Strong positive allosteric cooperativity in ternary complexes based on hydrogen-bonded aromatic amide macrocycles

2019 
Three new hydrogen-bonded aromatic amide macrocycles with eight residues were synthesized. The first single crystal structure of this class of larger macrocycles was obtained, which reveals a saddle-like conformation. Interestingly, in sharp contrast to previous negative cooperativity in binding paraquat with cyclo[6]aramide, strong positive allosteric cooperativity in ternary complexes was observed. This may open an avenue for the construction of mechanically interlocked molecules with these larger H-bonded macrocycles.
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