Mini-Review: Artificial Catecholamine Receptors in Aqueous Media

Abstract

The literature on artificial receptors that recognize catecholamines in aqueous solution is reviewed. Although the substrates offer a number of potential sites for molecular recognition, the solvent constrains the range of possible pair-wise interactions that can be utilized. As a result, the dual goal of strong binding and high selectivity has yet to be attained by any artificial receptor design.

Keywords:

• Molecular recognition
• Receptor design
• Catecholamine
• Water
• Selectivity