title: Reversible proton coupled electron transfer in a peptide-incorporated naphthoquinone amino acid.
abstract: The synthesis of a naphthoquinone amino acid and its electrochemical characterization in a peptide is presented.
authors.affiliation: The Johnson Research Foundation and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6059, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Lichtenstein
authors.forename: José F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Cerda
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Koder
authors.forename: P Leslie
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Dutton
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004579:Electron Transport; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009285:Naphthoquinones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011522:Protons; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D009285:Naphthoquinones; D010455:Peptides; D011522:Protons