Lyotropic liquid crystalline phases from helical β-peptides as alignment media.
Lyotropic liquid crystalline (LLC) phases from helical β-peptides are proposed as novel water-based alignment media. In contrast to α-peptides, β-peptides form LLCs at very short chain lengths and at concentrations as low as 1 percent. Spectra obtained in these LLC phases are artefact-free and lead to RDCs of the desired size. First indications towards enantiodiscrimination are provided.
Thiele
Christina M
CM
Clemens Schöpf Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Petersenstr. 22, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany. cthiele@thielelab.de
Pomerantz
William C
WC
Abbott
Nicholas L
NL
Gellman
Samuel H
SH
D050866:Liquid Crystals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*
D010455:Peptides