Molecular self-assembly and supramolecular chemistry of cyclic peptides

Q Song, Z Cheng, M Kariuki, SCL Hall, SK Hill… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This Review focuses on the establishment and development of self-assemblies governed by
the supramolecular interactions between cyclic peptides. The Review first describes the type …

Prebiotic peptides: Molecular hubs in the origin of life

M Frenkel-Pinter, M Samanta, G Ashkenasy… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The fundamental roles that peptides and proteins play in today's biology makes it almost
indisputable that peptides were key players in the origin of life. Insofar as it is appropriate to …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoscale self-assembly for therapeutic delivery

S Yadav, AK Sharma, P Kumar - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Self-assembly is the process of association of individual units of a material into highly
arranged/ordered structures/patterns. It imparts unique properties to both inorganic and …

Recent advances in self-assembled peptides: Implications for targeted drug delivery and vaccine engineering

S Eskandari, T Guerin, I Toth, RJ Stephenson - Advanced drug delivery …, 2017 - Elsevier
Self-assembled peptides have shown outstanding characteristics for vaccine delivery and
drug targeting. Peptide molecules can be rationally designed to self-assemble into specific …

Tunable metallic-like conductivity in microbial nanowire networks

NS Malvankar, M Vargas, KP Nevin, AE Franks… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Electronic nanostructures made from natural amino acids are attractive because of their
relatively low cost, facile processing and absence of toxicity,,. However, most materials …

Self-assembly of diphenylalanine peptide with controlled polarization for power generation

V Nguyen, R Zhu, K Jenkins, R Yang - Nature communications, 2016 - nature.com
Peptides have attracted considerable attention due to their biocompatibility, functional
molecular recognition and unique biological and electronic properties. The strong …

High‐tech applications of self‐assembling supramolecular nanostructured gel‐phase materials: from regenerative medicine to electronic devices

AR Hirst, B Escuder, JF Miravet… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
It is likely that nanofabrication will underpin many technologies in the 21st century. Synthetic
chemistry is a powerful approach to generate molecular structures that are capable of …

Peptide nanotubes

IW Hamley - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The self‐assembly of different classes of peptide, including cyclic peptides, amyloid peptides
and surfactant‐like peptides into nanotube structures is reviewed. The modes of self …

One dimensional nanostructured materials

SVNT Kuchibhatla, AS Karakoti, D Bera… - Progress in materials …, 2007 - Elsevier
The quest for materials with molecular scale properties that can satisfy the demands of the
21st century has led to the development of one dimensional nanostructures, ODNS. Nearly …

Insight into interactions between syntrophic bacteria and archaea in anaerobic digestion amended with conductive materials

V Kumar, R Nabaterega, S Khoei… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial communities play an important role in various biochemical and metabolic
reactions that occur in natural and engineered anaerobic systems. Methanogenic syntrophy …