Issue 43, 2021

Molecular rotors as reporters for viscosity of solutions of collagen like peptides

Abstract

We have studied the suitability of using a molecular rotor-based steady-state fluorometric assay for evaluating changes in both the conformation and the viscosity of collagen-like peptide solutions. Our results indicate that a positive charge incorporated on the hydrophobic tail of the BODIPY molecular rotor favours the dye specificity as a reporter for viscosity of these solutions.

Graphical abstract: Molecular rotors as reporters for viscosity of solutions of collagen like peptides

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Sept. 2021
Accepted
21 Okt. 2021
First published
21 Okt. 2021

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021,23, 24545-24549

Molecular rotors as reporters for viscosity of solutions of collagen like peptides

C. D. McTiernan, M. Zuñiga-Bustos, R. Rosales-Rojas, P. Barrias, M. Griffith, H. Poblete, P. S. Sherin, I. López-Duarte, M. K. Kuimova and E. I. Alarcon, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021, 23, 24545 DOI: 10.1039/D1CP04398F

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