Crown ether-mediated extraction and functional conversion of cytochrome c in ionic liquids
Crown ether-mediated extraction and functional conversion of cytochrome c in ionic liquids
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DOI:
10.1021/bm050847t
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发表时间:
2006-01-01
影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Goto, M
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作者:
Shimojo, K;Nakashima, K;Goto, M
We report that a macrocyclic ligand enables transfer of a protein from an aqueous phase to ionic liquids. The extraction behavior of heme protein cytochrome c (Cyt-c) from an aqueous phase into ionic liquids was investigated with crown ethers. A hydroxyl-group-containing ionic liquid with dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 was found to be capable of quantitative partitioning of Cyt-c, whereas the protein transfer using conventional organic solvents was negligibly small. Furthermore, we clarified that Cyt-c solubilized in ionic liquids caused a structural transformation of Cyt-c, which triggers its functional conversion from an electron-transfer protein to peroxidase.