Open AccessPeptides – Molecular Allrounders
Author(s) -
Helma Wennemers
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2021.525
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , scope (computer science) , nanotechnology , peptide , chemistry , functional diversity , amino acid , catalysis , combinatorial chemistry , computational biology , biochemistry , biology , materials science , organic chemistry , molecule , computer science , ecology , programming language
The enormous structural and functional diversity available through combining different amino acids into peptides offers numerous exciting opportunities. This article summarizes recent research highlights from my laboratory in the areas of asymmetric catalysis, supramolecular chemistry, and chemical biology. This scope includes the development of bioinspired peptide catalysts, synthetic collagen peptides, supramolecular porous assemblies, and cell-penetrating peptides.