SINGLET ENERGY TRANSFER BETWEEN AROMATIC AMINO ACIDS AND NUCLEIC ACID BASES. THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS

1975 ◽  
Vol 22 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 3-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Montenay-Garestier
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Theoretical Calculations ◽  
Aromatic Amino Acids ◽  
Nucleic Acid Bases

Prebiotic synthesis of carboxylic acids, amino acids and nucleic acid bases from formamide under photochemical conditions⋆

2017 ◽  
Vol 132 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Botta ◽  
Bruno Mattia Bizzarri ◽  
Davide Piccinino ◽  
Teresa Fornaro ◽  
John Robert Brucato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Carboxylic Acids ◽  
Prebiotic Synthesis ◽  
Nucleic Acid Bases

Ultraviolet Resonance Raman Spectra of Escherichia Coli with 222.5–251.0 nm Pulsed Laser Excitation

1988 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 782-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. A. Britton ◽  
R. A. Dalterio ◽  
W. H. Nelson ◽  
D. Britt ◽  
J. F. Sperry
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Amino Acids ◽  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Raman Spectra ◽  
Resonance Raman ◽  
Aromatic Amino Acids ◽  
Selective Excitation ◽  
Exciting Wavelength ◽  
Resonance Raman Spectra ◽  
Ultraviolet Resonance Raman

Resonance Raman spectra of the gram-negative organism, Escherichia coli, have been obtained with 222.5-, 230.6-, and 251.0-nm excitation, and the results have been compared with those reported earlier for 242.4-nm excitation. Major changes in bacterial spectra have been observed with changes in exciting wavelength. The origins of the major peaks in each spectrum have been explained primarily in terms of contributions of nucleic acid bases and aromatic amino acids. As an aid in making assignments, spectra of aromatic amino acids, nucleosides, and mixtures of the two have been obtained at each wavelength used to excite bacterial spectra. Background fluorescence has been observed to be negligible below 251 nm. Selective excitation of bacterial nucleic acid and protein components has been done with ease. Results suggest that an extension of the exciting wavelength range to 190–220 nm will allow the selective excitation of additional cell components.

INTRAMOLECULAR EXCITED ENERGY TRANSFER PATHWAYS IN PROTEINS

2008 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 91-102
Author(s):  
LEONARDO R. LAREO ◽  
JANNETH GONZÁLEZ
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Protein Structure ◽  
Aromatic Amino Acids ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Computational Approaches ◽  
Orbital Interactions ◽  
Conducting Materials

The transfer of energy perturbations within protein structure is an important phenomenon in many biological processes. In particular, the transfer of energy perturbations within a molecule in the absence of electron transfer is critical to the understanding of such processes as signaling involving receptors, channels, and enzymes among others, and to the design and development of relevant conducting materials. In this work, we have proposed a mechanism to explain this nonradiative, nonelectron energy transfer based on the π-orbital interactions of aromatic amino acids. Additionally, some theoretical background and possible computational approaches are presented as support for the proposal.

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