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Rational Design of Self-Assembling Supramolecular Protein Nanostructures Utilizing the Cucurbit[8]Uril Macrocyclic
Elisavet Ioannou1, Nikolaos E Labrou2
1Laboratory of Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Abstract:
Self-assembly is a phenomenon that governs molecular structural organization in nature, therefore raising research interest for the fabrication of novel nanomaterials with diverse applications in biocatalysis, biomedicine, material templating, and biosensor development. In this chapter we provide protocols for the development of supramolecular protein complexes based on host-guest interactions in the presence of the macrocyclic host, cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]). CB[8] is reported to exhibit high binding affinity towards the tripeptide Phe-Gly-Gly (FGG), therefore it can be utilized as a selective adhesive of protein molecules, after fusion of FGG to an accessible protein surface.
