Influence of amino acid side chains on long-distance electron transfer in peptides: Electron hopping via "stepping stones"

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 3461-3463

  Cordes, Meike ^a   Köttgen, Angnieszka ^a   Jasper, Christian ^a   Jacques, Olivier ^a   Boudebous, Hassen ^a   Giese, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aromatic amino acids; Electron hopping; Electron transfer; Peptides

Indexed keywords

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PEPTIDES; PROTEINS;

AROMATIC AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRON HOPPING; ELECTRON TRANSFER; HOPPING PROCESSES; SIDE CHAINS; SINGLE-STEP; STEPPING STONES; SUPEREXCHANGE;

ELECTRONS;

AROMATIC AMINO ACID; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT;

AMINO ACIDS, AROMATIC; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PEPTIDES;

EID: 43849113277     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200705588     Document Type: Article

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