Negative beats positive: A channel composed of oligoether chains attached by amine groups to β-cyclodextrin mediates the transport of halides across a phospholipid bilayer (see scheme) at faster rates than those observed for monovalent cations. Protonation of the amine linkages likely explains the preferential anion transport.
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