Anion-induced reconstitution of a self-assembling system to express a chloride-binding Co10L15 pentagonal prism

作者：Riddell Imogen A; Smulders Maarten M J; Clegg Jack K; Hristova Yana R; Breiner Boris; Thoburn John D; Nitschke Jonathan R^*

来源：Nature Chemistry, 2012, 4(9): 751-756.

DOI：10.1038/NCHEM.1407

Biochemical systems are adaptable, capable of reconstitution at all levels to achieve the functions associated with life. Synthetic chemical systems are more limited in their ability to reorganize to achieve new functions; they can reconfigure to bind an added substrate (template effect) or one binding event may modulate a receptor's affinity for a second substrate (allosteric effect). Here we describe a synthetic chemical system that is capable of structural reconstitution on receipt of one anionic signal (perchlorate) to create a tight binding pocket for another anion (chloride). The complex, barrel-like structure of the chloride receptor is templated by five perchlorate anions. This second-order templation phenomenon allows chemical networks to be envisaged that express more complex responses to chemical signals than is currently feasible.

• 出版日期2012-9