Self-Assembling Amphiphilic Peptides [PDF]
Journal of Peptide Science, 2014 The self‐assembly of several classes of amphiphilic peptides is reviewed, and selected applications are discussed. We discuss recent work on the self‐assembly of lipopeptides, surfactant‐like peptides and amyloid peptides derived from the amyloid‐ β peptide.
Valeria Castelletto +2 more
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Peptide nanovesicles formed by the self-assembly of branched amphiphilic peptides. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Peptide-based packaging systems show great potential as safer drug delivery systems. They overcome problems associated with lipid-based or viral delivery systems, vis-a-vis stability, specificity, inflammation, antigenicity, and tune-ability.
Sushanth Gudlur +7 more
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Amphiphilic peptides as novel nanomaterials: design, self-assembly and application [PDF]
International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2018 Feng Qiu,1,2 Yongzhu Chen,2,3 Chengkang Tang,2,4 Xiaojun Zhao2 1Laboratory of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; 2Institute for Nanobiomedical ...
Qiu F, Chen Y, Tang C, Zhao X
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Inhaler with electrostatic sterilizer and use of cationic amphiphilic peptides may accelerate recovery from COVID-19 [PDF]
BioTechniques, 2020 We explore the design of a smart inhaler with electrostatic sterilizer and propose the utilization of cationic amphiphilic peptides, independently or in conjunction with a bronchodilator, for COVID-19 patients to quickly improve wellbeing while ...
Santi M Mandal, Souvik Panda
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Amphiphilic dendritic peptides: Synthesis and behavior as an organogelator and liquid crystal
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2011 New amphiphilic dendritic peptides on dendritic polyaspartic acid were designed and synthesized. The organogel and liquid crystal properties of these amphiphilic dendritic peptides were fully studied by field-emission SEM, temperature dependent FT-IR ...
Baoxiang Gao +4 more
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Self-Assembly of Short Elastin-like Amphiphilic Peptides: Effects of Temperature, Molecular Hydrophobicity and Charge Distribution [PDF]
Molecules, 2019 A novel type of self-assembling peptides has been developed by introducing the basic elastomeric β-turn units of elastin protein into the amphiphilic peptide molecules.
Meiwen Cao +4 more
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Engineered amphiphilic peptides enable delivery of proteins and CRISPR-associated nucleases to airway epithelia [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2019 Delivering biological cargo to airway epithelial cells is very challenging. Here, the authors use engineered amphiphilic peptides to shuttle proteins and CRISPR RNPs into airway cells in vivo.
Sateesh Krishnamurthy +12 more
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Potent Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Activity of Amphiphilic Peptides against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2020 The emergence and prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria particularly Gram-negative bacteria presents a global crisis for human health. Colistin and tigecycline were recognized as the last resort of defenses against MDR Gram-negative pathogens.
Yuan Liu +5 more
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Synthesis and In Vitro Evaluation of Amphiphilic Peptides and Their Nanostructured Conjugates [PDF]
Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2015 Purpose: Breast cancer is the second leading cancer type among people of advanced countries. Various methods have been used for cancer treatment such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Samaneh Mohammadi +6 more
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Design, structure of amphiphilic peptide and its application from single molecule to nanoparticle
Results in Engineering, 2022 Peptides have been widely studied for their good biocompatibility and diverse structural characteristics. Amphiphilic peptides, which have the special structure of hydrophilic one end and hydrophobic the other and self-assembly property, have a wide ...
Sijia Wang +4 more
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