Chiral inversion and enhanced cooperative self-assembly of biosurfactant-functionalized porphyrin chromophores
K. PETERS, Shekar Mekala, Richard A. Gross, Kenneth D. Singer
Abstract
A newly synthesized sophorolipid–(Zn)porphyrin (short lipid chain) exhibits chiral inversion and enhanced cooperative self-assembly compared to its analogue long-chain compound.
Topics & Concepts
PorphyrinChromophoreMaterials scienceInversion (geology)Self-assemblyPhotochemistryCombinatorial chemistryNanotechnologyChemistryPaleontologyBiologyStructural basinPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistrySupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsSupramolecular Chemistry and Complexes