In many biological systems, ligand-receptor pairs bind to each other via noncovalent interactions such as hydrogen-bonding and Van der Waals forces. This project’s method of studying these interactions uses electron transfer theory. When a receptor binds to a redox-modified ligand, there is a change in the reorganization energy of the redox center and a concurrent change in the rate of electron transfer. With the aim of developing a model system to test in future electrochemical studies, an alkane thiol was synthesized that incorporates a ligand, desthiobiotin, and a pyridine for redox modification. The synthesis revealed that the final product is present in two conformations.

Last modified

• 07/19/2018

Creator

• Amanda Eckermann
• Thomas Meade
• Clifton Saurel

DOI

• https://doi.org/10.21985/N28H9K

Keyword

• Volume 5

Date created

• 2008

Resource type

• Article

Rights statement

• In Copyright