title: Chiral transcription and retentive helical memory: probing peptide auxiliaries appended with naphthalenediimides for their one-dimensional molecular organization.
abstract: Right or left paradox: Homochiral, heterochiral and achiral peptide auxiliaries appended with naphthalenediimide (NDI, see figure) were employed to demonstrate chiral transcription. We report an interesting phenomenon coined as retentive helical memory. Remarkably, NDI-peptide conjugates were tuned into hierarchical 1D molecular assemblies of opposite helicity in case of homochiral peptide auxiliaries.
authors.affiliation: Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pandeeswar
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Avinash
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Govindaraju
mesh_terms: D002942:Circular Dichroism; D007094:Imides / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D007094:Imides; D009281:Naphthalenes; D010455:Peptides; C542131:naphthalenediimide