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Wu Y, Zhu Z, Yang J, Wang J, Ji T, Zhu H, Peng W, Chen M, Zhao H. Insights into the terahertz response of L-glutamic acid and its receptor. Analyst 2024; 149:4605-4614. [PMID: 39037577 DOI: 10.1039/d4an00697f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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L-Glutamic acid (L-Glu) is a basic unit of proteins and also serves as an important neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. Its structural properties are critical for biological functions and selective receptor recognition. Although this molecule has been extensively studied, the low frequency vibrational behavior that is closely related to conformational changes and the intermolecular interactions between L-Glu and its receptors are still unclear. In this study, we acquired the fingerprint spectrum of L-Glu by using air plasma terahertz (THz) time-domain spectroscopy in the 0.5-18 THz range. The low frequency vibrational characteristics of L-Glu were investigated through density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The THz responses of the ligand binding domain of the NMDAR-L-Glu complex were studied by the ONIOM method, with a focus on discussing the normal modes and interactions of ligand L-Glu and water molecules. The results illustrate that THz spectroscopy exhibits a sensitive response to the influence of L-Glu on the structure of the NMDAR. The water molecules in proteins have various strong vibration modes in the THz band, showing specificity, diversity and complexity of vibrational behavior. There is potential for influencing and regulating the structural stability of the NMDAR-L-Glu complex through water molecules.
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- Yu Wu
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China.
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China.
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- East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China.
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China.
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China.
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China.
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China.
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China.
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China.
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China.
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Kölbel J, Ruggiero MT, Keren S, Benshalom N, Yaffe O, Zeitler JA, Mittleman DM. Is Ortho-Terphenyl a Rigid Glass Former? J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:7020-7027. [PMID: 38949623 PMCID: PMC11247491 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c01217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2024] [Revised: 06/25/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Ortho-terphenyl (OTP) has long been used as a model system to study the glass transition due to its apparent simplicity and a widespread assumption that it is a rigid molecule. Here, we employ terahertz time-domain spectroscopy and low-frequency Raman spectroscopy to investigate the rigidity of OTP by direct observation of the low-frequency vibrational dynamics. These terahertz phonons involve complex large-amplitude atomic motions where intramolecular and intermolecular displacements are often mixed. Comparison of experimental results with density functional theory and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations shows that the assumption of rigidity neglects important implications for the glass transition and must be revisited. These results highlight the significance of terahertz modes on elasticity, which will be even more critical in more complex systems such as biomolecules.
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- Johanna Kölbel
- School
of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 14627, United
States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann
Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann
Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann
Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
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- School
of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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Li Y, Xu L, Ouyang J, Lei J, Hu J, Xing X, Chen P, Li J, Zhong C, Yang B, Li H. Harmonic and anharmonic studies on THz spectra of two vanillin polymorphs. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 309:123869. [PMID: 38198992 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.123869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Polymorphism commonly exists in organic molecular crystals. The fingerprint features in low-frequency vibrational range are important information reflecting different intermolecular interactions of polymorphs. Interpreting these features is very helpful to understand vibrational property of polymorphs and reveal the thermodynamic stability. In this work, the low-frequency vibrations of form I and II of vanillin are investigated using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Static DFT calculation and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) are employed to interpret their low-frequency vibrations of both forms in harmonic and anharmonic ways, respectively. Their low-frequency vibration characteristics in harmonic calculations are discussed, and anharmonic mode couplings between OH bond stretch and the stretching and bending motion of hydrogen bonds are uncovered. Moreover, the thermodynamic energies including electronic potential energy and vibrational/kinetic energy arising from nuclear motions are calculated. The result reveals that the stability order of the two forms is mainly dependent on their electric potential energy difference.
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- Yin Li
- School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University, Xuefu Avenue 999, Nanchang City 330031, China.
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- School of Chemistry, Biology and Materials Science, East China University of Technology, Guanglan Avenue 418, Nanchang City 330013, China
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- School of Chemistry, Biology and Materials Science, East China University of Technology, Guanglan Avenue 418, Nanchang City 330013, China.
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- Institute of Space Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Xuefu Avenue 999, Nanchang City 330031, China
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- School of Mechatronics & Vehicle Engineering, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China
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- School of Chemistry, Biology and Materials Science, East China University of Technology, Guanglan Avenue 418, Nanchang City 330013, China
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- School of Chemistry, Biology and Materials Science, East China University of Technology, Guanglan Avenue 418, Nanchang City 330013, China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University, Xuefu Avenue 999, Nanchang City 330031, China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University, Xuefu Avenue 999, Nanchang City 330031, China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University, Xuefu Avenue 999, Nanchang City 330031, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Semiconductors and Applications, Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China; Jiujiang Research Institute, Xiamen University, Jiujiang 332000, China
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Du W, Gao F, Cui P, Yu Z, Tong W, Wang J, Ren Z, Song C, Xu J, Ma H, Dang L, Zhang D, Lu Q, Jiang J, Wang J, Pi L, Sheng Z, Lu Q. Twisting, untwisting, and retwisting of elastic Co-based nanohelices. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4426. [PMID: 37481654 PMCID: PMC10363140 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40001-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023] Open
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The reversible transformation of a nanohelix is one of the most exquisite and important phenomena in nature. However, nanomaterials usually fail to twist into helical crystals. Considering the irreversibility of the previously studied twisting forces, the reverse process (untwisting) is more difficult to achieve, let alone the retwisting of the untwisted crystalline nanohelices. Herein, we report a new reciprocal effect between molecular geometry and crystal structure which triggers a twisting-untwisting-retwisting cycle for tri-cobalt salicylate hydroxide hexahydrate. The twisting force stems from competition between the condensation reaction and stacking process, different from the previously reported twisting mechanisms. The resulting distinct nanohelices give rise to unusual structure elasticity, as reflected in the reversible change of crystal lattice parameters and the mutual transformation between the nanowires and nanohelices. This study proposes a fresh concept for designing reversible processes and brings a new perspective in crystallography.
