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.
This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2012
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Amino Acids / chemistry
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Circular Dichroism
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Electrochemical Techniques
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Naphthoquinones / chemistry*
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Oxidation-Reduction
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Peptides / chemistry
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Thermodynamics
Substances
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Amino Acids
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Naphthoquinones
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Peptides