Issue 4, 2020

Chirality control of inorganic materials and metals by peptides or amino acids

Abstract

Chirality exists everywhere in nature and may be one of the most important features in biological systems. The chirality of amino acid molecules is transferred to the peptide sequences, determining the secondary and further three-dimensional structures. As a result, even the macroscopic chirality observed in many living features can be controlled by the peptide sequence. Interestingly, recent studies have shown that achiral inorganic materials and metals, according to the crystallographic point group, can develop chiral morphologies that are precisely controlled by the amino acids and peptides. As a result, strong chiral optical responses can be generated even at visible wavelengths. In this review, we have highlighted recent pioneering examples to show the enantioselective interactions between inorganic materials/metals and amino acids/peptides and discussed the underlying mechanisms.

Graphical abstract: Chirality control of inorganic materials and metals by peptides or amino acids

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
24 3 2020
Accepted
05 5 2020
First published
06 5 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Mater. Adv., 2020,1, 512-524

Chirality control of inorganic materials and metals by peptides or amino acids

H. Kim, S. W. Im, R. M. Kim, N. H. Cho, H. Lee, H. Ahn and K. T. Nam, Mater. Adv., 2020, 1, 512 DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00125B

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