylamine)-appended phenylboronic acid (1) in combination with Zn2+(1.Zn) that forms various assemblies with a fluorophore like alizarin red S (ARS). The self-assemblies can detect multi-phosphates like pyrophosphate (PPi) in aqueous solutions. We developed a mathematical model for the simultaneous quantitative analysis of twenty-seven intertwined interactions and reactions between the sensor (1.Zn-ARS) and the target (PPi) for the first time, relying on the Newton-Raphson algorithm. Through analyzing simulated potentiometric titration data, we describe the concurrent determination of thermodynamic parameters of the different guest-host bindings. Various values of temperatures, initial concentrations, and starting pHs were considered to predict the required measurement conditions for thermodynamic studies. Accordingly, we determined the species concentrations of different host-guest bindings in a generalized way. This way, the binding capabilities of a set of species can be quantitatively examined to systematically measure the power of the sensing system. This study shows analyzing supramolecular self-assemblies with solid mathematical models has a high potential for a better understanding of molecular interactions within complex chemical networks and developing new sensors with better sensing effects for bio-purposes.Keywords
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