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- Wei Du
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 211816, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Science, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, P. R. China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, AnHui, P. R. China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 230031, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics at Extreme Conditions, High Magnetic Field Laboratory and High Magnetic Field Laboratory of Anhui Province, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 230031, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, AnHui, P. R. China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics at Extreme Conditions, High Magnetic Field Laboratory and High Magnetic Field Laboratory of Anhui Province, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 230031, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics at Extreme Conditions, High Magnetic Field Laboratory and High Magnetic Field Laboratory of Anhui Province, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 230031, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Science, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, AnHui, P. R. China.
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics at Extreme Conditions, High Magnetic Field Laboratory and High Magnetic Field Laboratory of Anhui Province, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 230031, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, AnHui, P. R. China.
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 230031, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, AnHui, P. R. China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics at Extreme Conditions, High Magnetic Field Laboratory and High Magnetic Field Laboratory of Anhui Province, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 230031, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics at Extreme Conditions, High Magnetic Field Laboratory and High Magnetic Field Laboratory of Anhui Province, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 230031, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, P. R. China.
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Banks PA, Kleist EM, Ruggiero MT. Investigating the function and design of molecular materials through terahertz vibrational spectroscopy. Nat Rev Chem 2023; 7:480-495. [PMID: 37414981 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-023-00487-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
Abstract
Terahertz spectroscopy has proved to be an essential tool for the study of condensed phase materials. Terahertz spectroscopy probes the low-frequency vibrational dynamics of atoms and molecules, usually in the condensed phase. These nuclear dynamics, which typically involve displacements of entire molecules, have been linked to bulk phenomena ranging from phase transformations to semiconducting efficiency. The terahertz region of the electromagnetic spectrum has historically been referred to as the 'terahertz gap', but this is a misnomer, as there exist a multitude of methods for accessing terahertz frequencies, and now there are cost-effective instruments that have made terahertz studies much more user-friendly. This Review highlights some of the most exciting applications of terahertz vibrational spectroscopy so far, and provides an in-depth overview of the methods of this technique and its utility to the study of the chemical sciences.
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- Peter A Banks
- Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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Allen JL, Sanders TJ, Horvat J, Lewis RA, Rule KC. Determination of Vibrational Modes of l-Alanine Single Crystals by a Combination of Terahertz Spectroscopy Measurements and Density Functional Calculations. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 130:226901. [PMID: 37327443 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.226901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Density-functional theory may be used to predict both the frequency and the dipole moment of the fundamental oscillations of molecular crystals. Suitably polarized photons at those frequencies excite such oscillations. Thus, in principle, terahertz spectroscopy may confirm the calculated fundamental modes of amino acids. However, reports to date have multiple shortcomings: (a) material of uncertain purity and morphology and diluted in a binder material is employed; (b) consequently, vibrations along all crystal axes are excited simultaneously; (c) data are restricted to room temperature, where resonances are broad and the background dominant; and (d) comparison with theory has been unsatisfactory (in part because the theory assumes zero temperature). Here, we overcome all four obstacles, in reporting detailed low-temperature polarized THz spectra of single-crystal l-alanine, assigning vibrational modes using density-functional theory, and comparing the calculated dipole moment vector direction to the electric field polarization of the measured spectra. Our direct and detailed comparison of theory with experiment corrects previous mode assignments for l-alanine, and reveals unreported modes, previously obscured by closely spaced spectral absorptions. The fundamental modes are thereby determined.
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- J L Allen
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials and School of Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials and School of Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials and School of Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials and School of Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, New South Wales 2234, Australia
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Liu J, Zhang T, Tan Z, Cheng J, Chang S, Fan F. Chiral enantiomer recognition of amino acids enhanced by terahertz spin beam separation based on a Pancharatnam-Berry metasurface. OPTICS LETTERS 2023; 48:440-443. [PMID: 36638478 DOI: 10.1364/ol.477839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The highly sensitive detection and identification of chiral biochemical substances have attracted extensive attention. Terahertz (THz) spectroscopy and sensing technology have obvious advantages in non-contact and label-free biochemical detection, but the THz chiral spectral response of chiral biochemical substances is too weak to realize highly sensitive chiral enantiomer recognition. Herein, we propose a method of spin beam deflection and separation by using a Pancharatnam-Berry (PB) metasurface to enhance the THz chirality response of chiral amino acids, realizing the identification of chiral enantiomers of the same kind of amino acid. The conjugate spin transmittances and circular dichroism (CD) spectra of d- and l-tyrosine samples on the PB metasurface were measured by an angle-resolved THz time-domain polarization spectroscopy system, and their CD values reached 16.4° and -11.6° at a deflection angle of ±33°, respectively, which were enhanced by about 9.3 and 11.9 times compared with the maximum CD values of the sample without the metasurface. Therefore, this THz chiral sensing method based on a PB metasurface has great potential in highly sensitive chirality identification and enhancement for chiral substances.
