Enzyme-instructed self-assembly of hydrogelators consisting of nucleobases, amino acids, and saccharide†
Dan Yuan,Rong Zhou,Junfeng Shi,Xuewen Du,Xinming Li,Bing Xu
RSC Advances Pub Date : 06/09/2014 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C4RA04765F
Abstract

We report the first example of the use of enzymes to trigger the self-assembly of the conjugates of nucleobases, amino acids, and saccharide to form supramolecular hydrogels in water, which illustrates a facile approach for the development of a new class of multifunctional soft materials for biomedical applications.

Graphical abstract: Enzyme-instructed self-assembly of hydrogelators consisting of nucleobases, amino acids, and saccharide