Side-chain hydrophobicity controls the activity of proton channel forming rigid rod-shaped polyols

Abstract

Increased activity, facile incorporation into lipid bilayers and intact active structure and transport selectivity are the consequences of modifications of the side-chain hydrophobicity of a proton channel-forming octa(p-phenylene).

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