Induced-fit expansion and contraction of a self-assembled nanocube finely responding to neutral and anionic guests

Autor: Yi-Yang Zhan, Tatsuo Kojima, Takashi Nakamura, Toshihiro Takahashi, Satoshi Takahashi, Yohei Haketa, Yoshiaki Shoji, Hiromitsu Maeda, Takanori Fukushima, Shuichi Hiraoka
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
30739403
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06874-y
Popis: Induced-fit binding, common in biological systems, is still relatively rare in artificial hosts. Here, the authors assemble a molecular cube from six gear-shaped faces, whose interdigitated design allows the cube to expand and contract in response to the size, shape, and charge of a guest molecule.
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