Publications – Peptide Polymers

1. Sogah, D. Y. "Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Hybrid Oligopeptide-Based Polymers", Polym Prepr. (Am. Chem Soc., Div. Polym. Chem.) 1990, 31, 185-6.
2. Sogah, D. Y.; "Design and Synthesis of Functional Polymers", Kobunshi High Polymers, 1992, 41, 90.
3. Sogah, D. Y. "Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Hybrid Oligopeptide-Based Polymers", Polym Prepr. (Am. Chem Soc., Div. Polym. Chem.) 1990, 31, 185-6.
4. Dotsevi Y. Sogah, Daniele Perl-Treves, Wai-Hung Wong, and Qun Yi Zheng, "De Novo Design and Synthesis of Protein-Based Hybrid Polymers:, Macromol. Reports, Part A, 1994, 31, 1003-8.
5. Dotsevi Y. Sogah, Daniele Perl-Treves, N. Voyer and W. F. DeGrado, “Design and Synthesis of Polytripeptide (LeuGlnPro)_n Based Upon the Matrix Protein Amelogenin”, Macromol. Symp., 1994, 88, 149-163
6. Michael J. Winningham and Dotsevi Y. Sogah, “Evidence for Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding in b-Alanine Derivatives of 2,8-Dimethylphenoxathiin 4,6-Dicarboxylic Acid. Model Studies for Nucleation of Parallel b-Sheets”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 11173-74.
7. Claussen, R. C.; Sogah, D. Y. “Crystalline modules for protein-based polymers: Synthesis and conformational analysis of b-sheet oligopeptides as monomers”; Polym Prepr. (Am. Chem Soc., Div. Polym. Chem.) 1996, 37(2), 394-5.
8. Winningham, M. J.; Sogah, D. Y. "A Modular Approach To Polymer Architecture Control via Catenation of Prefabricated Biomolecular Segments. Polymers Containing Parallel b-Sheets Templated by a Phenoxathiin-Based reverse Turn Mimic"; Macromolecules 1997, 30, 862-876
9. Winningham, M. J.; Sogah, D. Y. "A Modular Approach To Polymer Architecture Control via Catenation of Prefabricated Biomolecular Segments. Polymers Containing Templated Parallel b-Sheets"; Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng. 1997, 76, 156-157.
10. Sogah, D. Y.; Claussen, R. C.; Winningham, M. J.; Rathore, O. “Solid Sate FTIR Analysis of Hydrogen-Bonded Domains in Synthetic Biopolymer Hybrid Silk-Like Materials”, Soc. Plast. Eng. ANTEC 1999, 2180.
11. Osman Rathore, Michael J. Winningham, and Dotsevi Y. Sogah, “A Novel Silk-Based Segmented Block Copolymer Containing GlyAlaGlyAla b-Sheets Templated By Phenoxathiin”, J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2000, 38, 352.
12. Rathore, O.; Sogah, D. Y. “Self-Assembly of Beta-Sheets into Nanostructures by Poly(alanine) Segments Incorporated in Multiblock Copolymers Inspired by Spider Silk”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123(22); 5231-5239
13. Rathore, O.; Sogah, D. Y. “Nanostructure Formation through b-sheet Self-Assembly in Silk-Based Materials”, Macromolecules 2001, 34, 1477-1486.