Rationally tuning the reduction potential of a single cupredoxin beyond the natural range.

ABSTRACT: Redox processes are at the heart of numerous functions in chemistry and biology, from long-range electron transfer in photosynthesis and respiration to catalysis in industrial and fuel cell research. These functions are accomplished in nature by only a limited number of redox-active agents. A long-standing issue in these fields is how redox potentials are fine-tuned over a broad range with little change to the redox-active site or electron-transfer properties. Resolving this issue will not only advance our fundamental understanding of the roles of long-range, non-covalent interactions in redox processes, but also allow for design of redox-active proteins having tailor-made redox potentials for applications such as artificial photosynthetic centres or fuel cell catalysts for energy conversi

SUBMITTER: Marshall NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4149807 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature