Resonance Raman spectra of cytochrome C and oxyhemoglobin using pulsed laser excitation and optical multichannel detection

The resonance Raman spectra of dilute cytochrome c and oxyhemoglobin solutions obtained with high peak power (>1 MW) laser excitation at 532.0 nm and optical multichannel analysis (OMA) are presented. The frequencies and intensities of bands in resonance Raman spectra obtained under these conditions are directly comparable to spectra derived from 0.15 W peak power excitation using cw lasers. No anomalous spectral features are observed. These pulsed-laser/OMA spectra are used to comment on the applicability of such techniques for time-resolved resonance Raman spectroscopy of biopolymers.     

PRIMARY PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF BACTERIORHODOPSIN: COMPARISON OF FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED DIFFERENCE SPECTRA WITH RESONANCE RAMAN SPECTRA

Abstract —Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) difference spectra of the BR→rK transition in bacteriorhodopsin at 77→K are compared with analogous resonance Raman difference spectra obtained using a spinning sample cell at 77→K. The vibrational frequencies observed in the FTIR spectra of native purple membrane and of purple membrane regenerated with 15-deuterioretinal are in good agreement with the frequencies observed in the Raman spectra, indicating that the lines in the FTIR difference spectra arise predominantly from retinal chromophore vibrations. This agreement confirms that the spinning cell method for obtaining resonance Raman spectra of K minimizes potential contributions from unwanted photoproducts. The unexpected similarity between the resonance Raman scattering intensities and the FTIR absorption intensities for BR and K is discussed in terms of the delocalized electronic structure of the chromophore. Finally, comparison of the Schiff base regions of the K Raman and FTIR spectra provide additional information on the assignment of its Schiff base vibration.     

Fourier transform Raman and infrared and surface-enhanced Raman spectra for rhodamine 6G

The vibrational spectra of rhodamine 6G (R6G) are discussed on the basis of Fourier transform infrared and Fourier transform Raman spectra obtained far from resonance which are compared with resonance Raman and surface-enhanced resonance Raman spectra obtained with excitation at 457.9 nm. The behaviour of several bands is described and tentative assignments are proposed. Stong resonance Raman effects are observed for bands assignable to xanthene ring stretching modes and also xanthene ring deformation modes. Some of these are sensitive to the complexing of R6G with silver colloids.     

Raman scattering from thin polystyrene films on gold diffraction gratings

Raman spectra from gold-coated sinusoidal diffraction gratings overcoated with thin films of polystyrene have been examined using laser beams of several wavelengths. The angular and polarization dependence of the Raman spectral intensity is reported and is shown to correlate with variations in the zero-order grating reflectivity. Surface enhancement and multiple resonance effects in the Raman spectra are demonstrated.     

Resonance hyper-Raman scattering from conjugated organic donor-acceptor "push-pull" chromophores with large first hyperpolarizabilities

Resonance hyper-Raman spectra have been obtained using 1064 nm excitation for several electron donor-acceptor-substituted, pi-conjugated "push-pull" molecules that have large second harmonic hyperpolarizabilities. The hyper-Raman spectra are nearly identical to the resonance Raman spectra measured with 532 nm excitation. This indicates that both the second harmonic hyperpolarizability and the linear absorption are dominated by the same, single electronic transition that is both one- and two-photon allowed. Comparison of resonance Raman and resonance hyper-Raman spectra is proposed as an experimental test of the common two-electronic-state model for the first hyperpolarizability.     

Tunable resonance hyper-Raman spectroscopy of second-order nonlinear optical chromophores

Two-photon-resonant hyper-Raman spectra are reported for three "push-pull" conjugated organic chromophores bearing -NO(2) acceptor groups, two dipolar and one octupolar. The excitation source is an unamplified picosecond mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser tunable from 720 to 950 nm. The linear resonance Raman spectra of the same molecules are measured using excitation from the laser second harmonic. Excitation on resonance with the lowest-lying band in the linear absorption spectrum yields nearly identical resonance Raman and resonance hyper-Raman spectra. However, excitation into a region that appears to contain more than one electronic transition gives rise to different intensity patterns in the linear and nonlinear spectra, indicating that different transitions contribute differently to the one-photon and two-photon oscillator strength. The promise of the hyper-Raman technique for examining electronic transitions that are both one- and two-photon allowed is discussed.     

