Controllable ultrahigh-affinity molecular recognition

High-affinity molecular recognition plays a crucial role in both biological and artificial host-guest systems, ensuring robustness in complex environments or at extremely low concentrations. Achieving exceptionally high binding affinity in artificial receptors remains a fundamental challenge for sup...

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Main Authors: Fang-Yuan Chen, Han-Fang Zhang, Kang Cai, Dong-Sheng Guo
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2025-12-01
Series:Supramolecular Materials
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667240525000108
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description High-affinity molecular recognition plays a crucial role in both biological and artificial host-guest systems, ensuring robustness in complex environments or at extremely low concentrations. Achieving exceptionally high binding affinity in artificial receptors remains a fundamental challenge for supramolecular chemistry. However, while ultrahigh binding affinity is desirable for stability, it may limit the dynamic behavior of host-guest systems, thereby restricting potential applications. Hence, controllable ultrahigh-affinity molecular recognition (CUAMR) systems allow guest release in response to precise stimuli (such as photo, pH and redox), which hold significant promise across diverse fields. This paper focuses on the introduction of CUAMR and functional applications of such controllable systems, highlighting current challenges and future prospects.
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spelling doaj-art-8dfe5c5003644b4494f503f0ddddf70e2025-08-20T03:41:10ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Supramolecular Materials2667-24052025-12-01410010110.1016/j.supmat.2025.100101Controllable ultrahigh-affinity molecular recognitionFang-Yuan Chen0Han-Fang Zhang1Kang Cai2Dong-Sheng Guo3College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR ChinaCollege of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR ChinaCollege of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China; Corresponding authors.College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China; Corresponding authors.High-affinity molecular recognition plays a crucial role in both biological and artificial host-guest systems, ensuring robustness in complex environments or at extremely low concentrations. Achieving exceptionally high binding affinity in artificial receptors remains a fundamental challenge for supramolecular chemistry. However, while ultrahigh binding affinity is desirable for stability, it may limit the dynamic behavior of host-guest systems, thereby restricting potential applications. Hence, controllable ultrahigh-affinity molecular recognition (CUAMR) systems allow guest release in response to precise stimuli (such as photo, pH and redox), which hold significant promise across diverse fields. This paper focuses on the introduction of CUAMR and functional applications of such controllable systems, highlighting current challenges and future prospects.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667240525000108Molecular recognitionUltrahigh-affinityControlled releaseMacrocyclesBioapplications
spellingShingle Fang-Yuan Chen
Han-Fang Zhang
Kang Cai
Dong-Sheng Guo
Controllable ultrahigh-affinity molecular recognition
Supramolecular Materials
Molecular recognition
Ultrahigh-affinity
Controlled release
Macrocycles
Bioapplications
title Controllable ultrahigh-affinity molecular recognition
title_full Controllable ultrahigh-affinity molecular recognition
title_fullStr Controllable ultrahigh-affinity molecular recognition
title_full_unstemmed Controllable ultrahigh-affinity molecular recognition
title_short Controllable ultrahigh-affinity molecular recognition
title_sort controllable ultrahigh affinity molecular recognition
topic Molecular recognition
Ultrahigh-affinity
Controlled release
Macrocycles
Bioapplications
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667240525000108
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