Bioinspired interactions studied by vibrational circular dichroism
Language English Country United States Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review
PubMed
19937957
DOI
10.1002/chir.20803
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- MeSH
- Models, Chemical MeSH
- Circular Dichroism methods MeSH
- DNA chemistry MeSH
- Models, Molecular MeSH
- Molecular Structure MeSH
- Oligonucleotides chemistry MeSH
- Proteins chemistry MeSH
- Spectrophotometry, Infrared methods MeSH
- Stereoisomerism MeSH
- Vibration MeSH
- Bile Pigments chemistry MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Review MeSH
- Names of Substances
- DNA MeSH
- Oligonucleotides MeSH
- Proteins MeSH
- Bile Pigments MeSH
Vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectra are reliable indicators of the spatial structure of chiral molecules. The specific and characteristic feature of vibrational spectroscopy, and therefore also of VCD, where the energy of some vibrational modes is predominantly focused to a specific part of the molecule, enables monitoring both the structure of the molecule dissolved in different solvents and under different physicochemical conditions and molecular interactions. This minireview deals with recent contributions covering structural information on the bioinspired interactions obtained by means of VCD, especially in the following areas: interaction of DNA with biomolecules and biogenic metals, guanine tetramers and quadruplexes, biointeractions of bile pigments, and polypeptide and protein interactions with other biomolecules.
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