Publication Date:
2017-08-16
Description:
A light-regulated host–guest-based nanochannel system inspired by channelrhodopsins protein Nature Communications, Published online: 15 August 2017; doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00330-z Light-controlled gating of ion transport across membranes occurs in nature via channelrhodopsin nanochannels. Here, the authors show facile non-covalent approach towards light-responsive biomimetic nanochannels using host–guest interactions between a negative pillararene host and a positive azobenzene guest.
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics