Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules

by Greve, Jan; Puppels, Gerwin Jan; Otto, Cees

• ISBN13: 9780792358473
• ISBN10: 0792358473
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

Investigation of the structure and function of biological molecules through spectroscopic methods is a field rich in revealing, clever techniques and demanding experiments. It is most gratifying to see that the basic concepts are applied to more and more complex systems, making feasible the study of the behaviour of whole systems in relation to molecular disturbances. The analytical potential of spectroscopy and spectroscopic imaging enables species identification of bacteria and tissue recognition. Clear opportunities for in vivo applications become apparent in the medical field. The methods developed in biophysics start to generate spin-off in the direction of biotechnology, where in previous years we have seen this happen for biochemical techniques. New directions are manifest. Tools are being developed to investigate the behaviour of single molecules in interaction with their environment. Individual interactions can now be investigated and individual molecules in complexes can be visualized. Processes that were previously unobservable as a result of ensemble averaging can now be investigated on a single molecule level. Completely new information with regard to molecular behaviour is obtained in this way. The insights amaze us and the prospect that this development will continue is exciting. The 8th European Conference on the Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules is proud to have contributed to the dissemination of these new directions. This proceedings book is an appropriate reflection of the progress obtained so far in the spectroscopy of biological molecules.

Table of Contents

Preface	xxxiii
Section I: Proteins and Peptides
Protein structure-function relationship studied by single crystal polarized absorption microspectrophotometry	3	(4)
A. Mozzarelli
S. Bettati
New approaches to reaction-induced FTIR difference spectroscopy of proteins	7	(4)
D.A. Moss
Nanosecond UV resonance Raman examination of initial steps in α-helix secondary structure evolution	11	(2)
I.K. Lednev
A.S. Karnoup
M.C. Sparrow
S.A. Asher
Function-related conformational changes of protein molecules revealed by Raman spectroscopy	13	(2)
A.Yu. Chikishev
C. Otto
N.N. Brandt
V.V. Molodozhenya
I.K.
Sakodynskaya
J. Greve
N.I. Koroteev
Physical studies of Cold Denaturation of Beta-lactoglobulin	15	(2)
J. Bohr ad
H. Bohr
Characterization of the binding of endogenous proteins to endotoxins: binding stochiometry and protein secondary structure	17	(2)
K. Brandenburg
G. Lehwark-Yvetot
Alteration of the internal dynamics of Escherichia coli alkaline phosphatase under proteolytic modification, thermal inactivation and refolding	19	(2)
V.M. Mazhul
S.G. Kananovich
Room Temperature Tryptophan Phosphorescence as monitor of internal dynamics of isolated human erythrocyte membranes proteins	21	(2)
V.M. Mazhul
D.G. Shcharbin
I.V. Ivin
E.M. Zaitseva
S.V. Driamov
Reactivity of peroxo α-amino acid complexes of molybdenum (VI) towards nitric oxide and carbon oxide in water solutions	23	(2)
R. Hassa
J.O. Dziegielewski
Thermal unfolding of tendamistat probed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy	25	(2)
