A de novo protein catalyzes the synthesis of semiconductor quantum dots.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2204050119
Abstract: De novo proteins constructed from novel amino acid sequences are distinct from proteins that evolved in nature. Construct K (ConK) is a binary-patterned de novo designed protein that rescues Escherichia coli from otherwise toxic concentrations… read more here.
Keywords: quantum dots; growth; cds nanocrystals; natural biomineralization ... See more keywords