SUPRAMOLECULAR POLYMERIZATION OF PEPTIDES AND PEPTIDE DERIVATIVES NANOFIBROUS MATERIALS

SUPRAMOLECULAR POLYMERIZATION OF PEPTIDES AND PEPTIDE DERIVATIVES NANOFIBROUS MATERIALS [Pg.359]

Molecular Recognition and Polymers Control of Polymer Structure and Self-Assembly. Edited by V. Rotello and S. Thayumanavan Copyright 2008 John Wiley Sons, Inc. [Pg.359]

TABLE 14.1 Major Strategies for Peptide Nanofiber Assembly [Pg.360]

Motif Secondary Structure Sequence Requirements Method of Assembly Orientation of Hydrogen Bonding with Respect to Fiber Axis [Pg.360]

Coiled-coil a-HeUx abcdefg heptad repeat Hydrophobic packing (a d residues) guided by electrostatics (e g residues) Parallel [Pg.360]