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Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Cation–π interaction in DOPA-deficient mussel adhesive protein mfp-1†

Sangsik Kim,‡a   Ali Faghihnejad,‡b   Yongjin Lee,‡c   YongSeok Jho,*c   Hongbo Zeng*b  and  Dong Soo Hwang*a  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, Korea
E-mail: dshwang@postech.ac.kr
Tel: +82 54 2799505

b Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
E-mail: hongbo.zeng@ualberta.ac.ca
Tel: +1-780-492-1044

c Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, Korea
E-mail: ysjho@apctp.org

Abstract

Here we report the possible contribution of cation–π interaction to underwater adhesion of mussels by using DOPA-deficient recombinant mussel adhesive proteins. Considering the instability of DOPA in an oxidative environment, the cation–π interaction in DOPA-deficient biopolymers provides a complementary cross-linking mechanism for the design of novel underwater adhesives.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4TB01646G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Oct 2014
Accepted
12 Dec 2014
First published
17 Dec 2014

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015,3, 738-743

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Cation–π interaction in DOPA-deficient mussel adhesive protein mfp-1

S. Kim, A. Faghihnejad, Y. Lee, Y. Jho, H. Zeng and D. S. Hwang, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015, 3, 738 DOI: 10.1039/C4TB01646G

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