Shape transition from elliptical to cylindrical membrane tubes induced by chiral crescent-shaped protein rods

H Noguchi - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Proteins often form chiral assembly structures on a biomembrane. However, the role of the
chirality in the interaction with an achiral membrane is poorly understood. Here, we report …

Molecular self-assembly as a trigger of life origin and development

DV Zlenko, AM Zanin, SV Stovbun - Origins of Life and Evolution of …, 2022 - Springer
The origin and reason for the homochirality of living cells go with the problem of a relatively
narrow spectrum of the actual biological monomers compared to the whole theoretically …

Spontaneous resolution in racemic solutions of N-trifluoroacetylated α-aminoalcohols

DV Zlenko, AM Zanin, AA Skoblin, VA Tverdislov… - Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
N-trifluoroacetylated α-aminoalcohol are low molecular weight (Mw∼ 200 Da) gelators.
Under cooling of the homochiral solutions, TFAAAs form highly elongated supramolecular …

Structure and properties of helical fibers spun from cellulose solutions in [Bmim] Cl

SV Usachev, DV Zlenko, IV Nagornova… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Man-made fibers were spun from solutions of cotton and wood cellulose in ionic liquid (1-
butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium chloride,[B mim] Cl). Depending on the concentration, cellulose …

The weak magnetic field inhibits the supramolecular self-ordering of chiral molecules

SV Stovbun, AM Zanin, AA Skoblin, DV Zlenko - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The magnetic field can affect processes in the non-magnetic systems, including the
biochemical reactions in the living cells. This phenomenon becomes possible due to the …

Spontaneous resolution and super-coiling in xerogels of the products of photo-induced formose reaction

SV Stovbun, AM Zanin, MV Shashkov… - Origins of Life and …, 2019 - Springer
This work addresses the supramolecular self-organization in the xerogels of formose
reaction products. The UV-induced formose reaction was held in over-saturated …

A gel lattice alters the phase state of a solvent

SV Stovbun, AA Skoblin, NG Shilkina, SM Lomakin… - Soft matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Some low-molecular-weight substances are able to self-assemble into fiber-like structures
(strings) to form gels. One of the examples of such substances is trifluoroacetylated alpha …

Twisting of fibers balancing the gel–sol transition in cellulose aqueous suspensions

DV Zlenko, SN Nikolsky, AS Vedenkin, GG Politenkova… - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cellulose hydrogels and films are advantageous materials that are applied in modern
industry and medicine. Cellulose hydrogels have a stable scaffold and never form films upon …

Triggering gel‐sol transition by weak magnetic field

SV Stovbun, AM Zanin, AA Skoblin, MG Mikhaleva… - Chirality, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The self‐assembly of small and always chiral molecules into fiber‐like structures is a
mysterious process, as the physics underlying such self‐assembly is unclear. The energy …

Supramolecular chiral discrimination of D-phenylalanine amino acid based on a perylene bisimide derivative

S Bettini, Z Syrgiannis, M Ottolini, V Bonfrate… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The interaction between homochiral substituted perylene bisimide (PBI) molecule and the D
enantiomer of phenylalanine amino acid was monitored. Spectroscopic transitions of PBI …