Title :
Terahertz optical Kerr effect spectroscopy of biological molecules
Author :
Harwood, Thomas ; Turton, David A. ; Ellis, Elizabeth M. ; Lapthorn, Adrian J. ; Wynne, Klaas
Author_Institution :
Strathclyde Inst. of Pharmacy & Biomed. Sci., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
The dynamics of biomolecules can often be accessed and analysed at terahertz frequencies. Here, we use terahertz optical Kerr-effect (OKE) spectroscopy to probe a range of biological molecules in aqueous solution and demonstrate sensitivity to conformation and solvation.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biological techniques; molecular biophysics; optical Kerr effect; solvation; terahertz wave spectra; aqueous solution; biological molecule dynamics; conformation; solvation; terahertz frequencies; terahertz optical Kerr effect spectroscopy; Amino acids; Molecular biophysics; Peptides; Proteins; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2014 39th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2014.6956101
