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Published on: November 21, 2013
L-Phenylalanine-derived pseudopeptidic bioinspired materials: Zn(II) induced fluorescence enhancement and precise
Kamlesh Kumar Nigam1, Arpna Tamrakar1, Mrituanjay D Pandey1
1Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India. mdpandey.chem@bhu.ac.in.
Abstract:
The pseudopeptide, owing to its intriguing, sustainable, and easily accessible multifunctional properties, has attracted significant research interest over the years. C2-symmetric pseudopeptidic chiral bioinspired materials have been developed for their selective sensitivity to Zn(II) ions via a turn-on fluorescence under physiological conditions. Moreover, these are promising soft materials for precisely tuning their self-assembled nanostructures after incubating with Zn(II), opening avenues for exploring similar effects in various peptidomimetics.
