Electroactive organic dye incorporating dipeptides in the formation of self-assembled nanofibrous hydrogels

Bioconjug Chem. 2014 Oct 15;25(10):1794-800. doi: 10.1021/bc500299c. Epub 2014 Oct 3.

Abstract

In this study, we examined the self-assembly of four dipeptides conjugated with the electroactive dye naphthalenediimide (NDI). The presence of the NDI group at the N-terminus of Phe-Phe and Phe-Gly promoted the formation of one-dimensional (1-D) nanostructures and three-dimensional (3-D) colored hydrogels under both acidic and physiological conditions. The 1-D nanostructures of these gels were stabilized through intermolecular π-π interactions of the conjugated systems and extended hydrogen bonding of the dipeptide units.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Coloring Agents / chemistry*
  • Dipeptides / chemistry*
  • Hydrogels / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Imides / chemistry*
  • Nanofibers / chemistry*
  • Nanofibers / ultrastructure
  • Naphthalenes / chemistry*

Substances

  • Coloring Agents
  • Dipeptides
  • Hydrogels
  • Imides
  • Naphthalenes
  • naphthalenediimide
  • phenylalanylphenylalanine
  • phenylalanylglycine