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. 2013 Jul 22;52(30):7781-5.
doi: 10.1002/anie.201303199. Epub 2013 Jun 19.

Switchable catalytic activity: selenium-containing peptides with redox-controllable self-assembly properties

Xiaoming Miao  1 , Wei Cao, Wenting Zheng, Jingyu Wang, Xiaoli Zhang, Jie Gao, Chengbiao Yang, Deling Kong, Huaping Xu, Ling Wang, Zhimou Yang
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Switchable catalytic activity: selenium-containing peptides with redox-controllable self-assembly properties

Xiaoming Miao et al. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. .

Abstract

Mimicking nature: The reversible formation of self-assembled nanostructures of selenium-containing peptides can be controlled by redox triggers (see scheme, VC = vitamin C). As a consequence, the catalytic activity of these peptides is switchable. These results should lead to the development of nature-mimicking smart materials with promising properties.

Keywords: hydrogels; peptides; redox chemistry; selenium; self-assembly.

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