Circularly polarised luminescence and circular dichroism of l- and d-oligopeptides with multiple pyrenes

Org Biomol Chem. 2015 Dec 21;13(47):11426-31. doi: 10.1039/c5ob01710f. Epub 2015 Oct 7.

Abstract

Among l- and d-oligopeptides with multiple pyrenes as pendants, the dipeptides with two and three pyrenes showed blue-coloured circularly polarised luminescence as high as |gem|≈ (0.86-1.1) × 10(-2) at around 450 nm, reflecting from exciton couplets of twisted pyrenes.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Luminescence
  • Luminescent Measurements
  • Models, Molecular
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry*
  • Pyrenes / chemistry*

Substances

  • Oligopeptides
  • Pyrenes