2024
Beyond the “spine of hydration”: Chiral SFG spectroscopy detects DNA first hydration shell and base pair structures
Perets E, Konstantinovsky D, Santiago T, Videla P, Tremblay M, Velarde L, Batista V, Hammes-Schiffer S, Yan E. Beyond the “spine of hydration”: Chiral SFG spectroscopy detects DNA first hydration shell and base pair structures. The Journal Of Chemical Physics 2024, 161: 095104. PMID: 39230381, PMCID: PMC11377083, DOI: 10.1063/5.0220479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChiral SFG spectraProbe water moleculeWater moleculesChiral SFG spectroscopyHydration shellSFG spectraMinor grooveSFG spectroscopyHydration shell water moleculesWater structureO-H stretching of waterSum frequency generation spectroscopyShell water moleculesPhosphate backboneN-H stretchingO-H stretchingDNA base pairsDNA minor grooveSpine of hydrationSpectra of DNAN-HVibrational spectroscopyO-HSFG responseSFG signal
2013
Chiral Sum Frequency Generation for In Situ Probing Proton Exchange in Antiparallel β‑Sheets at Interfaces
Fu L, Xiao D, Wang Z, Batista VS, Yan EC. Chiral Sum Frequency Generation for In Situ Probing Proton Exchange in Antiparallel β‑Sheets at Interfaces. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2013, 135: 3592-3598. PMID: 23394622, PMCID: PMC9208335, DOI: 10.1021/ja3119527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDeuterium Exchange MeasurementPeptidesProtein Structure, SecondaryProtonsQuantum TheorySpectrum AnalysisConceptsD exchangeChiral sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopySum frequency generation spectroscopyHydrogen/deuterium exchangeSurface-selective methodFrequency generation spectroscopyVibrational modesAir/water interfaceAb initio simulationsWater OD stretch bandsH bondsPeptide backboneGeneration spectroscopyN stretchBulk solutionProton exchangeD stretchWater interfaceAntiparallel β-sheetDeuterium exchangeStretch bandFourier transformMass spectroscopyInitio simulations
2011
Chiral Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy for Characterizing Protein Secondary Structures at Interfaces
Fu L, Liu J, Yan EC. Chiral Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy for Characterizing Protein Secondary Structures at Interfaces. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2011, 133: 8094-8097. PMID: 21534603, DOI: 10.1021/ja201575e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChiral sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopySum frequency generation spectroscopyFrequency generation spectroscopyProtein secondary structureVibrational signaturesGeneration spectroscopyChiral SFG spectroscopyChiral SFG spectraRandom coilSecondary structureΑ-helixΒ-sheetLipid-water interfaceSFG spectroscopyHuman islet amyloidPeptide backboneSFG spectraH stretchAmide IReal-time characterizationSpectroscopyProtein conformationIslet amyloidStructureSitu
2010
In Situ Misfolding of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide at Interfaces Probed by Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation
Fu L, Ma G, Yan EC. In Situ Misfolding of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide at Interfaces Probed by Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2010, 132: 5405-5412. PMID: 20337445, DOI: 10.1021/ja909546b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmyloidHumansIslet Amyloid PolypeptideKineticsPhosphatidylglycerolsProtein ConformationProtein FoldingSpectrum AnalysisConceptsChiral optical responseSum-frequency generationCharacteristic optical propertiesSum frequency generation spectroscopyVibrational sum frequency generationAir/water interfaceFrequency generationOptical propertiesFrequency generation spectroscopyPolarization settingsGeneration spectroscopyWater interfaceInterface ProbedChiral structureStretch frequencyParallel beta-sheet structure