Phototransduction in a supramolecular cascade: a mimic for essential features of the vision process.
Jialei Chen-WuPatrícia MáximoPatricia RemónAntónio Jorge ParolaNuno M BasílioUwe PischelPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2023)
The tailored design of a light-triggered supramolecular cascade results in an artificial machinery that assimilates the transduction of photons into chemical communication and the final release of a neurotransmitter. This is reminiscent of key steps in the natural vision process.