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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2019

Oligosaccharides Self-Assemble and Show Intrinsic Optical Properties.

Yang Yu, Soeun Gim, Dongyoon Kim, Zohar A Arnon, Ehud Gazit, Peter H Seeberger, Martina Delbianco

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Article in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yang YuDepartment of Biomolecular Systems , Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1 , 14476 Potsdam , Germany.
Soeun GimDepartment of Biomolecular Systems , Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1 , 14476 Potsdam , Germany.
Dongyoon KimDepartment of Biomolecular Systems , Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1 , 14476 Potsdam , Germany.
Zohar A ArnonDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv 6997801 , Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-2915-5930
Ehud GazitDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv 6997801 , Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-5764-1720
Peter H SeebergerDepartment of Biomolecular Systems , Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1 , 14476 Potsdam , Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3394-8466
Martina DelbiancoDepartment of Biomolecular Systems , Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1 , 14476 Potsdam , Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4580-9597
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces · DETel Aviv University · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Self-assembling peptides and oligonucleotides have given rise to synthetic materials with several applications in nanotechnology. Aggregation of synthetic oligosaccharides into well-defined architectures has not been reported even though natural polysaccharides, such as cellulose and chitin, are key structural components of biomaterials. Here, we report that six synthetic oligosaccharides, ranging from dimers to hexamers, self-assemble into nanostructures of varying morphologies and emit within the visible spectrum in an excitation-dependent manner. Well-defined differences in chain length, monomer modification, and aggregation methods yield glycomaterials with distinct shapes and properties. The excitation-dependent fluorescence in a broad range within the visible spectrum illustrates their potential for use in optical devices and imaging applications. We anticipate that our systematic approach of studying well-defined synthetic oligosaccharides will form the foundation of our understanding of carbohydrate interactions in nature.

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Optical PhenomenaOligosaccharidesOligosaccharides

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PMID30829477
PMCPMC6727349
OpenAlexW2919402754

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