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Molecular Golf Balls: Vesicles from Bowl‐Shaped Host Molecules
Author(s) -
Schenning Albertus P. H. J.,
de Bruin Bas,
Feiters Martinus C.,
Nolte Roeland J. M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199416621
Subject(s) - vesicle , dimple , molecule , amphiphilic molecule , amphiphile , surface (topology) , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , biophysics , crystallography , geometry , biology , membrane , composite material , biochemistry , mathematics , organic chemistry , copolymer , polymer
Vesicles with concave binding sites on the surface form when the bowlshaped amphiphile 1 is dispersed in water. The dimples on the outer surface of these molecular “golf balls” strongly bind guest molecules (association constant K a = 4 × 10 5 M −1 ).