title: Supramolecular complexations of natural products.
abstract: Complexations of natural products with synthetic receptors as well as the use of natural products as host compounds are reviewed, with an emphasis on possible practical uses or on biomedical significance. Applications such as separation, sensing, enzyme monitoring, and protection of natural drugs are first outlined. We then discuss examples of complexes with all important classes of natural compounds, such as amino acids, peptides, nucleosides/nucleotides, carbohydrates, catecholamines, flavonoids, terpenoids/steroids, alkaloids, antibiotics and toxins.
authors.affiliation: FR Organische Chemie, Universität des Saarlandes, D 66041 Saarbrücken, Germany. ch12hs@rz.uni-sb.de
authors.forename: Hans-Jörg
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Pawan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Anatoly K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Yatsimirsky
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D009711:Nucleotides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000378:metabolism; D017262:Siderophores / Q000737:chemistry; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000099166:Polyacrylamides
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000470:Alkaloids; D000596:Amino Acids; D001688:Biological Products; D002241:Carbohydrates; D002395:Catecholamines; D005419:Flavonoids; D009711:Nucleotides; D010455:Peptides; D017262:Siderophores; D014118:Toxins, Biological; D000099166:Polyacrylamides