Size-dependent cation transport by cyclic alpha-peptoid ion carriers

Org Biomol Chem. 2009 Jul 21;7(14):2851-4. doi: 10.1039/b905665c. Epub 2009 May 29.

Abstract

N-Benzyloxyethyl macrocyclic peptoids 3 and 4 were synthesized and subjected to alkali metal binding studies; these compounds, plus the known 1 and 2, when subjected to ion transport studies, demonstrated size-dependent selectivity for the first group alkali metals cation transport.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cations / chemistry
  • Ion Transport*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Metals, Alkali / chemistry
  • Metals, Alkali / metabolism
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Peptoids / chemistry*
  • Peptoids / metabolism*
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence

Substances

  • Cations
  • Metals, Alkali
  • Peptoids