Ardoña, Herdeline Ann M, Draper, Emily R, Citossi, Francesca, Wallace, Matthew, Serpell, Louise C, Adams, Dave J and Tovar, John D (2017) Kinetically controlled coassembly of multichromophoric peptide hydrogelators and the impacts on energy transport. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139 (25). pp. 8685-8692. ISSN 0002-7863

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Abstract

We report a peptide-based multichromophoric hydrogelator system, wherein π-electron units with different inherent spectral energies are spatially controlled within peptidic 1-D nanostructures to create localized energy gradients in aqueous environments. This is accomplished by mixing different π-conjugated peptides prior to initiating self-assembly through solution acidification. We can vary the kinetics of the assembly and the degree of self-sorting through the choice of the assembly trigger, which changes the kinetics of acidification. The hydrolysis of glucono-δ-lactone (GdL) provides a slow pH drop that allows for stepwise triggering of peptide components into essentially self-sorted nanostructures based on subtle pKa differences, whereas HCl addition leads to a rapid formation of mixed components within a nanostructure. Using 1H NMR spectroscopy and fiber X-ray diffraction, we determine the conditions and peptide mixtures that favor self-sorting or intimate comixing. Photophysical investigations in the solution phase provide insight into the correlation of energy-transport processes occurring within the assemblies to the structural organization of the π-systems.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Life Sciences > Biochemistry
Research Centres and Groups:	Dementia Research Group
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Depositing User:	Louise Serpell
Date Deposited:	28 Jul 2017 09:20
Last Modified:	28 Jul 2017 09:29
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/69504

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