Title :
Millimeter wave spectrometry of glucose and a calcium-binding protein using a vector network analyzer
Author :
Shala, Kastriot ; Bin Yang ; To, Teng Teng ; Pickersgill, Richard W. ; Krauss, Norbert ; Donnan, Robert
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Queen Mary Univ. of London, London, UK
Abstract :
In preliminary work, a millimeter-wave vector network analyzer is used to analyze pectate lyase and a sequenced concentration of glucose solutions. Data reveal concentration-dependant spectra for glucose and Ca2+-sensitive spectra for pectate lyase.
Keywords :
biological techniques; enzymes; millimetre waves; molecular biophysics; Ca2+-sensitive spectra; calcium-binding protein; glucose; glucose concentration-dependant spectra; glucose solution sequenced concentration; millimeter wave spectrometry; pectate lyase; vector network analyzer; Absorption; Dynamic range; Probes; Proteins; Spectroscopy; Sugar;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612418