Peptide Nanostructures Containing End-Capping Modified Peptides And Methods Of Generating And Using The Same
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Abstract
A nanostructure composed of a plurality of peptides, each peptide containing at least one aromatic amino acid, whereby one or more of these peptides is end-capping modified, is disclosed. The nanostructure can take a tubular, fibrillar, planar or spherical shape, and can encapsulate, entrap or be coated by other materials. Methods of preparing the nanostructure, and devices and methods utilizing same are also disclosed.
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1-121. -121. (canceled)
- 122. A nanostructure composed of a plurality of peptides, wherein each peptide in said plurality of peptides includes at least one aromatic amino acid and further wherein at least one peptide in said plurality of peptides is an end-capping modified peptide.
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