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Choi WJ, Lee SH, Park BC, Kotov NA. Terahertz Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy of Molecular Assemblies and Nanostructures. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:22789-22804. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c04817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Won Jin Choi
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Physical and Life Sciences, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Program in Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Hou L, Wang J, Wang H, Yang L, Shi W. Experimental Detection and Simulation of Terahertz Spectra of Aqueous L-Arginine. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:1029. [PMID: 36421147 PMCID: PMC9688293 DOI: 10.3390/bios12111029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Terahertz (THz) wave is a good candidate for biological sample detection, because vibration and rotation energy levels of biomolecule are in THz band. However, the strong absorption of THz wave by water in biological samples hinders its development. In this paper, a method for direct detection of THz absorption spectra of L-arginine suspension was proposed by using a strong field THz radiation source combined with a polyethylene cell with micrometer thickness in a THz time-domain spectroscopy system. And the THz absorption spectrum of L-arginine solution was simulated by the density functional theory and the simulation result is in good agreement with the experimental results. Finally, the types of chemical bond interaction that cause the absorption peak are identified based on the experimental and simulation results. This work paves a way to investigate the THz absorption spectra and intramolecular interactions of aqueous biological samples.
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- Lei Hou
- Department of Physics, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
- School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
- Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectric Technology and Terahertz Science in Shaanxi, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
- Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectric Technology and Terahertz Science in Shaanxi, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
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- Department of Physics, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
- Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectric Technology and Terahertz Science in Shaanxi, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
- Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectric Technology and Terahertz Science in Shaanxi, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
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- Department of Physics, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
- Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectric Technology and Terahertz Science in Shaanxi, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
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Zhu Z, Bian Y, Zhang X, Zeng R, Yang B. Terahertz spectroscopy of temperature-induced transformation between glutamic acid, pyroglutamic acid and racemic pyroglutamic acid. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 275:121150. [PMID: 35313170 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Under heating conditions, L-Glutamic acid (L-Glu) can be dehydrated to form L-pyroglutamic acid (L-PGA), and L-PGA can racemize to form DL-PGA. Here, we characterized this transformation at different temperatures and times by terahertz time domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS). By Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), the validity of THz spectroscopy is verified. The results prove that the reaction rate of dehydration and racemization is significantly affected by temperature. The THz spectra divided the reactions into three stages. At 150-155 °C, the reaction changes drastically. Furthermore, we found that the absorption intensity at 0.97 and 1.55 THz has a good dependence on the reaction temperature and time, showing a non-linear relationship (R2 > 0.98). Our findings suggest that the chemical transformation and reaction rate can be sensitively probed by terahertz spectroscopy, which provides a potential method for the quantitative analysis of reaction products.
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- Zhenqi Zhu
- College of Textile Science and Engineering (International Institute of Silk), Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- College of Textile Science and Engineering (International Institute of Silk), Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- College of Textile Science and Engineering (International Institute of Silk), Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- College of Textile Science and Engineering (International Institute of Silk), Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- College of Textile Science and Engineering (International Institute of Silk), Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China.
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Rogers FJM, Radhanpura K, Horvat J, Farrant D. On the use of a volume constraint to account for thermal expansion effects on the low-frequency vibrations of molecular crystals. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:10408-10419. [PMID: 35441620 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05718a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A volume-constraint method is presented as a means to capture the influence of thermal expansion on the low-frequency vibrations in molecular crystals. In particular, the room-temperature terahertz absorption spectra of L-tartaric acid, α-lactose monohydrate, and α-para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) have been simulated using dispersion-corrected, solid-state density functional theory (DFT-D). By comparing the normal modes obtained with a unit cell optimised without constraints to those obtained with a unit cell optimised while constrained to keep its experimental volume, wholesale improvements to the resultant spectrum is achieved when using the constrained geometry by inhibiting cell contraction. These improvements are demonstrated over a range of popular density functionals and basis sets up to triple-zeta complexity. A correlation method is then presented as a means to quantitatively compare the vibrational pattern of normal modes obtained from both unit cells. This analysis reveals that thermal expansion can effect the character and relative frequency of normal modes, with the choice of geometry ultimately affecting the assignment of the experimental absorptions. The sensibility of using the experimental volume as an approximation is then discussed, where it is speculated that large basis sets or hybrid functionals are necessary to ensure that the thermal expansion effect is not overestimated. The low-frequency absorption spectrum of PABA is then fully characterised using the PBE-D3BJ/6-311G(2d,2p) method.
