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Self-assembling peptide chemical structure of N6-(1-iminoethyl)-L-lysine (A) Design of L-NIL-MDP. (B) Lysine side chains from starting material, K2(SL)6K2, converted to L-NIL functional group. (C) Schematic demonstrating the nanofibers formed from MDPs into antiparallel β-sheets. (D) Image of L-NIL-MDP formed at 1 wt% in a phosphate-containing buffer. Reprinted with permission from Leach et al. (2019b). Copyright 2019 American Chemical Society.
