Emerging applications of photochromic compounds demand new molecular designs that
can be inspired by some long‐known yet currently forgotten classes of photoswitches. In the …

Molecular photoswitches can undergo isomerization under light exposure, making them
uniquely attractive for high spatiotemporal resolution remote control of biological functions …

The acylhydrazone unit is well represented in screening databases used to find ligands for
biological targets, and numerous bioactive acylhydrazones have been reported. However …

Molecular photoswitches are highly desirable in all chemistry-related areas of research.
They provide effective outside control over geometric and electronic changes at the …

G-quadruplexes (G4s) are important therapeutic and photopharmacological targets in
cancer research. Small-molecule ligands targeting G4s offer a promising strategy to block …

The cytoskeleton is essential for spatial and temporal organisation of a wide range of
cellular and tissue‐level processes, such as proliferation, signalling, cargo transport …

Advance in the design of molecular photoswitches‐adapters that convert light into changes
at molecular level‐opens up exciting possibilities in preparing smart polymers, drugs …

Hemipiperazines are a recently discovered class of peptide‐derived molecular
photoswitches with high biocompatibility and therapeutic potential. Here, for the first time we …

How halogenation affects protein or peptide folding and self‐assembly hierarchically? This
study tries to answer this question by using the halogen bonding mediated self‐assemblies …

Spatiotemporal modulation of microtubules by light has become an important aspect of the
biological and nanotechnological applications of microtubules. We previously developed a …