Amino Acid Based Cationic Surfactants in Aqueous Solution:  Physicochemical Study and Application of Supramolecular Chirality in Ketone Reduction

Langmuir ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (23) ◽  
pp. 10398-10404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangita Roy ◽  
Debapratim Das ◽  
Antara Dasgupta ◽  
Rajendra Narayan Mitra ◽  
Prasanta Kumar Das
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Cationic Surfactants ◽  
Physicochemical Study ◽  
Ketone Reduction ◽  
Supramolecular Chirality

Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Chirality Switching and Nanoassembly Constructed by n-Shaped Amphiphilic Molecules in Aqueous Solution

Langmuir ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 1215-1224
Author(s):  
Yuntian Yang ◽  
Qingqing Han ◽  
Yi-rong Pei ◽  
Shengsheng Yu ◽  
Zhegang Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Stimuli Responsive ◽  
Supramolecular Chirality ◽  
Amphiphilic Molecules

Aqueous solution thickening of amino acid‐based surfactant by alkylpyrrolidone

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuemin Liu ◽  
Ke Wu ◽  
Weili Song ◽  
Qiuyun Lei ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Amino Acid

Cationic poly-L-amino acid-enhanced selective hydrogen production based on formate decomposition with platinum nanoparticles dispersed by polyvinylpyrrolidone

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuke Minami ◽  
Yutaka Amao
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Platinum Nanoparticles ◽  
Hydrogen Carrier ◽  
Low Toxicity ◽  
Formate Decomposition

Formate is attracting attention as a hydrogen carrier because of its low toxicity and easy handling in aqueous solution. In order to utilize formic acid as a hydrogen carrier, a...

scholarly journals Efficient DNA Condensation Induced by Chiral β-Amino Acid-Based Cationic Surfactants

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernat Pi-Boleda ◽  
Sravani Ramisetty ◽  
Ona Illa ◽  
Vicenç Branchadell ◽  
Rita S. Dias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Cationic Surfactants ◽  
Dna Condensation

scholarly journals Biological and Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Arginine-Rich Peptide Gemini Surfactants with Lysine and Cystine Spacers

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 3299
Author(s):  
Damian Neubauer ◽  
Maciej Jaśkiewicz ◽  
Marta Bauer ◽  
Agata Olejniczak-Kęder ◽  
Emilia Sikorska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Cationic Surfactants ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Gemini Surfactants ◽  
Antimicrobial Activities ◽  
Critical Aggregation Concentration ◽  
Cytotoxic Activities ◽  
Candida Sp ◽  
Enhanced Selectivity

Ultrashort cationic lipopeptides (USCLs) and gemini cationic surfactants are classes of potent antimicrobials. Our recent study has shown that the branching and shortening of the fatty acids chains with the simultaneous addition of a hydrophobic N-terminal amino acid in USCLs result in compounds with enhanced selectivity. Here, this approach was introduced into arginine-rich gemini cationic surfactants. L-cystine diamide and L-lysine amide linkers were used as spacers. Antimicrobial activity against planktonic and biofilm cultures of ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter spp.) strains and Candida sp. as well as hemolytic and cytotoxic activities were examined. Moreover, antimicrobial activity in the presence of human serum and the ability to form micelles were evaluated. Membrane permeabilization study, serum stability assay, and molecular dynamics were performed. Generally, critical aggregation concentration was linearly correlated with hydrophobicity. Gemini surfactants were more active than the parent USCLs, and they turned out to be selective antimicrobial agents with relatively low hemolytic and cytotoxic activities. Geminis with the L-cystine diamide spacer seem to be less cytotoxic than their L-lysine amide counterparts, but they exhibited lower antibiofilm and antimicrobial activities in serum. In some cases, geminis with branched fatty acid chains and N-terminal hydrophobic amino acid resides exhibited enhanced selectivity to pathogens over human cells.

A novel route for aspartame production by combining enzymatic and chemical reactions for industrial use

2020 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 464-466
Author(s):  
Kenzo Yokozeki ◽  
Isao Abe
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Chemical Reactions ◽  
Acid Ester ◽  
Amino Acid Ester ◽  
Acyl Transferase ◽  
Enzymatic Production ◽  
Production Route ◽  
Industrial Use ◽  
Hcl Removal

ABSTRACT Here, we report a novel industrial aspartame production route, involving the enzymatic production of α-l-aspartyl-l-phenylalanine β-methylester from l-aspartic acid dimethylester and l-phenylalanine by α-amino acid ester acyl transferase. The route also involves the chemical transformation of α-l-aspartyl-l-phenylalanine β-methylester to α-l-aspartyl-l-phenylalanine methylester hydrochloride (aspartame hydrochloride) in an aqueous solution with methanol and HCl, followed by HCl removal to form aspartame.

Oxidative Peptide Bond Formation of Glycine-Amino Acid using 2-(Aminomethyl)malononitrile as a Glycine Unit

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoling Wang ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Yujiro Hayashi
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Bond Formation ◽  
Peptide Bond ◽  
Peptide Bond Formation ◽  
Amide Linkage

Amide linkage of glycine-amino acid was synthesized by coupling of substituted 2-(aminomethyl)malononitrile as a C-terminal glycine unit and N-terminal amine using CsOAc and O2 in aqueous solution. This is a...

scholarly journals Chiroptical Sensing of Amino Acid Derivatives by Host–Guest Complexation with Cyclo[6]aramide

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (13) ◽  
pp. 4064
Author(s):  
Xuebin Wang ◽  
Jiecheng Ji ◽  
Zejiang Liu ◽  
Yimin Cai ◽  
Jialiang Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Cd Spectroscopy ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Chirality Transfer ◽  
Supramolecular Chirality ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
Spectroscopy Studies ◽  
Effective Component ◽  
Acid Esters

A hydrogen-bonded (H-bonded) amide macrocycle was found to serve as an effective component in the host–guest assembly for a supramolecular chirality transfer process. Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy studies showed that the near-planar macrocycle could produce a CD response when combined with three of the twelve L-α-amino acid esters (all cryptochiral molecules) tested as possible guests. The host–guest complexation between the macrocycle and cationic guests was explored using NMR, revealing the presence of a strong affinity involving the multi-point recognition of guests. This was further corroborated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The present work proposes a new strategy for amplifying the CD signals of cryptochiral molecules by means of H-bonded macrocycle-based host–guest association, and is expected to be useful in designing supramolecular chiroptical sensing materials.

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