Dinámica del estado excitado de las azurinas de Pseudomonas aeruginosa estructuralmente caracterizadas [ReI(CO) 3

Ana María Blanco-Rodríguez1, Michael Busby, Cristian Gradinaru

  • 1School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.

Resumen

Los investigadores estudiaron la transferencia de carga triple de metal a ligando ((3) MLCT) en azurinas modificadas de Pseudomonas aeruginosa utilizando espectroscopia infrarroja con resolución de tiempo. Las modificaciones de proteínas alteraron significativamente la dinámica de relajación, mostrando una relajación más lenta del medio debido a la reorganización del agua y las proteínas.

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