Hybrid bioinorganic insulin amyloid fibrils.
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چکیده
Herein we report a method to functionalize in vitro grown insulin amyloid fibrils with various inorganic materials. The counterion of the positively charged amyloid fibril is exchanged with anions from various salts; subsequent addition of appropriate cations results in functionalization of the amyloid fibril. We demonstrate the formation of apatite and platinum complex structures ordered by the amyloid template.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 46 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010