Issue 14, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Electrochemical and structural coupling of the naphthoquinone amino acid†

Bruce R. Lichtenstein,a   Veronica R. Moorman,a   José F. Cerda,b   A. Joshua Wanda  and  P. Leslie Dutton*a  

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a The Johnson Research Foundation and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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b Department of Chemistry, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, USA
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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.

Graphical abstract: Electrochemical and structural coupling of the naphthoquinone amino acid

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC16968A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Nov 2011
Accepted
16 Dec 2011
First published
16 Dec 2011

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 1997-1999

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Electrochemical and structural coupling of the naphthoquinone amino acid

B. R. Lichtenstein, V. R. Moorman, J. F. Cerda, A. J. Wand and P. L. Dutton, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1997 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC16968A

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