In a
new study, scientists at the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory report a new
synthetic system that could guide electron transfer over long distances. The
new system is made up of two components plucked from nature. One is a protein
from bacteria and the other a molecule found in our blood.
Nature has figured
out how to tame electrons. The trick is to split up their journeys into short
pit stops that are easier to manage. Electrons then hop between stops as they
are guided towards some final destination.
One
of these natural pit stops is the heme, a molecule that contains iron. It is
what gives our blood its color and it is found in many other biological
molecules.
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Posted by Dr. Tim Sandle, Pharmaceutical Microbiology Resources (http://www.pharmamicroresources.com/)
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