Bile Acids as Building Blocks of Supramolecular Hosts

A review of the use of bile acid-based compounds as building blocks for designing novel supramolecular hosts for molecular recognition is presented. Pharmacological applications and the newest spectroscopic and computational studies of bile acid derivatives are also shortly considered.

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Main Authors: Erkki Kolehmainen, Jari Tamminen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2001-01-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/6/1/21/
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description A review of the use of bile acid-based compounds as building blocks for designing novel supramolecular hosts for molecular recognition is presented. Pharmacological applications and the newest spectroscopic and computational studies of bile acid derivatives are also shortly considered.
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spelling doaj.art-7af10d5752984d2ebc69bcae0772f0352022-12-21T17:48:55ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492001-01-0161214610.3390/60100021Bile Acids as Building Blocks of Supramolecular HostsErkki KolehmainenJari TamminenA review of the use of bile acid-based compounds as building blocks for designing novel supramolecular hosts for molecular recognition is presented. Pharmacological applications and the newest spectroscopic and computational studies of bile acid derivatives are also shortly considered.http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/6/1/21/Cyclocholatescholaphanesmolecular cleftsmolecular tweezersmolecular recognition
spellingShingle Erkki Kolehmainen
Jari Tamminen
Bile Acids as Building Blocks of Supramolecular Hosts
Molecules
Cyclocholates
cholaphanes
molecular clefts
molecular tweezers
molecular recognition
title Bile Acids as Building Blocks of Supramolecular Hosts
title_full Bile Acids as Building Blocks of Supramolecular Hosts
title_fullStr Bile Acids as Building Blocks of Supramolecular Hosts
title_full_unstemmed Bile Acids as Building Blocks of Supramolecular Hosts
title_short Bile Acids as Building Blocks of Supramolecular Hosts
title_sort bile acids as building blocks of supramolecular hosts
topic Cyclocholates
cholaphanes
molecular clefts
molecular tweezers
molecular recognition
url http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/6/1/21/
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