Oxidation triggered structural transformations of a self-assembled telluropeptide

Here, we report the details of the synthesis and characterization of tubular molecular self-assembly of designed telluropeptide 1 at physiological pH conditions. The telluropeptide nano-/microtubes transformed into solid/hollow spheres or vesicles and ring-like structures upon controlled oxidation of telluro-amino acid residues present in the sequence of telluropeptide 1 by hydrogen peroxide.