AFM OBSERVATION OF A SUPRAMOLECULAR ROD-LIKE STRUCTURE OF BILAYER-MEMBRANE FORMED FROM TRIPEPTIDE-CONTAINING AMPHIPHILES

Authors
ARIGA K YAMADA N NAITO M KOYAMA E OKAHATA Y
Citation
K. Ariga et al., AFM OBSERVATION OF A SUPRAMOLECULAR ROD-LIKE STRUCTURE OF BILAYER-MEMBRANE FORMED FROM TRIPEPTIDE-CONTAINING AMPHIPHILES, Chemistry Letters, (6), 1998, pp. 493-494
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Chemistry Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
03667022
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
493 - 494
Database
ISI
SICI code
0366-7022(1998):6<493:AOOASR>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Rod-like supramolecular structure composed of hydrogen-bonded bilayers of tripeptide-containing amphiphiles was observed with an atomic forc e microscopy(AFM). Presence of peeling-off structure in monolayer thic kness suggests that the rods are made from multi-wall of bilayer units .