title: Self-assembled helical spherical-nanotubes from an L-glutamic acid based bolaamphiphilic low molecular mass organogelator.
abstract: An L-glutamic acid based bolaamphiphile was observed to self-assemble into a novel "helical spherical-nanotube" with a molecular monolayered structure within a tubular wall.
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Science, Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, PR China.
authors.forename: Chuanlang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Minghua
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry; D004537:Eicosanoic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D005782:Gels; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D008970:Molecular Weight; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D004537:Eicosanoic Acids; D005782:Gels; D014867:Water; D018698:Glutamic Acid