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Redondo-Gómez C, Parreira P, Martins MCL, Azevedo HS. Peptide-based self-assembled monolayers (SAMs): what peptides can do for SAMs and vice versa. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:3714-3773. [PMID: 38456490 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00921a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) represent highly ordered molecular materials with versatile biochemical features and multidisciplinary applications. Research on SAMs has made much progress since the early begginings of Au substrates and alkanethiols, and numerous examples of peptide-displaying SAMs can be found in the literature. Peptides, presenting increasing structural complexity, stimuli-responsiveness, and biological relevance, represent versatile functional components in SAMs-based platforms. This review examines the major findings and progress made on the use of peptide building blocks displayed as part of SAMs with specific functions, such as selective cell adhesion, migration and differentiation, biomolecular binding, advanced biosensing, molecular electronics, antimicrobial, osteointegrative and antifouling surfaces, among others. Peptide selection and design, functionalisation strategies, as well as structural and functional characteristics from selected examples are discussed. Additionally, advanced fabrication methods for dynamic peptide spatiotemporal presentation are presented, as well as a number of characterisation techniques. All together, these features and approaches enable the preparation and use of increasingly complex peptide-based SAMs to mimic and study biological processes, and provide convergent platforms for high throughput screening discovery and validation of promising therapeutics and technologies.
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- Carlos Redondo-Gómez
- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, Porto, 4200-135, Portugal.
- INEB - Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, Porto, 4200-135, Portugal
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, Porto, 4200-135, Portugal.
- INEB - Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, Porto, 4200-135, Portugal
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, Porto, 4200-135, Portugal.
- INEB - Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, Porto, 4200-135, Portugal
- ICBAS - Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, Porto, 4200-135, Portugal.
- INEB - Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, Porto, 4200-135, Portugal
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In September 2015, the ONU approved the Global Agenda for Sustainable Development, by which all countries of the world are mobilized to adopt a set of goals to be achieved by 2030. Within these goals, the aim of having a responsible production and consumption, as well as taking climate action, made is necessary to design new eco-friendly materials. Another important UN goal is the possibility for all the countries in the world to access affordable energy. The most promising and renewable energy source is solar energy. Current solar cells use non-biodegradable substrates, which generally contribute to environmental pollution at the end of their life cycles. Therefore, the production of green and biodegradable electronic devices is a great challenge, prompted by the need to find sustainable alternatives to the current materials, particularly in the field of dye-sensitized solar cells. Within the green alternatives, biopolymers extracted from biomass, such as polysaccharides and proteins, represent the most promising materials in view of a circular economy perspective. In particular, peptides, due to their stability, good self-assembly properties, and ease of functionalization, may be good candidates for the creation of dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) technology. This work shows an overview of the use of peptides in DSSC. Peptides, due to their unique self-assembling properties, have been used both as dyes (mimicking natural photosynthesis) and as templating materials for TiO2 morphology. We are just at the beginning of the exploitation of these promising biomolecules, and a great deal of work remains to be done.
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Biondi B, Bisello A, Cardena R, Schiesari R, Facci M, Cerveson L, Rancan M, Formaggio F, Santi S. Conformational Analysis and Through‐Chain Charge Propagation in Ferrocenyl‐Conjugated Homopeptides of 2,3‐Diaminopropionic acid (Dap). Eur J Inorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Barbara Biondi
- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Padova Unit CNR Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Padova Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Padova Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Padova Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Padova Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Padova Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy (ICMATE) CNR Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Padova Unit CNR Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Padova Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Padova Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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Kowalczyk A, Yu C, Nowicka AM. Ceruloplasmin in flatland: the relationship between enzyme catalytic activity and surface hydrophilicity. RSC Adv 2022; 12:25388-25396. [PMID: 36199311 PMCID: PMC9446415 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04159f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The effective immobilization of the enzyme on the substrate surface plays a key role especially in biocatalysis, medicine or industry. Herein, we showed the influence of substrate hydrophilicity on the activity of the physically immobilized ceruloplasmin. To control the hydrophilicity of the substrate, thiols with various terminal groups were used. We have found that the effectiveness of the catalytic process of multimeric protein is the highest in the situation of application of the highly hydrophilic substrate. In the case of physical adsorption, the orientation of the enzyme is random, however the application of the appropriate modifying layer enforces the desired enzyme orientation. The quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) results showed that the crucial parameter for the highest and most durable catalytic activity of the enzyme is the orientation, not the amount of the physically adsorbed enzyme. Surface hydrophilicity – the way to control the activity of the immobilized enzyme.![]()
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- Agata Kowalczyk
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura St. 1, Warsaw PL-02-093, Poland
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura St. 1, Warsaw PL-02-093, Poland
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Ishizaki S, Kuramitz H, Sugawara K. Voltammetric Sensing of Soybean Agglutinin Using an Electrode Modified with Electron‐Transfer, Carbohydrate‐Mimetic/Cross‐Linker‐Peptide‐Collagen Film. ELECTROANAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.202100380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Sora Ishizaki
- Maebashi Institute of Technology Gunma 371-0816 Japan
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- Department of Environmental Biology and Chemistry Graduate School of Science and Engineering for Research University of Toyama Toyama 930-8555 Japan
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Alvarez AB, Pino M, Petersen SB, Fidelio GD. Stitching together a nm thick peptide-based semiconductor sheet using UV light. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 203:111734. [PMID: 33836369 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.111734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Langmuir monolayer allows for a two-dimensional nano-scale organization of amphiphilic molecules. We have adapted this technique to measure lateral and transverse conductivity in confined peptide nanosheets for the first time. We reported that two retro-isomers amphipathic peptides form stable monolayers showing a semiconductor-like behavior. Both peptides exhibit the same hydrophobicity and surface stability. They differ in the lateral conductivity and current-voltage due to the asymmetric peptide bond backbone orientation at the interface. Both peptides contain several tyrosines allowing the lateral crosslinking in neighboring molecules induced by UVB. UVB-light induces changes in the lateral conductivity and current-voltage behavior as well as monolayer heterogeneity monitored by Brewster Angle Microscopy. The semiconductor properties depend on the peptide bond backbone orientation and tyrosine crosslinking. Our results indicate that one may design extended nano-sheets with particular electric properties, reminiscent of semiconductors. We propose to exploit such properties for biosensing and neural interfaces.
