33 Covalent Connection Dictates Programmable Self-Assembly
of Peptides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 957
Xinmou Wang, Shaofeng Lou, and Zhilin Yu
34 Naphthol-Based Macrocycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 975
Huan Yao and Wei Jiang
35 Construction of Glyco-nanostructures Through the Self-Assembly
of Saccharide-Containing Macrocyclic Amphiphiles . . . . . . . . . . . 997
Guang Yang and Guosong Chen
36 In Vivo Self-Assembly of Polypeptide-Based Nanomaterials . . . . . 1023
Man-Di Wang, Yan-Qing Huang, and Hao Wang
37 Construction of Well-Defined Discrete Metallacycles and Their
Biological Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1045
Xu-Qing Wang, Xi Liu, Wei Wang, and Hai-Bo Yang
38 Fabrication and Application of Cyclodextrin-Porphyrin
Supramolecular System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1073
Feng-Qing Li, Yong Chen, and Yu Liu
Part VI Some Important Approaches in Macrocycle-Based
Supramolecular Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1105
39 Molecular Simulations of Supramolecular Architectures . . . . . . . . 1107
Wensheng Cai and Haohao Fu
40 Thermodynamic Studies of Supramolecular Systems . . . . . . . . . . 1135
Nan Li and Yu Liu
41 Spectroscopy Studies of Macrocyclic Supramolecular
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1161
Zixin Yang, Hao Tang, and Yu Liu
42 Artificial Host Molecules Modifying Biomacromolecules . . . . . . . . 1195
Tian-Guang Zhan and Kang-Da Zhang
43 Controllable Synthesis of Polynuclear Metal Clusters Within
Macrocycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1223
Siqi Zhang and Liang Zhao
44 Molecular Recognition with Helical Receptors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1253
Dan-Wei Zhang, Hui Wang, and Zhan-Ting Li
45 Supramolecular Interface for Biochemical Sensing
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1277
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of Peptides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 957
Xinmou Wang, Shaofeng Lou, and Zhilin Yu
34 Naphthol-Based Macrocycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 975
Huan Yao and Wei Jiang
35 Construction of Glyco-nanostructures Through the Self-Assembly
of Saccharide-Containing Macrocyclic Amphiphiles . . . . . . . . . . . 997
Guang Yang and Guosong Chen
36 In Vivo Self-Assembly of Polypeptide-Based Nanomaterials . . . . . 1023
Man-Di Wang, Yan-Qing Huang, and Hao Wang
37 Construction of Well-Defined Discrete Metallacycles and Their
Biological Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1045
Xu-Qing Wang, Xi Liu, Wei Wang, and Hai-Bo Yang
38 Fabrication and Application of Cyclodextrin-Porphyrin
Supramolecular System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1073
Feng-Qing Li, Yong Chen, and Yu Liu
Part VI Some Important Approaches in Macrocycle-Based
Supramolecular Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1105
39 Molecular Simulations of Supramolecular Architectures . . . . . . . . 1107
Wensheng Cai and Haohao Fu
40 Thermodynamic Studies of Supramolecular Systems . . . . . . . . . . 1135
Nan Li and Yu Liu
41 Spectroscopy Studies of Macrocyclic Supramolecular
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1161
Zixin Yang, Hao Tang, and Yu Liu
42 Artificial Host Molecules Modifying Biomacromolecules . . . . . . . . 1195
Tian-Guang Zhan and Kang-Da Zhang
43 Controllable Synthesis of Polynuclear Metal Clusters Within
Macrocycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1223
Siqi Zhang and Liang Zhao
44 Molecular Recognition with Helical Receptors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1253
Dan-Wei Zhang, Hui Wang, and Zhan-Ting Li
45 Supramolecular Interface for Biochemical Sensing
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1277
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