Supramolecular Chemistry From Biological Inspiration to Biomedical Applications /

• Main Author: Cragg, Peter J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Pharmacy.; Molecular biology.; Organic chemistry.; Medicinal chemistry.; Medicinal Chemistry.; Molecular Medicine.; Organic Chemistry.; Biomedicine general.

Supramolecular chemistry is often described as the study of chemistry beyond the simple molecular level yet it is often forgotten how many of the pioneering su-pramolecular chemists looked to molecular biology for their ideas. The search for an aldolase enzyme mimic, the discovery of crown ethers th...

Table of Contents:

• An Introduction to Supramolecular Chemistry
• Supramolecular Chemistry and the Life Sciences
• Artificial Cells
• Supramolecular Enzyme Mimics
• Natural and Synthetic Transmembrane Channels
• Diagnostic Applications
• Supramolecular Therapeutics
• Bionanotechnology, Nanomedicine and the Future.