Abstract
A minimalistic multicomponent cell mimetic is described consisting of a fibrillar network formed by the self-assembly of a low molecular weight compound (cytoskeleton-like) that is entrapped into a polymersome (membrane-like), namely a jelly-polymersome. A simple imidazole-appended hydrogelator is used in order to obtain a catalytic nanoreactor able to hydrolyze an ester within the compartment in its self-assembled state.
MeSH terms
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Biomimetic Materials / chemistry*
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Catalysis
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Hydrogels / chemistry*
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Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
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Hydrolysis
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Imidazoles / chemistry*
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Molecular Weight
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Nanostructures / chemistry
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Peptides / chemistry*
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Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry*
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Polyglutamic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
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Polyglutamic Acid / chemistry
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Protein Multimerization
Substances
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Hydrogels
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Imidazoles
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Peptides
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poly-gamma-benzyl-L-glutamate
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Polyglutamic Acid
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Polyethylene Glycols
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imidazole