Unidirectional rotation in a mechanically interlocked molecular rotor

Nature

Volumn 424, Issue 6945, 2003, Pages 174-179

  Leigh, David A ^a   Wong, Jenny K Y ^a   Dehez, François ^b   Zerbetto, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; ISOMERIZATION; ROTATION;

MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS;

PROTEINS;

AMIDE; CATENANE;

MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ROTATION;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENERGY; HYDROGEN BOND; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ROTATION;

EID: 0037829678     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01758     Document Type: Article

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