Multi-functional supramolecular polymer produced from natural small molecules in a facile route

Over recent years, there has been an explosive growth of interest in the development of novel gel-phase materials based on small molecules. It has been recognized that an effective gelator should possess functional groups that interact with each other via temporal associative forces. This process leads to the formation of supramolecular polymer-like structures, which then aggregate further, hence gelating the solvent. Supramolecular interactions between building blocks that enable gel formation include hydrogen bonds, interactions, solvatophobic effects and van der Waals forces.

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A redox-responsive cationic supramolecular polymer constructed from small molecules as a promising gene vector

Chemical Communications ◽

10.1039/c3cc46123h ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 49 (84) ◽

pp. 9845 ◽

Cited By ~ 55

Author(s):

Ruijiao Dong ◽

Yue Su ◽

Songrui Yu ◽

Yongfeng Zhou ◽

Yunfeng Lu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Small Molecules ◽

Supramolecular Polymer ◽

Gene Vector ◽

Redox Responsive

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MICROWAVE PYROLYSIS ASSISTED WITH CARBON BASED ABSORBENT: AN OVERVIEW

Jurnal Teknologi ◽

10.11113/jt.v76.5786 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 76 (10) ◽

Author(s):

Syarifah Nor Faizah Syed Abdul Rahman ◽

Norazah Abd Rahman ◽

Siti Shawalliah Idris ◽

Noor Fitrah Abu Bakar ◽

Roslan Mokhtar

Keyword(s):

Hydrogen Bonds ◽

Small Molecules ◽

Functional Groups ◽

Van Der Waals Forces ◽

Building Blocks ◽

Supramolecular Interactions ◽

Supramolecular Polymer ◽

Gel Formation ◽

Microwave Pyrolysis ◽

Gel Phase

Over recent years, there has been an explosive growth of interest in the development of novel gel-phase materials based on small molecules. It has been recognised that an effective gelator should possess functional groups that interact with each other via temporal associative forces. This process leads to the formation of supramolecular polymer-like structures, which then aggregated further hence, gelating the solvent. Supramolecular interactions between building blocks that enable gel formation include hydrogen bonds, interactions, solvatophobic effects and van der Waals forces.

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Lipid-anchor display on peptoid nanosheets via co-assembly for multivalent pathogen recognition

Soft Matter ◽

10.1039/c9sm01908a ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 907-913 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jae Hong Kim ◽

Elissa M. Grzincic ◽

Lisa Yun ◽

Ryan K. Spencer ◽

Mark A. Kline ◽

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Keyword(s):

Small Molecules ◽

Two Dimensional ◽

Pathogen Recognition ◽

Lipid Anchor ◽

Facile Route

A facile route to a diversity of functionalized two-dimensional bionanomaterials was developed based on the aqueous co-assembly of lipidated small molecules and nanosheet-forming peptoids.

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Gap junctions in the prothoracic glands of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100123933 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 706-707

Author(s):

Ji-da Dai ◽

M. Joseph Costello ◽

Lawrence I. Gilbert

Keyword(s):

Gap Junctions ◽

Small Molecules ◽

Manduca Sexta ◽

Freeze Fracture ◽

Cell Communication ◽

Cellular Level ◽

Thin Sections ◽

Prothoracic Glands ◽

Polyhydroxylated Steroids ◽

Stimulation Of

Insect molting and metamorphosis are elicited by a class of polyhydroxylated steroids, ecdysteroids, that originate in the prothoracic glands (PGs). Prothoracicotropic hormone stimulation of steroidogenesis by the PGs at the cellular level involves both calcium and cAMP. Cell-to-cell communication mediated by gap junctions may play a key role in regulating signal transduction by controlling the transmission of small molecules and ions between adjacent cells. This is the first report of gap junctions in the PGs, the evidence obtained by means of SEM, thin sections and freeze-fracture replicas.

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Fusion and Fission Processes in Exocytosis: Possible Roles for Synexin and Osmotic Lysis in the Two Events

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s1431927600002634 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 38 ◽

pp. 594-597

Author(s):

H.B. Pollard ◽

C.E. Creutz ◽

C.J. Pazoles ◽

J.H. Scott

Keyword(s):

Small Molecules ◽

Chromaffin Cells ◽

Adrenal Glands ◽

General Concept ◽

Extracellular Calcium ◽

Large Protein ◽

Granule Membrane ◽

Osmotic Lysis ◽

Per Se ◽

Chemical Evidence

Exocytosis is a general concept describing secretion of enzymes, hormones and transmitters that are otherwise sequestered in intracellular granules. Chemical evidence for this concept was first gathered from studies on chromaffin cells in perfused adrenal glands, in which it was found that granule contents, including both large protein and small molecules such as adrenaline and ATP, were released together while the granule membrane was retained in the cell. A number of exhaustive reviews of this early work have been published and are summarized in Reference 1. The critical experiments demonstrating the importance of extracellular calcium for exocytosis per se were also first performed in this system (2,3), further indicating the substantial service given by chromaffin cells to those interested in secretory phenomena over the years.

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