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A quinone-assisted photoformation of energy-rich chemical bondsIn a study of biochemical means of solar energy conversion, ADP and inorganic phosphates were converted to ATP by white light in the nonaqueous solvent dimethylformamide in the presence of tetrachloro-p-quinone or ubiquinone. Conversion of ADP to ATP has been accomplished in aqueous suspension by the use of cell-like structures aggregated from poly(aspartic acid, glutamic acid, tyrosine). This is believed to occur through the formation of dopaquinone in the peptide structure during illumination. The way in which the quantitative yield of ATP has been influenced by pH and by added substances, such as FeCl2, was studied.
Document ID
19800053815
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Fox, S. W.
(Miami Univ. Coral Gables, FL, United States)
Adachi, T.
(Miami Univ. Coral Gables, FL, United States)
Stillwell, W.
(Miami, University Coral Gables, Fla., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1980
Subject Category
Chemistry And Materials (General)
Meeting Information
Meeting: Solar energy: International progress
Location: Cairo
Country: Egypt
Start Date: June 16, 1978
End Date: June 22, 1978
Accession Number
80A37985
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-10-007-008
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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