Rotaxane mimics ribosome to spin out peptides
by
Laura Howes, RSC
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last modified
01-10-13 08:53 AM
Copyright 2013, RSC
The field of molecular machines has taken a new bio-inspired turn to assemble another molecule, in this case linking up individual amino acids into a peptide. While this molecular peptide synthesiser isn’t going to rival a ribosome for speed any time soon, it does suggest a way to make multicomponent polymers. More...
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/01/robotic-ribosome-rotaxane-synthesis-peptides
