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.
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.
Bose
Partha Pratim
PP
Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India.
Drew
Michael G B
MG
Das
Apurba K
AK
Banerjee
Arindam
A
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
D000577:Amides; D001554:Benzene