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SUBMITTER: McAulay K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6761870 | biostudies-other | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
McAulay Kate K Dietrich Bart B Su Hao H Scott Michael T MT Rogers Sarah S Al-Hilaly Youssra K YK Cui Honggang H Serpell Louise C LC Seddon Annela M AM Draper Emily R ER Adams Dave J DJ
Chemical science 20190703 33
Most low molecular weight gelators are chiral, with racemic mixtures often unable to form gels. Here, we show an example where all enantiomers, diastereomers and racemates of a single functionalized dipeptide can form gels. At high pH, different self-assembled aggregates are formed and these directly template the structures formed in the gel. Hence, solutions and gels with different properties can be accessed simply by varying the chirality. This opens up new design rules for the field. ...[more]