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17379339

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
Self-assembly at the nanoscale is becoming increasingly important for the fabrication of novel supramolecular structures, with applications in the fields of nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine. Peptides represent the most favorable building blocks for the design and synthesis of nanostructures because they offer a great diversity of chemical and physical properties, they can be synthesized in large amounts, and can be modified and decorated with functional elements, which can be used in diverse applications. In this article, we review some of the most recent experimental advances in the use of nanoscale self-assembled peptide structures and the theoretical efforts aimed at understanding the microscopic determinants of their formation, stability and conformational properties. The combination of experimental observations and theoretical advances will be fundamental to fully realizing the biotechnological potential of peptide self-organization.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0167-7799
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
211-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Peptide self-assembly at the nanoscale: a challenging target for computational and experimental biotechnology.
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto di Chimica del Riconoscimento Molecolare, CNR, via Mario Bianco 9, 20131 Milano, Italy. g.colombo@icrm.cnr.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review