Self-assembly of a porphyrin-amphiphilic beta-peptide conjugate.

Accession number;01A0228945
Title;Self-assembly of a porphyrin-amphiphilic beta-peptide conjugate.
Author; ARAI TOORU (Kyushu Inst. of Technol., Fac. of Eng.) INUDO MAKIKO (Kyushu Inst. of Technol., Fac. of Eng.) ISHIMATSU TOMOMI (Kyushu Inst. of Technol., Fac. of Eng.) NISHINO NORIKAZU (Kyushu Inst. of Technol., Fac. of Eng.)
Journal Title;Abstracts. Symposium on Biofunctional Chemistry
Journal Code:L0836A
ISSN:
VOL.15th;NO.;PAGE.6-7(2000)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.4
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;We have synthesized porphyrin-polypeptides conjugates by connecting porphyrin to the Cys-side chains of Ac-Cys-Lys-Val-(-Ser-Val-)n-Lys-Val-NH2. These conjugates were of .BETA.-structure though the peptides were random. The conjugates showed split Cotton effect in the porphyrin region suggesting that the porphyrin's assembling induced the .BETA.-structure. The Cotton effect of the conjugates reflected the twist of the .BETA.-sheet peptide main chains. (author abst.)