Spectral variations in background light emission of surface-enhanced resonance hyper Raman scattering coupled with plasma resonance of individual silver nanoaggregates

We demonstrate the origin of spectral variations in background light emission of surface enhanced resonance hyper Raman scattering (SERHRS) from single Ag nanoaggregates. Ag nanoaggregate-by-nanoaggregate variations in background light emission spectra are related to plasma (plasmon) resonance spectra. Temporal variations in background light emission spectra with temporal blueshifts in plasma resonance spectra are also observed under continuous laser excitation. Both types of the variations in background light emission are reproduced by multiplying background light emission spectra measured from a Ag microaggregate by Lorentz function spectra derived from plasma resonance spectra. The reproduction reveals that second electromagnetic (EM) enhancement by plasma resonance is the origin of the variations. Additionally, spectral variations in background light emission of SERHRS are similar to that of surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS). The similarity indicates that both types of background light emission commonly obtain second EM enhancement from identical plasma resonance.     

A UV resonance Raman (UVRR) spectroscopic study on the extractable compounds of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) wood. Part I: lipophilic compounds

The wood resin in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) stemwood and branch wood were studied using UV resonance Raman (UVRR) spectroscopy. UVRR spectra of the sapwood and heartwood hexane extracts, solid wood samples and model compounds (six resin acids, three fatty acids, a fatty acid ester, sitosterol and sitosterol acetate) were collected using excitation wavelengths of 229, 244 and 257 nm. In addition, visible Raman spectra of the fatty and resin acids were recorded. Resin compositions of heartwood and sapwood hexane extracts were determined using gas chromatography. Raman signals of both conjugated and isolated double bonds of all the model compounds were resonance enhanced by UV excitation. The oleophilic structures showed strong bands in the region of 1660-1630 cm(-1). Distinct structures were enhanced depending on the excitation wavelength. The UVRR spectra of the hexane extracts showed characteristic bands for resin and fatty acids. It was possible to identify certain resin acids from the spectra. UV Raman spectra collected from the solid wood samples containing wood resin showed a band at approximately 1650 cm(-1) due to unsaturated resin components. The Raman signals from extractives in the resin rich branch wood sample gave even more strongly enhanced signals than the aromatic lignin.     

Ab initio calculation of resonance Raman cross sections based on excited state geometry optimization

A method for the calculation of resonance Raman cross sections is presented on the basis of calculation of structural differences between optimized ground and excited state geometries using density functional theory. A vibrational frequency calculation of the molecule is employed to obtain normal coordinate displacements for the modes of vibration. The excited state displacement relative to the ground state can be calculated in the normal coordinate basis by means of a linear transformation from a Cartesian basis to a normal coordinate one. The displacements in normal coordinates are then scaled by root-mean-square displacement of zero point motion to calculate dimensionless displacements for use in the two-time-correlator formalism for the calculation of resonance Raman spectra at an arbitrary temperature. The method is valid for Franck-Condon active modes within the harmonic approximation. The method was validated by calculation of resonance Raman cross sections and absorption spectra for chlorine dioxide, nitrate ion, trans-stilbene, 1,3,5-cycloheptatriene, and the aromatic amino acids. This method permits significant gains in the efficiency of calculating resonance Raman cross sections from first principles and, consequently, permits extension to large systems (>50 atoms).     

Near-infrared excitation of Raman scattering by chromophoric proteins

Fourier-transformed Raman spectra of bacteriorhodopsin, the photosynthetic reaction center, and myoglobin in aqueous solution excited at 1064 nm are presented. These proteins are representative of three important classes of chromophoric proteins. The observed vibrational modes are assigned and discussed based on the known resonance Raman spectra of these proteins. In each case, chromophore vibrations dominate the Raman scattering, with little or no contribution from other protein vibrations. However, the limitations encountered in resonance Raman studies of chromophoric proteins due to sample fluorescence or sample photolability are circumvented. The relative intensities in the bacteriorhodopsin Raman spectrum excited at 1064 nm are nearly identical to the relative intensities previously observed by resonance excitation. The Raman spectrum of the reaction center of the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides excited at 1064 nm contains contributions from both bacteriochlorophyll and bacteriopheophytin pigments, with possible preresonance enhancement of bacteriochlorophyll modes. The 1064-nm-excited Raman spectrum of myoglobin displays several marker bands that have been characterized previously in resonance Raman investigations with excitation in both the Soret and Q-band regions.     

Combined theoretical and experimental deep-UV resonance raman studies of substituted pyrenes

The results of time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations of resonance Raman intensities are combined with experimental deep-ultraviolet resonance Raman measurements at a single wavelength, i.e., 244 nm, in order to test the possibility to distinguish several very similar compounds. Pyrene and three of its substituted derivatives, in which a single hydrogen atom has been replaced by a halogen atom, are compared. The fixed 244 nm excitation wavelength overlapped with the same electronic transition of the four pyrenes. Ground-state calculations using the BP86 exchange-correlation functional were used to predict the Raman frequencies, whereas excited-state calculations have been carried out employing the "statistical averaging of (model) orbital potentials" (SAOP) potential within a linear-response TDDFT framework in combination with the short-time approximation of resonance Raman intensities. In view of the simplistic theoretical approach, we find a surprisingly good agreement between the simulated and measured resonance Raman spectra of pyrene and its substituted analogues in terms of frequencies and intensities, which shows that the calculations can be used reliably to interpret the experimental spectra. With this combined information, it is possible to find criteria to distinguish the compounds under investigation, although many features of their vibrational spectra are similar.     

