Fig. 3. Changes in the ratio of the right-handed (P) and left-handed(M) forms of the triple-helical closed-cage molecule during guest uptake. (IMAGE)

Nano Life Science Institute (NanoLSI), Kanazawa University

Fig. 3. Changes in the ratio of the right-handed (P) and left-handed(M) forms of the triple-helical closed-cage molecule during guest uptake.

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Fig. 3. Changes in the ratio of the right-handed (P) and left-handed(M) forms of the triple-helical closed-cage molecule during guest uptake. Because of the closed-cage structure, guest binding (the “input”) occurs slowly, and the P/M interconversion is also slow. This allows the intermediate states to be analyzed, enabling distinction between the two possible pathways (A and B). Kinetic analysis revealed that, in the present system, the pathway proceeds via initial guest uptake by the less abundant M form (pathway A).

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