Synthesis of amphiphilic amino acid C60 derivatives and their protective effe…

Abstract. Water-soluble fullerene derivatives have often been used as effective scavengers for reactive oxygen species. Three amphiphilic amino acid C60 derivatives, b-alanine C60 derivative, cystine C60 derivative and arginine C60 derivative have been synthesized and characterized. Because of the hydrophobic interaction, the amino acid C60 derivatives could self-assemble to form spherical…