Molecular recognition of ω-amino acids by thiazolobenzocrown receptors: A GABA-selective ionophore

  • Young Rae Yi
  • , Ki Soo Kim
  • , Aasif Helal
  • , Hong Seok Kim*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Three new thiazolobenzocrown (TBC) ethers conjugated with picolinic acid, benzoic acid and pyridylmethyl were synthesised and their binding properties towards amino acids were assessed by 1H NMR titration and isothermal titration calorimety (ITC). The TBC-picolinic acid conjugate (4) showed a pronounced selectivity towards GABA by the 1H NMR titration, and the association constant for GABA had the largest value determined by ITC. The association constant of 4 for GABA was about 19 times higher than that of glycine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16-23
Number of pages8
JournalSupramolecular Chemistry
Volume25
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study was supported by the Korea Research Foundation grant (KRF-2001-C060400-DP0332) and the NRF grant funded by the MEST in Korea (NRF-2010-0010070). The Research Institute of Industrial Technology at the Kyungpook National University also supported A.H.

Keywords

  • GABA
  • amino acid
  • picolinic acid
  • selective recognition
  • thiazolobenzocrown ether

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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