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Photoinduced morphological transformation in azobenzene-cored hybrid peptides

Navdeep S. Thayat,†a   Hanuman Singh,†a   Sameer Dhawan,a   Janeesh M. George,c   Bibhu Ranjan Sarangi ORCID logo c  and  V. Haridas ORCID logo *ab  

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a Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India
E-mail: haridasv@chemistry.iitd.ac.in

b Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, Palakkad, Kerala-678623, India
E-mail: haridasv@iitpkd.ac.in

c Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, Palakkad, Kerala-678623, India

Abstract

We present reversible light-induced morphological transformations of designer pseudopeptides that mimic self-replication.

Graphical abstract: Photoinduced morphological transformation in azobenzene-cored hybrid peptides

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D6CC02086K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Apr 2026
Accepted
01 Jun 2026
First published
02 Jun 2026

Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article

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Photoinduced morphological transformation in azobenzene-cored hybrid peptides

N. S. Thayat, H. Singh, S. Dhawan, J. M. George, B. R. Sarangi and V. Haridas, Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D6CC02086K

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