Molecular Recognition of Biologically Important Carbohydrates by Artificial Receptors: Synthesis and Binding Properties of Pol

Com mo Carbohydrate recognition is particularly interesting because of its important role in biological systems. Carbohydrate recognition is known to mediate cell-cell recognition, including infection of cells by pathogens, the distribution and reactivity of proteins within cells, and many aspects of the immune response. However, carbohydrate recognition by natural systems is still poorly understood. On the other hand, studies on synthetic carbohydrate recept to a better understanding of basic p carbohydrate receptors could be used a target cell types (acting as “synthetic an related pharmaceuticals across cell memb Although many interesting syntheti organic solvent have been developed, the binding carbohydrates in water is in the design of receptors for binding of ca dimensional complexity of carbohydrate bonding interactions in water are wea overcome this obstacle could be achie cryptand type of macrocyclic receptors. necessary three-dimensional structure binding can occur through a combina hydrogen bonds between receptor molecu