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Intramolecular Photogeneration of a Tyrosine Radical in a Designed Protein
Author(s) -
Tebo Alison G.,
Quaranta Annamaria,
Herrero Christian,
Pecoraro Vincent L.,
Aukauloo Ally
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemphotochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 2367-0932
DOI - 10.1002/cptc.201600044
Subject(s) - intramolecular force , tyrosine , electron transfer , photochemistry , chemistry , artificial photosynthesis , electron , charge (physics) , stereochemistry , photocatalysis , biochemistry , physics , catalysis , quantum mechanics
Abstract Long‐distance biological electron transfer occurs through a hopping mechanism and often involves tyrosine as a high potential intermediate, for example in the early charge separation steps during photosynthesis. Protein design allows for the development of minimal systems to study the underlying principles of complex systems. Herein, we report the development of the first ruthenium‐linked designed protein for the photogeneration of a tyrosine radical by intramolecular electron transfer.