Peptide self-assembly driven by oxo-ester mediated native chemical ligation

Dnyaneshwar B Rasale; Indrajit Maity; Maruthi Konda; Apurba K Das

doi:10.1039/c3cc41475b

Peptide self-assembly driven by oxo-ester mediated native chemical ligation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 May 25;49(42):4815-7. doi: 10.1039/c3cc41475b.

Authors

Dnyaneshwar B Rasale¹, Indrajit Maity, Maruthi Konda, Apurba K Das

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India.

PMID: 23595540
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc41475b

Abstract

We use the oxo-ester mediated native chemical ligation (NCL) reaction to generate a peptide self-assembly process to make supramolecular nanofibers and self-supporting gels.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Esters / chemistry*
Gels
Microscopy, Atomic Force
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Nanofibers / chemistry*
Nanofibers / ultrastructure
Peptides / chemistry*

Substances

Esters
Gels
Peptides