Discovery of Surfactant-Like Peptides from a Phage-Displayed Peptide Library.

ABSTRACT: Peptides with specific affinities for various materials have been identified in the past three decades and utilized in materials science and engineering. A peptide's capability to specifically interact with materials is not naturally derived but screened from a biologically constructed peptide library displayed on phages or cells. To date, due to limitations in the screening procedure, the function of screened peptides has been primarily limited to the affinity for target materials. Herein, we demonstrated the screening of surfactant-like peptides from a phage-displayed peptide library. A screened phage clone displaying a peptide showed high activity for accumulating at emulsion surfaces with certain assembled structures, resulting in stable emulsions. The surface tension for the solution

SUBMITTER: Sawada T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7765448 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature