Functional cyclophanes: promising hosts for optical biomolecular recognition.
Cyclophanes possess a defined cavity size and are efficient in encapsulating and stabilising guest molecules inside the cavity through various non-covalent interactions. This unique property of the cyclophanes has been widely exploited for the development of selective probes for a variety of guest molecules. The present tutorial review highlights the use of various interesting functionalised cyclophane architectures for the sensitive and selective optical recognition of important biomolecules.
Ramaiah
Danaboyina
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Photosciences and Photonics, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), CSIR, Trivandrum 695 019, India. rama@niist.res.in
Neelakandan
Prakash P
PP
Nair
Akhil K
AK
Avirah
Rekha R
RR
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D054856:G-Quadruplexes; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009711:Nucleotides / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
D000596:Amino Acids; D009711:Nucleotides; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004247:DNA