Supramolecular helical systems: helical assemblies of small molecules, foldamers, and polymers with chiral amplification and their functions

E Yashima, N Ousaka, D Taura, K Shimomura… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this review, we describe the recent advances in supramolecular helical assemblies
formed from chiral and achiral small molecules, oligomers (foldamers), and helical and …

Catalytic peptide assemblies

O Zozulia, MA Dolan, IV Korendovych - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembly of molecules often results in new emerging properties. Even very short
peptides can self-assemble into structures with a variety of physical and structural …

Cofactor-free oxidase-mimetic nanomaterials from self-assembled histidine-rich peptides

Q Liu, K Wan, Y Shang, ZG Wang, Y Zhang, L Dai… - Nature Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Natural oxidases mainly rely on cofactors and well-arranged amino acid residues for
catalysing electron-transfer reactions but suffer from non-recovery of their activity upon …

Lipopeptides as tools in catalysis, supramolecular, materials and medicinal chemistry

C Vicente-Garcia, I Colomer - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Lipopeptides are amphiphilic peptides in which an aliphatic chain is attached to either the C
or N terminus of peptides. Their self-assembly—into micelles, vesicles, nanotubes, fibres or …

An approach to the de novo synthesis of life

S Otto - Accounts of chemical research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus As the remit of chemistry expands beyond molecules to systems, new synthetic
targets appear on the horizon. Among these, life represents perhaps the ultimate synthetic …

Single amino acid bionanozyme for environmental remediation

P Makam, SS Yamijala, VS Bhadram… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Enzymes are extremely complex catalytic structures with immense biological and
technological importance. Nevertheless, their widespread environmental implementation …

Hierarchical nanomaterials via biomolecular self-assembly and bioinspiration for energy and environmental applications

C Gong, S Sun, Y Zhang, L Sun, Z Su, A Wu, G Wei - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioinspired synthesis offers potential green strategies to build highly complex nanomaterials
by utilizing the unique nanostructures, functions, and properties of biomolecules, in which …

Peptide‐based molecular hydrogels as supramolecular protein mimics

N Singh, M Kumar, JF Miravet, RV Ulijn… - … –A European Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This Minireview concerns recent advances in the design, synthesis, and application of low
molecular‐weight peptidic hydrogelators. The sequence‐specific combinations of amino …

Bioinspired supramolecular catalysts from designed self-assembly of DNA or peptides

S Liu, P Du, H Sun, HY Yu, ZG Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Enzymes play vital roles in cellular functions by catalyzing biochemical reactions in high
activity and selectivity, which is largely attributed to the cooperation between the exquisitely …

Emergent catalytic behavior of self‐assembled low molecular weight peptide‐based aggregates and hydrogels

M Tena‐Solsona, J Nanda, S Díaz‐Oltra… - … A European Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We report a series of short peptides possessing the sequence (FE) n or (EF) n and bearing l‐
proline at their N‐terminus that self‐assemble into high aspect ratio aggregates and …