Atomic-Resolution Structure of a Peptoid Nanosheet (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Atomic-Resolution Structure of a Peptoid Nanosheet

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Snakes on a plane: this atomic-resolution simulation of a two-dimensional peptoid nanosheet reveals a snake-like structure never seen before. The nanosheet's layers include a water-repelling core (yellow), peptoid backbones (white), and charged sidechains (magenta and cyan). The right corner of the top layer of the nanosheet has been "removed" to show how the backbone's alternating rotational states give the backbones a snake-like appearance (red and blue ribbons). Surrounding water molecules are red and white.

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Ranjan Mannige, Berkeley Lab

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