Molecular recognition, bioinspired

The first examples of the so-called supramolecular catalysis are based on bioinspired molecular recognition, which is an essential attribute of biochemical systems. Structures such as receptors, antibodies, and enzymes can all recognize a feature that is important for their specific functions, often in the presence of species of quite similar structure. The ability to discriminate depends exclusively on the structural properties of these biological macromolecules. Recent progress in bioor-ganic chemistry has shown that many of these functions can be incorporated into smaller, synthetically more accessible structures as model systems [27]. 

Harnessing bioinspired phenomena such as molecular recognition and self-assembly, a new approach termed Non-Covalent Derivatization was developed. The properties of hydroquinone were successfully altered by incorporating the hydroquinone molecules in a matrix with compatible alkylterephthalamide molecules. This was achieved via one-step solventless... 

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