Travkina EI, Chikishev AY, Brandt NN. Raman Microspectroscopy of Hair: Low-Frequency Markers of Protein Secondary Structure.
JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2024:e202400265. [PMID:
39396914 DOI:
10.1002/jbio.202400265]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2024] [Revised: 08/27/2024] [Accepted: 09/19/2024] [Indexed: 10/15/2024]
Abstract
Low-frequency intervals that can be used to study the secondary structure of proteins are determined. Compared are Raman spectra of keratins from unpigmented human hair, measured in two experimental configurations: with excitation radiation coaxial with the hair and perpendicular to it. Based on the polarization sensitivity, the bands peaked at 150 and 221 cm-1 are assigned to vibrations of α-helical structures. The comparison of Raman spectra of hair fragments with different contents of secondary structure elements shows that the vibrations of β-structure are manifested in a spectral interval of 270-340 cm-1. The results obtained for a particular object (hair keratin) can be used in the study of the secondary structure of proteins.
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