David Bardelang

Ring translocation switches and shuttles featuring a macrocycle (or a ring molecule) navigating between two or more stations continue to attract attention. While the vast majority of these systems are developed in organic solvents, the cucurbituril (CB) macrocycles are ideally suited to prepare such systems in water. Indeed, their stability and their relatively high affinity for relevant guest molecules are key attributes toward translating the progresses made in organic solvents, into water.

Minireview Prof. Ruibing Wang Corresponding Author E-mail address: rwang@um.edu.mo http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9489-4241 State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China Search for more papers by this author Dr. Anthony Kermagoret Dr. David Bardelang Abstract Proteins are an endless source of inspiration.