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Peptide-Tetrapyrrole Supramolecular Self-Assemblies: State of the Art

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Author(s):
Dognini, Paolo [1] ; Coxon, Christopher R. [2] ; Alves, Wendel A. [3] ; Giuntini, Francesca [1]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Liverpool John Moores Univ, Sch Pharm & Biomol Sci, Byrom St Campus, Liverpool L3 3AF, Merseyside - England
[2] Heriot Watt Univ, Sch Engn & Phys Sci, Inst Chem Sci, Edinburgh AH14 4AS, Midlothian - Scotland
[3] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Ciencias Nat & Humanas, BR-09210380 Santo Andre, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Review article
Source: Molecules; v. 26, n. 3 FEB 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

The covalent and noncovalent association of self-assembling peptides and tetrapyrroles was explored as a way to generate systems that mimic Nature's functional supramolecular structures. Different types of peptides spontaneously assemble with porphyrins, phthalocyanines, or corroles to give long-range ordered architectures, whose structure is determined by the features of both components. The regular morphology and ordered molecular arrangement of these systems enhance the photochemical properties of embedded chromophores, allowing applications as photo-catalysts, antennas for dye-sensitized solar cells, biosensors, and agents for light-triggered therapies. Chemical modifications of peptide and tetrapyrrole structures and control over the assembly process can steer the organization and influence the properties of the resulting system. Here we provide a review of the field, focusing on the assemblies obtained from different classes of self-assembling peptides with tetrapyrroles, their morphologies and their applications as innovative functional materials. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/50867-3 - INCT 2014: National Institute of Science and Technology in Bioanalysis
Grantee:Marco Aurelio Zezzi Arruda
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 17/02317-2 - Interfaces in materials: electronic, magnetic, structural and transport properties
Grantee:Adalberto Fazzio
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants