Enhancement of affinity in molecular recognition via hydrogen bonds by POSS-core dendrimer and its application for selective complex formation between guanosine triphosphate and 1,8-naphthyridine derivatives.

We report that a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) core in a dendrimer can enhance the affinity of the molecular recognition via hydrogen bonds between 1,8-naphthyridine and guanosine nucleotides. The complexation of the naphthyridine ligands with a series of guanosine nucleotides was investigated, and it is shown that the POSS core should play a significant role in the stabilization of the complexes via hydrogen bonds. Finally, we demonstrate that the 1,8-naphthyridine ligand can selectively recognize guanosine triphosphate by assisting with the POSS-core dendrimer.