Spontaneous Nanobelt Formation by Self‐Assembly of β‐Benzyl GABA. Issue 11 (2nd May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jeon, Aram; Gong, Jintaek; Oh, Jun Kyun; Kwon, Sunbum; Lee, Wonchul; Kim, Sang Ouk; Cho, Sung June; Lee, Hee‐Seung
• Is Part Of: Chemistry, an Asian journal. Volume 14:Issue 11(2019)
• Page Start: 1945
• Page End: 1948
• Publication Date: 2019-05-02
• Subjects: amino acids -- nanostructures -- photoluminescence -- self-assembly; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1002/asia.201900363
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1861-4728

Abstract

Abstract: We present the formation of a nanobelt by self‐assembly of β‐benzyl GABA (γ‐aminobutyric acid). This simple γ‐amino acid building block self‐assembled to form a well‐defined nanobelt in chloroform. The nanobelt showed distinct optical properties due to π–π interactions. This new‐generation self‐assembled single amino acid may serve as a template for functional nanomaterials. Abstract : Self‐assembly of a single amino acid : The β‐benzyl GABA (β‐benzyl γ‐aminobutyric acid) was designed as a simple single amino acid building block to mimic the fragment of the bilayer structure of amphipathic (FKFE) n peptides, which is commonly used in amyloid‐inspired peptide self‐assembly studies. This γ‐amino acid self‐assembled spontaneously to form a well‐defined nanobelt, showed notable optical properties based on π–π interaction.