Imagine a microscopic locomotive moving back and forth along a track, propelling itself without any external force. At the molecular level, this concept forms the foundation of molecular motors -- ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba, Osaka University, and Kitasato University developed a novel amide cyclodextrin (cyclic oligosaccharide) that can selectively capture phosphate ions in water. In ...

Cyclodextrins are cyclic oligosaccharides characterised by a truncated-cone shape with a hydrophobic central cavity and hydrophilic outer surface. These macrocycles form non-covalent inclusion ...

Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is a life-threatening neurodegenerative disease caused by impaired intracellular cholesterol trafficking. A cyclic heptasaccharide, 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP ...

The molecule itself has been the subject of studies for its potential PFAS removal abilities. “Sometimes, we have a nanopore fabricated and then we use cyclodextrin as our model molecule to see if the ...

(Nanowerk News) Exploiting an ingenious combination of photochemical (i.e., light-induced) reactions and self-assembly processes, a team led by Prof. Alberto Credi of the University of Bologna has ...

A clinical-stage biotechnology company using a cyclodextrin platform to restore defective intracellular cholesterol ...

Fast-scanning atomic force microscopy imaging of the molecule at two different time points shows positional shifts along the polymer chain on the left. On the right, the molecular structure of PEG ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Cyclic molecules are used in a wide range of applications, including molecular sensing, because they can incorporate specific molecules of interest into their inner cavities.