Ditryptophan conjugation triggers conversion of biotin fibers into soft spherical structures

Joshi, K. B. ; Verma, Sandeep (2008) Ditryptophan conjugation triggers conversion of biotin fibers into soft spherical structures Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 47 (15). pp. 2860-2863. ISSN 1433-7851

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Abstract

Trigger happy: Biotin and its methyl ester form long fibers in solution, which are transformed into soft spherical structures upon simple conjugation with ditryptophan dipeptide (see picture). Such morphogenesis is not achieved in a controlled fashion by other aromatic amino acids.

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Keywords:Biotin; Conjugation; Morphology; Peptides; Self-assembly
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