Receptor for anionic pyrene derivatives provides the basis for new biomembrane assays

…, A Kalidindi, I Zgani, JL Magruder…

Index: Winschel, Christine A.; Kalidindi, Amar; Zgani, Ibrahim; Magruder, John L.; Sidorov, Vladimir Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2005 , vol. 127, # 42 p. 14704 - 14713

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Abstract

This study describes a new receptor cyclen 1 capable of strong selective binding of pyrene- based anionic dyes under near-physiological conditions. This receptor comprises four naphthylthiourea groups tethered to a cyclen core via an ester linkage. The complexation behavior of cyclen 1 receptor is characterized by a series of 1H NMR, microcalorimetry, UV- vis, and fluorometry experiments. The relevance of structural features of this receptor to its ...