title: Development of supramolecular organo-gel based on tripeptide skeletons.
abstract: Boc-Ser-Val-Gly-OCH(2)Ph (31) showed high gelation abilities in the aromatic solvents, particularly in toluene. The minimum gelation concentration of 31 in toluene was 10 mg/ml, suggesting that 2500 molecules of toluene were immobilized by each molecule of the tripeptide 31. The FT-IR data indicated that formation of antiparallel beta-sheets through intermolecular hydrogen bonding was central to the generation of nanofibers during gelation.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, Kyoto Prefectural University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8522, Japan.
authors.forename: Eriko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Azuma
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuramochi
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsubaki
mesh_terms: D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D014050:Toluene / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D010455:Peptides; D014050:Toluene