Design and Synthesis of Photoactive Peptides Based on Photosynthetic Reaction Centres

该提案的目的是产生用于生物技术应用的新的和有用的电子传递组件。我们计划设计和合成人工光活性肽，其灵感来自天然光合反应中心，该中心捕获光能并将其转化为可用的化学能形式。我们的研究将为开发可用于生产清洁燃料和化工产品的光驱动氧化还原催化剂提供基础工作。

The aim of this proposal is to generate new and useful electron transfer components for biotechnological applications. We plan to design and synthesize artificial photoactive peptides inspired from natural photosynthetic reaction centres which capture the energy of light and convert it into usable forms of chemical energy. Our research will provide the ground work for the development of light-driven oxidation-reduction catalysts that can be used in the production of clean fuels and chemical products.