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Self‐assembling amphiphilic peptides
Author(s) -
Dehsorkhi Ashkan,
Castelletto Valeria,
Hamley Ian W.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of peptide science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1387
pISSN - 1075-2617
DOI - 10.1002/psc.2633
Subject(s) - amphiphile , peptide , chemistry , nanostructure , self assembly , nanotechnology , biochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , copolymer , polymer
The self‐assembly of several classes of amphiphilic peptides is reviewed, and selected applications are discussed. We discuss recent work on the self‐assembly of lipopeptides, surfactant‐like peptides and amyloid peptides derived from the amyloid‐ β peptide. The influence of environmental variables such as pH and temperature on aggregate nanostructure is discussed. Enzyme‐induced remodelling due to peptide cleavage and nanostructure control through photocleavage or photo‐cross‐linking are also considered. Lastly, selected applications of amphiphilic peptides in biomedicine and materials science are outlined. © 2014 The Authors. Journal of Peptide Science published by European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.