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ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
Volume 17, Issue 18, Pages 4543-4553Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c9ob00550a
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- EPSRC [EP/L020599/1]
- MedImmune
- University of Reading
- EPSRC [EP/L020599/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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We investigate the self-assembly of a palmitoylated (C16-chain at the N terminus) peptide fragment in comparison to the unlipidated peptide EELNRYY, a fragment of the gut hormone peptide PYY3-36. The lipopeptide C16-EELNRYY shows remarkable pH-dependent self-assembly above measured critical aggregation concentrations, forming fibrils at pH 7, but micelles at pH 10. The parent peptide does not show self-assembly behaviour. The lipopeptide forms hydrogels at sufficiently high concentration at pH 7, the dynamic mechanical properties of which were measured. We also show that the tyrosine functionality at the C terminus of EELNRYY can be used to enzymatically produce the pigment melanin. The enzyme tyrosinase oxidises tyrosine into 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), DOPA-quinone and further products, eventually forming eumelanin. This is a mechanism of photo-protection in the skin, for this reason controlling tyrosinase activity is a major target for skin care applications and EELNRYY has potential to be developed for such uses.
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