title: Beta-1,3-glucan (schizophyllan) can act as a one-dimensional host for creation of novel poly(aniline) nanofiber structures.
abstract: We here demonstrate the creation of novel poly(aniline) (PANI) nanofiber structures by a polymer wrapping method using schizophyllan (SPG). Mannose-modified SPG can also wrap PANIs to give nanofibers having a lectin affinity. This interaction is applicable to designing novel PANI/protein composites. The results establish that SPG can act as a novel "host" to assemble PANIs into one-dimensional superstructures. [reaction: see text]
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
authors.forename: Munenori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Numata
authors.forename: Teruaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Tomohisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shinkai
mesh_terms: D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D037102:Lectins / Q000737:chemistry; D008358:Mannose / Q000737:chemistry; D049329:Nanostructures; D011485:Protein Binding; D012566:Sizofiran / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D037102:Lectins; C416807:polyaniline; D012566:Sizofiran; D008358:Mannose