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SUBMITTER: Saleh N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7464550 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20200814 16
<i>Cis</i>- or <i>Z</i>-configuration is required for the plant growth-promoting activity of cinnamic acid (CA), whereas the <i>E</i>-form is inactive. Herein, we describe the encapsulation of <i>E</i>-CA by cucurbit[7]uril (CB7) and show that photoisomerization reactions can be more efficiently controlled in aqueous solutions by utilizing this supramolecular approach. Measurements of UV-visible absorption and proton NMR spectra at different pH values confirm that <i>E</i>-CA and its methyl este ...[more]