02193nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245016500055210006900220260000800289300001400297490000700311520130700318653002201625653001201647653002401659653001301683653001801696100002001714700001601734700002001750700001801770700002201788856012901810       2020                        eng d  a2192-650600aSynthesis of phospho-polypeptides via phosphate-containing N-carboxyanhydride: application in enzyme-induced self-assembly, and calcium carbonate mineralization0 aSynthesis of phosphopolypeptides via phosphatecontaining Ncarbox  cMAY  a1053-10640 v853 a<p>An easy synthetic strategy was developed to synthesize the phosphate-functionalized amino acid N-carboxyanhydride (NCA), using simple primary amine initiators to obtain homo and block phospho-polypeptides with controlled molecular weight and molecular weight distribution. The methodology was extended to the synthesis of the end-functionalized homo polypeptides (15 to 50 repeat unit) and block co-polypeptides with PEG (0.7 K, 2 K, and 5 K) and glycopolypeptide (15-unit mannose glycopolypeptide) as one of the blocks. The deprotected fully water-soluble anionic phosphate-based polypeptides showed pH-dependent helical conformation with a helical content of 20 %, which further changed to beta-sheets upon addition of the enzyme alkaline phosphatase (ALP) due to dephosphorylation. The block co-polypeptide containing PEG as one of the blocks led to its self-assembly into colloidal structures, such as vesicles with a hydrodynamic diameter of similar to 250 nm, due to the formation of amphiphilic block co-polymer upon dephosphorylation. The nature of the colloidal structures formed can be temporally controlled by the extent of dephosphorylation. Finally, the phospho-polypeptides serve as a template for the mineralization of calcium carbonate with varying polymorphs and morphologies.</p>
10aBiomineralization10aenzymes10aphosphopolypeptides10aProteins10aSelf-assembly1 aMondal, Basudeb1 aDas, Soumen1 aPanda, Sidharth1 aDutta, Tahiti1 aGupta, Sayam, Sen  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/synthesis-phospho-polypeptides-phosphate-containing-n-carboxyanhydride-application-enzyme