Imidazol-1-ylalkanoic acids as extrinsic 1H NMR probes for the determination of intracellular pH, extracellular pH and cell volume

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The synthesis and biological evaluation of a novel series of extrinsic probes for intracellular pH (pHi), extracellular pH (pHo) and cell volume determination by 1H NMR is described. Imidazol-1-ylacetate, malonate, 3-glutarate and 2-succinate esters were synthesized by reaction of imidazole with α-bromo esters or with α,β-unsaturated esters. The corresponding acids were prepared by hydrolysis. Rat erythrocytes were readily permeable to methyl imidazol-1-ylacetate, moderately permeable to diethyl 2-imidazol-1-ylsuccinate and impermeable to diethyl 3-imidazol-1-yl-glutarate esters. Imidazol-1-ylacetic acid was the only acid derivative which penetrated the erythrocyte interior when added directly to the incubation medium. Transport of the permeable compounds to the erythrocyte interior was non-saturable up to 200 mM added compound. Addition of methyl imidazol-1-ylacetate or diethyl 2-imidazol-1-ylsuccinate esters to erythrocyte suspensions, resulted in hydrolysis to imidazol-1-ylacetic acid and 2-imidazol-1-ylsuccinic acid mono-ethyl ester in the intracellular and extracellular spaces, respectively. pHi and pHo were determined from the different chemical shifts of the H-2 proton of the acid derivatives in the intracellular (H-2i) and extracellular (H-2o) compartments. In addition, the relative intracellular and extracellular volumes could be calculated from the areas of the intracellular and extracellular H-2 resonances.

Imidazol-1-ylalkanoate esters I have been prepared by reaction of imidazole with α-bromo esters or with α,β-unsaturated esters. The corresponding acids have been obtained by hydrolysis. Esters and acids have been evaluated as extrinsic 1H NMR probes for the determination of intracellular pH, extracellular pH and cell volume in rat erythrocytes.

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