Pharmaceutical Formulation and Characterization of Dipeptide Nanotubes for Drug Delivery Applications.
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DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202000115
Abstract: Peptide nanotubes are promising materials for a variety of biomedical applications with ultrashort (≤7 amino acids) forms providing particular promise for clinical translation. The manufacture of peptide nanotubes has, however, been associated with toxic organic… read more here.
Keywords: pharmaceutical formulation; drug delivery; nanotubes drug; peptide nanotubes ... See more keywords
Photoferroelectricity in di-phenylalanine peptide nanotubes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cocom.2017.11.007
Abstract: Abstract Molecular modeling and computational analysis are carried out for photo-induced and photo-luminescence effects in di-phenylalanine (FF) peptide nanotubes (PNT) using quantum-chemical semi-empirical approach PM3 in unrestricted Hartree-Fock (UHF) and restricted (RHF) approximation. HyperChem package… read more here.
Keywords: phenylalanine peptide; photo; photoferroelectricity phenylalanine; peptide nanotubes ... See more keywords
End-Sealing of Peptide Nanotubes by Cationic Amphiphilic Polypeptides and Their Salt-Responsive Accordion-like Opening and Closing Behavior.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00153
Abstract: One strategy to prepare phase-separated co-assembly is to use the existing assembly as a platform to architect structures. For this purpose, the edge of a sheet or tube-shaped molecular assembly, which is less hydrophilic than… read more here.
Keywords: cationic amphiphilic; sealing peptide; accordion; end sealing ... See more keywords
Control of the Biodegradability of Piezoelectric Peptide Nanotubes Integrated with Hydrophobic Porphyrin.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c09751
Abstract: Diphenylalanine (FF) is a piezoelectric material that is widely known for its high piezoelectric constant, self-assembly characteristics, and ease of manufacture. Because of its biocompatible nature, it is useful for implantable applications. However, its use… read more here.
Keywords: nanotubes integrated; biodegradability piezoelectric; piezoelectric peptide; control biodegradability ... See more keywords
Parallel and antiparallel cyclic d/l peptide nanotubes.
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DOI: 10.1039/c7cc00846e
Abstract: Nanotubes made from H-bonded cyclic d/l peptide (CP) subunits have great potential for the construction of nanomaterials of wide chemical and structural diversity but, to date, difficulties in structural characterisation have restricted development of these… read more here.
Keywords: peptide; cyclic peptide; peptide nanotubes; antiparallel cyclic ... See more keywords
pH-Triggered self-assembly and hydrogelation of cyclic peptide nanotubes confined in water micro-droplets.
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DOI: 10.1039/c8nh00009c
Abstract: The controlled one-dimensional supramolecular polymerization of synthetic building blocks in confined spaces constitutes a key challenge to simplify the understanding of the fundamental physical principles behind the behavior of more complex encapsulated polymer networks. Cyclic… read more here.
Keywords: triggered self; self assembly; water; cyclic peptide ... See more keywords
Chiral and random arrangements of flavin chromophores along cyclic peptide nanotubes on gold influencing differently on surface potential and piezoelectricity
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DOI: 10.1039/c8ra10466b
Abstract: Two kinds of peptide nanotubes are prepared from cyclo(β-Asp(flavin)-β-alanine-β-alanine) (C3FAA) and cyclo(β-Asp(flavin)-ethylenediamine-succinic acid) (C3FES). read more here.
Keywords: random arrangements; chiral random; arrangements flavin; chromophores along ... See more keywords
Multiscale Structural Elucidation of Peptide Nanotubes by X-Ray Scattering Methods
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DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.654339
Abstract: This mini-review presents the structural investigations of the self-assembled peptide nanotubes using X-ray scattering techniques. As compared to electron microscopy, scattering methods enable studies of nanotubes in solution under the appropriate physicochemical conditions and probe… read more here.
Keywords: elucidation; peptide nanotubes; scattering methods; ray scattering ... See more keywords
Transmembrane Self-Assembled Cyclic Peptide Nanotubes Based on α‐Residues and Cyclic δ‐Amino Acids: A Computational Study
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DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.704160
Abstract: Self-assembling cyclic peptide nanotubes have been shown to function as synthetic, integral transmembrane channels. The combination of natural and nonnatural aminoacids in the sequence of cyclic peptides enables the control not only of their outer… read more here.
Keywords: transmembrane; amino acids; cyclic peptide; computational study ... See more keywords
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Transmembrane Cyclic Peptide Nanotubes Using Classical Force Fields, Hydrogen Mass Repartitioning, and Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Methods: A Critical Comparison
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063158
Abstract: Self-assembled cyclic peptide nanotubes with alternating D- and L-amino acid residues in the sequence of each subunit have attracted a great deal of attention due to their potential for new nanotechnology and biomedical applications, mainly… read more here.
Keywords: peptide nanotubes; force fields; cyclic peptide; classical force ... See more keywords
Structures and Properties of the Self-Assembling Diphenylalanine Peptide Nanotubes Containing Water Molecules: Modeling and Data Analysis
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DOI: 10.3390/nano10101999
Abstract: The structures and properties of the diphenylalanine (FF) peptide nanotubes (PNTs), both L-chiral and D-chiral (L-FF and D-FF) and empty and filled with water/ice clusters, are presented and analyzed. DFT (VASP) and semi-empirical calculations (HyperChem)… read more here.
Keywords: water ice; diphenylalanine peptide; water; structures properties ... See more keywords