Being different from common sensing molecules existing as monomer in solution, the gelators as sensing molecules self-assembled together in gels. Therefore, the interaction strength between gelators is believed as an important factor for gels to recognize selectively anions. In this paper, we choose two gelators, presenting similar binding sites for anions, but different strengths in intermolec...

  Introduction : The innate immune system as the first line of defense against the pathogens recognizes pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) by Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs). Interaction of bacterial PAMPs by TLRs results in activation of innate and acquired immunity. FimH adhesin, a minor component of type 1 fimbriae encoded by Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is a PAMP of TLR4 tha...

A recently developed computational scheme is employed to interpret changes in the infrared spectra of halogen-bonded systems terms intermolecular interaction energy components (electrostatic, exchange, induction, dispersion) taking pyridine···perfluorohaloarene...

Kissing interactions in RNA are formed when bases between two hairpin loops pair. Intra- and intermolecular kissing interactions are important in forming the tertiary or quaternary structure of many RNAs. Self-cleavage of the wild-type Varkud satellite (VS) ribozyme requires a kissing interaction between the hairpin loops of stem-loops I and V. In addition, self-cleavage requires a rearrangemen...