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Peptides Organized as Bilayer Membranes
Author(s) -
Childers W. Seth,
Mehta Anil K.,
Ni Rong,
Taylor Jeannette V.,
Lynn David G.
Publication year - 2010
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/anie.201000212
Subject(s) - bilayer , lipid bilayer , peptide , membrane , nanomaterials , nanotechnology , polar , counterion , materials science , biophysics , chemistry , biochemistry , ion , physics , organic chemistry , biology , astronomy
A buried polar bilayer interface composed of interdigitated peptide ends and a high density of CF 3 COO − counterions passifying lysine amines are identified in nanotubes obtained by self‐assembly of short peptides. The structure reveals distinct characteristics that differentiate peptide bilayers and lipid bilayers that can now be exploited for the construction of lipid‐like nanomaterials with protein functionality.