Functional chromopeptide nanoarchitectonics: molecular design, self-assembly and biological applications

• Published in: Chemical Society reviews Vol. 52; no. 8; pp. 2688 - 2712
• Main Authors: Chang, Rui, Zhao, Luyang, Xing, Ruirui, Li, Junbai, Yan, Xuehai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 24.04.2023
• Subjects: Amino Acid Sequence; Bioengineering; Biological materials; Computer architecture; Molecular Structure; Nanostructures - chemistry; Peptides; Peptides - chemistry; Photosensitivity; Photosynthesis; Proteins; Self-assembly; Sequences

Chromoproteins are a class of delicate natural compounds that elegantly complex photosensitive species with proteins and play a central role in important life processes, such as photosynthesis. Inspired by chromoproteins, researchers integrate simple peptides and photosensitive molecular motifs to g...