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- Fergus J M Rogers
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Lindfield, NSW 2070, Australia
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- School of Physics and Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Lindfield, NSW 2070, Australia
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Mitryukovskiy S, Vanpoucke DEP, Bai Y, Hannotte T, Lavancier M, Hourlier D, Roos G, Peretti R. On the influence of water on THz vibrational spectral features of molecular crystals. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:6107-6125. [PMID: 35212691 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp03261e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The nanoscale structure of molecular assemblies plays a major role in many (μ)-biological mechanisms. Molecular crystals are one of the most simple of these assemblies and are widely used in a variety of applications from pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, to nutraceuticals and cosmetics. The collective vibrations in such molecular crystals can be probed using terahertz spectroscopy, providing unique characteristic spectral fingerprints. However, the association of the spectral features to the crystal conformation, crystal phase and its environment is a difficult task. We present a combined computational-experimental study on the incorporation of water in lactose molecular crystals, and show how simulations can be used to associate spectral features in the THz region to crystal conformations and phases. Using periodic DFT simulations of lactose molecular crystals, the role of water in the observed lactose THz spectrum is clarified, presenting both direct and indirect contributions. A specific experimental setup is built to allow the controlled heating and corresponding dehydration of the sample, providing the monitoring of the crystal phase transformation dynamics. Besides the observation that lactose phases and phase transformation appear to be more complex than previously thought - including several crystal forms in a single phase and a non-negligible water content in the so-called anhydrous phase - we draw two main conclusions from this study. Firstly, THz modes are spread over more than one molecule and require periodic computation rather than a gas-phase one. Secondly, hydration water does not only play a perturbative role but also participates in the facilitation of the THz vibrations.
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- Sergey Mitryukovskiy
- Institut d'Electronique de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie, Université Lille, CNRS, 59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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- IMO, Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium./AMIBM, Maastricht University, 6167 Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Institut d'Electronique de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie, Université Lille, CNRS, 59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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- Institut d'Electronique de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie, Université Lille, CNRS, 59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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- Institut d'Electronique de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie, Université Lille, CNRS, 59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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- Institut d'Electronique de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie, Université Lille, CNRS, 59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8576 - UGSF - Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Institut d'Electronique de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie, Université Lille, CNRS, 59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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Zhang X, Yang B, Zhou W, Zhu Z, Bian Y, Zeng R. Dynamic Detection of Thiol Oxidation/Reduction Status During the Conversion of Cysteine/Cystine. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Chen T, Yu L, Li Z, Hu F, Xu C. Application of terahertz spectroscopy combined with density functional theory to analysis of intermolecular weak interactions for coumarin and 6-methylcoumarin. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 263:120159. [PMID: 34325169 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The terahertz (THz) absorption spectra of coumarin and 6-methylcoumarin have been investigated by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) system in the frequency range from 0.4 to 2.8 THz. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations, both with and without London force dispersion corrections, have been used for the assignment of the experimental THz spectra. To thoroughly interpret the spectrum information, we used potential energy distribution (PED) method to assign the vibrational modes of the absorption peaks, and identify the origin of the absorption peaks by electrostatic potential (ESP) and van der Waals (vdW) potential distribution analysis method. The results show that absorption peaks both for coumarin and 6-methylcoumarin are caused by electrostatic interaction in the lower frequency range, while vdW interaction in the higher frequency. Moreover, the potential energy distribution of electrostatic and vdW between them is basically the same, and it led to the similarity of THz spectra between coumarin and 6-MC. This work has demonstrated that using THz spectroscopy combined with DFT calculations is an effective way to analysis of intermolecular weak interactions and biomolecules with similar structures.
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- Tao Chen
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Automatic Detecting Technology and Instruments, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Automatic Detecting Technology and Instruments, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Automatic Detecting Technology and Instruments, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Automatic Detecting Technology and Instruments, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Automatic Detecting Technology and Instruments, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China.
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Isogai M, Seshimo M, Houjou H. Optimizing a coarse-grained space for approximate normal-mode vibrations of molecular heterodimers. J Mol Model 2021; 27:140. [PMID: 33905009 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-021-04743-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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We applied the method of coarse-graining the intermolecular vibrations to molecular heterodimers assembled by double hydrogen bonding. This method is based on principal component analysis, by which the original atomic displacement vectors are projected onto a lower-dimensional space spanned by a basis set of translations, librations, and intramolecular vibrations of the constituent molecules. Compared with homodimers, the following points are particularly noted: (1) alignment of the constituent molecules in a non-symmetric atomic arrangement of the whole system and (2) the scheme of reordering the bases to construct an optimal coarse-grained space. We tested three schemes for reordering the intramolecular vibration vectors to determine that the best one is equivalent to size reduction based on the singular value decomposition. The coarse-graining analysis affords three parameters, Φintra, Φinter, and Φapp, which are relevant to the mechanical nature of the molecular assembly. The Φintra values account for the internal stiffness of molecules, while the Φinter values are true stiffness constants of the intermolecular force and show a good correlation with the association energies of the dimers. The Φapp values are the apparent intermolecular stiffness smaller than Φinter, as a result of compensation for neglecting intramolecular vibrations. All these values are consistent with each other under the coupled oscillator model, showing that the present coarse-graining analysis is valid for heterodimers as well as homodimers.
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- Makoto Isogai
- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan.
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Sanders TJ, Allen JL, Horvat J, Lewis RA. Terahertz response of DL-alanine: experiment and theory. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:657-665. [PMID: 33336214 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05432a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The terahertz (THz) spectrum of dl-alanine has been measured for the first time at cryogenic temperatures and with a pure sample. Several sharp absorptions are observed, over a wide frequency range (0.8-4.8 THz), at 8 K. The sample structure and purity were confirmed with both Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Temperature dependent spectra revealed redshifting, with increasing temperature, for all modes except one at 2.70 THz. This mode exhibits blueshifting until ≈120 K, where it starts to redshift. A Bose-Einstein distribution has been used to model the frequency shift with temperature for the four lowest energy modes. Strong correlations between the fits and data indicate that these modes are caused by phonon excitation in an anharmonic potential. Density functional theory has also been used to identify the origin of these low frequency modes. They are attributed to large scale molecular vibrations.
