Biomolecular Spectroscopy: Advances from Integrating Experiments and Theory

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Contributors
Pages ix-x

Introduction: Biomolecular Spectroscopy: Advances from Integrating Experiments and Theory
Pages xi-xii
Christo Z. Christov

Chapter One - Studying Biomacromolecules with Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy
Pages 1-36
Rachel E. Hill, Neil T. Hunt, Jonathan D. Hirst

Chapter Two - NMR Studies on the Dynamics of Hydrogen Bonds and Ion Pairs Involving Lysine Side Chains of Proteins
Pages 37-80
Levani Zandarashvili, Alexandre Esadze, Junji Iwahara

Chapter Three - Structure–Function Relationship of the Plant Photosynthetic Pigment–Protein Complex LHCII Studied with Molecular Spectroscopy Techniques
Pages 81-93
Wieslaw I. Gruszecki

Chapter Four - Combined Use of Optical Spectroscopy and Computational Methods to Study the Binding and the Photoinduced Conformational Modification of Proteins When NMR and X-Ray Structural Determinations Are Not an Option
Pages 95-152
Lorenzo Brancaleon

Chapter Five - Enzyme Active Site Interactions by Raman/FTIR, NMR, and Ab Initio Calculations
Pages 153-182
Hua Deng

Chapter Six - Protein and Water Confined in Nanometer-Scale Reverse Micelles Studied by Near Infrared, Terahertz, and Ultrafast Visible Spectroscopies
Pages 183-211
Hiroshi Murakami

Chapter Seven - Structure and Orientation of Interfacial Proteins Determined by Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy: Method and Application
Pages 213-255
Shuji Ye, Feng Wei, Hongchun Li, Kangzhen Tian, Yi Luo

Chapter Eight - X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy: A Tool to Investigate the Local Structure of Metal-Based Anticancer Compounds In Vivo
Pages 257-305
Alfred A. Hummer, Annette Rompel

Author Index
Pages 307-325

Subject Index
Pages 327-336