1. Aromatic peptide amphiphiles: significance of the Fmoc moiety
- Author
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Tell Tuttle, Scott Fleming, Pim W. J. M. Frederix, Sisir Debnath, and Rein V. Ulijn
- Subjects
Circular dichroism ,Stereochemistry ,Beta sheet ,Stereoisomerism ,Peptide ,02 engineering and technology ,Microscopy, Atomic Force ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate ,Catalysis ,Amphiphile ,Materials Chemistry ,Peptide amphiphile ,Moiety ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Fluorenes ,Chemistry ,Circular Dichroism ,Metals and Alloys ,General Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,0104 chemical sciences ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,Spectrometry, Fluorescence ,Ceramics and Composites ,Peptides ,0210 nano-technology ,Linker - Abstract
Aromatic peptide amphiphile hydrogelators commonly utilise the fluorenyl-9-methoxycarbonyl moiety as an N-terminal capping group. Material properties and spectroscopic techniques show the influence of alternative linkers between the fluorenyl moiety and the peptide. This study establishes whether methoxycarbonyl is an optimal or mainly convenient linker, for this class of self-assembling systems.
- Published
- 2013