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ArticleScientific reports2015

Zinc-triggered hydrogelation of self-assembled small molecules to inhibit bacterial growth.

Chao Xu, Yanbin Cai, Chunhua Ren, Jie Gao, Jihui Hao

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Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chao XuNational Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, P. R. China.
Yanbin Cai1] College of Life Science, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China [2] State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
Chunhua Ren1] College of Life Science, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China [2] State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
Jie GaoState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
Jihui HaoNational Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, P. R. China.
Nankai University · CNTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital · CNCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a significant need to develop antibacterial materials that could be applied locally and directly to the places surrounded by large amount of bacteria, in order to address the problems of bacterial antibiotic-resistance or irreversible biofilm formation. Hydrogels are thought to be suitable candidates due to their versatile applications in biomedical field. Among them, small molecular hydrogels have been paid lots of attention because they are easy to design and fabricate and often sensitive to external stimuli. Meanwhile, the antibacterial activity of metal ions are attracting more and more attention because resistance to them are not yet found within bacteria. We therefore designed the zinc ion binding peptide of Nap-GFFYGGGHGRGD, who can self-assemble into hydrogels after binds Zn(2+) and inhibit the growth of bacteria due to the excellent antibacterial activity of Zn(2+). Upon the addition of zinc ions, solutions containing Nap-GFFYGGGHGRGD transformed into supramolecular hydrogels composed of network of long nano-fibers. Bacterial tests revealed an antibacterial effect of the zinc triggered hydrogels on E. coli. The studied small molecular hydrogel shows great potential in locally addressing bacterial infections.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnti-Bacterial AgentsCell DeathCell SurvivalEscherichia coliHeLa CellsHumansHydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol DimethacrylateMechanical PhenomenaMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular Sequence DataPeptidesRheologySolutionsZincAnti-Bacterial AgentsHydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol DimethacrylatePeptidesSolutionsZinc

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