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- Alain Bolaño Alvarez
- CIQUIBIC, Departamento de Química Biológica Ranwel Caputto, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
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- CIQUIBIC, Departamento de Química Biológica Ranwel Caputto, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark.
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- CIQUIBIC, Departamento de Química Biológica Ranwel Caputto, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina.
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Kubitzky S, Venanzi M, Biondi B, Lettieri R, De Zotti M, Gatto E. A pH-Induced Reversible Conformational Switch Able to Control the Photocurrent Efficiency in a Peptide Supramolecular System. Chemistry 2021; 27:2810-2817. [PMID: 33107646 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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External stimuli are potent tools that Nature uses to control protein function and activity. For instance, during viral entry and exit, pH variations are known to trigger large protein conformational changes. In Nature, also the electron transfer (ET) properties of ET proteins are influenced by pH-induced conformational changes. In this work, a pH-controlled, reversible 310 -helix to α-helix conversion (from acidic to highly basic pH values and vice versa) of a peptide supramolecular system built on a gold surface is described. The effect of pH on the ability of the peptide SAM to generate a photocurrent was investigated, with particular focus on the effect of the pH-induced conformational change on photocurrent efficiency. The films were characterized by electrochemical and spectroscopic techniques, and were found to be very stable over time, also in contact with a solution. They were also able to generate current under illumination, with an efficiency that is the highest recorded so far with biomolecular systems.
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- Sascha Kubitzky
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Technische Hochschule Wildau, Wildau, 15745, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Padova Unit, CNR, Department of Chemistry, University of Padova, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Padova Unit, CNR, Department of Chemistry, University of Padova, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy
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Song X, Bu Y. Electric field controlled uphill electron migration along α-helical oligopeptides. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:1464-1474. [PMID: 33399139 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05085g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A systematic study on applied electric field effects (Eapp) on electron transfer along the peptides is very important for the regulation of electron transfer behaviors so as to realize the functions of proteins. In this work, we computationally investigated the uphill migration behaviors of excess electrons along the peptide chains under Eapp using the density functional theory method. We examined the electronic property changes of the model α-helical oligopeptides, the dynamics behavior of an excess electron along the peptide chains under Eapp opposite to the internal dipole field of peptides. We found that Eapp of different intensities can effectively modulate the electron-binding abilities, Frontier molecular orbital (FMO) energies and distributions, dipole moments and other corresponding properties with different degrees. The electron-binding abilities of α-helical oligopeptides revealed by vertical electron affinity and FMO energies decrease in weak Eapp and then increase greatly in high Eapp, while the dipole moments change mildly in weak Eapp and increase significantly until a threshold and then become gentle in high Eapp. Analysis of FMO and electron distributions indicates that an excess electron can migrate uphill from the N-terminus to the C-terminus of the α-helical peptides in an irregular jump mode as Eapp linearly increases. Another interesting finding is that α-helical peptides with diverse chain lengths have different sensitivities to Eapp. The longer the peptide is, the more obvious the effects of Eapp are. Additionally, compared to the Eapp effect on linear oligopeptides, we summarized the systematic rule about the Eapp effect on excess electron migration uphill along the peptide chains. Clearly, this work not only enriches the information of the Eapp effect on electronic properties and electron transfers in the helical peptides, but also provides a new perspective for modulating electron migration behaviors in protein electronics engineering.
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- Xiufang Song
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China.
