Surface-enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopic study of yeast iso-1-cytochrome c and its mutant

The structural stability and redox properties of yeast iso-1-cytochrome c and its mutant, F82H, were studied by surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS) spectroscopy. Phenylalanine, which exists at the position-82 in yeast iso-1-cytochrome c, is replaced by histidine in the mutant. The SERRS spectra of the proteins on the bare silver electrodes indicate that the mutant possesses a more stable global structure with regard to the adsorption-induced conformational alteration. The redox potential of the mutant negatively shifts by about 400 mV, relative to that of yeast iso-1-cytochrome c. This is ascribed to axial ligand switching and higher solvent accessibility of the heme iron in the mutant during the redox reactions.

Application of 2D Raman correlation spectroscopy to studing the effect of rare-earth Eu3+ on hemoglobin

The effect of rare-earth ion Eu3+ on hemoglobin (Hb) was studied by using two-dimensional Raman correlation spectroscopy. The results show that with the variation of Eu3+ concentrations as perturbation, the oxidation state of Hb and its spin state are both sensitive to the perturbation. Eu3+ added to Hb affects the oxidation and spin state synchronously. The four structure-sensitive bands of Hb are more accessible to the Eu3+ than other bands.

Resonance Raman spectroscopic study of cytochrome c mutants

The spectroscopic characteristics of cytochrome c(WT) and its mutants(Y67F and N521) in the low frequency region were studied by Resonance Raman technique. The results show that the replacement of phenylalanine for Tyr 67 in WT had a very slight effect on the hydrogen-bonding and conformation of the amino acid residues around propionic acid side chains of heme group. However, large effects on the hydrogen-bonding of internal water with its surrounding amino acid residues and hydrophobility of the home cavity were observed as Asn 52 was substituted with isoleucine, which resulted in conformational regulations of home group and surrounding amino acid residues.

Application of resonance raman spectroscopy to study the effect of rare-earth ion Er3+ on myoglobin

The effect of rare-earth ion Er3+ On myoglobin(Mb) was studied by using Resonance Raman spectroscopy. The results show that with the variation of Er3+ concentrations, both the oxidation state and spin state of Mb are sensitive to the perturbation of Er3+. Er3+ added to Mb affects the oxidation and spin state synchronously. The structure-sensitive groups of Mb are more accessible to the Er3+ than other groups. According to the fluorometry and CD spectra studied and our results as mentioned above, we considered that Er3+ does not interact with heme directly, and Er3+ probably leads to the conformational changes of Mb due to the change of oxidation and spin state of Heme.

Resonance Raman and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic study of microperoxidase-11

The electron transfer and structure of microperoxidase-11(MP-11) in solution and at electrode/solution interface were studied by electrochemical, resonance Raman and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic techniques. Results show that the central iron in heme group was six-coordinated in solution, whereas it was converted to five-coordinated state as MP-11 was adsorbed on the surface of a roughened silver electrode, due to the reorientation of MP-11 molecules. The electrochemical properties of MP-11 were directly affected by the coordination state of heme iron.

Circular dichroism and resonance Raman comparative studies of wild type cytochrome c and F82H mutant

The UV-visible, circular dichroism (CD), and resonance Raman (RR) spectra of the wild type yeast iso-1-cytochrome c (WT) and its mutant F82H in which phenylalanine-82 (Phe-82) is substituted with His are measured and compared for oxidized and reduced forms. The CD spectra in the intrinsic and Soret spectral region, as well as RR spectra in high, middle, and low frequency regions, are discussed. From the analysis of the spectra, it is determined that in the oxidized F82H the two axial ligands to the heme iron are His-18 and His-82 whereas in the reduced form the sixth ligand switches from His-82 to Met-80 providing the coordination geometry similar to that of WT. Based on the spectroscopic data, the conclusion is that the porphyrin macrocycle is less distorted in the oxidized F82H compared to the oxidized WT. Similar distortions are present in the reduced form of the proteins. Frequency shifts of Raman bands, as well as the decrease of the or-helix content in the CD spectra, indicate more open conformation of the protein around the heme. (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

