Conspectus Biomimetics is defined as a “practice of making technological design that copies
natural processes”, with the idea that “nature has already solved the challenges we are …

In the last decade, there has been an explosion in the use of G-quadruplex labels to detect
various analytes, including DNA/RNA, proteins, metals and other metabolites. In this review …

An unprecedented strategy to control the quadruplex-vs duplex-DNA selectivity of a ligand is
reported. We designed a compound whose structure can rearrange when it interacts with a …

The variety and complexity of DNA-based structures make them attractive candidates for
nanotechnology, yet insufficient stability and mechanical rigidity, compared to polyamide …

A series of nine Ni (II) salophen complexes involving one, two, or three alkyl-imidazolium
side-chains was prepared. The lengths of the side-chains were varied from one to three …

The targeting of higher‐order DNA structures has been thoroughly developed with G‐
quadruplex DNA but not with other structures like branched DNA (also known as DNA …

G-quadruplexes (G4s) continue to gather wide attention in the field of chemical biology as
their prevalence in the human genome and transcriptome strongly suggests that they play …

In this review, we show improvements to the semiempirical quantum chemical method RM1
and present a wide range of its applications as reported by researchers of various areas …

Natural G‐quartets, a cyclic and coplanar array of four guanine residues held together
through a Watson–Crick/Hoogsteen hydrogen‐bond network, have received recently much …

Development of fluorescent chemical probes that can recognize biomacromolecules with
high specificity and interfere with cellular processes is an emerging trend in chemical …