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Synthesis of an Intein-mediated Artificial Protein Hydrogel
Published on: January 27, 2014
Spiropyran-linked dipeptide forms supramolecular hydrogel with dual responses to light and to ligand-receptor
Zhenjun Qiu1, Haitao Yu, Jinbo Li
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Lab of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Ministry of Education of China, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Integration of photo-sensitive spiropyran with dipeptide d-Ala-d-Ala in one small molecule resulted in a hydrogelator which can form supramolecular hydrogel with responses not only to light but to ligand-receptor interaction.

