Advances in Supramolecular Chemistry
Volume 9
Volume 8

Advances in Supramolecular Chemistry,
Volume 8

Editor: George W. Gokel, Ph.D., Professor
Washington University School of Medicine,
Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology

From the Editor's Preface:
In Volume 8 of Advances in Supramolecular Chemistry, an attempt has again been made to present a broad range of supramolecular science. The articles range from inorganic to organic to biological chemistry. In the first chapter, Raston and coworkers describe a variety of supramolecular systems having rigid concave surfaces. These studies integrate self-assembly, supramolecular design, and organometallic complexation. Organometallic complexation and chirality are the basis of the contribution from the Canary laboratory. Supramolecular sensors for cations and anions have been developed by Bianchi, García-España, and their coworkers. These polyamine compounds reflect complexation by altered fluorescence. Kikuchi and coworkers have developed synthetic membranes and enzymes in studies of molecular recognition in membrane systems. Marshall and coworkers report their studies at MetaPhore Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that have led to a variety of novel metal-binding peptides. These are drug candidates that have been developed by combinatorial methods. Finally, Duax, Burkhart, and their collaborators describe important, if controversial, insights into the structure of gramicidin, the most studied peptide channel model system. This broad range of reviews represents the breadth of the supramolecular field in the early years of the new millennium.

Table of Contents

1. Rigid Concave Surfaces: An Entry to New Supramolecular Systems
   Michaele J. Hardie, Peter J. Nichols and Colin L. Raston
2. Supramolecular Inversion of Helical Chirality
   Andrea E. Holmes, Homar Barcena and James W. Canary
3. Sensing Cations and Anions by Luminescent Polyamine Receptors in Solution
   Andrea Bencini, M. Alexandra Bernardo, Antonio Bianchi, Enrique García-España, Claudia Giorgi, Santiago Luis, Fernando Pina, Barbara Valtancoli
4. Molecular Recognition and Functional Connections in Lipid Membranes
   Jun-ichi Kikuchi, Katsuhiko Ariga and Yoshihiro Sasaki
5. Combinatorial Chemistry of Metal-Binding Ligands
   Garland R. Marshall, P. Amruta Reddy, Otto F. Schall, Arati Naik, Denise D. Beusen, Yungpeng Ye and Urszula Slomczynska
6. Ion Association, Transport, and Gating in Gramicidin Channels in Lipid Bilayers
   William L. Duax, Brian M. Burkhart, Walter A. Pangborn, Vladimir Pletnev, Zdzislaw Wawrzak and Marek Glowka

Publication Date: June 2002
ISBN: 0-9720780-0-2
Pages: 282
Hardcover
Price: $59.95 (U.S.D.)

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Advances in Supramolecular Chemistry,
Volume 9

Editor: George W. Gokel, Ph.D., Professor
Washington University School of Medicine,
Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology

From the Editor's Preface:
A broad range of supramolecular science is represented in this volume of Advances in Supramolecular Chemistry. An array of receptors have been used to complex metal ions that are valuable as diagnostic imaging agents. These compounds may also have therapeutic value as described by Sherry and coauthors. Kano and Nishiyabu describe chiral recognition using cyclodextrin receptors. They offer numerous examples and critical mechanistic interpretation. Luboch, Biernat, and their associates recount the extensive studies of photo-switchable systems that have been used as ion sensors. Prominent among these are azobenzene derivatives that comprise parts of crown, cryptand, calixarene, and other ion-sensing hosts. Ion recognition by elaborately structured calixarene derivatives is the subject of the chapter by Casnati, Sansone, and Ungaro. Calixarene receptors are of particular importance in the potential cleanup of nuclear waste sites but, in addition, have potential far beyond this particular application. Finally, anion sensing has moved into considerable prominence in the host-guest field. Steed and Wallace recount the remarkable array of systems that have been developed to select and complex these species. As in previous volumes, an effort has been made to represent a broad scope both scientifically and internationally. These outstanding reviews nicely represent the astonishing breadth of modern supramolecular chemistry.

Table of Contents

1. Advances in the Design of Responsive and Targeted Lanthanide Complexes as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Agents
   Mark Woods, Shanrong Zhang, Zoltan Kovacs and A. Dean Sherry
2. Chiral Recognition by Cyclodextrins: A General Mechanism
   Koji Kano and Ryuhei Nishiyabu
3. Azo Macrocyclic Compounds
   Elzbieta Luboch, Renata Bilewicz, Marzena Kowalczyk, Ewa Wagner-Wysiecka and Jan F. Biernat
4. Calixarene Receptors Inion Recognition and Sensing
   Alessandro Casnati, Francesco Sansone and Rocco Ungaro
5. Podand Hosts for Anion Binding and Signaling
   Jonathon W. Steed and Karl J. Wallace

Publication Date: December 2003
ISBN: 0-9720780-1-0
Pages: 263
Hardcover
Price: $67.50 (U.S.D.)

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