Cucurbiturils: from synthesis to high-affinity binding and catalysis

KI Assaf, WM Nau - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In the wide area of supramolecular chemistry, cucurbit [n] urils (CBn) present themselves as
a young family of molecular containers, able to form stable complexes with various guests …

Applications of cucurbiturils in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology

D Das, KI Assaf, WM Nau - Frontiers in chemistry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The supramolecular chemistry of cucurbit [n] urils (CB n) has been rapidly developing to
encompass diverse medicinal applications, including drug formulation and delivery …

Cucurbituril chemistry: a tale of supramolecular success

E Masson, X Ling, R Joseph, L Kyeremeh-Mensah… - Rsc Advances, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This review highlights the past six year advances in the blossoming field of cucurbit [n] uril
chemistry. Because of their exceptional recognition properties in aqueous medium, these …

The strategic use of supramolecular pKa shifts to enhance the bioavailability of drugs

I Ghosh, WM Nau - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Macrocyclic hosts of the cyclodextrin, sulfonatocalixarene, and cucurbituril type can be
employed as discrete supramolecular drug delivery systems, thereby complementing …

Cucurbit [7] uril: an emerging candidate for pharmaceutical excipients

KI Kuok, S Li, IW Wyman… - Annals of the New York …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cucurbit [7] uril (CB [7]), belonging to the cucurbit [n] uril family (CB [n], n= 5–8, 10, or 13–
15), may form host–guest complexes with a variety of small molecules of biomedical interest …

Cucurbit[n]urils as excipients in pharmaceutical dosage forms

NJ Wheate, C Limantoro - Supramolecular Chemistry, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Native, unfunctionalised cucurbit [n] urils (n= 6, 7, or 8) have shown enormous potential as
excipients in medical formulations for improving drug delivery. Specific benefits include …

A systematic evaluation of the biocompatibility of cucurbit [7] uril in mice

X Zhang, X Xu, S Li, LH Wang, J Zhang, R Wang - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
As one of the most water-soluble members in the macrocyclic cucurbit [n] uril (CB [n]) family,
CB [7] has attracted increasing attention in pharmaceutical and biomedical fields. Despite …

Absolute and relative binding affinity of cucurbit [7] uril towards a series of cationic guests

L Cao, L Isaacs - Supramolecular Chemistry, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
We determined the relative binding constants (K rel) for guests 1–19 towards cucurbit [7] uril
by 1H NMR competition experiments in 100 mM Na3PO4-buffered D2O. In these …

A Cucurbit[8]uril 2:2 Complex with a Negative pKa Shift

H Yin, Q Cheng, R Rosas, S Viel… - … A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A viologen derivative carrying a benzimidazole group (V‐P‐I 2+; viologen–phenylene–
imidazole V‐P‐I) can be dimerized in water using cucurbit [8] uril (CB [8]) in the form of a 2: 2 …

Comparison of Complexation-Induced pKa Shifts in the Ground and Excited States of Dyes as Well as Different Macrocyclic Hosts and Their Manifestation in Host …

AI Lazar, J Rohacova, WM Nau - The Journal of Physical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
1-Aminopyrene and 1-naphthylamine-5-sulfonic acid were converted to the putrescine (1, 4-
diaminobutane)-substituted derivatives (dyes 1 and 2). The diaminobutyl anchor serves as a …