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Formation of Ordered Biomolecular Structures by the Self-assembly of Short Peptides
Published on: November 21, 2013
Inter- and intra-molecular H-bonds induced different nanostructures from a multi-H-bonding (MHB) amphiphile:
Peng Gao1, Chuanlang Zhan, Lizhu Liu
1CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Science, Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P.R. China.
Abstract:
An MHB amphiphile, N-stearoyl-l-glutamic acid (C(18)-Glu), forms disk- and fiber-like nanostructures respectively in hydrophilic and hydrophobic environments due to the inter- and intra-molecular H-bonds.
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