A metal–peptide capsule by multiple ring threading

Tomohisa Sawada; Yuuki Inomata; Koya Shimokawa; Makoto Fujita

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13594-4

Nature Communications (Dec 2019)

A metal–peptide capsule by multiple ring threading

Tomohisa Sawada,
Yuuki Inomata,
Koya Shimokawa,
Makoto Fujita

Affiliations

Tomohisa Sawada: Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Yuuki Inomata: Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Koya Shimokawa: Department of Mathematics, Saitama University
Makoto Fujita: Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13594-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Constructing molecular cages from entangled molecules is a complex task requiring precise topological control. Here, the authors thread together six metal-peptide rings into a giant cubic molecular capsule with a defined cavity and 24 crossover points.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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