In-situ microscopic FT-IR spectroelectrochemical investigation of polythiophene film modified electrode

A polythiophene film was electrochemically deposited on a Pt micro-plate electrode and investigated by cyclic voltammetry and in-situ reflection microscopic FTIR spectroscopy. The FTIR analysis showed that the electropolymerization of thiophene on the Pt surface was affected Lv the surface adsorption processes of thiophene molecules. Two adsorption modes were identified. Two structure models of the polythiophene chain were observed simultaneously. It was proposed that the good conductibility of the polythiophene film was originated from a co-vibratory equilibrium of the link part of model I and model II.

Structural studies of excimer laser-induced percolative phase transition on polyimide thin film surfaces

The behavior of electrical conductivity for excimer laser irradiated polyimide films in the vicinity of the critical number of laser shots was described by three-dimensional percolative phase transition model. It is: found that electrical conductivity changed more rapidly than that predicted by the percolation model. Thus, the change in microstructure with increasing number of laser shots was analyzed by FT-IR Raman spectrometry and laser desorption time-of-flight mass spectrometry. It is demonstrated that not only the number but also the average size of graphite particles on the irradiated polyimide film surfaces increased with increasing number of laser shots. These results were helpful to better understand the critical change in electrical conductivity on the irradiated polyimide film surfaces. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

梳状高分子固体电解质共混体系的FT-IR研究

用傅立叶变换红外光谱对乙烯基甲醚/交替马来酸酐共聚物多缩乙二醇酯体系(CBP和CBPS单离子体系)和聚氧化乙烯共混物及其盐复合物的结构和相容性进行了研究，对主要红外光谱峰作了归属。结果表明，CBP与PEO、CBP、PEO和LiClO4分子间作用力较弱，易出现相分离，温度变化对CBP/PEO的相容性无影响，只影响PEO的结晶，加入LiClO4抑制了PEO的结晶。在CBPS/PE共混体系中存在着强的离子—偶极相互作用，改善了相容性，得到了热力学相容体系。共混比影响离子—偶极键浓度，对键强影响不大，此外还有弱的偶极—偶极相互作用存在

TiO_2纳米粉的热处理过程研究

用溶胶凝胶法制备出纳米凝胶粉，于不同温度下热处理形成纳米晶，研究热处理温度对粒子大小、形貌、品相转变及吸附能力的关系．XRD、FT-IR、Raman光谱研究表明200～600℃热处理1h的TiO2纳米晶为锐钛矿相，在700℃热处理的纳米晶为锐钛矿相与金红石相共存，800℃热处理的纳米晶完全为金红石相;TEM、TG、XPS的结果证明热处理温度越高，纳米粒子的粒径越大，吸附能力也越弱.

RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY OF CRYSTAL PHASE-TRANSITION IN BIS(N-UNDECYLAMMONIUM) TETRACHLOROZINCATE

The solid-solid phase transition of [n-C11H23NH3]2ZnCl4 Complex have been studied by Raman spectroscopy. The results show that the occurence of the structural phase transitions mainly related to the change of packing structure and molecular conformation o

四氯合锌酸二(正十一烷基铵)晶体相变的Raman光谱

用Raman光谱研究了[n-C_(11)H_(23)NH_3]_2ZnCl_4(简记为C_nZn)配合物的固-固相变.结果表明,配合物产生的固-固相变主要与烷烃链的堆积结构和分子构象变化有关.在 T_(c1)=25℃的相变是由于烷烃链的侧向堆积和分子构象的有序到部分无序变化.在中间相,分子链局部产生旁式构象.在T_(c2)=87℃的相变主要来源于烷烃链从部分构象有序到完全无序的变化.高温相形成了构象完全无序相.相应于烷烃链的“熔化”.