Mimicking the vancomycin carboxylate binding site: Synthetic receptors for sulfonates, carboxylates, and N-protected α-amino acids in water

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/hlca.19960790403

The novel H₂O-soluble cyclophanes 1 and 2 incorporating different anion-recognition sites were prepared in short synthetic routes as first-generation mimics of the natural, D-Ala-D-Ala binding antibiotic vancomycin. The X-ray crystal structure