Acylhydrazone-based reversibly photoswitchable ion pair transporter with OFF–ON cotransport activity
Sandip Chattopadhayay, Paras Wanjari, Pinaki Talukdar
Abstract
Reversibly photo-switchable acylhydrazone-based synthetic ion transporters with OFF–ON transport activity are reported. The involvement of H-bond forming and lone pair donating groups facilitate its function as a cation–anion symporting carrier.
Topics & Concepts
CotransporterTransporterChemistryLone pairSymporterIon transporterIonFunction (biology)Combinatorial chemistryStereochemistryOrganic chemistryMoleculeBiochemistrySodiumBiologyGeneEvolutionary biologyMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryDNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry