A large proportion of protein–protein interactions (PPIs) occur between a short peptide and a
globular protein domain; the peptides involved in surface interactions play important roles …

Light is a nearly ideal stimulus for molecular systems. It delivers information encoded in the
form of wavelengths and their intensities with high precision in space and time. Light is a …

Controlling the conformation and activity of biomolecules in a reversible manner is a
fascinating challenge (1-3) that has an outstanding potential for the study of and interference …

The photoisomerization of azobenzene has been known for almost 75 years but only
recently has this process been widely applied to biological systems. The central challenge of …

Control over molecular motion represents an important objective in modern chemistry.
Aromatic azobenzenes are excellent candidates as molecular switches since they can exist …

Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) have emerged as important and challenging targets in
chemical biology and medicinal chemistry. The main difficulty encountered in the discovery …

Photochemistry of Organic Compounds: From Concepts to Practice provides a hands-on
guide demonstrating the underlying principles of photochemistry and, by reference to a …

The last few years have witnessed significant advances in the use of light as a stimulus to
control biomolecular interactions. Great efforts have been devoted to the development of …

Light is unsurpassed in its ability to modulate biological interactions. Since their discovery,
chemists have been fascinated by photosensitive molecules capable of switching between …

Photochromic materials are a family of compounds which undergo photo-reversible
transformations between two different isomers with distinct physical and chemical properties …