2017
A 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