Química Nova (Jan 2010)

Organização supramolecular da ftalocianina de cobalto(II) e seu efeito na oxidação do aminoácido cisteína Supramolecular organization of cobalt (II) phthalocyanine on the pathway of cysteine oxidation

  • Amanda Costa Santos,
  • Roberto A. Sousa Luz,
  • Luana G. França Ferreira,
  • José Ribeiro dos Santos Júnior,
  • Welter Cantanhêde da Silva,
  • Frank Nelson Crespilho

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-40422010000300009
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 33, no. 3
pp. 539 – 546

Abstract

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The interest in the chemistry of cobalt (II) tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine (PcTsCo) comes mainly from its macrocycle-ligand structure combined with their special chemical characteristics, such as high solubility, well-defined redox reactions and remarkable optical absorption in the visible region. In this work, we use layer-by-layer technique in order to assemble CoTsPc and poly(allylaminehydrochloride) (PAH) in hybrid supramolecular system. The electronic spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry techniques were utilized to study PAH/CoTsPc multilayers growth and the cysteine catalytic oxidation. PAH/CoTsPc showed high electrochemical stability and worthwhile to mention is the remarkable influence of supramolecular arrangement on the final redox properties of the system.

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