Chirality‐Driven Morphological Tuning of Self‐Assembled Pseudopeptides: A C <sub>2</sub> ‐Symmetric Chiral Biomaterial for Metal‐Induced Nanoscience Applications
-symmetric chiral pseudopeptidic biomaterials (L/D-1-3) were synthesized and fully characterized. The chirality was confirmed by circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, and a pronounced dependence of self-assembly on stereochemistry was observed between the L- and D-forms. Furthermore, compounds 1-3 acted as efficient Cu(II) ion sensors, exhibiting a turn-off response in aqueous-organic media under physiological conditions. Interaction with Cu(II) ions also triggered a morphological transition of the nanostructures into rounded assemblies, highlighting their potential as multifunctional chiral biomaterials.
Authors
- Kamlesh Kumar Nigam
- Surabhi Asthana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4311-5030)
- Mrituanjay D. Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5221-9459)
Institutions
- Banaras Hindu University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemistry - An Asian Journal
- Published
- 2026-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.70799
- Primary Topic
- Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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