Light-induced helix formation

被引:27
作者
Huang, CY
He, S
DeGrado, WF
McCafferty, DG [1 ]
Gai, F
机构
[1] Univ Penn, Dept Biochem & Biophys, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[2] Univ Penn, Johnson Res Fdn, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[3] Univ Penn, Dept Chem, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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10.1021/ja028084u
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
This study shows that incorporation of [Rub2m-OH]2+ at the N-terminus of the Fs peptide enhances its stability by∼0.15 kcal/mol through the mechanism of dipole-dipole coupling at the excited state, suggesting that photoinduced charge generation at a well-controlled and specific location provides a convenient means to trigger helix-coil transition on nanosecond or even faster time scales. Copyright © 2002 American Chemical Society.
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页码:12674 / 12675
页数:2
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