Electronic control of helical chirality

Citation
Jw. Canary et S. Zahn, Electronic control of helical chirality, TRENDS BIOT, 19(7), 2001, pp. 251-255
Citations number
21
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Review
Categorie Soggetti
Biotecnology & Applied Microbiology",Microbiology
Journal title
TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
0167-7799 → ACNP
Volume
19
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
251 - 255
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-7799(200107)19:7<251:ECOHC>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Chiral phenomena are common in living systems. Despite the fact that develo pment of materials has often been inspired by chemistry from the biological world, materials that take advantage of inherent chirality have found rela tively few applications. It is therefore probable that m uch remains to be gained from novel applications of molecular, macromolecular and supramolecu lar chirality. Among the most intriguing recent advances in studies of chir al materials is the development of mechanisms to control the shape and prop erties of chiral molecules. Photo-induced helical chirality inversions have been studied for several years and significant achievements have been repo rted. Recently, electronically triggered systems have drawn significant att ention. These technologies offer the potential for development of novel mat erials that take advantage of photonic or electronic modulation of molecula r recognition, optical or mechanical properties.