Issue 12, 2006

Time-resolved methods in Biophysics. 1. A novel pump and probe surface-enhanced resonance Raman approach for studying biological photoreceptors

Abstract

This article describes a method, based on surface-enhanced resonance Raman (SERR) spectroscopy, for studying the reaction dynamics of photoreceptors immobilized on metal electrodes. Time resolution and fresh sample conditions are achieved by synchronizing the rotational and translational motion of a novel kinematic electrode with the duration and time delay between the pump and probe events. The power and sensitivity of the method is illustrated by studying the photocycle of the sensory photoreceptor NpSRII and its sensitivity to the applied electric field. The results are compared with time-resolved resonance Raman measurements in solution.

Graphical abstract: Time-resolved methods in Biophysics. 1. A novel pump and probe surface-enhanced resonance Raman approach for studying biological photoreceptors

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
01 Jun 2006
Accepted
22 Sep 2006
First published
17 Oct 2006

Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006,5, 1103-1108

Time-resolved methods in Biophysics. 1. A novel pump and probe surface-enhanced resonance Raman approach for studying biological photoreceptors

H. Naumann, J. P. Klare, M. Engelhard, P. Hildebrandt and D. H. Murgida, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 1103 DOI: 10.1039/B607807A

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