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Modeling of Self-Assembled Peptide Nanotubes and Determination of Their Chirality Sign Based on Dipole Moment Calculations. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11092415. [PMID: 34578731 PMCID: PMC8471708 DOI: 10.3390/nano11092415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
The chirality quantification is of great importance in structural biology, where the differences in proteins twisting can provide essentially different physiological effects. However, this aspect of the chirality is still poorly studied for helix-like supramolecular structures. In this work, a method for chirality quantification based on the calculation of scalar triple products of dipole moments is suggested. As a model structure, self-assembled nanotubes of diphenylalanine (FF) made of L- and D-enantiomers were considered. The dipole moments of FF molecules were calculated using semi-empirical quantum-chemical method PM3 and the Amber force field method. The obtained results do not depend on the used simulation and calculation method, and show that the D-FF nanotubes are twisted tighter than L-FF. Moreover, the type of chirality of the helix-like nanotube is opposite to that of the initial individual molecule that is in line with the chirality alternation rule general for different levels of hierarchical organization of molecular systems. The proposed method can be applied to study other helix-like supramolecular structures.
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Kim D, Han SA, Kim JH, Lee JH, Kim SW, Lee SW. Biomolecular Piezoelectric Materials: From Amino Acids to Living Tissues. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1906989. [PMID: 32103565 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201906989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Biomolecular piezoelectric materials are considered a strong candidate material for biomedical applications due to their robust piezoelectricity, biocompatibility, and low dielectric property. The electric field has been found to affect tissue development and regeneration, and the piezoelectric properties of biological materials in the human body are known to provide electric fields by pressure. Therefore, great attention has been paid to the understanding of piezoelectricity in biological tissues and its building blocks. The aim herein is to describe the principle of piezoelectricity in biological materials from the very basic building blocks (i.e., amino acids, peptides, proteins, etc.) to highly organized tissues (i.e., bones, skin, etc.). Research progress on the piezoelectricity within various biological materials is summarized, including amino acids, peptides, proteins, and tissues. The mechanisms and origin of piezoelectricity within various biological materials are also covered.
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- Daeyeong Kim
- Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 440-746, Republic of Korea
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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Ribeiro AC, Souza GA, Pereira DH, Cordeiro DS, Miranda RS, Custódio R, Martins TD. Phe-Phe Di-Peptide Nanostructure Self-Assembling Modulated by Luminescent Additives. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:606-619. [PMID: 31459351 PMCID: PMC6648563 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 12/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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In this work, supramolecular l-l-diphenylalanine (Phe-Phe) nanostructures were self-assembled in solvents of distinct polarity and in the presence of luminescent additives of distinct conjugation length that physically adhere to the nanostructures to provide growth environments of distinct properties. When the additive is poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene], an electron donor polymer, and solvent is tetrahydrofuran (THF), Phe-Phe vesicle-like structures are obtained, whereas in water and in the presence of a similar additive in structure, poly[5-methoxy-2-(3-sulfopropoxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene], nanotubes are formed. In contrast, when 9-vinyl-carbazole, an electron acceptor additive is used, nanotubes are formed even when THF is the solvent. The same structures are obtained when the additive is the macromolecule poly(vinyl carbazole). The morphologies of these self-assembled structures were observed by scanning electron microscopy, and their photophysical behavior was determined by steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. These data analyzed altogether inform about the formation mechanisms of such structures and about the influence that distinct interactions exert on self-assembling and charge-transfer processes through formation of complexes between the luminescent additives and the Phe-Phe nano- and microstructures.
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Affiliation(s)
- Antonio
C. C. Ribeiro
- Chemistry
Institute, Federal University of Goias, Campus II—Samambaia, P.O. Box 24242, Goiania 74690-970, Brazil
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- Chemistry
Institute, Federal University of Goias, Campus II—Samambaia, P.O. Box 24242, Goiania 74690-970, Brazil
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- Chemistry
Collegiate, Federal University of Tocantins, Campus Gurupi-Badejós, P.O. Box 66, Gurupi 77 402-970, Brazil
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- Chemistry
Institute, Federal University of Goias, Campus II—Samambaia, P.O. Box 24242, Goiania 74690-970, Brazil
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- Chemistry
Institute, Federal University of Goias, Campus II—Samambaia, P.O. Box 24242, Goiania 74690-970, Brazil
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Barão Geraldo, P.O. Box 6154, Campinas 13083-970, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Chemistry
Institute, Federal University of Goias, Campus II—Samambaia, P.O. Box 24242, Goiania 74690-970, Brazil
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