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- T J Sanders
- Institute of Superconducting and Electronic Materials, School of Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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Allen JL, Sanders TJ, Horvat J, Lewis RA. Anharmonicity-driven redshift and broadening of sharp terahertz features of α-glycine single crystal from 20 K to 300 K: Theory and experiment. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 244:118635. [PMID: 32858447 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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For the first time, large single crystals of the simplest amino acid, glycine, have been used to determine the temperature dependence of its terahertz spectrum. High-quality spectra with very sharp absorption features are observed at cryogenic temperatures. The α-glycine structure and the purity of the crystals were verified via Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Spectral redshift with increasing temperature was observed for all absorption bands in the terahertz region (10-250 cm-1, or 1-8 THz) over the temperature range of 20-300 K. X-ray diffraction revealed expansion in all planes of the crystal lattice over the same temperature range. A Bose-Einstein distribution was used to model the frequency position shift of the two lowest-energy fundamental modes at 50 cm-1 and 69 cm-1. On this basis, we attribute the observed redshift and broadening with increasing temperature to the anharmonic potential associated with the phonon bath.
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- J L Allen
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, School of Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, School of Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, School of Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, School of Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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Li Y, Xu L, Zhou Q, Xiong G, Shen Y, Deng X. A comparative evaluation of the activities of thiol group and hydroxyl group in low-frequency vibrations using terahertz spectroscopy and DFT calculations. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2019; 214:246-251. [PMID: 30785044 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Low-frequency vibrations of biomolecules govern many biological processes like allostery of proteins, binding interaction and solvation. Revealing how involved are different groups of molecules in low-frequency vibrations is of significance to understand the behaviors of biomolecules. To compare the activities of hydroxyl group and thiol group in low-frequency vibrations, we conducted THz measurements and DFT calculations of l‑serine and l‑cysteine. We performed quantitative analyses on their low-frequency vibrations to study their difference. Statistical analyses on the vibrational modes in our studied range suggest the thiol group shows a higher level of activity in low-frequency vibrations than hydroxyl group.
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- Yin Li
- Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Nanchang University, Xuefu Avenue 999, Nanchang City 330031, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Chemistry, Biology and Materials of Science, East China University of Technology, Guanglan Avenue 418, Nanchang City 330013, China
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- Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Nanchang University, Xuefu Avenue 999, Nanchang City 330031, China
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- Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Nanchang University, Xuefu Avenue 999, Nanchang City 330031, China
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- Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Nanchang University, Xuefu Avenue 999, Nanchang City 330031, China
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- Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Nanchang University, Xuefu Avenue 999, Nanchang City 330031, China; Institute of Space Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Xuefu Avenue 999, Nanchang City 330031, China.
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Niessen KA, Xu M, George DK, Chen MC, Ferré-D'Amaré AR, Snell EH, Cody V, Pace J, Schmidt M, Markelz AG. Protein and RNA dynamical fingerprinting. Nat Commun 2019; 10:1026. [PMID: 30833555 PMCID: PMC6399446 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08926-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Protein structural vibrations impact biology by steering the structure to functional intermediate states; enhancing tunneling events; and optimizing energy transfer. Strong water absorption and a broad continuous vibrational density of states have prevented optical identification of these vibrations. Recently spectroscopic signatures that change with functional state were measured using anisotropic terahertz microscopy. The technique however has complex sample positioning requirements and long measurement times, limiting access for the biomolecular community. Here we demonstrate that a simplified system increases spectroscopic structure to dynamically fingerprint biomacromolecules with a factor of 6 reduction in data acquisition time. Using this technique, polarization varying anisotropy terahertz microscopy, we show sensitivity to inhibitor binding and unique vibrational spectra for several proteins and an RNA G-quadruplex. The technique’s sensitivity to anisotropic absorbance and birefringence provides rapid assessment of macromolecular dynamics that impact biology. The characterization of biomacromolecule structural vibrations has been impeded by a broad continuous vibrational density of states obscuring molecule specific vibrations. A terahertz microscopy system using polarization control produces signatures to dynamically fingerprint proteins and a RNA G-quadruplex.
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- Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute & Department of Structural Biology, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute & Department of Structural Biology, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute & Department of Structural Biology, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, USA. .,Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute & Department of Structural Biology, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, USA.
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Impact of hydrogen bonding network configuration on intramolecular distortion in solid state: Studies on low-frequency vibrations of L-glutamic acid and L-glutamine. J Mol Struct 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.12.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The effect of conformational freedom of side chain on low-frequency motions of amino acids in solid-state. J Mol Struct 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.05.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Isogai M, Houjou H. Indices to evaluate the reliability of coarse-grained representations of mixed inter/intramolecular vibrations. J Mol Model 2018; 24:221. [PMID: 30073513 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-018-3757-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We propose some methods for quantifying the reliability of coarse-grained representations of displacement vectors of normal mode vibrations. In the framework of our basic theory, the original displacement vectors are projected onto a lower-dimensional (i.e., a coarse-grained) space. Four types of functions denoted fidelity indices were introduced as measures of the similarity of the original to the restored displacement vectors. These indices were applied to several hydrogen-bonded homodimers, and the behavior of each index was examined. We found that a coarse-grained representation with high reliability resulted in the accurate restoration of properties such as eigenfrequency, modal mass, and modal stiffness.
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- Makoto Isogai
- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan.
