Issue 6, 2010
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Chemical Communications

Proteinase-mediated drastic morphological change of peptide–amphiphile to induce supramolecular hydrogelation†

Daisuke Koda,a   Tatsuo Maruyama,*b   Nami Minakuchi,b   Kazunori Nakashimab  and  Masahiro Goto*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering and Center for Future Chemistry, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
E-mail: mgototcm@mbox.nc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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b Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-850, Japan
E-mail: tmarutcm@crystal.kobe-u.ac.jp
Fax: +81-(0)78-803-6070

Abstract

We report a novel peptide–amphiphile having a simple molecular structure that can gelate an aqueous solution at a remarkably low concentration and can be designed to be responsive to a disease-related enzyme by undergoing a drastic morphological change.

Graphical abstract: Proteinase-mediated drastic morphological change of peptide–amphiphile to induce supramolecular hydrogelation

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B920359A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 Sep 2009
Accepted
19 Nov 2009
First published
11 Dec 2009

Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 979-981

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Proteinase-mediated drastic morphological change of peptide–amphiphile to induce supramolecular hydrogelation

D. Koda, T. Maruyama, N. Minakuchi, K. Nakashima and M. Goto, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 979 DOI: 10.1039/B920359A

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