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Enzymatic Post-Translational Halogenation For Adding Functionality To Biomaterials, Alexander L. Compean
Enzymatic Post-Translational Halogenation For Adding Functionality To Biomaterials, Alexander L. Compean
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Silk fibroin from the silkworm, Bombyx mori, is a unique biomaterial that has been extensively studied for a variety of applications due to its promising properties such as controllable self-assembly, robust mechanical properties, and biological compatibility. Previously, there have been numerous methods describing the chemical modification of silk fibroin that utilize synthetic or enzymatic means that do not use halogens as a means of functionalization. Herein, a halogenation strategy is presented to modify silk fibroin with the aim of developing a novel functional material through the carbon-halogen (C-X) bond. Modification with NaX (X = Cl, Br, and I) salts, hydrogen …