Title: macromolecular component
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - macromolecular component
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13966
Status: current

Definition
Macromolecule that is part of a rotaxane assembly.

Note
A macromolecular component can be a macrocyclic component or a threading component of a rotaxane or both.

Related Terms
- macrocyclic component: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/13965
- threading component: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/13985

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 2135. 'Terminology and nomenclature for macromolecular rotaxanes and pseudorotaxanes (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 2138 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-10-15)

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Citation: Citation: 'macromolecular component' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13966
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