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Zheng H, Jiang F, He R, Yang Y, Shi J, Hong W. Charge Transport through Peptides in Single‐Molecule Electrical Measurements. CHINESE J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201900245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Haining Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, iChEM, Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Joint Research Center for Peptide Drug R&D with Space Peptides, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, iChEM, Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
- Joint Research Center for Peptide Drug R&D with Space Peptides, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, iChEM, Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, iChEM, Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, iChEM, Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
- Joint Research Center for Peptide Drug R&D with Space Peptides, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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Gatto E, Kubitzky S, Schriever M, Cesaroni S, Mazzuca C, Marafon G, Venanzi M, De Zotti M. Building Supramolecular DNA‐Inspired Nanowires on Gold Surfaces: From 2D to 3D. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201901683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Emanuela Gatto
- Department of Chemical Science and TechnologiesUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata 00133 Rome Italy
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural SciencesTechnische Hochschule Wildau 15745 Wildau Germany
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural SciencesTechnische Hochschule Wildau 15745 Wildau Germany
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- Department of Chemical Science and TechnologiesUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata 00133 Rome Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and TechnologiesUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata 00133 Rome Italy
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- Department of Chemical SciencesUniversity of Padova 35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and TechnologiesUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata 00133 Rome Italy
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- Department of Chemical SciencesUniversity of Padova 35131 Padova Italy
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Gatto E, Kubitzky S, Schriever M, Cesaroni S, Mazzuca C, Marafon G, Venanzi M, De Zotti M. Building Supramolecular DNA-Inspired Nanowires on Gold Surfaces: From 2D to 3D. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:7308-7312. [PMID: 30908767 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201901683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Three building blocks have been designed to chemically link to a gold surface and vertically self-assemble through thymine-adenine hydrogen bonds. Starting from these building blocks, two different films were engineered on gold surface. Film 1 consists of adenine linked to lipoic acid (Lipo-A) to covalently bind to the gold surface, and ZnTPP linked to a thymine (T-ZnTPP). Film 2 has an additional noncovalently linked layer: a helical undecapeptide analogue of the trichogin GA IV peptide, in which four glycines were replaced by four lysines to favor a helical conformation and reduce flexibility and the two extremities were functionalized with thymine and adenine to enable Lipo-A and T-ZnTPP binding, respectively. These films were characterized by electrochemical and spectroscopic techniques, and were very stable over time and when in contact with solution. Under illumination, they could generate current with higher efficiency than similar previously described systems.
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- Emanuela Gatto
- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Technische Hochschule Wildau, 15745, Wildau, Germany
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Technische Hochschule Wildau, 15745, Wildau, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131, Padova, Italy
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Brand I, Sęk S. Preface. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Amit M, Yuran S, Gazit E, Reches M, Ashkenasy N. Tailor-Made Functional Peptide Self-Assembling Nanostructures. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1707083. [PMID: 29989255 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201707083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Noncovalent interactions are the main driving force in the folding of proteins into a 3D functional structure. Motivated by the wish to reveal the mechanisms of the associated self-assembly processes, scientists are focusing on studying self-assembly processes of short protein segments (peptides). While this research has led to major advances in the understanding of biological and pathological process, only in recent years has the applicative potential of the resulting self-assembled peptide assemblies started to be explored. Here, major advances in the development of biomimetic supramolecular peptide assemblies as coatings, gels, and as electroactive materials, are highlighted. The guiding lines for the design of helical peptides, β strand peptides, as well as surface binding monolayer-forming peptides that can be utilized for a specific function are highlighted. Examples of their applications in diverse immerging applications in, e.g., ecology, biomedicine, and electronics, are described. Taking into account that, in addition to extraordinary design flexibility, these materials are naturally biocompatible and ecologically friendly, and their production is cost effective, the emergence of devices incorporating these biomimetic materials in the market is envisioned in the near future.
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- Moran Amit
- Department of Materials Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 84105, Israel
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0407, USA
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- Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 84105, Israel
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Roy P, Kantor-Uriel N, Sunda AP. Nanoscale defolding influence of polypeptides in the charge-transfer process through an organic-inorganic nanohybrid system. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:11143-11149. [PMID: 29873379 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03582b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A biologically important polypeptide [with an alternate sequence of alanine (ALA) and 2-aminobutyric acid (AiB)] is used as a linker molecule to investigate the charge-transfer phenomenon between CdSe nanoparticle (NP) (diameter ∼6-7 nm) assemblies and gold (Au) substrates. The (ALA-AiB)n polypeptides, with varying chain lengths n = 5, 8, 11, were attached to the surface to form self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) through a thiol group located either at the N-terminal or C-terminal of the sequence. Temperature dependent photoluminescence (PL) spectra showed anomalous behavior in the quenching regime of CdSe NPs in the 237 K to 290 K region. In principle, the fluorescence intensity of any fluorophore decreases with a gradual increase in temperature, due to dominating non-radiative relaxation over radiative relaxation. PL spectral intensity follows this general trend from 77 K to 237 K for all chain lengths. For chain length n > 5 (n = 5 showed a kink, but the extent of the kink is negligible in comparison with n > 5) polypeptide-based monolayers, there is a sudden increase in fluorescence intensity above 237 K. This sudden increase is probed using molecular dynamics simulations which reveals that this unprecedented behavior arises due to interchain polypeptide interactions. An insertion of an alkyl chain with an almost similar length of peptide along with polypeptide (in a 3 : 1 ratio, in terms of concentration) diminishes the interchain polypeptide hydrogen-bonding interactions and manifests the normal trend of PL spectra.
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- Partha Roy
- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences & Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer 305817, India.
