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TMD and NBF (Fig. 1). Therefore, these transporters are termed half transporter (in contrast to full transporter) however, to achieve functional activity they have to form hetero- or homodimers. 

The breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) belongs to the G-branch of the ABC-transporter family (ABCG2). In contrast to most other ABC-proteins, BCRP consists of only one transmembrane domain (TDM) with one nucleotide binding fold (NBF) at its C-terminus. Because of this structural characteristic BCRP as well as other ABC-transporters with only one TMD are termed half transporters. To achieve functional activity these transporters have to form hetero- or homodimers. BCRP is involved in the multidrug resistance of certain tumors and transports endogenous compounds like cholesterol and steroid hormones. 

As indicated above in chiral mesophases, the introduction of a functional group in mesogenic stmctures offers the opportunity to achieve functional LCs. With this aim, mesomorphic crown-ether-isocyanide-gold(I) complexes (26) have been prepared recently [38]. The derivatives with one alkoxy chain show monotropic SmC mesophases at or close to room temperature. In contrast, the complexes with three alkoxy chains behave as monotropic (n = 4) or enantiotropic (n > 4) LCs. The structure of the mesophases could not be fully eluddated because X-ray diffraction studies in the mesophase were unsuccessful and mesophase characterization was made only on the basis of polarized optical microscopy. These complexes are luminescent not only in the solid state and in solution, but also in the mesophase and in the isotropic liquid state at moderate temperatures. The emission spectra of 26a with n=12 were... 

Supramolecular systems have the capability of achieving functions not accessible by using molecular components.1,2 Supramolecular chemistry provides the framework to move from the molecular world to the nano- and meso-scale world. In this respect, the development of supramolecular systems provides a bottom-up approach for the construction of nanoscale objects where complexity is paramount to achieve multi-step function. Detailed knowledge of the system s thermodynamics and dynamics is required to rationally design new structures and to modify known ones. 

T raining T/F T/F Training was available, timely (initially and in reviews) adequate and verified to be effective to achieve functional and compliance requirements... 

Dela Cruz, J. M., Pastirk, L, Comstock, M., Lozovoy, V. V., and Dantus, M. 2004a. Use of coherent control methods through scattering biological tissue to achieve functional imaging. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 10(49) 16996-17001. 

A comparable functionalization of remote centers was achieved by Breslow and Winnik, in which photolysis of hydrocarbons with a benzophenone moiety attached by a tether of suitable length (51) resulted in abstraction of hydrogen by the excited benzophenone from the hydrocarbon chain. This achieved functionalization of the hydrocarbon chain (equation 80). 

The need for well defined polymer species of low polydls-perelty and of known structure arises from the Increasing Interest In structure-properties relationship In dilute solution as well as In the bulk. A great variety of methods have been attempted, to synthesize so-called model macromolecules or tailor made polymers-over the past 20 years. The techniques based on anionic polymerization, when carried out In aprotic solvents, have proved best suited for such synthesis, because of the absence of spontaneous transfer and termination reactions that characterize such systems. The "living 1 polymers obtained are fitted at chain end with carbanionic sites, which can either Initiate further polymerization, or react with various electrophilic compounds, intentionally added to achieve functionalizations. Another advantage of anionic polymerizations is that di-functlonal Initiators are available, yielding linear polymers fitted at both chain ends with carbanionic sites. In this paper we shall review the various utility of anionic polymerization to the synthesis of tailor made well defined macromolecules of various types. 

We demonstrate the Mil method, which couples the sensitivity of multiphoton excitation on the spectral phase of the laser pulses to probe microscopic chemical environment-induced changes in the multiphoton excitation spectrum of sensitive reporter molecules. We carry out the optimization of the required phase functions in solution and provide theoretical simulations. We show experimental images whereby pH-selective two-photon microscopy is achieved and demonstrate how selective excitation can be used to enhance contrast and, consequently, to achieve functional imaging, using fluorescent probes sensitive to changes in their local environment. 

With the advent of the genome projects, it now becomes possible to explore how nature has achieved functional diversity from a limited set of structural types by examining structure-function relationships in protein superfamilies. Our ability to do this at a sophisticated level is currently limited by the relatively small number of fold classes that have been structurally characterized, but recent initiatives to determine many more three-dimensional structures can be expected to substantially address this deficit over the next few years (Sali, 1998). 

Hatton, T.J. and R.A. Nulsen (1999) Towards achieving functional ecosystem mimicry with respect to water cycling in southern Australian agriculture.-Agroforestry Systems 45, 203-214. 

The examples provided in this Chapter demonstrate that directed evolution resembles a very useful tool to create enzyme activities hardly accessible by means of rational protein design (Table 14.1). Even if the desired substrate specificity is known from other biocatalysts - e.g. phospholipase A1 activity - the advantage of the directed evolution approach resides in the already achieved functional expression of a particular protein. Thus bottlenecks arising from the identification of enzymes by traditional screening and cultivation methods can be circumvented. In addition, directed evolution can dramatically reduce the time required for the provision of a suitable tailor-made enzyme, also because cloning and functional expression of the biocatalyst has already been achieved. 

The regioselective functionalization of A -pyirolines at the 2-position by metalatitm of the derived r-butylfomuunidine (21) is shown in Scheme 27." Metalation at the 2-position of a pyirole having an ortho director at the 3-position is readily achieved. Functionalization of a pyrrole at the 3-position by ortho metalation of a 2-substituted derivative is more problematic, with a mixture of 3- and 5-substituted... 

Recent advances in ionic liquids research has provided routes for achieving functionalized ionic liquids (Fig. 4) in which a functional group is covalently tethered to the cation or anion of the ionic liquid, especially to the two N atoms of the... 

The reference point method is based on using a so-called achievement (scalarizing) function (Wierzbicki, 1982). The achievement function measures the distance between the reference point and Pareto optimal solutions and produces a new Pareto optimal solution closest to the reference point. The beauty here is that Pareto optimal solutions are generated no matter how the reference point is specified, that is, they can be attainable or not. We have an example of an achievement function in the problem... 

Another reference point based method is the light beam search (Jaszkiewicz and Slowinski, 1999). It uses a similar achievement function as the reference point method but combined with tools of multiattribute decision analysis (designed for comparing a discrete set of solutions). Besides a reference point, the DM must supply thresholds for objective functions describing indifference and preference in objective values. This information is used to derive outranking relations between solutions. As a result, incomparable or indifferent solutions are not displayed to the DM. 

Significant feelings of inadequacy on the threshold of young adulthood can cause a young person to seek escape or solace in substances. Chemical dependence at this age, for example, may be linked to felt incapacity to achieve functional adult independence. If a young person, in this case, has tried a variety of substances earlier in life, a hard drug like heroin, with its deadly peril of overdose, may become a later choice at this time. 

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