A review on recent advances in amino acid and peptide-based fluorescence and its potential applications

Y Xiong, C Shi, L Li, Y Tang, X Zhang, S Liao… - New Journal of …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorescence is widely used to detect functional groups and ions, and peptides are used in
various fields due to their excellent biological activity. In recent years, research on …

Molecular cages for biological applications

L Tapia, I Alfonso, J Solà - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Artificial receptors able to recognise biologically relevant molecules or ions have gained
interest in the chemical community because they offer a plethora of posibilities. Molecular …

Quality data from messy spectra: How isometric points increase information content in highly overlapping spectra

F Kaspar - ChemBioChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Spectroscopic techniques are immensely useful for obtaining information about chemical
transformations while they are happening. However, such data are often messy, and it is …

Controlling kinase activities by selective inhibition of peptide substrates

X Li, TM Palhano Zanela… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Phosphorylation is the most common reversible post-translational modification (PTM) of
proteins. Because a given kinase often has many substrates in a cell and is involved in …

Molecular Recognition of Tyrosine-Containing Polypeptides with Pseudopeptidic Cages Unraveled by Fluorescence and NMR Spectroscopies

N Solozabal, L Tapia, J Solà, Y Pérez… - Bioconjugate …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The molecular recognition of Tyr-containing peptide copolymers with pseudopeptidic cages
has been studied using a combination of fluorescence and NMR spectroscopies …

Supramolecular chemical biology: designed receptors and dynamic chemical systems

I Alfonso - Chemical Communications, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular chemistry focuses on the study of species joined by non-covalent
interactions, and therefore on dynamic and relatively ill-defined structures. Despite being a …

Design of C 2-symmetric pseudopeptides for in vivo detection of Cu (ii) through controlled supramolecular nano-assembly

A Tamrakar, S Asthana, P Kumar, N Garg… - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Pseudopeptides are emerging next-generation soft bioinspired materials for biological
applications. Therefore, a new class of C2-symmetric L-valine-derived pseudopeptides has …

Sequence‐selective recognition of peptides in aqueous solution: a supramolecular approach through micellar imprinting

Y Zhao - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Sequence‐selective recognition of peptides in water has been one of the most important
and yet unsolved problems in bioorganic and supramolecular chemistry. The motivation …

Pseudopeptidic host adaptation in peptide recognition unveiled by ion mobility mass spectrometry

L Tapia, Y Pérez, J Solà, SV Luis, I Alfonso, C Vicent - Analyst, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Complexation of the glutamic–tyrosine–glutamic tripeptide (EYE) with a series of
pseudopeptidic cages has been thoroughly investigated using different analytical …

Modified synthetic peptides: from therapeutics to chemosensors

C Wynne, RBP Elmes - Sensors & Diagnostics, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Modified synthetic peptides have emerged as an exciting avenue for enhancing therapeutic
efficacy and expanding the scope of applications in various disease contexts. Indeed, the …