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Sosorev AY, Maslennikov DR, Chernyshov IY, Dominskiy DI, Bruevich VV, Vener MV, Paraschuk DY. Relationship between electron-phonon interaction and low-frequency Raman anisotropy in high-mobility organic semiconductors. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:18912-18918. [PMID: 29972163 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp03232g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Recent theoretical studies have shown that charge transport in high-mobility organic semiconductors is limited by low-frequency vibrations because of strong non-local electron-phonon interaction. Here we investigate two high-electron-mobility organic semiconductors with similar molecular structures but considerably different crystal packings, TCNQ and F2-TCNQ, and reveal the relationship between the experimental low-frequency Raman spectra and the calculated contributions of various vibrational modes to the electron-phonon interaction. We suggest that the combination of Raman spectroscopy with solid-state DFT is a powerful tool for probing electron-phonon interaction and focused search for high-mobility organic semiconductors.
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- A Yu Sosorev
- Faculty of Physics and International Laser Center, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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Neu J, Nikonow H, Schmuttenmaer CA. Terahertz Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Calculations of dl-Norleucine and dl-Methionine. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:5978-5982. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b04978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jens Neu
- Yale University, Department of Chemistry, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Yale University, Department of Chemistry, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Yale University, Department of Chemistry, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
- Yale University, Energy Science Institute (ESI), New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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Li Y, Lukács A, Bordács S, Móczár J, Nyitrai M, Hebling J. The effect of the flexibility of hydrogen bonding network on low-frequency motions of amino acids. Evidence from Terahertz spectroscopy and DFT calculations. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 191:8-15. [PMID: 28972911 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Low-frequency modes of L-Asp and L-Asn were studied in the range from 0.1 to 3.0THz using time-domain Terahertz spectroscopy and density functional theory calculation. The results show that PBE-D2 shows more success than BLYP-D2 in prediction of THz absorption spectra. To compare their low-frequency modes, we adopted "vibrational character ID strips" proposed by Schmuttenmaer and coworkers [Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 117, 10444(2013)]. We found that the most intense THz absorption peaks of two compounds both involve severe distortion of their hydrogen bonding networks. Due to less rigid hydrogen bonding network in L-Asp, the side chain (carboxyl group) of L-Asp exhibits larger motions than that (carboxamide group) of L-Asn in low-frequency modes.
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- Yin Li
- MTA-PTE High-Field Terahertz Research Group, Ifjúság Street 6, Pécs H-7624, Hungary; Department of Biophysics, University of Pécs, Szigeti Street 12, Pécs H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Pécs, Szigeti Street 12, Pécs H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budafoki Street 8, Budapest H-1111, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Pécs, Szigeti Street 12, Pécs H-7624, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Pécs, Szigeti Street 12, Pécs H-7624, Hungary
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- MTA-PTE High-Field Terahertz Research Group, Ifjúság Street 6, Pécs H-7624, Hungary; Department of Experimental Physics, University of Pécs, Ifjúság Street 6, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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Zhang B, Li S, Wang C, Zou T, Pan T, Zhang J, Xu Z, Ren G, Zhao H. Terahertz spectroscopic investigation of gallic acid and its monohydrate. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 190:40-46. [PMID: 28898820 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The low-frequency spectra of gallic acid (GA) and its monohydrate were investigated by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) in the range of 0.5 to 4.5THz. The dehydration process of GA monohydrate was monitored on-line. The kinetic mechanism of the dehydration process was analyzed depending on the THz spectral change at different temperatures. The results indicate that the diffusion of water molecule dominates the speed of the entire dehydration process. Solid-state density functional theory (DFT) calculations of the vibrational modes of both GA and its monohydrate were performed based on their crystalline structures for better interpreting the experimental THz spectra. The results demonstrate that the characterized features of GA mainly originate from the collective vibrations of molecules. And the interactions between GA and water molecules are responsible for THz fingerprint of GA monohydrate. Multi-techniques including differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry (DSC-TG) and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) were also carried out to further investigate GA and its monohydrate.
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- Bo Zhang
- School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China; Division of Interfacial Water and Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- Division of Interfacial Water and Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China; Division of Interfacial Water and Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China; Division of Interfacial Water and Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Division of Interfacial Water and Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Division of Interfacial Water and Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Division of Interfacial Water and Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China.
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Neu J, Nemes CT, Regan KP, Williams MRC, Schmuttenmaer CA. Exploring the solid state phase transition in dl-norvaline with terahertz spectroscopy. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:276-283. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp05479c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Experimental and theoretical demonstration of the power of terahertz spectroscopy to provide novel insights into solid-state phase-transformations in organic materials.
