Nitro-Phenylalanine: A Novel Sensor for Heat Transfer in Peptides

作者:Haiser Karin; Koller Florian O; Huber Markus; Regner Nadja; Schrader Tobias E; Schreier Wolfgang J; Zinth Wolfgang*
来源:Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2011, 115(11): 2169-2175.
DOI:10.1021/jp110597a

摘要

Femtosecond IR-pump-IR-probe experiments with independently tunable pulses are used to monitor the ultrafast response of selected IR absorption bands to vibrational excitation of other modes of Fmoc-nitrophenylalanine. The absorptions of both NO(2)-bands change rapidly within <2 ps upon excitation of other vibrational modes. The results point to considerable coupling between the monitored NO(2) modes and the initially excited modes or low-frequency modes. The latter are populated by a rapid energy redistribution process. The strong IR absorption of the NO(2) stretching bands and the intense coupling to other modes makes the nitro group of nitrophenylalanine a sensitive monitor for vibrational energy arriving at this amino acid.

  • 出版日期2011-3-24