title: Formation of triple helical nanofibers using self-assembling chiral benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamides and reversal of the nanostructure's handedness using mirror image building blocks.
abstract: Intertwining triple helical nanofibers with an overall handedness have been formed from self-assembling chiral benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamides , and , whereas the achiral benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide upon self-association gives rise to straight nanofibers without any twist and transmission electron microscopy images of chiral compounds clearly demonstrate that the handedness of the triple helical nanofibers can be reversed by using the enantiomeric benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide building blocks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India.
authors.forename: Partha Pratim
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Bose
authors.forename: Michael G B
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Drew
authors.forename: Apurba K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Arindam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000737:chemistry*; D001554:Benzene / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D001554:Benzene