Daisuke Sato

Design, Synthesis, and Photo-Responsive Properties of a Collagen Model Peptide Bearing an Azobenzene

Daisuke Sato, Hitomi Goto, Yui Ishizaki, Tetsuya Narimatsu & Tamaki Kato · Organics · 2022

Collagen is a vital component of the extracellular matrix in animals. Collagen forms a characteristic triple helical structure and plays a key role in supporting connective tissues and cell adhesion. The ability to control the collagen triple helix structure is useful for medical...

Open access Research Article 10.3390/org3040027

Design, Synthesis, and Utility of Defined Molecular Scaffolds

Daisuke Sato, Zhiyuan Wu, Hikaru Fujita & Jonathan Lindsey · Organics · 2021

A growing theme in chemistry is the joining of multiple organic molecular building blocks to create functional molecules. Diverse derivatizable structures—here termed “scaffolds” comprised of “hubs”—provide the foundation for systematic covalent organization of a rich variety of...

Open access Research Article 10.3390/org2030013