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ArticleFrontiers in chemistry2020

Cyclic γ-Peptides With Transmembrane Water Channel Properties.

Jie Chen, Qiang Li, Pengchao Wu, Juan Liu, Dan Wang, Xiaohong Yuan, Renlin Zheng, Rongqin Sun, Liangchun Li

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Article in Frontiers in chemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jie ChenSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.
Qiang LiSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.
Pengchao WuSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.
Juan LiuSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.
Dan WangSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.
Xiaohong YuanSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.
Renlin ZhengSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.
Rongqin SunSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.
Liangchun LiSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.
Southwest University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Self-assembling peptides can be used to design new materials for medical and biological applications. Here we synthesized and characterized two novel cyclic γ-peptides (γ-CPs) with hydrophobic inner surfaces. The NMR and FT-IR studies confirmed that the CPs could self-assemble into parallel stacking structures via intermolecular H-bonds and π-π interactions. The morphologies of the self-assembly CPs showed bundles of nanotubes via transmission electron microscopy (TEM); these nanotubes form water channels to transport water across the lipid membrane. The properties of blocking the transport of protons like natural water channels showed that the hydrophobic inner surfaces are important in artificial transmembrane water channel designs. These studies also showed that water transport was a function of pore size and length of the assemblies.

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cyclic peptidehydrophobic inner cavitynanotubeself-assemblingwater channels

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PMID32426330
PMCPMC7205449
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