Title :
Application of THz radiation to far-infrared absorption measurements of biopolymers
Author :
Yamamoto, K. ; Tominaga, K. ; Sasakawa, H. ; Tamura, A. ; Murakami, H. ; Ohtake, H. ; Sarukura, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Kobe Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Terahertz radiation was applied to measurements of far infrared absorption spectra of polypeptides of glycine and L-alanine and cytochrome c in the native and denatured states to investigate collective modes in biopolymers.
Keywords :
infrared spectra; intramolecular mechanics; macromolecules; molecular biophysics; proteins; biopolymers; collective modes; cytochrome c; denatured states; far infrared absorption spectra; native states; poly-L-alanine; polyglycine; polypeptides; terahertz radiation application; Amino acids; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Finite impulse response filter; Frequency; Infrared spectra; Light sources; Polymers; Proteins; Radiation detectors; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970878
