Molecular tools for the construction of peptide-based materials - PubMed (original) (raw)

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. 2014 Apr 21;43(8):2743-56.

doi: 10.1039/c3cs60362h. Epub 2014 Jan 21.

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Molecular tools for the construction of peptide-based materials

B E I Ramakers et al. Chem Soc Rev. 2014.

Abstract

Proteins and peptides are fundamental components of living systems where they play crucial roles at both functional and structural level. The versatile biological properties of these molecules make them interesting building blocks for the construction of bio-active and biocompatible materials. A variety of molecular tools can be used to fashion the peptides necessary for the assembly of these materials. In this tutorial review we shall describe five of the main techniques, namely solid phase peptide synthesis, native chemical ligation, Staudinger ligation, NCA polymerisation, and genetic engineering, that have been used to great effect for the construction of a host of peptide-based materials.

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