‘S1-Materil Physics siPs INFLUENCE OF BENT-CORE AZOCOMPOUNDS ON FLUORESCENT PEPTIDES Cstalina-loniea CIOBANU, Sabina BANCILA, Laur HABASESCU. Gabi DROCHIOIU Feculty of Chemistry, “al 1 Gra” Unversity, 11 Caroll Zasi-700506, Romania Due of potential applications as optical storage materials, benteeore liquid crystals containing azobenzene moieties present an increased practical interest, in paiticular as display devices. Moreover, the molecules which contain an azo linkage group have been explored due to their photochromism and photoisomerization potential Since the investigated compounds have optical properties characteristic to liquid crystals, the interaction with fluorescent peptides, such as glycyl- teyptophan or proteins might enhance their utility, Although the amino acids are also used to design, novel enzymes, drugs and vaccines, fewer applications are described as analytical tools in the ‘characterization of other organic compounds! Therefore, we consider here that some optical properties of fluorescent peptides could be altered by the banana-shaped mesogens, and that they ‘could bring new insights in the properties of these compounds. Herein, the influence of alkyl terminal long chain on the optical properties of the investigated beatshaped molecule compounds is studied. Usual techniques like NMR, IR and UV-vis spectroscopy were used for structural characterization, The liquid crystalline behavior was confirmed bby differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and optical polarizing microscopy (POM). The thermogravimetsie study showed that the banana-shape derivatives have @ good thermal stability since the degradation of the compounds begins over the isotro ‘The typtophan-containing peptides could serve to synthesize new materials stating from the «20 ‘compounds with fluorescence properties. Hence, the present work provides a way of exploring complex systems in order to obtain such new materials with special optical properties. Keywords: fluorescence, thermogravimetric analysis, liquid crystals. Acknowledgements CA. Ciobanu gratefully acknowledges the grant POSDRU/159/1.5/S/137750. Funding from Romanian Government (UEFISCDI PN-IL-PT-PCCA.2013-41149 Contract 107/2014) is also acknowledged, References 1. Pett, Li: Rippa, M. Manna, L.: Momuile, P. Opt Mater. 2010, 32, 1011, 2. Shurpo, N. Au Vakshtein, M. S.: Kamanina,N. V. Tech. Phys. Lett. 2010, 36, 319, 3. Hoang, M. H.: Cho, M. J: Lee, T. Wa Jia, J-L: Choi, D. H. Chem, Lert, 2010, 39, 396, a5