Photothermal methods are currently being employed in a variety of research areas, ranging
from materials science to environmental monitoring. Despite the common term which they …

Ultrafast, laser-induced pH jump with time-resolved photoacoustic detection has been used
to investigate the early protonation steps leading to the formation of the compact acid …

The molecular structural volume change (as determined by laser-induced optoacoustics), Δ
VR∼− 18 Å3, accompanying triplet state formation of free base 5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis-(4 …

Haem proteins have long been the most studied proteins in biophysics, and have become
paradigms for the characterization of fundamental biomolecular processes as ligand binding …

We have used a nanosecond pH-jump technique, coupled with simultaneous transient
absorption and fluorescence emission detection, to characterize the dynamics of the acid …

Photoactivatable caged protons have been used to trigger proton transfer reactions in
aqueous solutions of acetate, glutamate, and poly-L-glutamic acid, and the volumetric and …

In-depth characterization of fundamental folding steps of small model peptides is crucial for
a better understanding of the folding mechanisms of more complex biomacromolecules. We …

Abstract Using 1-(2-nitrophenyl) ethyl sulfate (caged sulfate) as a photoactivatable caged
proton, we could induce complete acid unfolding of myoglobin with a single nanosecond …

Flash photolysis has been used extensively in the advancement of our understanding of the
electron transfer reactivity of metalloproteins and in investigation of the kinetic complexities …

The kinetics of proton release after laser photolysis of 1-(2-nitrophenyl) ethyl sulfate (caged
sulfate) have been characterized by time-resolved absorbance and photoacoustic methods …