Author : Hui Sun Kim
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (514 download)
Book Synopsis Self-assembling Cyclic D, L-peptide Nanotubes as Synthetic Transmembrane Channels from Chemical, Biological and Practical Perspectives by : Hui Sun Kim
Download or read book Self-assembling Cyclic D, L-peptide Nanotubes as Synthetic Transmembrane Channels from Chemical, Biological and Practical Perspectives written by Hui Sun Kim and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peptide nanotubes are cylindrical, open-ended, ß-sheet supramolecular structures formed from the self-assembly of cyclic peptides that can adopt a flat-ring conformation. In this work, the principles of molecular self-assembly in the lipid bilayer environment are explored through the study of the cyclic peptide nanotubes as synthetic transmembrane channels. Structural evidence for the cyclic peptides as a transmembrane channel is established through an orientational FT-IR analysis of the tubular peptide assembly in the lipid membrane. A biophysical investigation of substituted cyclic peptides using vesicular transport assays, single channel conductance measurements, and attenuated total reflectance FT-IR spectroscopy shows the significant impact of subunit sequence variations on the channel activity and structural organization of the supramolecular assembly in the membrane environment. The potential utility of the cyclic peptides is investigated through a study of their structure and behavior at interfaces, and by the design and synthesis of cyclic peptides with biological activity.