title: Enzyme-triggered self-assembly of peptide hydrogels via reversed hydrolysis.
abstract: We demonstrate that proteases can be used to selectively trigger the self-assembly of peptide hydrogels via reversed hydrolysis.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials & Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, The University of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toledano
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Vineetha
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jayawarna
authors.forename: Rein V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Ulijn
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D001407:Bacillus / Q000737:chemistry; D004151:Dipeptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D005449:Fluorenes / Q000737:chemistry; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000737:chemistry*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D007700:Kinetics; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry; D013820:Thermolysin / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D004151:Dipeptides; D005449:Fluorenes; D020100:Hydrogels; C016456:N(alpha)-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonylamino acids; D009842:Oligopeptides; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D013820:Thermolysin