Dendronized protein polymers: Synthesis and self-assembly of monodisperse cylindrical macromolecules

MA Zhuravel, NE Davis, SBT Nguyen…

Index: Zhuravel, Michael A.; Davis, Nicolynn E.; Nguyen, SonBinh T.; Koltover, Ilya Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2004 , vol. 126, # 32 p. 9882 - 9883

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Abstract

Monodisperse dendronized protein polymers (DPPs), cylindrical dendrimers containing protein core, can be efficiently produced through a combined modular biosynthetic strategy. These DPP materials possess predictable size, shape, and solubility. In organic solutions, the DPPs self-assemble to form highly ordered liquid crystalline structures with nanoscale order controlled by their exact molecular dimensions.