Dutton's Lab

Protein Monolayer

We are building monolayers of biological proteins on electrodes in order to study their electron and proton transfer properties. The target system shown here consists of a gold electrode and a specially modified surface to which cytochrome c will bind and retain its native characteristics. The natural biological partners of this protein, such as cytochrome c oxidase or the bc1 complex, can then be bound as well, and the electrical and spectroscopic properties subsequently studied. (Contributed by Alan Haas)