- Detergents are amphipathic compounds with a nonpolar, hydrophobic tail and a polar, hydrophilic head group. (gbiosciences.com)
- IUPAC definition Calixarene: Originally macrocyclic compounds capable of assuming a basket (or 'calix') shaped conformation. (wikipedia.org)
- Calixarenes are sparingly soluble as parent compounds and have high melting points. (wikipedia.org)
- Calixarenes exist in different chemical conformations because rotation around the methylene bridge is not difficult. (wikipedia.org)
- He introduced the name "calixarene": from "calix", the Greek name for a chalice, and "arene" for the presence of aryl groups in the cyclic array. (wikipedia.org)
- An investigation into the functionalization of poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) with calixarenes and their potential applications. (sun.ac.za)
- A calixarene is a macrocycle or cyclic oligomer based on a methylene-linked phenols. (wikipedia.org)
- Calixarenes exist in different chemical conformations because rotation around the methylene bridge is not difficult. (wikipedia.org)
- Our attempts to crystallize BmrA led us to optimize the size of the crown of detergent bound to the hydrophobic region of the membrane protein. (canceropole-clara.com)
- CALIXAR's CALX8 reagent is an ionic calixarene based detergent/surfactant with three polar carboxylic groups and an octyl chain. (calixar.com)
- CALIXAR's CALXCHOL reagent is a non-ionic Calixarene based detergent / surfactant with three carboxylic groups and a cholesterol group. (calixar.com)
- CALIXAR's CALXGLUK is a calixarene detergent with three polar glucose groups and a heptyl chain that can be used to solubilize membrane protein as GPCR. (calixar.com)
- These molecules are designed to structure membrane proteins through hydrophobic interactions. (calixar.com)
- With hydrophobic cavities that can hold smaller molecules or ions, calixarenes belong to the class of cavitands known in host-guest chemistry. (wikipedia.org)