Light-powered and transient peptide two-dimensional assembly driven by <i>trans</i>-to-<i>cis</i> isomerization of azobenzene side chains
Xiaoming Xie, Liang Wang, Xiaohuan Liu, Zhanglei Du, Yiwen Li, Bao Li, Lixin Wu, Wen Li
Abstract
Transient nanosheets were fabricated based on the ionic self-assembly of anionic polyoxometalates and cationic peptides appended with azobenzene side chains. The two-dimensional (2D) nanostructures are initiated through ultraviolet (UV) light-actuated trans-to-cis isomerization of azobenzene moieties.
Topics & Concepts
AzobenzeneIsomerizationTransient (computer programming)ChemistryPeptideSide chainPhotochemistryCrystallographyCatalysisOrganic chemistryComputer scienceMoleculeBiochemistryPolymerOperating systemSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry