Cooksey, C.
, Heilweil, E.
and Greer, B.
(2008),
Terahertz spectroscopy of aqueous L-Proline in reverse micelles, Chemical Physics Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=842526
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Terahertz spectroscopy of aqueous L-Proline in reverse micelles
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Abstract
A new method for obtaining room temperature terahertz (THz) absorption spectra of aqueous-phase biomolecules in the frequency range 1 THz to 21 THz (35 cm-1 to 700 cm-1) is reported. The spectrum for L-Proline was acquired by solvating the amino acid within the nanometer-sized interior water pool of reverse micelles dispersed in transparent n-heptane. Terahertz spectra of H2O, D2O, and the effect of L-Proline concentration and micelle size are discussed. The results compared to spectra of solid-phase L-Proline and Gaussian calculations.Citation
Chemical Physics Letters
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467
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Keywords
far infrared, proline, reverse micelles, terahertz, water spectrum
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Created November 21, 2008, Updated January 27, 2020