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Tassinari F, Jayarathna DR, Kantor-Uriel N, Davis KL, Varade V, Achim C, Naaman R. Chirality Dependent Charge Transfer Rate in Oligopeptides. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1706423. [PMID: 29611223 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201706423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2017] [Revised: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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It is shown that "spontaneous magnetization" occurs when chiral oligopeptides are attached to ferrocene and are self-assembled on a gold substrate. As a result, the electron transfer, measured by electrochemistry, shows asymmetry in the reduction and oxidation rate constants; this asymmetry is reversed between the two enantiomers. The results can be explained by the chiral induced spin selectivity of the electron transfer. The measured magnetization shows high anisotropy and the "easy axis" of magnetization is along the molecular axis.
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- Francesco Tassinari
- Department of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Manchester University, North Manchester, IN, 46962, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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Baldo TA, David-Parra DN, Gomes HM, Seraphim PM, Teixeira MF. Study of binary self-assembled monolayers of a novel anchoring thiol (11-mercaptoundecyl-N′,N″,N‴-trimethylammonium) in the electron transfer with glucose oxidase enzyme. SENSING AND BIO-SENSING RESEARCH 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2018.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Michaeli K, Kantor-Uriel N, Naaman R, Waldeck DH. The electron's spin and molecular chirality - how are they related and how do they affect life processes? Chem Soc Rev 2018; 45:6478-6487. [PMID: 27734046 DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00369a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The recently discovered chiral induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect gives rise to a spin selective electron transmission through biomolecules. Here we review the mechanism behind the CISS effect and its implication for processes in Biology. Specifically, three processes are discussed: long-range electron transfer, spin effects on the oxidation of water, and enantioselectivity in bio-recognition events. These phenomena imply that chirality and spin may play several important roles in biology, which have not been considered so far.
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- Karen Michaeli
- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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- Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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Guo C, Sarkar S, Refaely-Abramson S, Egger DA, Bendikov T, Yonezawa K, Suda Y, Yamaguchi T, Pecht I, Kera S, Ueno N, Sheves M, Kronik L, Cahen D. Electronic structure of dipeptides in the gas-phase and as an adsorbed monolayer. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:6860-6867. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp08043c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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UPS and DFT reveal how frontier energy levels and molecular orbitals of peptides are modified upon peptide binding to a gold substrate.
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Ross-Naylor JA, Mijajlovic M, Zhang H, Biggs MJ. Characterizing the Switching Transitions of an Adsorbed Peptide by Mapping the Potential Energy Surface. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:11455-11464. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b10319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- James A. Ross-Naylor
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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Lara Carrillo JA, Fierro Medina R, Manríquez Rocha J, Bustos Bustos E, Insuasty Cepeda DS, García Castañeda JE, Rivera Monroy ZJ. Design, Synthesis, and Use of Peptides Derived from Human Papillomavirus L1 Protein for the Modification of Gold Electrode Surfaces by Self-Assembled Monolayers. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22111970. [PMID: 29135944 PMCID: PMC6150238 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22111970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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In order to obtain gold electrode surfaces modified with Human Papillomavirus L1 protein (HPV L1)-derived peptides, two sequences, SPINNTKPHEAR and YIK, were chosen. Both have been recognized by means of sera from patients infected with HPV. The molecules, Fc-Ahx-SPINNTKPHEAR, Ac–C–Ahx-(Fc)KSPINNTKPHEAR, Ac–C–Ahx-SPINNTKPHEAR(Fc)K, C–Ahx–SPINNTKPHEAR, and (YIK)2–Ahx–C, were designed, synthesized, and characterized. Our results suggest that peptides derived from the SPINNTKPHEAR sequence, containing ferrocene and cysteine residues, are not stable and not adequate for electrode surface modification. The surface of polycrystalline gold electrodes was modified with the peptides C-Ahx-SPINNTKPHEAR or (YIK)2-Ahx-C through self-assembly. The modified polycrystalline gold electrodes were characterized via infrared spectroscopy and electrochemical measurements. The thermodynamic parameters, surface coverage factor, and medium pH effect were determined for these surfaces. The results indicate that surface modification depends on the peptide sequence (length, amino acid composition, polyvalence, etc.). The influence of antipeptide antibodies on the voltammetric response of the modified electrode was evaluated by comparing results obtained with pre-immune and post-immune serum samples.
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- John Alejandro Lara Carrillo
- Department of Pharmacy, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 45 No 26-85, Building 450, Office 213, 11321 Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 45 No 26-85, Building 450, Office 334, 11321 Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Department of Research, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, S.C., Parque Tecnológico Querétaro, Sanfandila, Pedro Escobedo, 76703 Querétaro, Mexico.
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- Department of Research, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, S.C., Parque Tecnológico Querétaro, Sanfandila, Pedro Escobedo, 76703 Querétaro, Mexico.
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 45 No 26-85, Building 450, Office 334, 11321 Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 45 No 26-85, Building 450, Office 213, 11321 Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 45 No 26-85, Building 450, Office 334, 11321 Bogotá, Colombia.
