Water-soluble fullerene-based nanostructures with promising antiviral and myogenic activity
Olga A. Kraevaya, Artyom V. Novikov, Alexander F. Shestakov, Elizaveta S. Ershova, Ekaterina A. Savinova, Larisa V. Kameneva, Nataliya N. Veiko, Dominique Schols, Jan Balzarini, Svetlana V. Kostyuk, Pavel A. Troshin
Abstract
Here we report a straightforward method for the synthesis of a water-soluble C60 fullerene derivative decorated with five residues of phosphonic acid. Self-assembly of the synthesized compound in aqueous solution leads to the formation of nanostructures with unprecedented myogenic and antiviral activity.
Topics & Concepts
FullereneChemistryNanostructureWater solubleNanotechnologyCombinatorial chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryFullerene Chemistry and ApplicationsGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsCarbon Nanotubes in Composites