title: High length-diameter ratio nanotubes self-assembled from a facial cyclopeptide.
abstract: A six-residue facial cyclopeptide was designed with the following sequence: c-[D-Leu-L-Lys-D-Ala-L-Lys-D-Leu-L-Gln] (CP). Extensive hydrogen bonding between the cyclopeptide backbones mainly regulated CP to self-assemble into single-walled nanotubes. Simultaneously, the hydrophobic interaction among facial hydrophobic side chains of CP was introduced to stabilize the hydrogen bonding, resulting in the formation of the thick-walled nanotubes with high length–diameter ratios.
authors: Si-Yong
authors: SY
authors: Qin
authors: Hua-Fang
authors: HF
authors: Jiang
authors: Xiang-Ji
authors: XJ
authors: Liu
authors: Yi
authors: Y
authors: Pei
authors: Han
authors: H
authors: Cheng
authors: Yun-Xia
authors: YX
authors: Sun
authors: Xian-Zheng
authors: XZ
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000737:chemistry*; D058105:Polymerization; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D010456:Peptides, Cyclic