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University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 11-15-2019 The Activity and Structure of Cu2+-Biomolecules in Disease and Disease Treatment Darrell Cole Cerrato University of South Florida Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the Chemistry Commons Scholar Commons Citation Cerrato, Darrell Cole, "The Activity and Structure of Cu2+-Biomolecules in Disease and Disease Treatment" (2019). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/8628 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Activity and Structure of Cu2+-Biomolecules in Disease and Disease Treatment by Darrell Cole Cerrato A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Chemistry College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Li-June Ming, Ph.D. Randy Larsen, Ph.D. Jianfeng Cai, Ph.D. Yu Chen, Ph.D. Date of Approval: November 4th, 2019 Keywords: Alzheimer’s, beets, bacitracin, oxidative stress, thiabendzole, betanin, phytochemicals, salicylic acid, amyloid Copyright © 2019, Darrell Cole Cerrato DEDICATION I dedicate this to you, Reader. If you are reading this, it is likely that you are family, friends, colleagues, researchers, or someone who is curious about the world we live in. The foundation of studying science is that we rely on each other. We use peer review; we train those that don’t have experience; we advance science based on what was discovered before us. For those of you reading this that are not chemists or professional scientists, this is for you as well. Science is not for a certain sect of society. It is for everyone, and we all benefit from the curiosity of others. Your enthusiasm for learning more about the world around you is the same reason I remained motivated to complete this degree. If you have need of the information within this dissertation, I hope it helps you. We live in a world we must share, and I would like to share this contribution with you. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants. - Isaac Newton, 1675 First and foremost, I must acknowledge my best friend Erin Cerrato. Your dedication and belief in me carried me more than I ever knew and will probably ever completely comprehend. Without you I do not think I would have ever applied to the University of South Florida, much less have ever worked for a Ph.D. in chemistry. You worked just as hard for this as I did, seeing more in me than I often saw in myself. I would also like to acknowledge Max, Andi, and Alex. I realize you cannot read, because, you know, you’re a couple of dogs and a cat, but you guys, ironically, maintained my humanity and compassion throughout some of the toughest times. I don’t deserve any of you, and love you all so much more for it. I must also acknowledge my academic family and friends, Shahed, Christie, Yassin, Anne-Claire, Briana, Brian, Andrew, Anne-Marie, and Arthur, and so many more. You were all there for me both academically, emotionally, spiritually, scientifically, grammatically, etc. The mid-afternoon coffees, post-lab drinks, and dragging me from my apartment after marathon writing sessions maintained my motivation and sanity. I would also like to recognize my mentors. Dr. Randy Larsen, you taught me that chemistry is more than facts, but it’s a lens through which we view and explore nature. You have taught me how to communicate science and inspired me to keep looking at the big picture. Finally, I must acknowledge my major professor and advisor Dr. Li- June Ming. In the moment I might have lamented how you would not give answers but made us figure it out instead. I cannot thank you enough for that now. I learned that a portion of earning this degree isn’t only learning the material and doing the research, but also learning how to think. Regardless of what life throws my way, I think I can handle it with the tools you have let me learn to use. I am a better person for knowing all of you. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables ................................................................................................................................ iii List of Figures .............................................................................................................................. iv List of Abbreviations and Units .............................................................................................. xiii Abstract........................................................................................................................................ xv Chapter One: Life is So Metal: A Survey of Copper in Life, Disease, and Disease Treatment from Humans to Agriculture ...................................................................................1 A Very Brief Historic Overview of Metals in Biology .................................................1 Copper in Biology ..........................................................................................................7 Role of Copper in Neurodegenerative Disease ..........................................................22 Metallo-Antibiotics ........................................................................................................28 Copper and Secondary Metabolite Interactions .........................................................32 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................35 References ........................................................................................................................36 Chapter Two: “Beeting” Alzheimer’s Disease: The Structure-Activity Role of Betanin Towards the Redox Active CuAβ Implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease ...........55 Background ......................................................................................................................55 Results and Discussion Antioxidation of CuAβ by Bn ................................................................................... 65 Betanin-Copper Binding ............................................................................................... 86 Beet Extract Redox Inhibition and Metal Binding ..................................................... 99 Concluding Remarks . .............................................................................................................. 103 Materials and Methods............................................................................................................. 106 References ................... .............................................................................................................. 108 Chapter Three: Inhibition of Copper(II)-Bacitracin Mediated Oxidation By Salicylic Acid and Thiabendazole .....................................................................................120 Background ....................................................................................................................120 Results and Discussion Salicylic acid as an inhibitor against Cu-bactracin .......................................134 i Thiabendazole as an inhibitor against Cu-bacitracin ..................................159 Concluding Remarks ....................................................................................................173 Materials and Methods ................................................................................................175 References ......................................................................................................................176 Chapter Four: Three-Dimensional Structure Elucidation of a Novel Peptide “Foldamer” and NMR Evaluation of a Metallo-Peptoid ..............................................187 Background ....................................................................................................................187 Results and Discussion D-sulfono-γ-AApeptide/L-amino acid structure and conformation elucidation ....................................................................................................192 Ac-FHFH, γ-Peptoid, and Peptide metal binding ........................................203 Concluding Remarks ....................................................................................................211 Materials and Methods ................................................................................................212 References ......................................................................................................................214 Appendix A ................................................................................................................................221 Permissions ....................................................................................................................221 ii LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1 – Michaelis-Menten parameters of betanin inhibition of aerobic oxidation determined by fitting each line in Figure 2.6 to the Michaelis- Menten hyperbolic equation. (a) based on dimeric CuAβ concentration of 2.5 μM ...........................................................................................................................................72 Table 2.2 - MM parameters