Peptide Backbone Directed Self-Assembly of Merocyanine Oligomers into Duplex Structures

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The pseudopeptide backbone provided by N-(2-aminoethyl)-glycine oligomers with attached nucleobases has been widely utilized in peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) as DNA mimics. Here we demonstrate the suitability of this backbone for the formation of structurally defined dye stacks. Toward this goal a series of peptide merocyanine (PMC) dye oligomers connected to a N-(2-aminoethyl)-glycine backbone were prepared through peptide synthesis. Our concentration-, temperature- and solvent-dependent UV/Vis absorption studies show that under the control of dipole-dipole interactions, smaller-sized oligomers consisting of one, two or three dyes self-assemble into defined duplex structures containing two up to six chromophores. In contrast, upon further extension of the oligomer, the chosen peptide backbone cannot direct the formation of a defined duplex architecture anymore due to intramolecular aggregation between the dyes. For all aggregate species a moderate aggregation-induced emission enhancement is observed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61

Enthalten in:

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) - 61(2022), 21 vom: 16. Mai, Seite e202200120

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Vonhausen, Yvonne [VerfasserIn]
Schulz, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Höbartner, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Würthner, Frank [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Benzopyrans
Coloring Agents
Dipole-Dipole Interaction
Duplex Structure
Dye Assembly
Glycine
Indoles
Journal Article
Merocyanine
Peptide Backbone
Peptide Nucleic Acids
Peptides
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TE7660XO1C

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Date Completed 10.05.2022

Date Revised 27.08.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/anie.202200120

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337265879