title: Self-assembly of a peptide amphiphile based on hydrolysed Bombyx mori silk fibroin.
abstract: An octapeptide, GAGAGAGY, was obtained by a novel method, i.e. hydrolysing Bombyx mori silk fibroin. Afterward, a dodecanoic acid-peptide conjugation was synthesized. This amphiphile assembled into cylindrical nanofibers of planar β-sheets at pH 9 and twisted β-sheets at pH 4.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers of Ministry of Education, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Jinming
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ruiwen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jinrong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhengzhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shao
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D012831:Bombyx / Q000737:chemistry*; D005349:Fibroins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D009842:Oligopeptides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D005349:Fibroins