Synthetic molecular motors and mechanical machines

ER Kay, DA Leigh, F Zerbetto - … Chemie International Edition, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The widespread use of controlled molecular‐level motion in key natural processes suggests
that great rewards could come from bridging the gap between the present generation of …

Artificial molecular rotors

GS Kottas, LI Clarke, D Horinek, J Michl - Chemical Reviews, 2005 - ACS Publications
To many, periodic mechanical conformational motion of molecules is mesmerizing to a
degree that is difficult to explain rationally: It is almost as hard to stop watching an image of …

Chirality-sensing supramolecular systems

GA Hembury, VV Borovkov, Y Inoue - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
Chirality that is induced, monitored, controlled, or applied via the principles of a
supramolecular approach is a modern interdisciplinary field of research that deals with …

The relationship among pKa, pH, and binding constants in the interactions between boronic acids and diols—it is not as simple as it appears

J Yan, G Springsteen, S Deeter, B Wang - Tetrahedron, 2004 - Elsevier
In our continuing efforts into designing boronic acid-based sensors that recognize cell-
surface carbohydrates, it has been necessary to examine various factors that affect the …

Indicator–displacement assays

BT Nguyen, EV Anslyn - Coordination chemistry reviews, 2006 - Elsevier
Indicator displacement assays (IDAs) are now a popular method for converting most any
synthetic receptor into an optical sensor. In this review many such assays are highlighted …

Boronic acid compounds as potential pharmaceutical agents

W Yang, X Gao, B Wang - Medicinal Research Reviews, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Boronic acid compounds have been used, because of their unique structural features, for the
development of potent enzyme inhibitors, boron neutron capture agents for cancer therapy …

Boronic acids in saccharide recognition

TD James, MD Phillips, S Shinkai - 2007 - books.google.com
The desire to quantify the presence of analytes within diverse physiological, environmental
and industrial systems has led to the development of many novel detection methods. In this …

Molecular design of artificial molecular and ion recognition systems with allosteric guest responses

M Takeuchi, M Ikeda, A Sugasaki… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2001 - ACS Publications
Positive or negative allosterisms are ubiquitously seen in nature where the biological events
must be efficiently regulated in response to chemical or physical signals from the outside …

Dynamic supramolecular porphyrin systems

A Satake, Y Kobuke - Tetrahedron, 2005 - Elsevier
Conclusions We have reviewed various supramolecular porphyrin motifs constructed by
using zinc porphyrin/nitrogen ligand coordination and other non-covalent bonds. Multiple …

Binding sugars: from natural lectins to synthetic receptors and engineered neolectins

J Arnaud, A Audfray, A Imberty - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The large diversity and complexity of glycan structures together with their crucial role in
many biological or pathological processes require the development of new high-throughput …