Traditional organic synthesis relies heavily on organic solvents for a multitude of tasks,
including dissolving the components and facilitating chemical reactions, because many …

Low molecular weight synthetic peptides have been demonstrated to be effective catalysts
for an increasingly wide array of asymmetric transformations. In many cases, these peptide …

Protocells at life's origin are often conceived as bilayer-enclosed precursors of life, whose
self-reproduction rests on the early advent of replicating catalytic biopolymers. This …

Self-assembly of molecules often results in new emerging properties. Even very short
peptides can self-assemble into structures with a variety of physical and structural …

Lipopeptides are amphiphilic peptides in which an aliphatic chain is attached to either the C
or N terminus of peptides. Their self-assembly—into micelles, vesicles, nanotubes, fibres or …

Developing eco-friendly chiral organocatalysts with the combined advantages of
homogeneous catalysis and heterogeneous processes is greatly desired. In this work, a …

In diverse natural enzyme systems, their elegant properties and functions appeal to great
interest not only in unraveling the natural profound mystery but also in engineering the …

Peptides and their conjugates (to lipids, bulky N-terminals, or other groups) can self-
assemble into nanostructures such as fibrils, nanotubes, coiled coil bundles, and micelles …

The use of water as a solvent for chemical transformations and catalysis is not only a counter-
intuitive original approach with respect to catalysis in traditional media, but thanks to micellar …

Replacement of organic solvents, in particular chlorinated, aromatic, and polar aprotic ones,
is an emerging issue that can find a solution in the development of catalytic reactions in …