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Self‐Organization and Formation of Liquid Crystal Phases by Molecular Templates Related to Membrane Components of Archaebacteria
Author(s) -
AuzélyVelty Rachel,
Benvegnu Thierry,
Plusquellec Daniel,
Mackenzie Grahame,
Haley Julie A.,
Goodby John W.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19981002)37:18<2511::aid-anie2511>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - thermotropic crystal , lyotropic liquid crystal , lyotropic , supramolecular chemistry , membrane , liquid crystal , glycolipid , crystallography , hexagonal crystal system , template , materials science , chemistry , crystal structure , liquid crystalline , nanotechnology , biochemistry , optoelectronics
Tubular supramolecular aggregates are formed from glycolipids 1 , which are closely related to natural components of membranes of archaebacteria. The glycolipids exhibit disordered columnar thermotropic and hexagonal lyotropic liquid crystal phases. Whereas formation of the mesophases is insensitive to stereochemical factors, formation of the tubules is dependent on the configuration of the stereocenters that are shown in the picture but not specified.