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Network Covalent Solids
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2020
Network covalent solids contain a three-dimensional network of covalently bonded atoms as found in the crystal structures of nonmetals like diamond, graphite, silicon, and some covalent compounds, such as silicon dioxide (sand) and silicon carbide (carborundum, the abrasive on sandpaper). Many minerals have networks of covalent bonds. To break or to melt a covalent network solid, covalent bonds must be broken. Because covalent bonds are relatively strong, covalent network solids are typically...
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Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)
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2023
Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) is a phenomenon used to investigate close-range biochemical interactions. In FRET, a donor photoluminescent molecule can non-radiatively transfer energy to an acceptor molecule if their respective emission and absorbance spectra overlap. The amount of energy transferred—and consequently the overall emission of sample—depends on the proximity of an acceptor-donor pair of photoluminescent molecules. FRET analysis is combined with other biochemistry...
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Covalently Linked Protein Regulators
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2020
Proteins can undergo many types of post-translational modifications, often in response to changes in their environment. These modifications play an important role in the function and stability of these proteins. Covalently linked molecules include functional groups, such as methyl, acetyl, and phosphate groups, and also small proteins, such as ubiquitin. There are around 200 different types of covalent regulators that have been identified. These groups modify specific amino acids in a protein.
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Covalent Labeling with Diethylpyrocarbonate for Studying Protein Higher-Order Structure by Mass Spectrometry
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2021
The experimental procedures for performing diethylpyrocarbonate-based covalent labeling with mass spectrometric detection are described. Diethylpyrocarbonate is simply mixed with the protein or protein complex of interest, leading to the modification of solvent accessible amino acid residues. The modified residues can be identified after proteolytic digestion and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis.
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Covalent Bonding and Lewis Structures
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2020
Compared to ionic bonds, which results from the transfer of electrons between metallic and nonmetallic atoms, covalent bonds result from the mutual attraction of atoms for a “shared” pair of electrons. Covalent bonds are formed between two atoms when both have similar tendencies to attract electrons to themselves (i.e., when both atoms have identical or fairly similar ionization energies and electron affinities). Physical Properties of Covalent Compounds Compounds that contain covalent...
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The key signal is the steep dependence of FRET efficiency on the distance between the attached dyes. A relatively small structural rearrangement can therefore produce a measurable fluorescence change, while larger changes can alter the donor-to-acceptor transfer response more strongly. This makes dye spacing a quantitative reporter of molecular motion.
Donor excitation initiates the measurement, and energy then transfers nonradiatively to the acceptor. The resulting fluorescence behavior reflects the separation between the labeled sites. When that separation changes during a molecular event, the donor-acceptor signal changes as well, providing an optical readout of structural rearrangement.
It determines where the donor and acceptor dyes become attached on the biomolecule. Defined placement is essential because the measured distance must correspond to a meaningful pair of molecular sites rather than an unspecified location. Permanent attachment also allows the labels to remain associated while researchers follow folding, binding, or molecular motion.
A typical workflow begins by choosing defined labeling sites on a biomolecule and using site-specific chemistry to attach the donor and acceptor permanently. Researchers then excite the donor and record fluorescence changes associated with energy transfer. They interpret those changes in relation to dye separation, allowing structural rearrangements or motion to be monitored over time.
The approach can track protein folding, conformational dynamics, ligand binding, and molecular interactions in real time. These applications use the same measurement logic but address different questions: whether a protein changes structure, how it moves, whether ligand association alters its conformation, or whether interacting molecules change their relative arrangement.
It links molecular mechanisms to quantitative fluorescence observations rather than treating structural change as an indirect endpoint. Because the method can be applied in solution, in cells, and in other biological systems, researchers can examine biomolecular behavior across experimental settings. The resulting signals connect nanoscale distance changes with biochemical function.