2019
Recognition and protection of glycosphingolipids by synthetic nanoparticle receptors
Gunasekara RW, Zhao Y. Recognition and protection of glycosphingolipids by synthetic nanoparticle receptors. Chemical Communications 2019, 55: 4773-4776. PMID: 30946397, PMCID: PMC7474536, DOI: 10.1039/c9cc01694e.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Sequence-Selective Binding of Oligopeptides in Water through Hydrophobic Coding
Awino JK, Gunasekara RW, Zhao Y. Sequence-Selective Binding of Oligopeptides in Water through Hydrophobic Coding. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2017, 139: 2188-2191. PMID: 28128940, PMCID: PMC5310974, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b12949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA General Method for Selective Recognition of Monosaccharides and Oligosaccharides in Water
Gunasekara RW, Zhao Y. A General Method for Selective Recognition of Monosaccharides and Oligosaccharides in Water. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2017, 139: 829-835. PMID: 27983819, PMCID: PMC5243169, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b10773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-linked micellesMonosaccharide building blocksAdditional functional groupsEnhanced hydrophobic interactionCovalent imprintingNanoparticle receptorsFunctional monomerSynthetic receptorsExcellent selectivitySelective recognitionMolecular recognitionImportant hexosesFunctional groupsD-aldohexosesHydrophobic interactionsChain lengthStrong bindingGlycosidic linkagesBuilding blocksDiolBinding affinitiesNanoparticlesOligosaccharidesMicellesCis
2016
Selective Recognition of d‑Aldohexoses in Water by Boronic Acid-Functionalized, Molecularly Imprinted Cross-Linked Micelles
Awino JK, Gunasekara RW, Zhao Y. Selective Recognition of d‑Aldohexoses in Water by Boronic Acid-Functionalized, Molecularly Imprinted Cross-Linked Micelles. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2016, 138: 9759-9762. PMID: 27442012, PMCID: PMC4982515, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b04613.Peer-Reviewed Original Research