Exploring structural features of folded peptide architectures in the construction of nanomaterials

Rajkumar Misra, Rahi M. Reja, Lagumaddepalli V. Narendra, Gijo George, Srinivasarao Raghothama, Hosahudya N. Gopi*

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Abstract

We are reporting the influence of foldamer structures on their self-assembled architectures. In a sharp contrast to the ordered α,γ-hybrid 12-helix obtained from 11 alternating Aib and γ-Phe, the α,γ-hybrid peptides constituted with α-Phe and 4,4-dimethyl γ-amino acid (Aic) displayed the extended sheet type of conformations in solution and spontaneously self-assembled into thermally and proteolytically stable capsules. In contrast, the conformationally ordered 12-helix self-assembled into a three-dimensional supramolecular polyhedron.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9597-9600
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume52
Issue number61
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

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