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| Nature has produced biomolecular machines in the form of proteins, each with tailor-made properties that mediate enzymatic activities and structural transactions necessary for life. In nature, evolutionary forces have shaped the repertoire of diverse proteins by varying their individual and unique amino acid composition, in addition to the biosynthetic pathways that create them. The chemist's ability to produce protein diversity beyond the natural 20 amino acid building blocks offers a powerful new approach for the design and synthesis of new protein-like macromolecules with novel tailor-made functions. We will discuss our progress towards designing functional artificial biopolymers. |
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Synthetic and Biological Macromolecules for Emerging Nanotechnologies
8:30 AM-12:20 PM, Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Westin Boston Waterfront -- Grand Ballroom A, Oral
Division of Polymer Chemistry |