Polypeptide self-assemblies: Nanostructures and bioapplications

C Cai, J Lin, Y Lu, Q Zhang, L Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Polypeptide copolymers can self-assemble into diverse aggregates. The morphology and
structure of aggregates can be varied by changing molecular architectures, self-assembling …

Secondary structures in synthetic polypeptides from N-carboxyanhydrides: design, modulation, association, and material applications

Z Song, H Fu, R Wang, LA Pacheco, X Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Synthetic polypeptides derived from the ring-opening polymerization of N-
carboxyanhydrides can spontaneously fold into stable secondary structures under specific …

Thermoresponsive Oligo(ethylene glycol) Functionalized Poly-l-cysteine

X Fu, Y Shen, W Fu, Z Li - Macromolecules, 2013 - ACS Publications
A series of new functional amino acids were prepared in high yield via thiol–ene Michael
addition between l-cysteine and monomethoxy oligo (ethylene glycol)(OEG) functionalized …

Helix-specific properties and applications in synthetic polypeptides

N Li, Y Lei, Z Song, L Yin - Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polypeptides obtained from the ring-opening polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides, as the
synthetic analogues of natural proteins, have drawn broad interests during the recent three …

Conformational modulation and polymerization-induced folding of proteomimetic peptide brush polymers

J Oktawiec, OM Ebrahim, Y Chen, K Su, C Sharpe… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Peptide-brush polymers generated by graft-through living polymerization of peptide-
modified monomers exhibit high proteolytic stability, therapeutic efficacy, and potential as …

Thermomechanical Properties of Solid “Liquid Crystalline” Films from Hot-Pressed Synthetic Polypeptides of Various Macromolecular Architectures

SR Ekatan, T Xue, Z Song, T Yang, D Ndaya… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This study revisits the material properties of solid “liquid crystalline” films made from
synthetic helical polypeptides and explores their structure–property relationships. Poly (γ …

Chirality-Regulated Clusteroluminescence in Polypeptides

W Zhao, M Gao, L Kong, S Yu, C Zhao… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The low emission efficiency of clusteroluminogens restricts their practical applications in the
fields of sensors and biological imaging. In this work, the clusteroluminescence of …

[HTML][HTML] Alpha-beta chimeric polypeptide molecular brushes display potent activity against superbugs-methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

D Zhang, Y Qian, S Zhang, P Ma, Q Zhang… - Science China …, 2018 - dzgou.net
**年来, 以耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌 (MRSA) 为代表的 “超级细菌” 不断被发现和扩散,
已经严重威胁人类健康, 因此, 研制新型, 高效的抗菌剂迫在眉睫. 以宿主防御肽及其模拟物为 …

Temperature-induced shape changing of thermosensitive binary heterografted linear molecular brushes between extended wormlike and stable globular …

DM Henn, W Fu, S Mei, CY Li, B Zhao - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
Inspired by stimuli-triggered unraveling of the von Willebrand factor from a nonsticky
globular to a stretched linear shape with exposure of functional groups in blood clotting, this …

PEG-polypeptide dual brush block copolymers: synthesis and application in nanoparticle surface PEGylation

Y Zhang, Q Yin, H Lu, H **a, Y Lin, J Cheng - ACS macro letters, 2013 - ACS Publications
Amphiphilic polypeptide-containing hybrid dual brush block copolymers with controlled
molecular weights and narrow molecular weight distributions were synthesized in one pot …