Hydrogen-Bonding-Driven 3D Supramolecular Assembly of Peptidomimetic Zipper

J Am Chem Soc. 2018 May 2;140(17):5661-5665. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b11997. Epub 2018 Apr 3.

Abstract

Hydrogen-bonding-driven three-dimensional (3D) assembly of a peptidomimetic zipper has been established for the first time by using an α/AApeptide zipper that assembles into a de novo lattice arrangement through two layers of hydrogen-bonded linker-directed interactions. Via a covalently bridged 1D 413-helix, drastic enhancement in stability has been achieved in the formed 3D crystalline supramolecular architecture as evidenced by gas-sorption studies. As the first example of an unnatural peptidic zipper, the dimensional augmentation of the zipper differs from metal-coordinated strategies, and may have general implications for the preparation of peptidic functional materials for a variety of future applications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemical synthesis
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Peptidomimetics / chemical synthesis*
  • Peptidomimetics / chemistry

Substances

  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Peptidomimetics