Peptide fibrillization

IW Hamley - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The fibrillization of peptides is relevant to many diseases based on the deposition of
amyloids. The formation of fibrils is being intensively studied, especially in terms of …

Plant protein-based fibers: Fabrication, characterization, and potential food applications

D Chen, OG Jones, OH Campanella - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Proteins from plants have been considered as safer, healthier, and more sustainable
resources than their animal counterparts. However, incomplete amino acid composition and …

The common architecture of cross-β amyloid

TR Jahn, OS Makin, KL Morris, KE Marshall… - Journal of molecular …, 2010 - Elsevier
Amyloid fibril deposition is central to the pathology of more than 30 unrelated diseases
including Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes. It is generally accepted that amyloid …

Functionalised amyloid fibrils for roles in cell adhesion

SL Gras, AK Tickler, AM Squires, GL Devlin, MA Horton… - Biomaterials, 2008 - Elsevier
We describe experiments designed to explore the possibility of using amyloid fibrils as new
nanoscale biomaterials for promoting and exploiting cell adhesion, migration and …

Design of metalloenzyme mimics based on self-assembled peptides for organophosphorus pesticides detection

Y Yang, S Hao, X Lei, J Chen, G Fang, J Liu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) detection has attracted considerable attention because
of the extensive application of OPs. In this research, non-toxic and high-performance …

Sonication induced peptide-appended bolaamphiphile hydrogels for in situ generation and catalytic activity of Pt nanoparticles

I Maity, DB Rasale, AK Das - Soft Matter, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The self-assembly of peptide based bolaamphiphiles is investigated upon sonication. We
show the ability of peptide bolaamphiphiles 1 and 2 to form strong and rigid self-supporting …

A ratiometric fluorescent sensor based on metalloenzyme mimics for detecting organophosphorus pesticides

Y Yang, X Lei, B Liu, H Liu, J Chen, G Fang… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) have threatened food safety and environmental
security. Establishing an easy-to-operate, fast, and real-time sensor for OPs is an inevitable …

Dispersible and thermal stable nanofibrils derived from glycated whey protein

G Liu, Q Zhong - Biomacromolecules, 2013 - ACS Publications
Formation of nanofibrils by heating proteins at pH 2.0 has been studied extensively because
of the potential as novel biomaterials. However, nanofibrils of whey proteins have poor …

[HTML][HTML] Amyloid structure exhibits polymorphism on multiple length scales in human brain tissue

J Liu, I Costantino, N Venugopalan, RF Fischetti… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Aggregation of Aβ amyloid fibrils into plaques in the brain is a universal hallmark of
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), but whether plaques in different individuals are equivalent is …

Dopamine and the dopamine oxidation product 5, 6-dihydroxylindole promote distinct on-pathway and off-pathway aggregation of α-synuclein in a pH-dependent …

CLL Pham, SL Leong, FE Ali, VB Kenche, AF Hill… - Journal of molecular …, 2009 - Elsevier
The deposition of α-synuclein (α-syn) aggregates in dopaminergic neurons is a key feature
of Parkinson's disease. While dopamine (DA) can modulate α-syn aggregation, it is unclear …