Resonance Raman optical activity and surface enhanced resonance Raman optical activity analysis of cytochrome c

High-resolution resonance Raman (RR) and resonance Raman optical activity (ROA) spectra of cytochrome c were obtained in order to perform full assignment of spectral features of the resonance ROA spectrum. The resonance ROA spectrum of cytochrome c revealed a distinct spectral signature pattern due to resonance enhanced skeletal porphyrin vibrations, more pronounced than any contribution from the protein backbone. Combining the intrinsic resonance properties of cytochrome c with the surface plasmon enhancement achieved with colloidal silver particles, the surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS) and surface enhanced resonance ROA (SERROA) spectra of the protein were successfully obtained at concentrations as low as 1 microM. The assignments of spectral features were based on the information obtained from the RR and resonance ROA spectra. Excellent agreement between RR and SERRS spectra is reported, while some disparities were observed between the resonance ROA and SERROA spectra. These differences can be ascribed to perturbations of the physical properties of the protein upon adhesion to the surface of the silver colloids.     

4-硝基咪唑A-带激发态结构动力学

通过共振拉曼光谱实验和量子化学计算的方法研究了4-硝基咪唑(4NI)A-带激发态衰变动力学.对4NI的振动光谱、紫外电子吸收光谱、荧光光谱和共振拉曼光谱进行了指认.在全活化空间自洽场法(CASSCF)/6-31G(d)计算水平下获得了单重激发态S1(nOπ*)和S2(ππ*)和势能面交叉点S1(nOπ*)/S2(ππ*)的优化几何结构和能量,分析了A-带共振拉曼光谱的强度模式特征,获得了短时结构动力学,并结合全活化空间自洽场法(CASSCF)理论计算结果确定了4NI在S2(ππ*)态衰变通道主要是S2,FC→S2,min(ππ*)→S0辐射弛豫.     

Probing the excited states of Ru(II) complexes with dipyrido[2,3-a:3',2'-c]phenazine: a transient resonance raman spectroscopy and computational study

The lifetimes and transient resonance Raman spectra for Ru(II) complexes with the dipyrido[2,3-a:3',2'-c]phenazine (ppb) ligand and substituted analogues have been measured. The effect of altering the Ru(II) center ([Ru(CN)4]2- versus [Ru(bpy)2]2+), of the complex, on the excited-state lifetimes and spectra has been considered. For [Ru(bpy)2L]2+ complexes the excited-state lifetimes range from 124 to 600 ns in MeCN depending on the substituents on the ppb ligand. For the [Ru(CN)4L]2- complexes the lifetimes in H2O are approximately 5 ns. The transient resonance Raman spectra for the MLCT excited states of these complexes have been measured. The data are analyzed by comparison with the resonance Raman spectra of the electrochemically reduced [(PPh3)2Cu(mu-L*-)Cu(PPh3)2]+ complexes. The vibrational spectra of the complexes have been modeled using DFT methods. For experimental ground-state vibrational spectra of the complexes the data may be compared to calculated spectra of the ligand or metal complex. It is found that the mean absolute deviation between experimental and calculated frequencies is less for the calculation on the respective metal complexes than for the ligand. For the transient resonance Raman spectra of the complexes the observed vibrational bands may be compared with those of the calculated ligand radical anion, the reduced complex [Ru(CN)4L*-]3-, or the triplet state of the complex. In terms of a correlation with the observed transient RR spectra, calculations on the metal complex models offered no significant improvement compared to those based on the ligand radical anion alone. In all cases small structural changes are predicted on going from the ground to excited state.     

对氯硝基苯吸附在银纳米粒子上的偶联反应

表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)具有极高的检测灵敏度, 通过检测吸附分子的SERS信号, 可以获得表面吸附分子的结构以及可能发生的反应. 在拉曼激发光源的辐射下, 在碱性溶液中, 银纳米粒子表面吸附的对氯硝基苯(PCNB)的SERS光谱与其固体的常规拉曼光谱相比, 出现异常SERS谱. 通过采用密度泛函理论(DFT)计算, 对PCNB以及可能的偶联产物p,p''-二氯偶氮苯(DCAB)进行理论分析以及谱峰归属, 发现这些异常峰来自其偶联产物DCAB的偶氮C－N＝N－C基团的基频振动.     