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Bisello A, Cardena R, Rossi S, Crisma M, Formaggio F, Santi S. Hydrogen-Bond-Assisted, Concentration-Dependent Molecular Dimerization of Ferrocenyl Hydantoins. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Annalisa Bisello
- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Institute
of Biomolecular Chemistry, Padova Unit, CNR, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Venanzi M, Gatto E, Formaggio F, Toniolo C. The importance of being Aib. Aggregation and self-assembly studies on conformationally constrained oligopeptides. J Pept Sci 2017; 23:104-116. [DOI: 10.1002/psc.2956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Mariano Venanzi
- Department of Chemical Sciences and Technologies and Centre for Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Advanced Instrumentation; University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’; 00133 Rome Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Technologies and Centre for Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Advanced Instrumentation; University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’; 00133 Rome Italy
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- ICB, Padova Unit, CNR, Department of Chemistry; University of Padova; 35131 Padova Italy
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- ICB, Padova Unit, CNR, Department of Chemistry; University of Padova; 35131 Padova Italy
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Gobbo P, Antonello S, Guryanov I, Polo F, Soldà A, Zen F, Maran F. Dipole Moment Effect on the Electrochemical Desorption of Self-Assembled Monolayers of 310-Helicogenic Peptides on Gold. ChemElectroChem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201600573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Pierangelo Gobbo
- Department of Chemistry; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
- School of Chemistry; University of Bristol; Cantock's Close Bristol BS8 1TS UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
- Institute of Chemistry; St. Petersburg State University, 26 Universitetskij Pr.; 198504 Saint-Petersburg Russia
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
- National Cancer Institute-Centro di Riferimento Oncologico; Via Franco Gallini 2 33081 Aviano Italy
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
- Department of Chemistry; University of Bologna; Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
- School of Chemistry; Trinity College Dublin, College Green; Dublin 2 Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Padova; Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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Mtangi W, Kiran V, Fontanesi C, Naaman R. Role of the Electron Spin Polarization in Water Splitting. J Phys Chem Lett 2015; 6:4916-22. [PMID: 26615833 PMCID: PMC4685426 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b02419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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We show that in an electrochemical cell, in which the photoanode is coated with chiral molecules, the overpotential required for hydrogen production drops remarkably, as compared with cells containing achiral molecules. The hydrogen evolution efficiency is studied comparing seven different organic molecules, three chiral and four achiral. We propose that the spin specificity of electrons transferred through chiral molecules is the origin of a more efficient oxidation process in which oxygen is formed in its triplet ground state. The new observations are consistent with recent theoretical works pointing to the importance of spin alignment in the water-splitting process.
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- Wilbert Mtangi
- Department
of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute
of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department
of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute
of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department
of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute
of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
- Department
of Engineering ‘Enzo Ferrari’, Universita’ degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Vivarelli 10 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute
of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Raichlin S, Pecht I, Sheves M, Cahen D. Protein Electronic Conductors: Hemin-Substrate Bonding Dictates Transport Mechanism and Efficiency across Myoglobin. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201505951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Longo E, Wright K, Caruso M, Gatto E, Palleschi A, Scarselli M, De Crescenzi M, Crisma M, Formaggio F, Toniolo C, Venanzi M. Peptide flatlandia: a new-concept peptide for positioning of electroactive probes in proximity to a metal surface. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:15495-15506. [PMID: 26274368 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr03549j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A helical hexapeptide was designed to link in a rigid parallel orientation to a gold surface. The peptide sequence of the newly synthesized compound is characterized by the presence of two 4-amino-1,2-dithiolane-4-carboxylic acid (Adt) residues (positions 1 and 4) to promote a bidentate interaction with the gold surface, two L-Ala residues (positions 2 and 5) and two-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib) residues (positions 3 and 6) to favor a high population of the 310-helix conformation. Furthermore, a ferrocenoyl (Fc) probe was inserted at the N-terminus to investigate the electronic conduction properties of the peptide. X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy techniques were used to characterize the binding of the peptide to the gold surface and the morphology of the peptide layer, respectively. Several electrochemical (cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, square wave voltammetry) techniques were applied to analyze the electrochemical activity of the Fc probe, along with the influence of the peptide 3D-structure and the peptide layer morphology on electron transfer processes.
