The Search for Relay Stations. Long-distance Electron Transfer in Peptides

Authors

  • Bernd Giese University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Sonja Kracht University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Meike Cordes Bachem AG, Hauptstrasse 144, CH-4416 Bubendorf, Switzerland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2013.855

Keywords:

Electron transfer, Hopping, Mineral respiration, Peptide

Abstract

Nature uses peptide aggregates as soft materials for electron transfer over long distances. These reactions occur in a multistep hopping reaction with various functional groups as relay stations that are located in the side chain and in the backbone of the peptides.
CHIMIA Vol. 67 No. 12 (2013): Peptide Science in Switzerland

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Published

2013-12-18

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Vol. 67 No. 12 (2013): Peptide Science in Switzerland

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Scientific Articles

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How to Cite

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B. Giese, S. Kracht, M. Cordes, Chimia 2013, 67, 855, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2013.855.