A water-soluble metal–organic complex array as a multinuclear heterometallic peptide amphiphile that shows unconventional anion dependency in its self-assembly†
Abstract
Water-soluble metal–organic complex array 1, bearing Ru(II), Pt(II) and Rh(III) complexes at the side residues of the short peptide, exhibits anion and pH-responsive self-assembly behaviours in aqueous media. NaCl-induced aggregation of 1 at neutral pH was suppressed in phosphate buffered saline containing a mixture of Cl−, HPO42− and H2PO4−, which is unconventional for a peptide amphiphile.
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