Aujard-Catot J, Nguyen M, Bijani C, Pratviel G, Bonduelle C. Cd2+ coordination: an efficient structuring switch for polypeptide polymers.
Polym Chem 2018. [DOI:
10.1039/c8py00810h]
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Abstract
Stimuli-responsive polypeptides have practical applications in devices and therapeutic delivery. Here we report that coordination to Cd2+ metal species can be used as a robust stimulus to control both, α-helix and β-sheet secondary structuring of polypeptide polymers.
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