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- Jens Neu
- Department of Chemistry
- Yale University
- New Haven
- USA
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Zhang F, Wang HW, Tominaga K, Hayashi M, Hasunuma T, Kondo A. Application of THz Vibrational Spectroscopy to Molecular Characterization and the Theoretical Fundamentals: An Illustration Using Saccharide Molecules. Chem Asian J 2017; 12:324-331. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201601419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Feng Zhang
- Molecular Photoscience Research Center; Kobe University; Kobe 657-8501 Japan
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- Center for Condensed Matter Sciences; National; Taiwan) University 1 Roosevelt Rd. Sec. 4 Taipei 10617 Taiwan
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- Molecular Photoscience Research Center; Kobe University; Kobe 657-8501 Japan
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- Center for Condensed Matter Sciences; National; Taiwan) University 1 Roosevelt Rd. Sec. 4 Taipei 10617 Taiwan
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- Graduate School of Science; Technology and Innovation; Kobe University; Kobe 657-8501 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science; Technology and Innovation; Kobe University; Kobe 657-8501 Japan
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Zhang F, Wang HW, Tominaga K, Hayashi M. Mixing of intermolecular and intramolecular vibrations in optical phonon modes: terahertz spectroscopy and solid-state density functional theory. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Feng Zhang
- Molecular Photoscience Research Center; Kobe University; Kobe Japan
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- Center for Condensed Matte Sciences; National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Molecular Photoscience Research Center; Kobe University; Kobe Japan
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- Center for Condensed Matte Sciences; National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
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Zhang F, Wang HW, Tominaga K, Hayashi M. Intramolecular vibrations in low-frequency normal modes of amino acids: L-alanine in the neat solid state. J Phys Chem A 2015; 119:3008-22. [PMID: 25723274 DOI: 10.1021/jp512164y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the low-frequency phonons of L-alanine by using the solid-state density functional theory at the Γ point. We are particularly interested in the intramolecular vibrations accessing low-frequency phonons via harmonic coupling with intermolecular vibrations. A new mode-analysis method is introduced to quantify the vibrational characteristics of such intramolecular vibrations. We find that the torsional motions of COO(-) are involved in low-frequency phonons, although COO(-) is conventionally assumed to undergo localized torsion. We also find the broad distributions of intramolecular vibrations relevant to important functional groups of amino acids, e.g., the COO(-) and NH3(+) torsions, in the low-frequency phonons. The latter finding is illustrated by the concept of frequency distribution of vibrations. These findings may lead to immediate implications in other amino acid systems.
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- Feng Zhang
- †Molecular Photoscience Research Center, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- ‡Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, 1 Roosevelt Road, Section 4, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- †Molecular Photoscience Research Center, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- ‡Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, 1 Roosevelt Road, Section 4, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Parrott EPJ, Zeitler JA. Terahertz time-domain and low-frequency Raman spectroscopy of organic materials. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2015; 69:1-25. [PMID: 25506684 DOI: 10.1366/14-07707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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With the ongoing proliferation of terahertz time-domain instrumentation from semiconductor physics into applied spectroscopy over the past decade, measurements at terahertz frequencies (1 THz ≡ 10(12) Hz ≡ 33 cm(-1)) have attracted a sustained growing interest, in particular the investigation of hydrogen-bonding interactions in organic materials. More recently, the availability of Raman spectrometers that are readily able to measure in the equivalent spectral region very close to the elastic scattering background has also grown significantly. This development has led to renewed efforts in performing spectroscopy at the interface between dielectric relaxation phenomena and vibrational spectroscopy. In this review, we briefly outline the underlying technology, the physical phenomena governing the light-matter interaction at terahertz frequencies, recent examples of spectroscopic studies, and the current state of the art in assigning spectral features to vibrational modes based on computational techniques.
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- Edward P J Parrott
- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong Sar, China
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Ruggiero MT, Bardon T, Strlič M, Taday PF, Korter TM. Assignment of the Terahertz Spectra of Crystalline Copper Sulfate and Its Hydrates via Solid-State Density Functional Theory. J Phys Chem A 2014; 118:10101-8. [DOI: 10.1021/jp507927c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Michael T. Ruggiero
- Department
of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 Center for Science and Technology, Syracuse, New York 13244-4100, United States
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- Centre
for Sustainable Heritage, Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, University College London, 14 Upper Woburn Place, London WC1H 0NN, U.K
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- Centre
for Sustainable Heritage, Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, University College London, 14 Upper Woburn Place, London WC1H 0NN, U.K
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- TeraView Limited, Platinum Building, St. John’s Innovation Park, Cambridge CB4 0DS, U.K
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- Department
of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 Center for Science and Technology, Syracuse, New York 13244-4100, United States
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Baek SH, Lim HB, Chun HS. Detection of melamine in foods using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2014; 62:5403-5407. [PMID: 24884284 DOI: 10.1021/jf501170z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of detecting melamine in foodstuffs using terahertz imaging. The terahertz (THz) spectra and images of melamine mixtures were obtained in the frequency range of 0.1-3 THz at room temperature using THz time-domain spectroscopy. Characteristic absorption peaks of melamine were found at 2, 2.26, and 2.6 THz, and these peaks showed the same frequencies in the different food matrices. At 2 THz, the THz images of melamine were dose-dependently distinguishable from those of food components with or without the packaging materials used. The calibration curve of melamine showed a regression coefficient (R(2)) of >0.913 and a detection limit of <13%. These results suggest that terahertz imaging has the potential to be used for the qualitative detection of melamine in food as a nondestructive analytical tool.
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- Seung Hyun Baek
- School of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University , Ansung, Gyounggi 456-756, Republic of Korea
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Zhang F, Hayashi M, Wang HW, Tominaga K, Kambara O, Nishizawa JI, Sasaki T. Terahertz spectroscopy and solid-state density functional theory calculation of anthracene: Effect of dispersion force on the vibrational modes. J Chem Phys 2014; 140:174509. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4873421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Zhang F, Kambara O, Tominaga K, Nishizawa JI, Sasaki T, Wang HW, Hayashi M. Analysis of vibrational spectra of solid-state adenine and adenosine in the terahertz region. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra44285c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Williams MRC, Aschaffenburg DJ, Ofori-Okai BK, Schmuttenmaer CA. Intermolecular Vibrations in Hydrophobic Amino Acid Crystals: Experiments and Calculations. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:10444-61. [DOI: 10.1021/jp406730a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Michael R. C. Williams
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, P.O.
