Tripeptide-dopamine fluorescent hybrids: a coassembly-inspired antioxidative strategy

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Jun 11;56(46):6301-6304. doi: 10.1039/d0cc01882a. Epub 2020 May 10.

Abstract

Unmodified tripeptides and dopamine molecules can coassemble into fluorescent hybrid nanostructures, which break the intrinsic emission limit of both dopamines and peptides with an over-50 nm red-shift. We demonstrate that the coassembly method can effectively resist the oxidation of dopamine molecules, thus inhibiting their melanin pathway.

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / chemistry*
  • Dopamine / chemistry*
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Melanins / metabolism
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Melanins
  • Oligopeptides
  • Dopamine