"Cross-linked fibrous" spherulites formed from a low molecular weight compound, Fmoc-functionalized phenolic amino acid.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
While biomacromolecules such as proteins are shown to form fibrous spherulites, which are generally "semicrystalline" in nature, here we show that a simple, low molecular weight compound such as fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-functionalized phenolic amino acid (Fmoc-l-tyrosine) can form "fibrous" spherulites with highly "cross-linked" microfibrils using the supramolecular self-assembly process.
Medical subject headings
- Amino Acids
- Fluorenes
- Tyrosine