title: Self-assembled morphologies from C2- and C3-symmetric biotin conjugates.
abstract: Synthesis and characterization of C(2)- and C(3)-symmetric D-biotin conjugates has been realized, followed by the investigation of solution state self-assembly behavior of these conjugates by various microscopy techniques. Interestingly, the C(2)-symmetric conjugate affords the formation of fibrous structures, while the C(3)-symmetric conjugate reveals the formation of marigold flower-like spherical morphologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Kanpur-208016 (UP), India.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vijaya Krishna
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
mesh_terms: D001710:Biotin / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D001710:Biotin