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- Edoardo Longo
- ICB, Padova Unit, CNR, Department of Chemistry, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Raichlin S, Pecht I, Sheves M, Cahen D. Protein Electronic Conductors: Hemin-Substrate Bonding Dictates Transport Mechanism and Efficiency across Myoglobin. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:12379-83. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201505951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Amdursky N. Electron Transfer across Helical Peptides. Chempluschem 2015; 80:1075-1095. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201500121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Revised: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Juhaniewicz J, Pawlowski J, Sek S. Electron Transport Mediated by Peptides Immobilized on Surfaces. Isr J Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201400165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Venanzi M, Gatto E, Caruso M, Porchetta A, Formaggio F, Toniolo C. Photoinduced Electron Transfer through Peptide-Based Self-Assembled Monolayers Chemisorbed on Gold Electrodes: Directing the Flow-in and Flow-out of Electrons through Peptide Helices. J Phys Chem A 2014; 118:6674-84. [DOI: 10.1021/jp503791w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Mariano Venanzi
- Department
of Chemical Sciences and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Institute
of Biomolecular Chemistry, Padova Unit, CNR, Department of Chemistry, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Institute
of Biomolecular Chemistry, Padova Unit, CNR, Department of Chemistry, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Gatto E, Quatela A, Caruso M, Tagliaferro R, De Zotti M, Formaggio F, Toniolo C, Di Carlo A, Venanzi M. Mimicking Nature: A Novel Peptide-based Bio-inspired Approach for Solar Energy Conversion. Chemphyschem 2013; 15:64-8. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201300901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Olejnik P, Pawłowska A, Pałys B. Application of Polarization Modulated Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy for electrocatalytic activity studies of laccase adsorbed on modified gold electrodes. Electrochim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.03.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wang JY, Chen LC, Ho KC. Synthesis of redox polymer nanobeads and nanocomposites for glucose biosensors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2013; 5:7852-61. [PMID: 23845050 DOI: 10.1021/am4018219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Redox polymer nanobeads of branched polyethylenimine binding with ferrocene (BPEI-Fc) were synthesized using a simple chemical process. The functionality and morphology of the redox polymer nanobeads were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). This hydrophilic redox nanomaterial could be mixed with glucose oxidase (GOx) for drop-coating on a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) for glucose sensing application. Electrochemical properties of the BPEI-Fc/GOx/SPCE prepared under different conditions were studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV). On the basis of these CV results, the synthetic condition of the BPEI-Fc/GOx/SPCE could be optimized. By incorporating conductive poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), the performance of a redox polymer nanobead–based enzyme electrode could be further improved. The influence of PEDOT:PSS on the nanocomposite enzyme electrode was discussed from the aspects of the apparent electron diffusion coefficient (D(app)) and the charge transfer resistance (R(ct)). The glucose-sensing sensitivity of the BPEI-Fc/PEDOT:PSS/GOx/SPCE is calculated to be 66 μA mM(–1) cm(–2), which is 2.5 times higher than that without PEDOT:PSS. The apparent Michaelis constant (K(M)(app)) of the BPEI-Fc/PEDOT:PSS/GOx/SPCE estimated by the Lineweaver–Burk plot is 2.4 mM, which is much lower than that of BPEI-Fc/GOx/SPCE (11.2 mM). This implies that the BPEI-Fc/PEDOT:PSS/GOx/SPCE can catalytically oxidize glucose in a more efficient way. The interference test was carried out by injection of glucose and three common interferences: ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA), and uric acid (UA) at physiological levels. The interferences of DA (4.2%) and AA (7.8%) are acceptable and the current response to UA (1.6%) is negligible, compared to the current response to glucose.
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- Jen-Yuan Wang
- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Gatto E, Venanzi M. Self-assembled monolayers formed by helical peptide building blocks: a new tool for bioinspired nanotechnology. Polym J 2013. [DOI: 10.1038/pj.2013.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Juhaniewicz J, Sek S. Peptide molecular junctions: Distance dependent electron transmission through oligoprolines. Bioelectrochemistry 2012; 87:21-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2011.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2011] [Revised: 11/13/2011] [Accepted: 11/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gatto E, Porchetta A, Scarselli M, De Crescenzi M, Formaggio F, Toniolo C, Venanzi M. Playing with peptides: how to build a supramolecular peptide nanostructure by exploiting helix···helix macrodipole interactions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:2817-2826. [PMID: 22214420 DOI: 10.1021/la204423d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A novel method to build bicomponent peptide self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) has been developed, by exploiting helix···helix macrodipole interactions. In this work, a peptide-based self-assembled monolayer composed of two helical peptides was immobilized on a gold surface. Specifically, a pyrene-containing octapeptide, devoid of any sulfur atom (A8Pyr), and a hexapeptide, functionalized at the N-terminus with (S,R) lipoic acid, for binding to gold substrates (SSA4WA) via a Au-S linkage, have been employed. Both peptides investigated attain a helical structure, because they are almost exclusively formed by strongly folding inducer C(α)-tetrasubstituted α-amino acids. We demonstrate that the two peptides generate a stable supramolecular nanostructure (a densely packed bicomponent peptide monolayer), where A8Pyr is incorporated into the SSA4WA palisade by exploiting helix···helix macrodipole interactions. The presence of both peptides on the gold surface was investigated by spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques, while the morphology of the monolayer was analyzed by ultra high-vacuum scanning tunnelling microscopy. The composition of the bicomponent SAM on the surface was studied by a combination of electrochemical and spectroscopic techniques. In particular, the amount of Au-S linkages from the sulfur-containing peptides was quantified from reductive desorption of the peptide-based SAM, while the amount of A8Pyr was estimated by fluorescence spectroscopy. The antiparallel orientation of the A8Pyr and SSA4WA peptide chains minimizes the interaction energy between the helix dipoles, suggesting that this kind of electrostatic phenomenon is the driving force that stabilizes the bicomponent SAM.
