生物催化诱导超分子有序。

Biocatalytic induction of supramolecular order.

机构信息

WestCHEM, Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

出版信息

Nat Chem. 2010 Dec;2(12):1089-94. doi: 10.1038/nchem.861. Epub 2010 Oct 10.

Abstract

Supramolecular gels, which demonstrate tunable functionalities, have attracted much interest in a range of areas, including healthcare, environmental protection and energy-related technologies. Preparing these materials in a reliable manner is challenging, with an increased level of kinetic defects observed at higher self-assembly rates. Here, by combining biocatalysis and molecular self-assembly, we have shown the ability to more quickly access higher-ordered structures. By simply increasing enzyme concentration, supramolecular order expressed at molecular, nano- and micro-levels is dramatically enhanced, and, importantly, the gelator concentrations remain identical. Amphiphile molecules were prepared by attaching an aromatic moiety to a dipeptide backbone capped with a methyl ester. Their self-assembly was induced by an enzyme that hydrolysed the ester. Different enzyme concentrations altered the catalytic activity and size of the enzyme clusters, affecting their mobility. This allowed structurally diverse materials that represent local minima in the free energy landscape to be accessed based on a single gelator structure.

摘要

超分子凝胶具有可调谐的功能,在医疗保健、环境保护和能源相关技术等多个领域引起了广泛关注。以可靠的方式制备这些材料具有挑战性,在更高的自组装速率下观察到更高水平的动力学缺陷。在这里,我们通过结合生物催化和分子自组装,展示了更快获得更高阶结构的能力。通过简单地增加酶浓度,在分子、纳米和微观水平上表达的超分子有序性显著增强,而且重要的是,凝胶剂浓度保持不变。通过在二肽主链上连接芳基部分来制备两亲分子,该主链的末端带有甲酯封端。通过一种水解酯的酶来诱导它们的自组装。不同的酶浓度改变了酶簇的催化活性和大小,从而影响它们的迁移率。这使得能够基于单个凝胶剂结构来获得代表自由能景观中局部最小值的结构多样化的材料。

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