Fluorescence resonance energy transfer in a supramolecular assembly of luminescent silver nanoclusters and a cucurbit [8] uril-based host–guest system

S Pramanik, S Chithra, S Rai, S Agrawal… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The understanding of interactions between organic chromophores and biocompatible
luminescent noble metal nanoclusters (NCs) leading to an energy transfer process that has …

Supramolecular control of reactivity toward hydrolysis of 7-diethylaminocoumarin Schiff bases by cucurbit [7] uril encapsulation

JJ Alcázar, N Geue, V Valladares, A Canete… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A series of aromatic Schiff bases, featuring 7-diethylamino-coumarin and with five different
substituents at an adjacent phenyl ring, were synthesized and characterized. With the aim of …

Psoralidin–cucurbit [7] uril complex with improved solubility to tackle human colorectal cancer: experimental and computational study

F Ponte, NK Sedky, IM Fawzy, F Mokhtar, E Sicilia… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Nowdays, natural compounds are extensively studied for the prevention and treatment of
various types of cancer due to their remarkable healing properties. In this field …

Molecular insights into cucurbit [8] uril-mediated complexes: Enhanced interaction cooperation towards pseudostatic dynamics

Y Shen, H Qu, G Wu - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cucurbit [8] uril-mediated complexes are widely investigated due to their high
binding affinity and diverse binding modes. However, the dynamic variations observed …

Exploring the photophysics of cinnamoyl-coumarin derivatives in cucurbit [7] uril complexes and assessing phototoxicity in HeLa cells

D Zúñiga-Núñez, F Mura, N Mariño-Ocampo… - Dyes and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cinnamoyl-coumarin derivatives containing 5 or 12 carbon aliphatic chains were evaluated
as photosensitizers and their photophysical properties were studied in detail. Moreover …

A comprehensive photophysical and NMR investigation on the interaction of a 4-methylumbelliferone derivative and cucurbit [7] uril

E Delgado-Pinar, AJM Valente, JSS de Melo - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
The host-guest interaction of a 7-hydroxycoumarin (3-[2-(diethylamino) ethyl]-7-hydroxy-4-
methylcoumarin, 3ED4MU) with cucurbit [7] uril, CB7, was investigated in aqueous solution …

Quantum chemical investigation on interaction of 5-fluorouracil with cucurbiturils

KR Sin, SG Ko, CJ Kim, SH Pak, HC Kim… - Monatshefte für Chemie …, 2020 - Springer
The electronic structure and stability of the encapsulated complexes of 5-fluorouracil (5FU)
into cucurbit [n= 5–8] uril (CB [n]) in water were studied by means of PM6 and DFT …

Quantum chemical study on inclusion of linalool into cucurbiturils

KR Sin, CJ Kim, SG Ko, TM Hwang, KH Pak… - Structural Chemistry, 2024 - Springer
Inclusion of one of the natural enantiomers of linalool ((R)-(-)-linalool, simply LIN) into
cucurbit [n] urils (CB [n] s) was investigated by means of DFTB+ and DFT computations with …