C. Zscherp
H. Aygun
C. Ernd
J.W. Engels
W. Mantele
Spectrophotometric confirmation for oxygen ligation to the reduced haem d1 of Pseudomonas nautica nitrite reductase	27	(2)
S. Besson
G. Fauque
J.J.G. Moura
I. Moura
Effect of temperature upon luminescence of thyreoglobulin	29	(2)
N. Nizomov
M. Yangibayev
G. Hodjaev
F. Haydarova
Film formation from wheat gluten proteins by FTIR spectroscopy	31	(2)
C. Mangavel
A.C. Sanchez
Y. Popineau
J. Gueguen
FTIR difference spectroscopy of protein-ligand interactions	33	(2)
K. Fuchsle
D.A. Moss
Structure and dynamics of globin hydrolyzates gel formation	35	(2)
X. Liu
M. Nakajima
Y. Sano
Photophysics of P-pyridoxyl amino acids. Time-resolved fluorescence study and molecular modelling	37	(2)
V. Stepuro
S. Maskevich
Interaction of glycosylated amino acids with human serum albumin	39	(2)
I.I. Stepuro
N.A. Chaikovskaya
Biomolecular interactions studied by FT-IR-ATR spectroscopy	41	(2)
M. Boese
K. Fahmy
Vibrational spectra of the cyclic dipeptides (L-ASP-L-ASP) and (L-GLU-L-GLU)	43	(2)
A.P. Mendham
B.Z. Chowdhry
M.J. Snowden
R. Withnall
Investigation of induced by low temperature water-soluble proteins conformational rearrangements	45	(2)
T.S. Dyubko
E.A. Romodanova
V.A. Gavrik
Yu.G. Okladnoy
Raman and CD spectroscopy of the interaction between tRNA and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase	47	(2)
P. Carmona
A. Rodriguez-Casado
M. Molina
Fluorescence and circular dichroism studies of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and its interactions with the environment and with ligands	49	(2)
D.J. Cowley
B. Heintzelmann
A spectroscopic study of various conformational states of poly(β-benzyl, L-aspartate)	51	(2)
P. Tandon
D. Kapoor
N.K. Misra
V.D. Gupta
On Independent Denaturation of Albumin and γ-Globulins in Composition of Human Blood Serum	53	(2)
J. Monaselidze
D. Khachidze
Thermodynamic Origin of Cis/Trans Isomers of N-substituted Amides and a Proline-Containing β-turn Model Dipeptide in Aqueous Solution: A Variable Temperature Gradient Enhanced 1H-NMR Study	55	(2)
Z. Athanassiou
A. Troganis
I.P. Gerothanassis
Protein adsorption on soil mineral surfaces	57	(2)
S. Servagent-Noinville
M. Revault
H. Quiquampoix
M-H Baron
Effect of urea on Ca2+-ATPase conformation and activity studied by infrared spectroscopy	59	(2)
I. Iloro
A. Prado
J.L.R. Arrondo
Protein hydrogen-deuterium exchange FT-IR spectroscopy and secondary structure correlation	61	(2)
B.I. Baello
P. Pancoska
T.A. Keiderling
Vibrational circular dichroism with isotopic substitution. Application to alanine rich peptides	63	(2)
T.A. Keiderling
R.A.G.D. Silva
S.M. Decatur
P. Bour
Intermediates in the thermal unfolding of ribonuclease A	65	(2)
S. Stelea
P. Pancoska
T.A. Keiderling
Protein spectra-structure relationship by novel modification of 2D correlation analysis. VCD applications	67	(2)
J. Kubelka
P. Pancoska
T.A. Keiderling
Effect of the alkyl chain modifications of biotinyl derivatives to the binding with streptavidin	69	(2)
A. Torreggiani
S. Bonora
G. Fini
Copper(II) complex with L-carnosine as a ligand: the tautomeric change of the imidazole moiety upon complexation	71	(2)
A. Torreggiani
M. Tamba
G. Fini
Oxidized-minus-reduced FTIR difference spectroscopy of cytochrome c crystals	73	(2)
