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B Yu1, F Zeng, Y Yang, Q Xing, A Chechin, X Xin, I Zeylikovich, R R Alfano.
Abstract
The low-frequency torsional modes, index of refraction, and absorption of a tryptophan film and pressed powders from 0.2 to 2.0 THz (6.6-66 cm(-1)) were measured by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy at room temperature. It was found that there were two dominated torsional vibrational modes at around 1.435 and 1.842 THz. The associated relaxation lifetimes ( approximately 1 ps) for these modes of the tryptophan molecule were measured. Using a density-functional calculation, the origins of the observed torsional vibrations were assigned to the chain and ring of the tryptophan molecule.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 14990492 PMCID: PMC1304000 DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74233-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033