• Anion receptor chemistry: Highlights from 2016 

      Gale, Philip A.; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Wu, Xin; Spooner, Michael J.
      Published 2018-02-01
      This review covers recent advances in anion receptor chemistry from 2016, including developments in self-assembly, sensing, anion separation, transport, catalysis and fundamental advances in anion recognition systems.
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    • Fluorinated synthetic anion carriers: experimental and computational insights into transmembrane chloride transport 

      Spooner, Michael J.; Li, Hongyu; Marques, Igor; Costa, Pedro M.R.; Wu, Xin; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Busschaert, Nathalie; Moore, Stephen J.; Light, Mark E.; Sheppard, David N.; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2018-01-01
      A series of fluorinated tripodal tris-thioureas function as highly active anion transporters across lipid bilayers and cell membranes. Here, we investigate their mechanism of action using anion transport assays in cells ...
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    • Full elucidation of the transmembrane anion transport mechanism of squaramides using in silico investigations 

      Marques, Igor; Costa, Pedro M.R.; Miranda, Margarida Q.; Busschaert, Nathalie; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Clarke, Harriet J.; Haynes, Cally J.E.; Kirby, Isabelle L.; Rodilla, Ananda M.; Pérez-Tomás, Ricardo; Gale, Philip A.; Félix, Vítor
      Published 2018-01-01
      A comprehensive experimental and theoretical investigation of the transmembrane chloride transport promoted by four series of squaramide derivatives, with different degrees of fluorination, number of convergent N–H binding ...
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    • Anion transport by ortho-phenylene bis-ureas across cell and vesicle membranes 

      Dias, Christopher M.; Li, Hongyu; Valkenier, Hennie; Karagiannidis, Louise E.; Gale, Philip A.; Sheppard, David N.; Davis, Anthony P.
      Published 2017-12-01
      Ortho-Phenylene bis-ureas serve as anionophores in cells expressing halide-sensitive yellow fluorescent protein, as well as in synthetic vesicles. Activities can reach high levels, and are strongly dependent on the ...
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    • Fluorescent squaramides as anion receptors and transmembrane anion transporters 

      Bao, Xiaoping; Wu, Xin; Berry, Stuart N.; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Chang, Young-Tae; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2018-01-01
      A series of squaramide-based anion transporters functionalised with the 1,8-naphthalimide fluorophore has been developed for improved ionophoric activity and fluorescent imaging in cells.
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