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Cover Feature: 4‐Aminophthalimide Amino Acids as Small and Environment‐Sensitive Fluorescent Probes for Transmembrane Peptides (ChemBioChem 5/2020)
Author(s) -
Wörner Samantha,
Rönicke Franziska,
Ulrich Anne S.,
Wagenknecht HansAchim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.202000076
Subject(s) - fluorescence , chemistry , transmembrane protein , chromophore , transmembrane domain , amino acid , polarity (international relations) , biophysics , combinatorial chemistry , biochemistry , photochemistry , biology , physics , receptor , quantum mechanics , cell
The cover feature picture shows 4‐aminophthalimide as a fluorescent amino acid side chain in transmembrane EGFR‐like peptides. With its powerful and polarity‐sensitive fluorescence, the chromophore can report its location in the hydrophobic middle or at the surface of membranes by the blue shift in its emission color. More information can be found in the communication by H.‐A. Wagenknecht et al. on page 618 in Issue 5, 2020 (DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900520).