Electrochemical and structural coupling of the naphthoquinone amino acid

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Feb 14;48(14):1997-9. doi: 10.1039/c2cc16968a. Epub 2012 Jan 11.

Abstract

As a prelude to engineering artificial energy conversion proteins emulating biology, we examine the inclusion of a synthetic naphthoquinone amino acid in a characterized host-guest protein and determine the effects of its quinone and hydroquinone forms on the helix-coil distribution.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Amino Acids / chemistry
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Electrochemical Techniques
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Naphthoquinones / chemistry*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Thermodynamics

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Naphthoquinones
  • Peptides