A theoretical study of the near edge X-ray absorption fine structure of amino acids and proteins

被引:21
作者
Buckley, Matthew W. [1 ]
Besley, Nicholas A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nottingham, Sch Chem, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
关键词
DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY; INNER-SHELL EXCITATION; EXCITED-STATES; CIRCULAR-DICHROISM; QUANTUM-CHEMISTRY; LARGE MOLECULES; GLYCYL-GLYCINE; GAS-PHASE; SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRA;
D O I
10.1016/j.cplett.2010.12.004
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) of amino acids and proteins is studied with time-dependent density functional theory in conjunction with a short-range corrected exchange-correlation functional designed for core-excited states. For glycine, alanine and glycyl-glycine, good agreement between the computed spectra and experiment is obtained at the carbon, nitrogen and oxygen K-edges. The potential of NEXAFS spectroscopy to differentiate between different elements of protein secondary structure is explored. These calculations show that the greatest sensitivity to secondary structure is found at the nitrogen K-edge. (C) 2010 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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页码:540 / 546
页数:7
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