Acquisition of a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer

这种研究级仪器将满足两个主要领域的需要。 来自化学系的使用振动的用户组 光谱学在以下研究领域： a）结构和功能表征 盐细菌光能转换器和光传感器。 B）酶催化和抑制机理的研究; 蛋白质构象状态和折叠;和基于机制 药物设计 对于这两个项目，FTIR已成为一个重要的工具 研究蛋白质分子变化和氨基酸反应 侧链。 此外，两个小用户组将使用 （a）化学物质的物理和化学基础 眼透镜透明度，和B）结构和 博来霉素的功能;一组抗癌金属结合 糖肽类抗生素。

This research grade instrument will serve the need of two major user groups from the Chemistry Department that employ vibration spectroscopy on the following areas of research: a) The structural and functional characterization of halobacterial light-energy transducers and photosensors. b) The study of mechanisms of enzyme catalysis and inhibition; of protein conformational states and folding; and of mechanism-based drug design. For both projects FTIR has become an essential tool to study protein molecular changes and reactions of amino acid side chains. In addition two minor users groups will use the instrument for studies on: a) The physical and chemical basis of eye lens transparency, and b) The study of the structure and function of Bleomycins; a group of anticarcinogenic metalbinding glycopeptide antibiotics.//