Recognition Properties of Flavin Analogues with Bile Acid-Based Receptors: Role of Steric Effects in Hydrogen Bond Based Molecular Recognition

Abstract

The recognition properties of 7,8-dimethyl flavin analogues by bile acid-based receptors that contain 2,6-diaminopyridine and the dioctylamide of 2,6-diaminopyridine in CHCl3 were determined. The results show that the bile acid-based receptors bind 7,8-dimethyl flavin analogues less effectively as compared to 7,8-unsubstituted flavins reported earlier, which is contrary to the known fact that the association constants increase with increasing electron-donating capacity of the substituents at the 7 and 8 positions of the flavin analogues.