Chirality-Dependent Growth of Self-Assembled Diphenylalanine Microtubes

Pavel S. Zelenovskiy, Alla S. Nuraeva, Svitlana Kopyl, Sergey G. Arkhipov, Semen G. Vasilev, Vladimir S. Bystrov, Dmitry A. Gruzdev, Mateusz Waliczek, Volodymyr Svitlyk, Vladimir Ya Shur, Luís Mafra, Andrei L. Kholkin

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Abstract

The difference in the crystal structure and growth kinetics of microtubes formed from l- and d-enantiomers of diphenylalanine dipeptide is investigated both experimentally and theoretically by computer simulation. The microtubes of l- and d-enantiomers grown simultaneously and under identical experimental conditions possess different crystallographic space groups, have essential difference in sizes, and demonstrate different growth kinetics. Computer simulation by molecular mechanics methods revealed a fundamental difference in the interaction between structural units of microtubes of different chiralities. A model describing chirality-dependent growth of microtubes is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6414-6421
Number of pages8
JournalCrystal Growth and Design
Volume19
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Nov 2019

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