TY - BOOK AU - Martin Walko AU - 0 TI - MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SWITCHES SN - 978-90-367-3896-5 U1 - 540 Chemistry PY - 2009/// CY - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands PB - Stratingh Institute for Chemistry KW - Molecular Photochromism Diarylethenes Switching Synthesis Conclusion Photochemical N1 - In this chapter, effort to apply diarylethene photochromic switches in the reversible control of different functions and properties of molecules and molecular systems are discussed; Diarylethene photochromic switches for reversible control of functions Dithienylethene photochromic switches with resolvable atropisomers 3,4-Dithienylfurans – coupling of molecular switching to reversible cycloaddition Dipyridylethene photochromic switches Tripod anchoring of diarylethenes to a surface Protein channel as a biomolecular switchable nanovalve, an introduction pH induced switching of a protein channel Light-induced switching of a protein channel ER -