1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3-Hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) is a polar, strongly hydrogen bond-donating
solvent that has found numerous uses in organic synthesis due to its ability to stabilize ionic …

The lipocalin family became established shortly after the structural similarity was noted
between plasma retinol binding protein and the bovine milk protein, β-lactoglobulin. During …

Among various alcohols, those substituted with fluorine, such as 2, 2, 2-trifluoroethanol
(TFE) or 3, 3, 3, 3 ', 3 ', 3 '-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP), have a marked potential to induce …

The sol‐gel method of encapsulating proteins in a silica matrix was investigated as a
potential experimental system for testing the effects of molecular confinement on the …

The mechanical properties of single electrospun collagen fibers were investigated using
scanning mode bending tests performed with an AFM. Electrospun collagen fibers with …

Solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) provides the possibility to chemically synthesize
peptides and proteins. Applying the method on hydrophilic structures is usually without …

The past decade has seen a remarkable growth in the number of bioconjugation techniques
in chemistry, biology, material science, and biomedical fields. A core design element in …

We are developing an experimental system for testing the effects of macromolecular
crowding and molecular confinement on protein structure. In the present study, solvent …

Detailed analysis of the effects of alcohols on proteins and peptides is important because of
its wide range of applications in many fields. Whereas melittin, a major component of …

High amphiphilicity is a hallmark of interfacial helices in membrane proteins and membrane-
active peptides, such as toxins and antimicrobial peptides. Although there is general …