Hydrophobic immiscibility controls self-sorting or co-assembly of peptide amphiphiles.

Authors :: Wakabayashi R
Imatani R
Katsuya M
Higuchi Y
Noguchi H
Kamiya N
Goto M
Source :: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) [Chem Commun (Camb)] 2022 Jan 06; Vol. 58 (4), pp. 585-588. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 06.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Pairs of peptide amphiphiles with immiscible hydrophobic tails were synthesized and their assembly formation was investigated. These pairs formed self-sorting supramolecular fibres using a standard heating-cooling protocol, while one pair with longer hydrophobic tails formed a co-assembly when an additional heating process was applied.

Subjects :: Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
Macromolecular Substances chemical synthesis
Macromolecular Substances chemistry
Peptides chemistry
Peptides chemical synthesis

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