scholarly journals High-affinity host–guest chemistry of large-ring cyclodextrins

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (32) ◽  
pp. 7702-7706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaleel I. Assaf ◽  
Detlef Gabel ◽  
Wolfgang Zimmermann ◽  
Werner M. Nau

Unprecedented affinities for large-ring cyclodextrins have been achieved with purely inorganic guest molecules (dodecaborate cluster anions).

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (28) ◽  
pp. 9688-9693
Author(s):  
Wei-Bin Yu ◽  
Feng-Yi Qiu ◽  
Po Sun ◽  
Hua-Tian Shi ◽  
Zhi-Feng Xin

The supramolecular assembly is significant in host–guest chemistry. In this work, a new supramolecular system assembled through a distorted cuboid was introduced. Moreover, the [4 + 4] cycloaddition reaction of the guest molecules was further studied under UV light.


2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 5106-5111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yamin Liu ◽  
Fang Zhou ◽  
Fan Yang ◽  
Da Ma

A systematic study of host–guest chemistry for water-soluble pillar[n]arenes in water.


2002 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Zheng ◽  
T. Endo ◽  
W. Zimmermann

Large-ring cyclodextrins (LR-CD) are cyclic α-1,4-glucans composed of nine to more than several hundred glucopyranose units. Cyclodextrins are able to form highly specific inclusion complexes with a wide range of guest molecules thereby modifying their physicochemical properties. Only in the past 10 years, LR-CD with a degree of polymerization between 9 and 32 have been isolated and characterized. The structures of these LR-CD show novel features distinct from those of the extensively studied α- β-, and γ-CD composed of six, seven, and eight glucopyranose units, respectively. Recent work on the enzymatic synthesis of LR-CD has confirmed the ability of different 4-α-glucanotransferases to form large cyclic α-1,4-glucans from amylose and amylopectin, depending on the specificity of the enzyme used and on the substrate and reaction conditions chosen. The potential of LR-CD for specific host-guest interactions and corresponding applications has been demonstrated.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Bin Jeon ◽  
Sehoon Park ◽  
Kyeong Rim Ryu ◽  
Suman Kr Ghosh ◽  
Jaehoon Jung ◽  
...  

This study has paved a new route to achieve in situ reversible tuning of chemical interface damping (CID) in the same gold nanorod (AuNR) and to investigate the CID process using cucurbituril (CB)-based host–guest chemistry with various guest molecules in single AuNRs.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 1086-1095 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Hao Li ◽  
Bradley D Smith

This review summarizes the supramolecular properties of tetralactam macrocycles that have parallel aromatic sidewalls and four NH residues directed into the macrocyclic cavity. These macrocycles are versatile hosts for a large number of different guest structures in water and organic solvents, and they are well-suited for a range of supramolecular applications. The macrocyclic cavity contains a mixture of polar functional groups and non-polar surfaces which is reminiscent of the amphiphilic binding pockets within many proteins. In water, the aromatic surfaces in the tetralactam cavity drive high affinity due the hydrophobic effect and the NH groups provide secondary interactions that induce binding selectivity. In organic solvents, the supramolecular factors are reversed; the polar NH groups drive high affinity and the aromatic surfaces provide the secondary interactions. In addition to an amphiphilic cavity, macrocyclic tetralactams exhibit conformational flexibility, and the combination of properties enables them to be effective hosts for a wide range of guest molecules including organic biscarbonyl derivatives, near-infrared dyes, acenes, precious metal halide complexes, trimethylammonium ion-pairs, and saccharides.


2013 ◽  
Vol 117 (29) ◽  
pp. 8855-8864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin Jung C. Lee ◽  
Jong Wha Lee ◽  
Hong Hee Lee ◽  
Jongcheol Seo ◽  
Dong Hun Noh ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Martin Hagopian ◽  
Michael D. Gershon ◽  
Eladio A. Nunez

The ability of cardiac tissues to take up norepinephrine from an external medium is well known. Two mechanisms, called Uptake and Uptake respectively by Iversen have been differentiated. Uptake is a high affinity system associated with adrenergic neuronal elements. Uptake is a low affinity system, with a higher maximum rate than that of Uptake. Uptake has been associated with extraneuronal tissues such as cardiac muscle, fibroblasts or vascular smooth muscle. At low perfusion concentrations of norepinephrine most of the amine taken up by Uptake is metabolized. In order to study the localization of sites of norepinephrine storage following its uptake in the active bat heart, tritiated norepinephrine (2.5 mCi; 0.064 mg) was given intravenously to 2 bats. Monoamine oxidase had been inhibited with pheniprazine (10 mg/kg) one hour previously to decrease metabolism of norepinephrine.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Wang ◽  
Meng-Fan Wang ◽  
David James Young ◽  
Hua Zhu ◽  
Fei-Long Hu ◽  
...  

The bulkiness of the guest molecules influences the conformations of the ligand and the final outcomes of the cycloaddition reaction.


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