Facile Preparation of Heteropolypeptides from Crude Mixtures of α-Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides

X Sun, A Li, N Li, G Ji, Z Song - Biomacromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Heteropolypeptides bearing two or more functional side chains are promising polymeric
materials for various biomedical applications. However, conventional preparation of …

Toward Synthetic Intrinsically Disordered Polypeptides (IDPs): Controlled Incorporation of Glycine in the Ring-Opening Polymerization of N-Carboxyanhydrides

M Badreldin, P Salas-Ambrosio, S Bourasseau… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) do not have a well-defined folded structure but
instead behave as extended polymer chains in solution. Many IDPs are rich in glycine …

Nonionic Water-Soluble Oligo (ethylene glycol)-Modified Polypeptides with a β-Sheet Conformation

X Jing, Z Zhu, S Wang, J Xin, H Zhou, L Wang… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The secondary structures of polypeptides, such as an α-helix and a β-sheet, often impart
specific properties and functions, making the regulation of their secondary structures of great …