Oat Plant Amyloids for Sustainable Functional Materials

Abstract: Amyloid functional materials from amyloid fibril building blocks, produced in vitro from amyloidogenic natural proteins or synthetic peptides, show diverse functionalities ranging from environmental science and biomedicine, to nanotechnology and biomaterials. However, sustainable and affordable sources of amyloidogenic proteins remain the bottleneck for large‐scale applications, and to date, interest remains essentially limited to fundamental studies. Plant‐derived proteins would be an ideal source due to their natural abundance and low environmental impact. Hereby oat globulin, the primary protein of oat plant (Avena sativa), is utilized to yield high‐quality amyloid fibrils and functional materials based thereof. These fibrils show a rich multistranded ribbon‐like polymorphism and a fibrillization process with both irreversible and reversible pathways. The authors furthermore fabricate oat‐amyloid aerogels, films, and membranes for possible use in water purification, sensors, and patterned electrodes. The sustainability footprint of oat‐amyloids against other protein sources is demonstrated, anticipating an environmentally‐efficient platform for advanced materials and technologies.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Oat Plant Amyloids for Sustainable Functional Materials ; day:20 ; month:12 ; year:2021 ; extent:11
Advanced science ; (20.12.2021) (gesamt 11)

Creator
Zhou, Jiangtao
Li, Ting
Peydayesh, Mohammad
Usuelli, Mattia
Lutz‐Bueno, Viviane
Teng, Jie
Wang, Li
Mezzenga, Raffaele

DOI
10.1002/advs.202104445
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021122114140499051560
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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15.08.2025, 7:25 AM CEST

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