• 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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    • Cyclic peptide unguisin A is an anion receptor with high affinity for phosphate and pyrophosphate 

      Ariawan, A. Daryl; Webb, James E.A.; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Gale, Philip A.; Thordarson, Pall; Hunter, Luke
      Published 2017-02-01
      Unguisin A (1) is a marine-derived, GABA-containing cyclic heptapeptide. The biological function of this flexible macrocycle is obscure. Here we show that compound 1 lacks any detectable activity in antimicrobial growth ...
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    • Anion transport and supramolecular medicinal chemistry 

      Gale, Philip A.; Davis, Jeffery T.; Quesada, Roberto
      Published 2017-01-01
      New approaches to the transmembrane transport of anions are discussed in this review. Advances in the design of small molecule anion carriers are reviewed in addition to advances in the design of synthetic anion channels. ...
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