Photosystem Inspired Peptide Hybrid Catalysts

Abstract

Biological systems can inspire to make new hybrid materials defined at the molecular level. We propose a novel way to make hybrid catalyst composed of inorganic nanomaterials and peptides. The specific peptides enable the assembly and synthesis of nanomaterials and enhance the catalytic activity synergistically. The focus of this proposed works is how to interface the peptide and inorganic materials for the hybrid materials. As a proof of concept, we aim to apply these new hybrid materials for oxidation reaction with the inspiration from the natural enzyme such as photosystem. Herein, we resolved fundamental questions related to protein/peptide folding structure and developed new bio-inspired organic-inorganic hybrid materials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 2017
Accession Number
AD1041415

Entities

People

  • Ki Tae Nam

Organizations

  • Seoul National University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Amino Acids
  • Assembly
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Electrochemical Reactions
  • Electrodes
  • Films
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Metals
  • Oxide Films
  • Oxides
  • Protons
  • Two Dimensional
  • Tyrosine

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science