Markelz, A.
, Roitberg, A.
and Heilweil, E.
(2000),
Pulsed Terahertz Spectroscopy of DNA, Bovine Serum Albumin and Collagen Between 0.1 and 2.0 THz, Chemical Physics Letters
(Accessed August 31, 2025)
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Pulsed Terahertz Spectroscopy of DNA, Bovine Serum Albumin and Collagen Between 0.1 and 2.0 THz
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Author(s)
, A. E. Roitberg,
Abstract
We report the first use of pulsed terahertz spectroscopy to examine low frequency collective vibrational modes of biomolecules. Several absorption features were observed for pressed pellets of calf thymus DNA, bovine serum albumin and collagen in the 0.06 THz to 2.00 THz, (2 cm-1 to 67 cm-1) frequency range. Transmission measurements at room temperature showed a dependence on relative humidity and molecular conformation.Citation
Chemical Physics Letters
Volume
320
Issue
No. 1-2
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
collective modes, concerted motion, DNA, far-infrared spectroscopy, humidity dependence, proteins, solid pellets, teraherts, vibrational spectroscopy
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Created March 1, 2000, Updated February 17, 2017