D.A. Moss
J.T. Sage
Characterization of natural and site-directed mutations in redox proteins with FTIR spectroelectrochemistry	75	(2)
A. Wolf
D.A. Moss
Conformational analysis and vibrational frequencies of alanine and its sulphur tautomers	77	(2)
L.A. Batista de Carvalho
M.P.M. Marques
J.J.C. Teixeira-Dias
Reversible dioxygen binding by the sublimated films of some mesotetraarylporphyrinatocobalt(II) complexes	79	(2)
T.S. Kurtikyan
G.G. Martirosyan
V.N. Madakyan
Spectroscopic characterization of Bombyx mori silk fibroin: Raman spectrum of Silk I	81	(2)
P. Monti
G. Freddi
M. Tsukada
A. Bertoluzza
T. Asakura
Photophysics and high-resolution spectroscopy of green fluorescent protein	83	(2)
T.M.H. Creemers
A.J. Lock
V. Subramaniam
T.M. Jovin
S. Volker
FTIR and 2D-FTIR spectroscopic study of cytochrome C552 adsorbed on anionic and hydrophobic surfaces	85	(2)
S. Lecomte
C. Hilleriteau
J.P. Forgerit
M. Revault
M.H. Baron
P. Hildebrandt
T. Soulimane
Functional topology of the bacterial RNA polymerase. Multipoint monitoring by a fluorescent probe	87	(2)
O.N. Ozoline
N. Fujita
A. Ishihama
Individual green fluorescent proteins (GFP) studied by near-field optical microscopy	89	(6)
M.F. Garcia-Parajo
J.-A. Veerman
G.M.J. Segers-Nolten
B.G. de Grooth
J. Greve
N.F. van Hulst
Section II: Chromophores and chromophoric proteins
Resonance Raman Dispersion Spectroscopy probes asymmetric distortions of porphyrins in solution and proteins	95	(4)
R. Schweitzer-Stenner
Biological photosensors studied by laser-induced optoacoustic spectroscopy	99	(4)
S.E. Braslavsky
The electron transfer dynamics of cytochrome C552 from Thermus thermophilus probed by time-resolved surface enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy	103	(4)
S. Lecomte
P. Hildebrandt
T. Soulimane
The mechanism of the electron transfer process from cytochrome c to cytochrome c oxidase studied by resonance Raman spectroscopic techniques	107	(4)
P. Hildebrandt
S. Dopner
H. Wackerbarth
F.I. Rosell
A. Grant Mauk
G. Buse
T. Soulimane
Fluorescence Microscopy on Single Light Harvesting Complexes	111	(4)
C. Tietz
A. Drabenstedt
J. Schuster
J. Wrachtrup
Exciton lineshapes of LH2 photosynthetic antenna proteins	115	(4)
A. Freiberg
R. Ruus
K. Timpmann
Time-resolved spectroscopy of luciferin	119	(2)
E.Yu. Cherednikova
A.Yu. Chikishev
M. Mizuno
M. Sakai
H. Takahashi
Spectroscopic properties of the new metal - porphyrins	121	(2)
Y.V. Korovin
M.Yu. Rusakova
A.V. Popova
Z.I. Zhilina
Complexes formed between porphyrin bound to copolymer and transition metal ions and analogous simple systems in water-organic solutions	123	(2)
A.V. Udal'tsov
K.N. Timofeev
A.A. Churin
The cytochrome oxidases from P. denitrificans, T. thermophilus, E. coli and bovine heart studied by electrochemistry and FTIR/UV/VIS spectroscopy	125	(2)
P. Hellwig
T. Soulimane
U. Pfitzner
J. Behr
F. Thomson
B. Ludwig
R. Gennis
H. Michel
G. Buse
W. Mantele
Spectral-Kinetic Studies of Excitation Relaxation Processes in Multimolecular Porphyrinic Arrays	127	(2)
Ch. von Borczyskowski
U. Rempel
A. Willert
A.M. Shulga
S.M. Bachilo
E.I. Zenkevich
Influence of Steric Effects on Spectral-Kinetic Properties of Meso-Nitrophenyl Porphyrins and Their Dimers at 295 K	129	(2)
E.I. Zenkevich
V.N. Knyukshto
A.M. Shulga
E.I. Sagun
S.M. Bachilo
