Kaur Kuljeet, Qian Yun, Matson John B
Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Methods Mol Biol. 2018;1758:193-208. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7741-3_15.
Hydrogels are materials composed mostly of water that have found use in a wide variety of applications, including tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Aromatic peptide amphiphiles can be designed to self-assemble in aqueous solution into one-dimensional aggregates that entangle to form hydrogels with very high water content (>99 wt. %). Here, we describe the synthesis of an aromatic peptide amphiphile designed to release hydrogen sulfide (HS), a vital biological signaling gas with significant therapeutic potential. Peptide synthesis, purification, aliquotting, and procedures for measuring HS release are detailed.
水凝胶是主要由水组成的材料,已在包括组织工程和再生医学在内的广泛应用中得到应用。芳香族肽两亲物可以设计成在水溶液中自组装成一维聚集体,这些聚集体相互缠结形成水含量非常高(>99 wt.%)的水凝胶。在这里,我们描述了一种旨在释放硫化氢(HS)的芳香族肽两亲物的合成,硫化氢是一种具有重要治疗潜力的重要生物信号气体。详细介绍了肽的合成、纯化、分装以及测量硫化氢释放的程序。