Photochemical and thermal stability of green and blue proteorhodopsins: implications for protein-based bioelectronic devices.
J Phys Chem B
; 114(44): 14064-70, 2010 Nov 11.
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ABSTRACT
The photochemical and thermal stability of the detergent-solubilized blue- and green-absorbing proteorhodpsins, BPR and GPR, respectively, are investigated to determine the viability of these proteins for photonic device applications. Photochemical stability is studied by using pulsed laser excitation and differential UV-vis spectroscopy to assign the photocyclicity. GPR, with a cyclicity of 7 × 10(4) photocycles protein(-1), is 4-5 times more stable than BPR (9 × 10(3) photocycles protein(-1)), but is less stable than native bacteriorhodopsin (9 × 10(5) photocycles protein(-1)) or the 4-keto-bacteriorhodopsin analogue (1 × 10(5) photocycles protein(-1)). The thermal stabilities are assigned by using differential scanning calorimetry and thermal bleaching experiments. Both proteorhodopsins display excellent thermal stability, with melting temperatures above 85 °C, and remain photochemically stable up to 75 °C. The biological relevance of our results is also discussed. The lower cyclicity of BPR is found to be adequate for the long-term biological function of the host organism at ocean depths of 50 m or more.
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Assunto principal:
Rodopsina
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Temperatura
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Biotecnologia
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Equipamentos e Provisões Elétricas
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Processos Fotoquímicos
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En
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J Phys Chem B
Assunto da revista:
QUIMICA
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos