Lipopeptides: from self-assembly to bioactivity

Hamley, I. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 (2015) Lipopeptides: from self-assembly to bioactivity. Chemical Communications, 51 (41). pp. 8574-8583. ISSN 1359-7345 doi: 10.1039/C5CC01535A

Abstract/Summary

This Feature Article discusses several classes of lipopeptide with important biomedical applications as antimicrobial and antifungal agents, in immune therapies and in personal care applications among others. Two main classes of lipopeptide are considered: (i) bacterially-expressed lipopeptides with a cyclic peptide headgroup and (ii) linear lipopeptides (with one or more lipid chains) based on bio-derived and bio-inspired amino acid sequences with current clinical applications. The applications are briefly summarized, and the biophysical characterization of the molecules is reviewed, with a particular focus on self-assembly. For several of these types of biomolecule, the formation of micelles above a critical micelle concentration has been observed while others form bilayer structures, depending on conditions of pH and temperature. As yet, there are few studies on the possible relationship between self-assembly into structures such as micelles and bioactivity of this class of molecule although this is likely to attract further attention.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/40450
Identification Number/DOI	10.1039/C5CC01535A
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
Publisher	The Royal Society of Chemistry
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