Determination of small amounts of some sulfonamide drugs by resonance raman spectrometry

Resonance Raman spectrometric determinations of eight sulfonamide drugs are discussed. All the samples were colorless and exhibited no resonance Raman effect with argon ion laser excitation. After conversion to colored derivatives by diazotization and coupling reactions of the aromatic primary amine moiety, the sulfonamides could be determined from their resonance Raman spectra; the detection limits were about 2 × 10^-3 M. However, the method cannot be used for identification of the individual drugs because the spectra obtained exhibited exactly the same spectral features. In order to obtain characteristic spectra, color development for the R—NH₂ molecule produced by hydrolysis of the sulfonamide with hydrochloric acid was examined. Three of the samples tested (sulfathiazole, sulfisoxazole and sulfisomezole) gave colored derivatives by a common chemical reaction system; the resonance Raman spectra then obtained exhibited characteristic spectral patterns.     

Raman under nitrogen. The high-resolution Raman spectroscopy of crystalline uranocene, thorocene, and ferrocene

The utility of recording Raman spectroscopy under liquid nitrogen, a technique we call Raman under nitrogen (RUN), is demonstrated for ferrocene, uranocene, and thorocene. Using RUN, low-temperature (liquid nitrogen cooled) Raman spectra for these compounds exhibit higher resolution than previous studies, and new vibrational features are reported. The first Raman spectra of crystalline uranocene at 77 K are reported using excitation from argon (5145 A) and krypton (6764 A) ion lasers. The spectra obtained showed bands corresponding to vibrational transitions at 212, 236, 259, 379, 753, 897, 1500, and 3042 cm(-1), assigned to ring-metal-ring stretching, ring-metal tilting, out-of-plane CCC bending, in-plane CCC bending, ring-breathing, C-H bending, CC stretching and CH stretching, respectively. The assigned vibrational bands are compared to those of uranocene in THF, (COT)2-, and thorocene. All vibrational frequencies of the ligands, except the 259 cm(-1) out-of-plane CCC bending mode, were found to increase upon coordination. A broad, polarizable band centered about approximately 460 cm(-1) was also observed. The 460 cm(-1) band is greatly enhanced relative to the vibrational Raman transitions with excitations from the krypton ion laser, which is indicative of an electronic resonance Raman process as has been shown previously. The electronic resonance Raman band is observed to split into three distinct bands at 450, 461, and 474 cm(-1) with 6764 A excitation. Relativistic density functional theory is used to provide theoretical interpretations of the measured spectra.     

Isolation, Purification and Spectral Characteristics of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase from Bovine Lung *

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Resonance Raman investigation of transient photoinduced ligation changes in nickel octaethyl porphyrin

The first picosecond and nanosecond time-resolved Raman spectra of photoexcited metalloporphyrins in the coordinating solvent piperidine are presented. Our data demonstrate that time-resolved resonance Raman spectra can be obtained from nickel octaethyl porphyrins and confirm the existence of photoinduced ligation changes in nickel octaethyl porphyrin species on a sub-nanosecond timescale. It is inferred from the power-dependent behavior of various porphyrin vibrational modes that multiple photochemical effects are contributing to the observed transient spectra.     

Raman Scattering at Resonant or Near-Resonant Conditions: A Generalized Short-Time Approximation

We investigate the dynamics of resonant Raman scattering in the course of the frequency de-tuning. The dephasing in the time domain makes the scattering fast when the photon energy is tuned from the absorption resonance. This makes frequency detuning to act as a cam-era shutter with a regulated scattering duration and provides a practical tool of controlling the scattering time in ordinary stationary measurements. The theory is applied to resonant Raman spectra of a couple of few-mode model systems and to trans-1,3,5-hexatriene and guanine-cytosine (G-C) Watson-Crick base pairs (DNA) molecules. Besides some particular physical effects, the regime of fast scattering leads to a simplification of the spectrum as well as to the scattering theory itself. Strong overtones appear in the Raman spectra when the photon frequency is tuned in the resonant region, while in the mode of fast scattering, the overtones are gradually quenched when the photon frequency is tuned more than one vibra-tional quantum below the first absorption resonance. The detuning from the resonant region thus leads to a strong purification of the Raman spectrum from the contamination by higher overtones and soft modes and purifies the spectrum also in terms of avoidance of dissociationand interfering fluorescence decay of the resonant state. This makes frequency detuning a very useful practical tool in the analysis of the resonant Raman spectra of complex systems and considerably improves the prospects for using the Raman effect for detection of foreign substances at ultra-low concentrations.