ArticleSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2026
Kinetically Controlled Self-Assembly of a Lipophilic Fluorophore with Phenylalanine-Based Diamides in Artificial Lipid Droplets.
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- Programmable Construction of Supramolecular Polymers Achieved in Neutral Lipid Environments.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Kinetically Controlled Self-Assembly of a Lipophilic Fluorophore with Phenylalanine-Based Diamides in Artificial Lipid Droplets.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Lipid droplets (LDs) are vital organelles that govern energy storage and lipid metabolism in cells. The ability to direct the self-assembly of small molecules into defined nanostructures within LDs would provide opportunities to modulate their functions. Although supramolecular polymerization has been extensively investigated in low-polarity media, achieving controlled molecular assembly in neutral lipid droplets remains a formidable challenge. Here, we report the design of a lipophilic donor-acceptor-type fluorophore bearing phenylalanine-derived diamide units, which undergoes controlled supramolecular polymerization in the neutral lipid triolein. In triolein, the molecule assembles into fibrous aggregates that display intense fluorescence and a pronounced Cotton effect in circular dichroism spectrum. Spectroscopic and microscopic analyses reveal that a seeding strategy accelerates the conversion from a kinetically trapped monomeric state to fibrous assemblies. Furthermore, fluorescence imaging in artificial LDs demonstrates that aggregate size can be tuned through the seeding process.
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