Construction of supramolecular helical nanofibers using renewable biomaterials: self-assembly of a cytidylic acid-appended bolaamphiphile in lemon juice.
We performed the self-assembly of a 1,18-cytidylic acid-appended bolaamphiphile (C18C) in lemon juice, which contained citric acid, and succeeded in forming left-handed helical nanofibers with diameters, lengths, and pitches of ca. 6-7 nm, several hundred nm to 5 μm, and ca. 30-40 nm, respectively.
National Food Research Institute, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 2-1-12 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8642, Japan. riwaura@affrc.go.jp
Rika
R
Iwaura
Mayumi
M
Ohnishi-Kameyama
D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D002957:Citrus / Q000737:chemistry; D003568:Cytidine Monophosphate / Q000737:chemistry*; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D015394:Molecular Structure; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011728:Pyridones / Q000737:chemistry*
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005663:Furans; D011728:Pyridones; C543575:bolaamphiphile; D003568:Cytidine Monophosphate