Electrochemical and structural coupling of the naphthoquinone amino acid

Bruce R. Lichtenstein, Veronica Moorman, Jose F. Cerda, A. Joshua Wand, P. Leslie Dutton

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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.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalChemical Communiations
Volume48
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 14 2012

Disciplines

  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry

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