Title : 
THz vibrational spectra of selected tripeptides: experiments and theory
         
        
            Author : 
Rutz, F. ; Wilk, R. ; Kleine-Ostmann, T. ; Grunenberg, J. ; Koch, M.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech., Technische Univ. Braunschweig, Germany
         
        
        
            fDate : 
27 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We use terahertz time-domain spectroscopy to determine the room temperature THz spectrum of different tripeptides (glutathione, gly-gly-gly and enalapril maleate). Several molecular resonances are observed which we attribute to intramolecular vibrational modes. The experimental data are compared to density functional theory (DFT) calculations.
         
        
            Keywords : 
absorption coefficients; molecular biophysics; submillimetre wave spectra; vibrational modes; 293 to 298 K; THz vibrational spectra; density functional theory; intramolecular vibrational modes; molecular resonances; terahertz time domain spectroscopy; tripeptides; Antenna measurements; Finite impulse response filter; Frequency measurement; Molecular biophysics; Optical pulse generation; Proteins; Pulse measurements; Resonance; Spectroscopy; Temperature;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2004 and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2004. Conference Digest of the 2004 Joint 29th International Conference on
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-8490-3
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ICIMW.2004.1422303