Direct observation of the `lubricant of life' using ultrafast spectroscopies

Hunt, Neil and Turton, David and Kattner, Lisa and Shanks, Richard P. and Wynne, Klaas; Corkum, P and Jonas, D and Miller, RJD and Weiner, AM, eds. (2007) Direct observation of the `lubricant of life' using ultrafast spectroscopies. In: Ultrafast Phenomena XV. Springer series in chemical physics . Springer-Verlag Berlin, USA, pp. 504-506. ISBN 9783540687795 (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68781-8_163)

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Abstract

For the first time we have observed the changes in the terahertz Raman spectrum of a peptide that accompany a secondary-structure transition. Comparison with a phenol model system suggests an origin in hydrogen bonding.