scholarly journals The Role of Metal Ions in the Electron Transport through Azurin-Based Junctions

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 3732
Author(s):  
Carlos Romero-Muñiz ◽  
María Ortega ◽  
Jose Guilherme Vilhena ◽  
Rubén Pérez ◽  
Juan Carlos Cuevas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Structure ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Fermi Level ◽  
Transport Mechanism ◽  
Copper Ion ◽  
Blue Copper ◽  
Level Change

We studied the coherent electron transport through metal–protein–metal junctions based on a blue copper azurin, in which the copper ion was replaced by three different metal ions (Co, Ni and Zn). Our results show that neither the protein structure nor the transmission at the Fermi level change significantly upon metal replacement. The discrepancy with previous experimental observations suggests that the transport mechanism taking place in these types of junctions is probably not fully coherent.

The role of ligands in electron transport in nanocrystal solids

Nanoscale ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (45) ◽  
pp. 23028-23035
Author(s):  
Artem R. Khabibullin ◽  
Alexander L. Efros ◽  
Steven C. Erwin
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transport ◽  
Theoretical Modeling

Theoretical modeling of wavefunction overlap in nanocrystal solids elucidates the important role played by ligands in electron transport.

Adaptive Role of Lipids in Algae under Metal Ions Impact (a Review)

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 78-93
Author(s):  
V. V. Grubinko ◽  
O. I. Bodnar ◽  
A. I. Lutsiv ◽  
G. B. Viniarska
Keyword(s):  
Metal Ions ◽  
Adaptive Role

Improving peroxymonosulfate activation by copper ion-saturated adsorbent-based single atom catalysts for the degradation of organic contaminants: electron-transfer mechanism and the key role of Cu single atoms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingwen Pan ◽  
Baoyu Gao ◽  
Pijun Duan ◽  
Kangying Guo ◽  
Muhammad Akram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Organic Contaminants ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Copper Ion ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
Electron Transfer Mechanism ◽  
Persulfate Oxidation ◽  
Single Atoms ◽  
Oxidation Technology

Nonradical pathway-based persulfate oxidation technology is considered to be a promising method for high-salinity organic wastewater treatment.

scholarly journals The Role of the Disulfide Bridge in the Copper (II) Binding by the Cyclic His4-Peptide

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 6458
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Pieniężna ◽  
Weronika Witak ◽  
Aneta Szymańska ◽  
Justyna Brasuń
Keyword(s):  
Metal Ions ◽  
Coordination Mode ◽  
Transition Metal Ions ◽  
Disulfide Bridge ◽  
Chain Flexibility ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Ph Range ◽  
Cd Studies ◽  
Metal Ratios

In this paper, we present studies on the influence of the disulfide bridge on the copper (II) ions’ binding abilities by the cyclic His4-peptide. The studied ligand HKHPHRHC-S-S-C consists of nine amino acids. The cyclic structure was obtained through a disulfide bridge between two cysteinyl groups. Moreover, this peptide is characterized by the presence of four His residues in the sequence, which makes it an interesting ligand for transition metal ions. The potentiometric and spectroscopic (UV-Vis spectroscopy and circular dichroism spectroscopy (CD)) studies were carried out in various molar ligand to metal ratios: 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2, in the pH range of 2.5–11 at 25 °C. The results showed that the cyclic His4-peptide promotes dinuclear complexes in each of these systems and forms the final dinuclear species with the {NIm, 3N-amide}{NIm, 3N-amide} coordination mode. The obtained data shows that cyclization by the formation of the disulfide bond has an impact on the peptide chain flexibility and appearance of additional potential donors for metal ions and influences the copper (II) ions’ coordination.

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