RESEARCH

PEPTIDE-BASED SUPRAMOLECULAR MATERIALS

Peptide self-assembly is a process that mimics protein hierarchical structural organization. Molecular conformation of a small peptide in solution can be transfered via hierarchical self-assemly into a complex peptidic nanostructure - a 'supramolecular protein'.

BIOINSPIRED SUPRAMOLECULAR CATALYSIS IN SELF-ASSEMBLED NANOPEPTIDE MATERIALS

Self-assembly of small peptides offers unique opportunities for the bottom-up construction of supramolecular catalysts that aim to emulate the efficiency and selectivity of natural enzymes. Small information-rich simple molecules based on amino acids can self-organize autonomously into complex systems with emergent catalytic properties.