The effect of carbohydrate structures on the hydrogelation ability and morphology of self-assembled structures of peptide-carbohydrate conjugates in water

作者：Tsuzuki Tomoya; Kabumoto Marina; Arakawa Hanae; Ikeda Masato^*

来源：Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2017, 15(21): 4595-4600.

DOI：10.1039/c7ob00816c

We describe the construction of peptide-carbohydrate conjugates, namely glycopeptides, capable of self-assembling in water. We found that disaccharide structures (epimer or glycosidic-bond geometry) appended to the glycopeptides have a noticeable effect on the hydrogel formation ability as well as the morphology of the self-assembled structures. The soft materials consisting of self-assembled structures with carbohydrates on their surface and various types of morphologies might be useful as matrices to investigate the function of carbohydrates in biological events.

• 出版日期2017-6-7