Foldamers: Structure, Properties, and Applications

• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 457
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This truly comprehensive treatise of foldamers, from synthesis to applications in bio-, material-, and nanoscience is at once an introduction to the topic, while providing in-depth accounts on various aspects clearly aimed at the specialist.
The book is clearly structured, with the first part concentrating on structure and foldamer design concepts, while the second part covers functional aspects from properties to applications. The international team of expert authors provides overviews of synthetic approaches as well as analytical techniques.Content:
Chapter 1 Foldamers Based on Local Conformational Preferences (pages 1–33): Dr. Ivan Huc and Louis Cuccia
Chapter 2 Foldamers Based on Remote Intrastrand Interactions (pages 35–74): Philippe Le Grel and Gilles Guichard
Chapter 3 Foldamers Based on Solvophobic Effects (pages 75–108): Yan Zhao and Jeffrey S. Moore
Chapter 4 Foldamer Hybrids: Defined Supramolecular Structures from Flexible Molecules (pages 109–146): Carsten Schmuck and Thomas Rehm
Chapter 5 Control of Polypeptide Chain Folding and Assembly (pages 147–171): Rajkishor Rai and Padmanabhan Balaram
Chapter 6 Simulation of Folding Equilibria (pages 173–192): Wilfred F. van Gunsteren and Zrinka Gattin
Chapter 7 Foldamer?based Molecular Recognition (pages 193–228): Jorge Becerril, Johanna M. Rodriguez, Ishu Saraogi and Andrew D. Hamilton
Chapter 8 Biological Applications of Foldamers (pages 229–265): Marc Koyack and Richard Cheng
Chapter 9 Protein Design (pages 267–289): Jean?Luc Jestin and Frederic Pecorari
Chapter 10 Nucleic Acid Foldamers: Design, Engineering and Selection of Programmable Biomaterials with Recognition, Catalytic and Self?assembly Properties (pages 291–329): Arkadiusz Chworos and Luc Jaeger
Chapter 11 Helically Folding Polymers (pages 331–366): Eiji Yashima and Katsuhiro Maeda
Chapter 12 Polyisocyanides: Stiffened Foldamers (pages 367–402): Matthijs B.J. Otten, Gerald A. Metselaar, Jeroen J.L.M. Cornelissen, Alan E. Rowan and Roeland J.M. Nolte
Chapter 13 Foldamers at Interfaces (pages 403–425): Jan van Esch, Hennie Valkenier, Sebastian Hartwig and Stefan Hecht