CD Methods Development at the Bio-Nano Interface

Authors

  • Andreas Hennig
  • Sheshanath Bhosale
  • Naomi Sakai
  • Stefan Matile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2008.493

Keywords:

Circular dichroism spectroscopy, Ion channel, Osmotic pressure, Pores, Supramolecular function

Abstract

We describe recent applications of circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy to develop simple methods for the study of supramolecular functional materials. Examples include the development of a CD method to identify supramolecules in action (and to determine Hill coefficients for exergonic self-assembly), or CD methods to measure osmotic pressure and the activity of ion channels and pores. For the latter two applications, G-quartets are introduced as versatile functional CD probes in chirogenic vesicles.

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Published

2008-06-25

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Scientific Articles

How to Cite

[1]
A. Hennig, S. Bhosale, N. Sakai, S. Matile, Chimia 2008, 62, 493, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2008.493.