Peptides fashioned into world's smallest biomechanically linked structure

Tiny structures made of mechanically interlocked molecules can act as "molecular machines," and this hugely exciting area of chemistry research that stretches back decades has seen some particularly significant developments in recent years. Princeton University researchers have produced yet another one by using self-assembling peptides to form the world's tiniest interlocked biomechanical structures, which measure just one billionth of a meter in size.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: molecular biology, Molecular machines, Princeton University