title: Biologically active, synthetic ion transporters.
abstract: The compelling chemical goal of modeling protein channel behavior has led to synthetic compounds that are true ion channels. Although they largely lack the selectivity and sophistication of highly evolved proteins, they successfully perform a variety of biological functions. This tutorial review describes these novel structures and their activity in living systems. Different channel structures show antibacterial to anticancer activity when tested against a variety of cell types.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Saint Louis, MO 63121, USA. ggokel@wustl.edu
authors.forename: George W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Gokel
authors.forename: I Alexandru
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Carasel
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D015195:Drug Design; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D017136:Ion Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D018716:Molecular Mimicry
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007473:Ion Channels