Abstract
CdSe/ZnS QDs enable the optical probing of the biocatalytic oxidation of tyrosine derivatives and of the scission of peptides by thrombin. CdSe/ZnS QDs were modified with tyrosine methyl ester or with a tyrosine-containing peptide. The tyrosine units were reacted with tyrosinase/O2 to yield the respective l-DOPA and quinone derivatives. The luminescence of QDs modified by the enzyme-generated quinone units is quenched. The quinone-functionalized peptide associated with the QDs was cleaved by thrombin, a process that restored the luminescence of the QDs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 15376-15377 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue number | 48 |
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| State | Published - 6 Dec 2006 |