New approaches to the transmembrane transport of anions are discussed in this review.
Advances in the design of small molecule anion carriers are reviewed in addition to …

Owing to their significant physiological functions, especially as selective relays for
translocation of physiological relevant species through cellular membranes, natural ion …

Inspired by natural biomolecular machines, synthetic molecular-level machines have been
proven to perform well-defined mechanical tasks and measurable work. To mimic the …

In this report, we introduce synthetic anion transporters that operate with chalcogen bonds.
Electron-deficient dithieno [3, 2-b; 2′, 3′-d] thiophenes (DTTs) are identified as ideal to …

The design of functional organic and hybrid molecular systems has shown outstanding
recent growth and is a high priority in the development of new technologies and novel …

The combination of catalysis and transport across lipid bilayer membranes promises
directional access to a solvent-free and structured nanospace that could accelerate …

Stimulus-responsive reversible transformation between two structural conformers is an
essential process in many biological systems. An example of such a process is the …

Cancer cells use elevated glutathione (GSH) levels as an inner line of defense to evade
apoptosis and develop drug resistance. In this study, we describe a novel 2, 4 …

Despite the great interest in artificial ion channel design, only a small number of channel-
forming molecules are currently available for addressing challenging problems, particularly …

The rapid development of organic chemistry and catalysis has provided outstanding
chemical tools to build complex molecular architectures that were never possible before. In …