title: Planar-bilayer activities of linear oligoester bolaamphiphiles.
abstract: Voltage-clamp experiments of eight oligoester bolaamphiphiles in two subclasses are described. Syntheses of three new terephthalate-based compounds were achieved in three linear steps. Together with five previously described, related compounds, the ion transport activity was assessed by means of the voltage-clamp technique. All of the compounds show multiple types of conductance behavior in planar bilayers, a subset of which was exponentially voltage-dependent. The varied and irregular activities were summarized with the aid of a recently developed "activity-grid" method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Jonathan K W
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Chui
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Fyles
authors.forename: Horace
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luong