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The Largest Synthetic Structure with Molecular Precision: Towards a Molecular Object
Author(s) -
Zhang Baozhong,
Wepf Roger,
Fischer Karl,
Schmidt Manfred,
Besse Sébastien,
Lindner Peter,
King Benjamin T.,
Sigel Reinhard,
Schurtenberger Peter,
Talmon Yeshayahu,
Ding Yi,
Kröger Martin,
Halperin Avraham,
Schlüter A. Dieter
Publication year - 2011
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.201005164
Subject(s) - tobacco mosaic virus , macromolecule , dimension (graph theory) , flattening , object (grammar) , molecular mass , information retrieval , chemistry , computer science , computational biology , nanotechnology , biology , physics , materials science , virus , mathematics , virology , biochemistry , artificial intelligence , combinatorics , astronomy , enzyme
Pushing the limits : A 200×10 6 Da structurally defined, linear macromolecule (PG5) has a molar mass, cross‐section dimension, and cylindrical shape that are comparable to some naturally occurring objects, such as amyloid fibrils or certain plant viruses. The macromolecule is resistant against flattening out on a surface; the picture shows PG5 embracing the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV).