Picosecond electron transfer in peptides can help energy technologies

(University of California - Riverside) An international team of researchers led by UC Riverside has observed picosecond charge transfer mediated by hydrogen bonds in peptides. A picosecond is one trillionth of a second. As short-chain analogs of proteins, crucially important building blocks of living organisms, peptides are chains of chemically linked amino acids. The discovery shows the role of hydrogen bonds in electron transfer.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 14, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news