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Insight into Bio-metal Interface Formation in vacuo: Interplay of S-layer Protein with Copper and Iron

The mechanisms of interaction between inorganic matter and biomolecules, as well as properties of resulting hybrids, are receiving growing interest due to the rapidly developing field of bionanotechnology. The majority of potential applications for metal-biohybrid structures require stability of these systems under vacuum conditions, where their chemistry is elusive, and may differ dramatically from the interaction between biomolecules and metal ions in vivo. Here we report for the first time a photoemission and X-ray absorption study of the formation of a hybrid metal-protein system, tracing step-by-step the chemical interactions between the protein and metals (Cu and Fe) in vacuo. Our experiments reveal stabilization of the enol form of peptide bonds as the result of protein-metal interactions for both metals. The resulting complex with copper appears to be rather stable. In contrast, the system with iron decomposes to form inorganic species like oxide, carbide, nitride, and cyanide.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa.de:bsz:14-qucosa-173492
Date22 July 2015
CreatorsMakarova, Anna A., Grachova, Elena V., Neudachina, Vera S., Yashina, Lada V., Blüher, Anja, Molodtsov, Serguei L., Mertig, Michael, Ehrlich, Hermann, Adamchuk, Vera K., Laubschat, Clemens, Vyalikh, Denis V.
ContributorsNature Publishing Group,
PublisherSaechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Formatapplication/pdf
SourceScientific reports, 2015, 5, Article number: 8710, ISSN: 2045-2322

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