Volume 128, Issue 14 pp. 4580-4584
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Anion Recognition and Induced Self-Assembly of an α,γ-Cyclic Peptide To Form Spherical Clusters

Nuria Rodríguez-Vázquez

Nuria Rodríguez-Vázquez

Departamento de Química Orgánica and Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biológica y Materiales Moleculares (CIQUS), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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Dr. Manuel Amorín

Dr. Manuel Amorín

Departamento de Química Orgánica and Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biológica y Materiales Moleculares (CIQUS), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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Dr. Ignacio Alfonso

Dr. Ignacio Alfonso

Departamento de Química Biológica y Modelización Molecular, Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña (IQAC-CSIC), Jordi Girona, 18–26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain

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Prof. Dr. Juan R. Granja

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Juan R. Granja

Departamento de Química Orgánica and Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biológica y Materiales Moleculares (CIQUS), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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First published: 04 March 2016
Citations: 4

Abstract

A cyclic octapeptide composed of hydroxy-functionalized γ-amino acids folds in a “V-shaped” conformation that allows the selective recognition of anions such as chloride, nitrate, and carbonate. The process involves the simultaneous self-assembly of six peptide subunits and the recognition of four anions to form a tetrahedral structure, in which the anions are located at the corners of the resulting structure. Each anion is coordinated to three different peptides. The structure was fully characterized by several techniques, including NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction, and the material was able to facilitate the transmembrane transport of chloride ions.

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