Macroscopic chiral symmetry breaking in gelation of Fmoc-amino acids: homochiral selective secondary nucleation promoted by the choice of solvent or stirring
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: -Fmoc-protected phenylalanine (2) or tryptophan (3) was found to spontaneously afford a gel enriched in either the L- or the D-form of their enantiomers stochastically. Homochiral selective secondary nucleation, promoted by the choice of solvent or stirring, was suggested as the key process for the observed phenomenon.
Source: Nanoscale
DOI: 10.1039/d4nr04011b
Author: Kentaro Tashiro
Institution: National Institute for Materials Science
Language: English
Subfield: Biomaterials
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4403991153