Peptide Ligation Catalyzed by Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Yannick Fillon,
Ayush Verma,
P. S. Ghosh,
Dawn Ernenwein,
Vincent M. Rotello,
Jean Chmielewski
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of the american chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.115
H-Index - 612
eISSN - 1520-5126
pISSN - 0002-7863
DOI - 10.1021/ja070301+
Subject(s) - chemistry , catalysis , ligation , colloidal gold , peptide , nanoparticle , combinatorial chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , materials science , biology
Trimethylammonium functionalized gold nanoparticles are demonstrated as templates for the assembly of peptide fragments and their subsequently promoted ligation. This system displays the use of organically tailored nanoparticles as effective supramolecular reagents for catalyzing bond-forming reactions and may also serve as a model for prebiotic conditions where charged surfaces may have promoted the polymerization of the early biopolymers.
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