Project Application Details

Mr. Pim Frederix
PhD student – University of Strathclyde
Pure & Applied Chemistry / Biomolecular and Chemical Physics
Phone +44 (0) 141 552 3059
Email pim.frederix@strath.ac.uk

The most obvious result of the study will be interesting potential candidates for new biomaterials, with uses in e.g. the cell culture field. Our lab has identified a few interesting examples of tripeptides, but it’s impossible to test all combinations. Together with our revised screening protocol, this should provide an interesting result and method for the biomaterials community which we will publish.
In the long run, we are not only trying to find potential peptide materials, but also use this methodology to slowly bridge the gap towards the discovery of short self-replicating peptides and oligopeptide enzymes, which have played a role in the origin of life. For example, our lab has recently identified some 12-mer peptides by an experimental screening protocol that possess amide bond breakage/condensation catalytic activity.