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- E Gatto
- Department of Chemical Sciences and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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López-Pérez DE, Revilla-López G, Jacquemin D, Zanuy D, Palys B, Sek S, Alemán C. Intermolecular interactions in electron transfer through stretched helical peptides. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:10332-44. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp40761b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Donoli A, Marcuzzo V, Moretto A, Toniolo C, Cardena R, Bisello A, Santi S. Charge mapping in 3(10)-helical peptide chains by oxidation of the terminal ferrocenyl group. Org Lett 2011; 13:1282-5. [PMID: 21341757 DOI: 10.1021/ol102864s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Two series of 3(10)-helical peptides of different lengths and rigidity, based on the strongly foldameric α-aminoisobutyric acid and containing a terminal ferrocenyl unit, have been synthesized. Oxidation-state sensitive spectroscopic tags of helical peptides, the N-H groups, allowed mapping of the charge delocalization triggered by oxidation of the terminal ferrocenyl moiety and were monitored by IR spectroelectrochemistry.
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- Alessandro Donoli
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Arikuma Y, Nakayama H, Morita T, Kimura S. Ultra-long-range electron transfer through a self-assembled monolayer on gold composed of 120-Å-long α-helices. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:1530-1535. [PMID: 21090665 DOI: 10.1021/la103882r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Electron transfer through α-helices has attracted much attention from the viewpoints of their contributions to efficient long-range electron transfer occurring in biological systems and their utility as molecular-electronics elements. In this study, we synthesized a long 80mer helical peptide carrying a redox-active ferrocene unit at the terminal and immobilized the helical peptide on a gold surface. The molecular length is calculated to be 134 Å, in which the helix accounts for 120 Å. The preparation conditions of the self-assembled monolayers were intentionally changed to obtain monolayers with different physical states to study the correlation between molecular motions and electron transfer. Ellipsometry and infrared spectroscopy showed that the helical peptide forms a self-assembled monolayer with vertical orientation. Electrochemical measurements revealed that an electron is transferred from the ferrocene unit to gold through the monolayer composed of this long helical peptide, and the experimental data are well explained by theoretical results calculated under the assumption that electron transfer occurs by a unique hopping mechanism with the amide groups as hopping sites. Furthermore, we have observed a unique dependence of electron transfer on the monolayer packing, suggesting the importance of structural fluctuations of peptides on the electron transfer controlled by the hopping mechanism.
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- Yoko Arikuma
- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Ochiai T, Nagata M, Shimoyama K, Amano M, Kondo M, Dewa T, Hashimoto H, Nango M. Immobilization of porphyrin derivatives with a defined distance and orientation onto a gold electrode using synthetic light-harvesting α-helix hydrophobic polypeptides. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:14419-14422. [PMID: 20735025 DOI: 10.1021/la102869w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Molecular assembly of Zn-porphyrin pigments on a gold electrode using synthetic 1α-helix hydrophobic polypeptides which have similar amino acid sequences to the hydrophobic core in the native photosynthetic light-harvesting (LH) 1-β polypeptide from Rhodobacter sphaeroides has been achieved. This method is clearly successful in allowing assembly of porphyrins together with LH1 type functional complexes with a defined distance and orientation on the electrode. In this case, the photocurrent direction and the distance of electron transfer of pigments could be controlled by these synthetic LH1 model polypeptides. This method will be useful for the self-assembly of these pigment and protein complexes in order to study the energy transfer and electron transfer reactions between individual pigments in the supramolecular complexes on the electrode, as well as to provide insight into the effect of the distance and orientation of pigments and the effect of the structure of 1α-helix hydrophobic polypeptide on the energy transfer and electron transfer reactions.
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- Tsuyoshi Ochiai
- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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Becucci L, Guryanov I, Maran F, Guidelli R. Effect of a strong interfacial electric field on the orientation of the dipole moment of thiolated aib-oligopeptides tethered to mercury on either the N- or C-terminus. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 132:6194-204. [PMID: 20392067 DOI: 10.1021/ja100486y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Four oligopeptides consisting of a sequence of alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib) residues, thiolated at either the N- or C-terminus by means of a -(CH(2))(2)-SH anchor, were self-assembled on mercury, which is a substrate known to impart a high fluidity to self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). The surface dipole potential of these peptide SAMs was estimated in 0.1 M KCl aqueous solution at a negatively charged electrode, where the interfacial electric field is directed toward the metal. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first estimate of the surface dipole potential of peptide SAMs in aqueous solution. The procedure adopted consisted in measuring the charge involved in the gradual expansion of a peptide-coated mercury drop and then combining the resulting information with an estimate of the charge density experienced by diffuse layer ions. The dipole moment of the tethered thiolated peptides was found to be directed toward the metal, independent of whether they were thiolated at the C- or N-terminus. This result was confirmed by the effect of these SAMs on the kinetics and thermodynamics of the Eu(III)/Eu(II) redox couple. The combined outcome of these studies indicates that a strong interfacial electric field orients the dipole moment of peptide SAMs tethered to mercury, even against their "natural" dipole moment.
