Peptide π-electron conjugates: organic electronics for biology?

HAM Ardoña, JD Tovar - Bioconjugate chemistry, 2015 - ACS Publications
Highly ordered arrays of π-conjugated molecules are often viewed as a prerequisite for
effective charge-transporting materials. Studies involving these materials have traditionally …

Functional architectures based on self-assembly of bio-inspired dipeptides: structure modulation and its photoelectronic applications

C Chen, K Liu, J Li, X Yan - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2015 - Elsevier
Getting inspiration from nature and further developing functional architectures provides an
effective way to design innovative materials and systems. Among bio-inspired materials …

Folding of oligoviologens induced by radical–radical interactions

Y Wang, M Frasconi, WG Liu, Z Liu… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We report the synthesis of a series of homologous oligoviologens in which different numbers
of 4, 4′-bipyridinium (BIPY2+) subunits are linked by p-xylylene bridges, as a prelude to …

Dynamic peptide library for the discovery of charge transfer hydrogels

C Berdugo, SKM Nalluri, N Javid… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Coupling of peptide self-assembly to dynamic sequence exchange provides a useful
approach for the discovery of self-assembling materials. In here, we demonstrate the …

DFT investigation and molecular dynamic simulation on the selective complexation of cis-cyclic nanopeptides with alkaline earth metal ions

M Khavani, M Izadyar, MR Housaindokht - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2015 - Elsevier
Three types of the cyclic peptides constructed of four sequences of glycine (CP1) and
alanine (CP2) and two sequences of glycine-valine molecules (CP3) have been employed …

Effect of the amino acid composition of cyclic peptides on their self-assembly in lipid bilayers

M Danial, S Perrier, KA Jolliffe - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The effect of amino acid composition on the formation of transmembrane channels in lipid
bilayers upon self-assembly of alt-(L, D)-α-cyclic octapeptides has been investigated. Cyclic …

Theoretical design of the cyclic lipopeptide nanotube as a molecular channel in the lipid bilayer, molecular dynamics and quantum mechanics approach

M Khavani, M Izadyar, MR Housaindokht - … Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this article, cyclic peptides (CP) with lipid substituents were theoretically designed. The
dynamical behavior of the CP dimers and the cyclic peptide nanotube (CPNT) without lipid …

[PDF][PDF] Foldectures from the self-assembly of racemic foldamers

JH Eom, R Jeong, J Gong, RW Driver… - Bulletin of the Korean …, 2015 - koasas.kaist.ac.kr
Self-assembling peptidic materials, which are typically composed of chiral building blocks,
have attracted much attention due to their potential applications in catalysis, biomedicine …

Self-assembling peptide motifs for nanostructure design and applications

E De Santis, MG Ryadnov - 2015 - books.rsc.org
This chapter highlights current trends in supramolecular peptide design with an emphasis
on the technological aspects of self-assembling peptide systems. The discussion covers …

Proteins and peptides for the immunodiagnosis and therapy of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections

S Bősze, F Hudecz - 2015 - books.rsc.org
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is one of the world's deadliest
communicable diseases and present in all regions of the world. The Global Tuberculosis …