AFM; single-molecule force spectroscopy; molecular machines; foldamers; equilibrium dynamics
Abstract :
[en] Wholly synthetic molecules involving both mechanical bonds and a folded secondary structure are one of the most promising architec- tures for the design of functional molecular machines with un- precedented properties. Here, we report dynamic single-molecule force spectroscopy experiments that explore the energetic details of donor–acceptor oligorotaxane foldamers, a class of molecular switches. The mechanical breaking of the donor–acceptor interactions responsible for the folded structure shows a high constant rupture force over a broad range of loading rates, covering three orders of magnitude. In comparison with dynamic force spectroscopy performed during the past 20 y on various (bio)molecules, the near-equilibrium regime of oligorotaxanes persists at much higher loading rates, at which bio- molecules have reached their kinetic regime, illustrating the very fast dynamics and remarkable rebinding capabilities of the intramolecular donor–acceptor interactions. We focused on one single interaction at a time and probed the stochastic rupture and rebinding paths. Using the Crooks fluctuation theorem, we measured the mechanical work produced during the breaking and rebinding to determine a free- energy difference, ΔG, of 6 kcal·mol−1 between the two local confor- mations around a single bond.
Disciplines :
Chemistry
Author, co-author :
Sluysmans, Damien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Nanochimie et systèmes moléculaires
Devaux, Floriane ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Nanochimie et systèmes moléculaires
Bruns, Carson J.; Northwestern University > Chemistry
Stoddart, J. Fraser; Northwestern University > Chemistry
Duwez, Anne-Sophie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Nanochimie et systèmes moléculaires
Language :
English
Title :
Dynamic force spectroscopy of synthetic oligorotaxane foldamers
Publication date :
2018
Journal title :
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
ISSN :
0027-8424
eISSN :
1091-6490
Publisher :
National Academy of Sciences, Washington, United States - District of Columbia
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