RT Journal Article
T1 Emergent properties of supramolecular peptide assemblies
A1 Vila García, Álvaro
A1 González Domínguez, Sela
A1 Insua López, Ignacio
AB The self-assembly of supramolecular monomers can change their chemical properties and produce emergent functions that are absent in their dispersed state. In this review article, we describe structural and functional material properties emerging from the self-assembly of peptides, which are based on interactions between neighbouring monomers and the supramolecular environments they create. The non-covalent cooperativity of peptides is here discussed in terms of emergent properties like catalysis, chiral amplification, hierarchical self-assembly and life-like function. These collective effects are rationalised by the monomer packing structure and reactive group proximity, providing a perspective of self-assembling peptide designs and supramolecular material applications, including our own contribution to this topic.
PB Royal Society of Chemistry
YR 2026
FD 2026
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46898
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46898
LA eng
NO Vila, Á., González, S., & Insua, I. (2026). Emergent properties of supramolecular peptide assemblies. Chemical Communications, 62(7), 2097-2109. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc05628d
NO The authors are grateful for funding from the European Research Council (ERC-StG-2024-REPLICATE), the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación (RYC2021-031367-I, PID2023-147885OA-I00) and Xunta de Galicia (ED431F 2023/24, ED431C 2024/09, 2025-CP047).
DS Minerva
RD 7 may 2026