Pushing and Pulling: A Dual pH Trigger Controlled by Varying the Alkyl Tail Length in Heme Coordinating Peptide Amphiphiles
Journal Article
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· Journal of Physical Chemistry. B, Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces and Biophysical Chemistry
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
Some organisms in nature that undergo anaerobic respiration utilize 1D nanoscale arrays of densely packed cytochromes containing the molecule heme. The assemblies can be mimicked with 1D nanoscale fibrils composed of peptide amphiphiles designed to coordinate heme in dense arrays. To create such materials and assemblies it is critical to understand the assembly process and what controls the various aspects of hierarchical assembly. MD simulations suggest that shorter alkyl chains on the peptide lead to more dynamic structures than the peptides with longer chains that yield kinetically trapped states. The hydration parameters manifest themselves experimentally through the observation of a dual pH trigger which controls the peptide assembly rate, the heme binding affinity, and heme organization kinetics. Great strides in understanding the relative complexity of the self-assembly process in relation to incorporating a functional moiety like heme opens up many possibilities in developing abiotic assemblies for bioelectronic devices and assemblies
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); University of Chicago
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1774160
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry. B, Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces and Biophysical Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry. B, Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces and Biophysical Chemistry Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 125; ISSN 1520-6106
- Publisher:
- American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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