title: Glucopyranoside Recognition by Polypyridine-Macrocyclic Receptors Possessing a Wide Cavity with a Flexible Linkage.
abstract: New polypyridine-macrocyclic receptors for glucopyranosides were designed and synthesized. The artificial receptors possess a terpyridine skeleton as a hydrogen-bonding site and a flexible polyoxyethylene chain as a bridge for the macrocyclic structure, in which the cavity of the receptors is large enough to incorporate pyranosides. The receptors showed high affinities for n-octyl beta-(D)-glucopyranoside, and selective binding of the receptors was observed between epimeric pyranosides. The results obtained in this paper demonstrated versatility of the terpyridine skeleton as a hydrogen-bonding site for saccharides.
authors.affiliation: PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Department of Applied Materials Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inouye
authors.forename: Junya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakazumi