A peptide approach to covalently linked [Ru(bipy)3]2+–ferrocene and [Ru(bipy)3]2+–tyrosine conjugates
摘要:
We have worked out the synthesis of two bifunctional photochemically active peptide derivatives based on a side chain ruthenium labeled amino acid. The ruthenium modified amino acid [H-Orn{Ru(bipy)(2)m}-OH](PF6)(3) (Orn = ornithine, in = 4-carbonyl-4'-methyl-2,2'-bipyridyl) was used as a module for the synthesis of a [Ru(bipy)(3)]-(Fc-CONHR) (Fc-CONHR = ferrocene-1-carboxamide), and a [Ru(bipy)(3)]-Tyr (Tyr = tyrosine) chromophore-quencher conjugate. The complex [Fc-Orn{Ru(bipy)(2)m}-OMe](PF6)(2) shows efficient luminescence quenching by energy transfer. Electron transfer from phenolate to ruthenium occurs in the dipeptide [Boc-Tyr-Orn{Ru(bipy)(2)m}-O](PF6) above pH 9. Implications for the development of cooperative sensing devices and light energy converting peptides are discussed. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.