title: Functionalized base-pairs: versatile scaffolds for self-assembly.
abstract: This article discusses the development of synthetic supramolecular systems derived from hydrogen bond driven base-pairing, with a focus on the self-assembly of individual nucleobase analogues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, 1 University Station, A5300, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-0165, USA. sessler@mail.utexas.edu
authors.forename: Jonathan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sessler
authors.forename: Janarthanan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jayawickramarajah
mesh_terms: D020029:Base Pairing; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D019281:Dimerization; D004583:Electrons; D004735:Energy Transfer; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008954:Models, Biological; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D009705:Nucleosides; D011166:Porphyrins