Box 208107, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, P.O.
Box 208107, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, P.O.
Box 208107, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, P.O.
Box 208107, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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Charron DM, Ajito K, Kim JY, Ueno Y. Chemical Mapping of Pharmaceutical Cocrystals Using Terahertz Spectroscopic Imaging. Anal Chem 2013; 85:1980-4. [DOI: 10.1021/ac302852n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Danielle M. Charron
- NTT Microsystem Integration Laboratories, NTT Corporation, 3-1 Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa
243-0198 Japan
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- NTT Microsystem Integration Laboratories, NTT Corporation, 3-1 Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa
243-0198 Japan
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- NTT Microsystem Integration Laboratories, NTT Corporation, 3-1 Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa
243-0198 Japan
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- NTT Microsystem Integration Laboratories, NTT Corporation, 3-1 Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa
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King MD, Korter TM. Modified Corrections for London Forces in Solid-State Density Functional Theory Calculations of Structure and Lattice Dynamics of Molecular Crystals. J Phys Chem A 2012; 116:6927-34. [DOI: 10.1021/jp303746a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Matthew D. King
- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 Center for Science & Technology, Syracuse, New York 13244-4100, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 Center for Science & Technology, Syracuse, New York 13244-4100, United States
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Witko EM, Korter TM. Terahertz Spectroscopy of the Explosive Taggant 2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-Dinitrobutane. J Phys Chem A 2012; 116:6879-84. [DOI: 10.1021/jp302487t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ewelina M. Witko
- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 Center for Science and Technology,
Syracuse, New York 13244,
United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 Center for Science and Technology,
Syracuse, New York 13244,
United States
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King MD, Blanton TN, Korter TM. Revealing the true crystal structure of L-phenylalanine using solid-state density functional theory. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 14:1113-6. [PMID: 22143120 DOI: 10.1039/c1cp22831e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Solid-state density functional theory can be used for crystal structure determination from powder X-ray diffraction data of molecular crystals that are too large and complex for conventional refinement methods.
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- Matthew D King
- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 Center for Science & Technology, 111 College Place, Syracuse, New York 13244-4100, USA
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King MD, Korter TM. Noncovalent interactions between modified cytosine and guanine DNA base pair mimics investigated by terahertz spectroscopy and solid-state density functional theory. J Phys Chem A 2011; 115:14391-6. [PMID: 22107026 DOI: 10.1021/jp208883t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Modified cytosine and guanine nucleobases cocrystallize in a hydrogen bonding configuration similar to that observed in native DNA. The noncovalent interactions binding these base pairs in the crystalline solid were investigated using terahertz (THz) spectroscopy and solid-state density functional theory (DFT). While stronger hydrogen bonding interactions are responsible for the general molecular orientations in the crystalline state, it is the weaker dipole-dipole and dispersion forces that determine the overall packing arrangement. The inclusion of dispersion interactions in the DFT calculations was found to be necessary to accurately simulate the unit cell structure and THz vibrational spectrum. Using properly modeled intermolecular potentials, the lattice vibrational motions of the cytosine and guanine derivatives were calculated. The vibrational characters of the modes exhibited by the DNA base pair mimic in the THz region were primarily rotational motions and are indicative of the energies and the nature of vibrations that would likely be observed between similar base pairs in DNA molecules.
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- Matthew D King
- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244-4100, United States
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Vener MV, Medvedev AG, Churakov AV, Prikhodchenko PV, Tripol'skaya TA, Lev O. H-bond network in amino acid cocrystals with H2O or H2O2. The DFT study of serine-H2O and serine-H2O2. J Phys Chem A 2011; 115:13657-63. [PMID: 22004006 DOI: 10.1021/jp207899z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The structure, IR spectrum, and H-bond network in the serine-H(2)O and serine-H(2)O(2) crystals were studied using DFT computations with periodic boundary conditions. Two different basis sets were used: the all-electron Gaussian-type orbital basis set and the plane wave basis set. Computed frequencies of the IR-active vibrations of the titled crystals are quite different in the range of 10-100 cm(-1). Harmonic approximation fails to reproduce IR active bands in the 2500-2800 frequency region of serine-H(2)O and serine-H(2)O(2). The bands around 2500 and 2700 cm(-1) do exist in the anharmonic IR spectra and are caused by the first overtone of the OH bending vibrations of H(2)O and a combination vibration of the symmetric and asymmetric bendings of H(2)O(2). The quantum-topological analysis of the crystalline electron density enables us to describe quantitatively the H-bond network. It is much more complex in the title crystals than in a serine crystal. Appearance of water leads to an increase of the energy of the amino acid-amino acid interactions, up to ~50 kJ/mol. The energy of the amino acid-water H-bonds is ~30 kJ/mol. The H(2)O/H(2)O(2) substitution does not change the H-bond network; however, the energy of the amino acid-H(2)O(2) contacts increases up to 60 kJ/mol. This is caused by the fact that H(2)O(2) is a much better proton donor than H(2)O in the title crystals.
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- Mikhail V Vener
- Department of Quantum Chemistry, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, Moscow, Russia.
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