On planet Earth, water is everywhere: the majority of the surface is covered with it; it is a key
component of all life; its vapour and droplets fill the lower atmosphere; and even rocks …

The imidazole ring is ubiquitous in nature and imidazole functionality plays a critical role in
many structures within the human body, notably as histamine and histadine. Imidazoles offer …

Imidazolium salts, distinct from their parent imidazoles, are made up of a discrete cation and
anion pair, and have found widespread utility as ionic liquids. A lesser known function of …

Non-covalent interactions in the second coordination sphere of metalloenzymes play a
significant role in determining activity and selectivity. The importance of these interactions is …

The design of biomimetic complexes for the modeling of metallo-enzyme active sites is a
fruitful strategy for obtaining fundamental information and a better understanding of the …

Bugs, such as microorganisms and insects, are present in the environment and sometimes
can be health-hazardous if the living environment is not maintained following proper …

Although quite common in nature, notably in metalloenzymes, the coordination of transition
metals within a confined three dimensional environment has long been hampered by the …

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Deciphering the electron transfer reactivity characteristics of amyloid β-peptide copper
complexes is an important task in connection with the role they are assumed to play in …

This article exploits the special geometry of calixarene derivatives and the resulting metal
binding properties with a focus on biomedical applications. The use of calixarenes as …