A family of photoswitchable NMDA receptors
eLife, 2016 NMDA receptors, which regulate synaptic strength and are implicated in learning and memory, consist of several subtypes with distinct subunit compositions and functional properties.
Shai Berlin +8 more
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Light-Driven Charge Transport and Optical Sensing in Molecular Junctions
Nanomaterials, 2022 Probing charge and energy transport in molecular junctions (MJs) has not only enabled a fundamental understanding of quantum transport at the atomic and molecular scale, but it also holds significant promise for the development of molecular-scale ...
Chaolong Tang +4 more
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Emission color tuning and white-light generation based on photochromic control of energy transfer reactions in polymer micelles [PDF]
, 2016 We encapsulate a fluorescent donor molecule and a photochromic acceptor unit (photoswitch) in polymer micelles and show that the color of the emitted fluorescence is continuously changed from blue to yellow upon light-induced isomerization of the ...
Andréasson, Joakim +8 more
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Probing the Molecular Basis of Protein Function through Chemistry [PDF]
, 2006 Stimuli-controlled motion at the molecular level has fascinated chemists already for several decades. Taking inspiration from the myriad of dynamic and machine-like functions in nature, a number of strategies have been developed to control motion in ...
Adams +38 more
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Functional characterization of a constitutively active kinase variant of Arabidopsis phototropin 1 [PDF]
, 2017 Phototropins (phots) are plasma membrane-associated serine/threonine kinases that coordinate a range of processes linked to optimizing photosynthetic efficiency in plants.
Christie, John M. +5 more
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An intramolecular photoswitch can significantly promote photoactivation of Pt(iv) prodrugs
Chemical Science, 2021 Selective activation of prodrugs at diseased tissue through bioorthogonal catalysis represents an attractive strategy for precision cancer treatment. Achieving efficient prodrug photoactivation in cancer cells, however, remains challenging.
Zhiqin Deng +8 more
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Coherent ultrafast torsional motion and isomerization of a biomimetic dipolar photoswitch [PDF]
, 2010 Femtosecond fluorescence up-conversion, UV-Vis and IR transient absorption spectroscopy are used to study the photo-isomerization dynamics of a new type of zwitterionic photoswitch based on a N-alkylated indanylidene pyrroline Schiff base framework (ZW ...
Andrea Cannizzo +63 more
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Azotriptycenes: Photoswitchable Molecular Brakes
Chemistry – A European Journal, 2023 AbstractThe control of molecular motions is a central topic of molecular machine research. Molecular brakes are fundamental building blocks towards such goal as they allow deliberately decelerating specific motions after an outside stimulus is applied. Here we present azotriptycenes as structural framework for light‐controlled molecular brakes.
Stockerl, Willibald J. +7 more
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Azo-dimethylaminopyridine-functionalized Ni(II)-porphyrin as a photoswitchable nucleophilic catalyst
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020 We present the synthesis and the photochemical and catalytic switching properties of an azopyridine as a photoswitchable ligand, covalently attached to a Ni(II)-porphyrin.
Jannis Ludwig +3 more
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Dihydroazulene‐Azobenzene‐Dihydroazulene Triad Photoswitches [PDF]
Chemistry – A European Journal, 2021 AbstractPhotoswitch triads comprising two dihydroazulene (DHA) units in conjugation with a central trans‐azobenzene (AZB) unit were prepared in stepwise protocols starting from meta‐ and para‐disubstituted azobenzenes. The para‐connected triad had significantly altered optical properties and lacked the photoactivity of the separate photochromes.
Alvis Mengots +9 more
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