Vibrational spectroscopic map, vibrational spectroscopy, and intermolecular interaction
Vibrational spectroscopy is an essential tool in chemical analyses, biological assays, and
studies of functional materials. Over the past decade, various coherent nonlinear vibrational …
studies of functional materials. Over the past decade, various coherent nonlinear vibrational …
Water dynamics in the hydration shells of biomolecules
D Laage, T Elsaesser, JT Hynes - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
The structure and function of biomolecules are strongly influenced by their hydration shells.
Structural fluctuations and molecular excitations of hydrating water molecules cover a broad …
Structural fluctuations and molecular excitations of hydrating water molecules cover a broad …
Watching proteins wiggle: mapping structures with two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy
Proteins exhibit structural fluctuations over decades of time scales. From the picosecond
side chain motions to aggregates that form over the course of minutes, characterizing protein …
side chain motions to aggregates that form over the course of minutes, characterizing protein …
Phosphonomethyl oligonucleotides as backbone-modified artificial genetic polymers
C Liu, C Cozens, F Jaziri, J Rozenski… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Although several synthetic or xenobiotic nucleic acids (XNAs) have been shown to be viable
genetic materials in vitro, major hurdles remain for their in vivo applications, particularly …
genetic materials in vitro, major hurdles remain for their in vivo applications, particularly …
Magnesium contact ions stabilize the tertiary structure of transfer RNA: electrostatics mapped by two-dimensional infrared spectra and theoretical simulations
Ions interacting with hydrated RNA play a central role in defining its secondary and tertiary
structure. While spatial arrangements of ions, water molecules, and phosphate groups have …
structure. While spatial arrangements of ions, water molecules, and phosphate groups have …
Probing the hydrogen-bonding environment of individual bases in DNA duplexes with isotope-edited infrared spectroscopy
RJ Fick, AY Liu, F Nussbaumer, C Kreutz… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Measuring the strength of the hydrogen bonds between DNA base pairs is of vital
importance for understanding how our genetic code is physically accessed and recognized …
importance for understanding how our genetic code is physically accessed and recognized …
[HTML][HTML] Perspective: Structure and ultrafast dynamics of biomolecular hydration shells
D Laage, T Elsaesser, JT Hynes - Structural Dynamics, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
The structure and function of biomolecules can be strongly influenced by their hydration
shells. A key challenge is thus to determine the extent to which these shells differ from bulk …
shells. A key challenge is thus to determine the extent to which these shells differ from bulk …
Polarization-and wavelength-dependent surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using optically anisotropic rippled substrates for sensing
D Gkogkou, B Schreiber, T Shaykhutdinov, HK Ly… - Acs …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Anisotropic Ag nanoparticle arrays were created by metal evaporation on rippled silicon
templates for sensing of molecules with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Our results …
templates for sensing of molecules with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Our results …
Probing the local structure and dynamics of nucleotides using vibrationally enhanced alkynyl stretching
T Dong, P Yu, J Zhao, J Wang - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Monitoring the site-specific local structure and dynamics of polynucleotides and DNA is
important for understanding their biological functions. However, structurally characterizing …
important for understanding their biological functions. However, structurally characterizing …
C–B–A test of DNA force fields
IA Strelnikov, NA Kovaleva, AP Klinov, EA Zubova - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
The DNA duplex may be locally strongly bent in complexes with proteins, for example, with
polymerases or in a nucleosome. At such bends, the DNA helix is locally in the …
polymerases or in a nucleosome. At such bends, the DNA helix is locally in the …