• Halide-selective, proton-coupled anion transport by phenylthiosemicarbazones 

      Howe, Ethan N.W.; Chang, Vai-Vai Tiffany; Wu, Xin; Fares, Mohamed; Lewis, William; Macreadie, Lauren K.; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2022
      Phenylthiosemicarbazones (PTSCs) are proton-coupled anion transporters with pH-switchable behaviour known to be regulated by an imine protonation equilibrium. Previously, chloride/nitrate exchange by PTSCs was found to be ...
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    • Synthesis, X-ray crystallographic analysis, DFT studies and biological evaluation of triazolopyrimidines and 2-anilinopyrimidines 

      Fares, Mohamed; Canfield, Peter; Alsherbiny, Muhammad A.; Lewis, William; Willis, Anthony C.; Li, Chun Guang; Neyts, Johan; Jochmans, Dirk; Gale, Philip A.; Keller, Paul A.
      Published 2022
      Inspired by the reported antiviral activity of pyrimidines and triazolopyrimidines, two series of 2-anilinopyrimidines (5a-e) and 1-aryl-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidines (14a-k) were designed and synthesized as potential ...
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    • Measuring anion transport selectivity: a cautionary tale 

      Wu, Xin; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2021
      pH-dependent liposomal assays are often used to determine anion selectivity in transmembrane anion transport experiments. We discuss the validity and limitations of these assays, and provide guidelines for their use to ...
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    • A Two-Dimensional Metallacycle Cross-Linked Switchable Polymer for Fast and Highly Efficient Phosphorylated Peptide Enrichment 

      Chen, Li-Jun; Humphrey, Sean; Zhu, Jun-Long; Zhu, Fan-Fan; Wang, Xu-Qing; Wang, Xiang; Wen, Jin; Yang, Hai-Bo; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2021
      The selective and efficient capture of phosphopeptides is critical for comprehensive and in-depth phosphoproteome analysis. Reported here is a new switchable two-dimensional (2D) supramolecular polymer that can serve as ...
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    • Crown ether-thiourea conjugates as ion transporters 

      Zhao, Zhixing; Tang, Bailing; Yan, Xiaosheng; Wu, Xin; Li, Zhao; Gale, Philip A.; Jiang, Yun-Bao
      Published 2022
      Na+, Cl− and K+ are the most abundant electrolytes present in biological fluids that are essential to the regulation of pH homeostasis, membrane potential and cell volume in living organisms. Herein, we report synthetic ...
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