The search for relay stations. Long-distance electron transfer in peptides

Chimia (Aarau). 2013;67(12-13):855-8. doi: 10.2533/chimia.2013.855.

Abstract

Nature uses peptide aggregates as soft materials for electron transfer over long distances. These reactions occur in a multistep hopping reaction with various functional groups as relay stations that are located in the side chain and in the backbone of the peptides.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acids / chemistry
  • Electron Transport
  • Peptides / chemistry*

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Peptides