A reversible reaction inside a self-assembled capsule

T Iwasawa, E Mann, J Rebek

Index: Iwasawa, Tetsuo; Mann, Enrique; Rebek Jr., Julius Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2006 , vol. 128, # 29 p. 9308 - 9309

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Citation Number: 56

Abstract

Reversible encapsulation allows the direct observation of the isolated molecules under ambient conditions, at equilibrium and in the liquid phase. Here we show that capsules can amplify and stabilize molecules that are present in only trace concentrations in solution. Evidence is given that reversible chemical reactions take place within the capsule. Stabilization of reaction intermediates is a characteristic property of enzymes and is widely ...