Abstract
Electrochemical and scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) studies have been carried out to investigate the suitability of the hexapeptide KCTCCA as a facilitator for bioelectrochemistry. The stable, quasi-reversible electro-chemical response of cytochromeb 562 on a KCTCCA modified gold electrode and the high degree of surface coverage of KCTCCA on gold (111), as observed by STM, indicate applicability of the molecule as an electro-chemical facilitator.
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Abbreviations
- DC:
-
Direct current
- STM:
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scanning tunnelling microscopy
- TFE:
-
2,2,2-trifluoroethanol
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Mukhopadhyay, R. KCTCCA, a peptide-based facilitator for bioelectrochemistry. J. Biosci. 29, 163–167 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02703414
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