Functionalized calix[n]arenes as membrane transporters for biological compounds. A minireview

Current Drug Discovery Technologies

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 98-104

  Mutihac, Lucia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Amine; Amino acids; Calix n arenes; Carrier; Ion channel; Liquid membrane transport; Peptides

Indexed keywords

AMINE; AMINO ACID; CALIXARENE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CHLOROFORM; ESTER DERIVATIVE; ION CHANNEL; IONOPHORE; NUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE;

BINDING KINETICS; CALORIMETRY; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; LIQUID MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICROCALORIMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; SHORT SURVEY; SOLUBILITY; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

EID: 45849142851     PISSN: 15701638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157016308784746256     Document Type: Short Survey

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