Fabrication of artificial toroid nanostructures by modified β-sheet peptides.
Facial peptide P1 carrying repeating hydrophobic and hydrophilic residues as well as lysine terminals self-assemble into uniform toroid structures. The sensitive balance between the hydrophobic interactions and electrostatic repulsion dominates the formation of highly curved assemblies.
State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. wenli@jlu.edu.cn
Wen
W
Li
Jingfang
J
Li
Myongsoo
M
Lee
D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
D010455:Peptides