Summary and prospects

Despite the fast development and versatility of controlled radical polymerization methods for a variety of vinyl monomers, there is still a need for cationic polymerization methods for certain important monomer classes, in 

Therefore, it is expected that both living/controlled carbocationic polymerization and living CROP of these monomers will remain popular methods for the construction of defined macromolecular archifecfures for a variety of applications. 

If all these challenges are met, and comparable progress can be made with the furanosides, there will still be the challenge of the synthesis of regularly ordered copolymers, and cts-linked, rather than trans-linked, polysaccharides. The field can still use the good offices of green-eyed magicians in white overalls.  

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Maltose is another important disaccharide. It can be produced on a large scale from starch, but its potential as a raw material for chemical industry needs to be explored. In order to achieve this objective, an understanding of the fundamental chemistry of maltose is essential. The purpose of this article is, therefore, to collate information on the reactions of maltose, and to illustrate some of the physical methods that have contributed to the characterization of maltose derivatives. 

This chapter has gathered together the current understanding of retinal photoisomerization in visual and archaeal rhodopsins mainly from the experimental point of view. Extensive studies by means of ultrafast spectroscopy of visual and archaeal rhodopsins have provided an answer to the question, What is the primary reaction in vision We now know that it is isomerization from 11-cis to all-trans form in visual rhodopsins and from all-trans to 13-cis form in archaeal rho-dopsin. Femtosecond spectroscopy of visual and archaeal rhodopsins eventually captured their excited states and, as a consequence, we now know that this unique photochemistry takes place in our eyes and in archaea. Such unique reactions are facilitated in the protein environment, and recent structural determinations have further improved our understanding on the basis of structure. In parallel, vibrational analysis of primary intermediates, such as resonance Raman and infrared spectroscopies, have provided insight into the isomerization mechanism. 

Due to constraints of space, I could not introduce many important theoretical studies here. Various important models have been proposed on the primary isomerization mechanism in rhodopsins, including the bicycle pedal model [101], sudden polarization [102], and the hula-twist model [103]. The finding of a conical intersection between the excited and ground states is also an important contribution [104]. Since the atomic structures of visual and archaeal rhodopsins are now available, theoretical investigations will become more important in the future. The combination of three methods - diffraction, spectroscopy, and theory - will lead to a real understanding of the isomerization mechanism in rhodopsins. 

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Interesting as it is, the study of transporters for amino acids and other nitrogenous nutrients in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a tricky field. Many difficulties must be circumvented to avoid trivial errors. These practical problems are linked with several features of eukaryotic uptake systems, the first being the multiplicity of permeases which transport a given substrate. In relation to this, a major point is to make certain that one is not studying more than one uptake system at a time, and this can hardly be done without genetics. Once individual uptake systems have been identified and separated with the help of genetics, a second difficulty arises, which 

Once these difficulties are known, they can be eliminated by use of both classical and molecular genetics. 

Substantial progress can be expected in the near future concerning the structure of amino acid transporters, their functional dissection, and their evolutionary filiation. 

The regulation of NCR-sensitive amino acid transporters in Saccharomyces cerevisiae has many points in common with that of catabolic enzymes. Amino acid permeases, as well as some other transporters of nitrogenous nutrients, are integrated into the regulatory circuits, both general and specific, which control catabolic processes. 

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Finally, we note that future instrument for lifetime-based sensing and imaging can be based on laser diode light sources. At present it is desirable to develop specific probes which can be excited from 630 to 780 nm, the usual range of laser diodes. The use of such probes will allow us to avoid the use of complex laser sources, which should result in the expanded use of fluorescence detection in the chemical and biomedical sensors. 

This work was supported by the National Center for Research Resources (RR-08119), with additional support from National Institute of Health (NIH) grants GM-35154 and RR-07510-01. 

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In this chapter, we have discussed the fundamental mechanisms for anionic, cationic and radical ROPs by outlining some specific examples that simplify our understanding of these reaction mechanisms. Today, ROP is regarded as an indispensable method for synthesizing polymers with heteroatoms in the main chain, and is also used to complement the chain polymerizations of vinyl monomers. A range of living /controUed ROPs has been developed by which the construction of well-defined polymer architectures exhibiting unique properties has been achieved. 

A correct understanding of the mechanisms, based on fundamental organic chemistry, is essential not only when applying ROPs in the production of materials with desired performances and functions, but also when designing new monomers, initiators, catalysts and polymerization media, all of which will surely afford unprecedented polymeric materials to support future industries. In this regard, recent major advances in the analytical techniques used to characterize macromolecules-including MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry and multi-dimensional NMR-have had a major impact on polymer chemists. Moreover, the same techniques will allow the discovery of new reaction pathways previously dominated by other reactions, and in turn lead to development of sophisticated means by which ROP can be controlled in precise fashion. Some key examples of these techniques are provided in later chapters of this book. 

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A significant number of electrochemical investigations have been directed towards understanding the relation between structural features (geometry, substituents, charge) and the complexing or recognition abilities of CyDs both in solution and immobilized on electrodes. Most of the papers provide information on the selectivity and stability of the complexes. The electrochemical properties of the complexes have been assessed, especially in relation to their possible electrocatalytic properties. 

Another widely described role for electrochemical methods in the field of CyDs is the external on/off switching of binding events or opening/closing biomimetic CyD channels. Electrochemical measurements are often employed to explain the chemical reactions taking place inside the cavity and to rationalize the catalytic properties of the CyD microenvironment. 

We have mentioned selected examples from the vast literature on electroanalysis based on CyDs which promises new electrochemical sensors and dmg-delivery systems. In connection with the latter subject, an important goal is to gain a better 

The construction of externally switched solid-state devices awaits development of molecular junctions sandwiched between two electrodes [89]. They may, for example, consist of CyD-based meccano molecules such as rotaxanes (discussed in Chapter 12) for which switching in the solution phase or in monolayers has been demonstrated [21]. 

Functional electrochemically controlled supramolecular machines based on CyD units now being actively studied and already presenting motor-like behavior on the molecular level, following new routes in the bottom-up approach, should soon enter the world of useful micro- and mesoscale electromechanical devices. This subject is discussed in Chapter 16. 

We are entering an era of biochemical research on chloroplast development that will eventually match in scope and magnitude that on photosynthesis. 

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