This paper describes on-going efforts to develop calixarene amides as transmembrane anion transporters. We report on the transport of Cl- anions across phospholipid membranes as mediated by some lipophilic calixarenes, all fixed in the cone conformation. We present significant findings regarding use of these calixarenes as transmembrane Cl- transporters: (1) the cone conformer cone-H 2a, like its 1,3-alt and paco isomers, transports Cl- across liposomal membranes; (2) the conformation of the calixarene (paco-H 1 vs cone-H 2a) is important for modulating Cl- transport rates; (3) the substitution pattern on the calixarene's upper rim is crucial for Cl- transport function; and (4) at least one of the four arms of the calixarene can be left unmodified without loss of function, enabling development of a pH-sensitive anion transporter (TAC-OH 3). This last finding is useful given the interest in gating the activity of synthetic ion transporters with external stimuli. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Okunola, O. A., Seganish, J. L., Salimian, K. J., Zavalij, P. Y., & Davis, J. T. (2007). Membrane-active calixarenes: toward “gating” transmembrane anion transport. Tetrahedron, 63(44), 10743–10750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2007.06.124
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