Self-assembly of peptide nanofibers with chirality-encoded antimicrobial activity
Yanyan Xie, Xiao-Tong Qin, Jiaxing Zhang, Mei-Yan Sun, Fengping Wang, Meimei Huang, Shiru Jia, Wei Qi, Yuefei Wang, Cheng Zhong
Topics & Concepts
Chirality (physics)AntimicrobialNanofiberAntimicrobial peptidesSupramolecular chemistryAmphiphilePeptideMembraneSupramolecular chiralityChemistryAmino acidStereochemistryNanotechnologyMoleculeBiophysicsCombinatorial chemistryMaterials scienceBiochemistryOrganic chemistryBiologyPolymerChiral symmetry breakingPhysicsNambu–Jona-Lasinio modelQuantum mechanicsCopolymerQuarkAntimicrobial Peptides and ActivitiesSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsPolydiacetylene-based materials and applications