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- Lucia Becucci
- Department of Chemistry, Florence University, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
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Nygren P, Lundqvist M, Liedberg B, Jonsson BH, Ederth T. Secondary structure in de novo designed peptides induced by electrostatic interaction with a lipid bilayer membrane. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:6437-6448. [PMID: 20349970 DOI: 10.1021/la100027n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We show that it is possible to induce a defined secondary structure in de novo designed peptides upon electrostatic attachment to negatively charged lipid bilayer vesicles without partitioning of the peptides into the membrane, and that the secondary structure can be varied via small changes in the primary amino acid sequence of the peptides. The peptides have a random-coil conformation in solution, and results from far-UV circular dichroism spectroscopy demonstrate that the structure induced by the interaction with silica nanoparticles is solely alpha-helical and also strongly pH-dependent. The present study shows that negatively charged vesicles, to which the peptides are electrostatically adsorbed via cationic amino acid residues, induce either alpha-helices or beta-sheets and that the conformation is dependent on both lipid composition and variations in peptide primary structure. The pH-dependence of the vesicle-induced peptide secondary structure is weak, which correlates well with small differences in the vesicles' electrophoretic mobility, and thus the surface charge, as the pH is varied.
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- Patrik Nygren
- Division of Molecular Physics, IFM, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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Cristancho D, Seminario JM. Polypeptides in alpha-helix conformation perform as diodes. J Chem Phys 2010; 132:065102. [PMID: 20151758 DOI: 10.1063/1.3310387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Molecules that resemble a semiconductor diode depletion zone are those with an intrinsic electric dipole, which were suggested as potential electronic devices. However, so far, no single molecule has met such a goal because any electron donor-acceptor linker strongly diminishes any possibility of diode behavior. We find an intrinsic diode behavior in polypeptides such as poly(L-alanine) and polyglycine in alpha-helix conformation, explained in terms of molecular orbital theory using ab initio methods. The application of an antiparallel electric field with respect to the molecular dipole yields a gradual increase in current through the junction because the valence and conduction orbitals approach each other reducing their gap as the bias increases. However, a parallel field makes the gap energy increase, avoiding the pass of the electrons.
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- Dahiyana Cristancho
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3122, USA
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Arikuma Y, Nakayama H, Morita T, Kimura S. Electron Hopping over 100 Å Along an α Helix. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200905621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Arikuma Y, Nakayama H, Morita T, Kimura S. Electron Hopping over 100 Å Along an α Helix. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010; 49:1800-4. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.200905621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Arikuma Y, Takeda K, Morita T, Ohmae M, Kimura S. Linker Effects on Monolayer Formation and Long-Range Electron Transfer in Helical Peptide Monolayers. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:6256-66. [DOI: 10.1021/jp810200x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yoko Arikuma
- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-Daigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-Daigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-Daigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-Daigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-Daigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Nakayama H, Morita T, Kimura S. Dipole effects on molecular and electronic structures in a novel conjugate of oligo(phenyleneethynylene) and helical peptide. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2009; 11:3967-76. [PMID: 19440626 DOI: 10.1039/b817685j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A novel conjugate of a helical nonapeptide and an oligo(phenyleneethynylene) (OPE) having a nitro group at a molecular terminal was synthesized. Both components have a dipole. The peptide has a disulfide group at the N-terminal for immobilization on gold. In order to investigate the electric field effect of the helical peptide dipole on the OPE and molecular structure by the dipole-dipole interaction between the two components, the electronic structure of the OPE was spectroscopically studied in solution, the self-assembled monolayer on gold, and Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) layers on a fused quartz surface. The absorption maximum (lambda(max)) of the OPE component in chloroform is red-shifted by 4 nm from the reference OPE derivative without the helical peptide component. The red shifts of the OPE component are also observed in the LB monolayer and bilayer compared with that of the self-assembled monolayer. The observed dipole effect of the peptide on the OPE electronic structure was quantitatively discussed with ab initio calculations. Antiparallel orientation on the dipole directions of the peptide and the OPE components is considered to explain the red shifts via the dipole effect on the electronic structure of the OPE.
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- Hidenori Nakayama
- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-Daigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, 615-8510, Kyoto, Japan
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Okamoto S, Morita T, Kimura S. Electron transfer through a self-assembled monolayer of a double-helix peptide with linking the terminals by ferrocene. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2009; 25:3297-3304. [PMID: 19437730 DOI: 10.1021/la8034962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A unique molecular structure, a double-helix peptide, was self-assembled on gold, and the electron transfer through the monolayer was studied. The double-helix peptide consists of two 9mer 3(10)-helical peptide chains having a disulfide group at each N terminal and being linked by a ferrocene dicarboxylic acid between the C terminals. Each helical peptide chain has three naphthyl groups in a linear arrangement along the helix. The monolayer properties and the electron transfer from the ferrocene unit to gold were studied with reference peptides with a similar double helix but without naphthyl groups, a single helix with a dicarboxylic ferrocene unit, and a single helix with a monocarboxylic ferrocene unit. It was demonstrated that the naphthyl groups on the side chains had no effect on electron transfer, and the electron-transfer rate in the double-helix monolayer was not promoted, despite the two electron pathways in the molecule. We propose that in the double-helix monolayer, molecular motions are suppressed, possibly by its rigid structure tethered by the two linkers on gold to cancel out acceleration effects of the 2-fold electron pathways and the ferrocene substitution number. The factors that affect the electron-transfer reaction across the helical peptide SAMs are discussed in depth.
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- Shinpei Okamoto
- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-Daigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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