Abstract
We established a novel strategy to construct porphyrin-nanofibers which may mimic a fibrous porphyrin-assembly observed in a natural light harvesting system in green bacterium. Our strategy utilizes alignment of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrinatozinc acetate in schizophyllan having one dimensional cavity along its helical superstructure. The resultant schizophyllan/porphyrin complex generates fibrous superstructures, in which porphyrins are aligned in a chirally-twisted packing mode.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1118-1119 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 5 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemistry(all)