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Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Chem. 2020 Sep 15;4(11):615–634. doi: 10.1038/s41570-020-0215-y

Table 1. Examples of peptides that form amyloid-like fibrils and hydrogels.

Peptide name	Number of residues	Associated protein/system	Self-assembled structure	Refs
Diphenylalanine (FF)	2	Aβ peptide	Peptide nanotubes	28
α,β-Dehydrophenylalanine (ΔF)	2	Aβ peptide	Hydrogel-forming fibrillar networks	34,35
Fmoc-FF-konjac glucomannan (KGM)	2	Aβ peptide	Fibrillar hydrogels	36
FF-NH₂	2	Aβ peptide	Reversible peptide nanotubes/spheres	47,48
Ac-EFFAAE-NH₂ (AIP-1/2)	6	Aβ peptide	Amyloid fibrils	50
FFKLVFF	7	Aβ peptide	Amyloid fibrils	37–41
P₁₁ (QQEFQWQFRQQ)	11	Aβ peptide	Amyloid antiparallel β-sheet tapes	49,51