Abstract
Glutamic acid [(L-glu)n] + dihydrogen phosphate systems are studied by infrared (IR) spectroscopy dried and hydrated at 75% relative humidity, as a function of both the phosphate-glutamic acid residue (Pi/glu) ratio and the type of cations present. It is shown that the glutamic acid groups form hydrogen-bonded chains with the phosphates. In these chains the positive charge fluctuates, and they show very large proton polarizability which increases in the series Li+,Na+,K+ systems. These chains are cross-linked via phosphate-phosphate hydrogen bonds, in which the proton is almost localized at one Pi. The comparison of the (L-glu)n + dihydrogen phosphate systems with the results obtained earlier in the case of (L-glu)n + hydrogen phosphate systems shows that the behavior of (L-glu)n + Pi systems strongly depends on the pH. Only with decreasing pH the conducting chains are formed. Finally, a hypothesis is discussed with regard to the charge conduction in the F0 subunit of the H+-ATPase in mitochondria.
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