Peptide-based supramolecular systems chemistry

F Sheehan, D Sementa, A Jain, M Kumar… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Peptide-based supramolecular systems chemistry seeks to mimic the ability of life forms to
use conserved sets of building blocks and chemical reactions to achieve a bewildering array …

Self-assembly of unidirectionally polarized piezoelectric peptide nanotubes using environmentally friendly solvents

H Park, Y Kim, Y Kim, C Lee, H Park, H Joo… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Diphenylalanine (FF) peptide nanotubes are considered to be particularly promising
biomaterials for bio-implantable devices due to their unique characteristics, such as strong …

Detection of helical water flows in sub-nanometer channels

P Zelenovskii, M Soares, C Bornes… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Nanoscale flows of liquids can be revealed in various biological processes and underlie a
wide range of nanofluidic applications. Though the integral characteristics of these systems …

Trace water as prominent factor to induce peptide self‐assembly: dynamic evolution and governing interactions in ionic liquids

J Wang, C Yuan, Y Han, Y Wang, X Liu, S Zhang… - Small, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction between water and biomolecules including peptides is of critical importance
for forming high‐level architectures and triggering life's functions. However, the bulk …

On the origin of the great rigidity of self-assembled diphenylalanine nanotubes

P Zelenovskiy, I Kornev, S Vasilev… - Physical Chemistry …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The elastic properties of the nanotubes of self-assembled aromatic dipeptide
diphenylalanine are investigated by means of Raman spectroscopy and a mass-in-mass 1D …

Multiscale simulations for understanding the evolution and mechanism of hierarchical peptide self-assembly

C Yuan, S Li, Q Zou, Y Ren, X Yan - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Hierarchical self-assembly, abundant in biological systems, has been explored as an
effective bottom-up method to fabricate highly ordered functional superstructures from …

Structure and Dynamics of Confined Water Inside Diphenylalanine Peptide Nanotubes

J Chen, Z Qiu, J Huang - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Diphenylalanine (FF) peptides exhibit a unique ability to self-assemble into nanotubes with
confined water molecules playing pivotal roles in their structure and function. This study …

Control of the Biodegradability of Piezoelectric Peptide Nanotubes Integrated with Hydrophobic Porphyrin

Y Kim, H Park, Y Kim, C Lee, H Park… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Diphenylalanine (FF) is a piezoelectric material that is widely known for its high piezoelectric
constant, self-assembly characteristics, and ease of manufacture. Because of its …

Molecular self-assembled helix peptide nanotubes based on some amino acid molecules and their dipeptides: molecular modeling studies

VS Bystrov - Journal of Molecular Modeling, 2024 - Springer
Context The paper considers the features of the structure and dipole moments of several
amino acids and their dipeptides which play an important role in the formation of the peptide …

Structures and properties of the self-assembling diphenylalanine peptide nanotubes containing water molecules: Modeling and data analysis

V Bystrov, J Coutinho, P Zelenovskiy, A Nuraeva… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The structures and properties of the diphenylalanine (FF) peptide nanotubes (PNTs), both L-
chiral and D-chiral (L-FF and D-FF) and empty and filled with water/ice clusters, are …