Ultrafast magic angle spinning solid-state NMR spectroscopy: Advances in methodology and applications

Y Nishiyama, G Hou, V Agarwal, Y Su… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Solid-state NMR spectroscopy is one of the most commonly used techniques to study the
atomic-resolution structure and dynamics of various chemical, biological, material, and …

[HTML][HTML] Forces stabilizing proteins

CN Pace, JM Scholtz, GR Grimsley - FEBS letters, 2014 - Elsevier
The goal of this article is to summarize what has been learned about the major forces
stabilizing proteins since the late 1980s when site-directed mutagenesis became possible …

Effects of strong alkali treatment on the physicochemical properties, microstructure, protein structures, and intermolecular forces in egg yolks, plasma, and granules

Y Yang, Y Zhao, M Xu, Y Yao, N Wu, H Du, Y Tu - Food Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study we investigated the changes in the physicochemical properties, microstructure,
protein structure, and intermolecular forces in egg yolk, plasma, and granule gels induced …

Unraveling the structural and chemical features of biological short hydrogen bonds

S Zhou, L Wang - Chemical Science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The three-dimensional architecture of biomolecules often creates specialized structural
elements, notably short hydrogen bonds that have donor–acceptor separations below 2.7 Å …

Short hydrogen bonds and proton delocalization in green fluorescent protein (GFP)

LM Oltrogge, SG Boxer - ACS Central Science, 2015 - ACS Publications
Short hydrogen bonds and specifically low-barrier hydrogen bonds (LBHBs) have been the
focus of much attention and controversy for their possible role in enzymatic catalysis. The …

Experimental detection of the intrinsic difference in Raman optical activity of a photoreceptor protein under preresonance and resonance conditions

S Haraguchi, M Hara, T Shingae… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Raman optical activity (ROA) is an advanced technique capable of detecting structural
deformations of light‐absorbing molecules embedded in chromophoric proteins. Resonance …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic study of release characteristics of two active ingredients in transdermal patch containing lidocaine− flurbiprofen ionic liquid

D Yang, X Chen, Z Li, C Yang - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ionic liquids (ILs) have been proven to be an efficient technology for enhancing drug skin
permeability. However, the question of whether the two components of ILs are released …

Spectroscopic ruler for measuring active-site distortions based on Raman optical activity of a hydrogen out-of-plane vibration

S Haraguchi, T Shingae, T Fujisawa, N Kasai… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - pnas.org
Photoactive yellow protein (PYP), from the phototrophic bacterium Halorhodospira
halophila, is a small water-soluble photoreceptor protein and contains p-coumaric acid (p …

Quantum Effects of Hydrogen Nuclei on the Nuclear Magnetic Shielding Tensor of Ice Ih

Y Shimohata, Y Kanematsu… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ice is the most fundamental hydrogen-bonded system in which the hydrogen nuclear
quantum effect significantly impacts the structure and relevant thermochemical and …

Unusual spectroscopic and electric field sensitivity of chromophores with short hydrogen bonds: GFP and PYP as model systems

CY Lin, SG Boxer - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2020 - ACS Publications
Short hydrogen bonds, with heavy-atom distances less than 2.7 Å, are believed to exhibit
proton delocalization, and their possible role in catalysis has been widely debated. While …