Phosphorescent analysis of muscle glycogen phosphorylase b internal dynamics	131	(2)
V.M. Mazhul
E.M. Zaitseva
L.G. Mitskevich
N.V. Fedurkina
B.I. Kurganov
Luminescence Properties of 8-azasteroid Molecules	133	(2)
A.A. Akhrem
N.A. Borisevich
O.V. Gulyakevich
A.L. Mikhalchuk
S.A. Tikhomirov
G.B. Tolstorozhev
Direct determination of the photochemically active electronic state by optical spectroscopy methods	135	(2)
I.V. Stanishevsky
K.N. Solovyov
Mossbauer effect study of modified human hemoglobin	137	(2)
M.I. Oshtrakh
O.B. Milder
V.A. Semionkin
A.L. Berkovsky
M.A. Azhigirova
E.P. Vyazova
Vibrational study of the 2',6'-dimethoxyflavone.cis-HCOOH inclusion compound	139	(2)
L. Vrielynck
J.C. Merlin
J.C. Wallet
Quantum chemical modelling and spectroscopic studies of the protein-astaxanthin interactions in α-crustacyanin	141	(2)
R.J. Weesie
J.C. Merlin
H.J.M. de Groot
G. Britton
J. Lugtenburg
F.J.H.M. Jansen
J.P. Cornard
Class III heme-containing peroxidases: evidence for a quantum-admixed spin state	143	(2)
A. Feis
B.D. Howes
C.Indiani
M.P. Marzocchi
G. Smulevich
Calcium depletion of horseradish peroxidase generates a quantum mechanical mixed-spin heme state	145	(2)
C. Indiani
B.D. Howes
A. Feis
G. Smulevich
The photolysis of carbonyl horseradish peroxidase studied by laser-induced optoacoustic spectroscopy	147	(2)
A. Feis
L. Angeloni
Role of the distal phenylalanine 41 on the properties of horseradish peroxidase C	149	(2)
H.A. Heering
G. Smulevich
A.T. Smith
Vis- and CD-spectroscopic studies of the interaction of amphiphiles with optically active J-aggregates	151	(2)
A. Ouart
H. von Berlepsch
C. Boettcher
S. Kirstein
S. Daehne
Aerobic photoinhibition treatment leads to formation of QAH2 and efficient charge separation in PS II reaction centers	153	(2)
K. Gibasiewicz
Spectroscopic studies of rhodopsin mutants	155	(2)
A. Kosoy
A. Andres
E. Roca
P. Garriga
J. Manyosa
Resonance Raman spectroscopy reveales different conformers of Ni(II)- and Cu(II)-octamethylchlorin in CS2-solution	157	(2)
R.J. Lipski
R. Schweitzer-Stenner
Solvatochromism gives a clue to the locations of the S2←S0 and Tn←T1 peaks of LHCII xanthophylls	159	(2)
T. Javorfi
K. Razi Naqvi
Steric interactions, manifested in vacuum ultraviolet spectral region for thin films of tryptophan-containing small peptides	161	(2)
N.E. Ovchinnikova
N.M. Tsyganenko
Luminescence revealed by chain phototransformation of aromatic amino acids in aqueous solution	163	(2)
V.M. Bakulev
V.M. Pereira
Electrochromism of carotenoids in vitro - conformational modulation of molecular polarizability	165	(2)
S. Krawczyk
NMR spectroscopic methodologies for investigating porphyrin ruffling in hemoproteins and model compounds	167	(2)
C.G. Kalodimos
I.P. Gerothanassis
Why does the primary electron donor in photosynthetic reaction centers have dimeric structure?	169	(2)
V.V. Nechaev
O.D. Tatarenko
M.V. Strobkova
Vibrational analysis of model compounds for the tetrapyrrole chromophore in phytochrome	171	(2)
M.A. Mroginski
C.O. Della Vedova
K. Nemeth
C. Kneip
P. Hildebrandt
F. Mark
Photophysics of NH tautomers of 2-NO2-5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin in solvents of different polarity	173	(2)
V.S. Chirvony
S.M. Bachilo
S.I. Shishporenok
I.V. Filatov
I.V. Avilov
S.N. Terekhov
P.P. Pershukevich
A. van Hoek
T.J. Schaafsma
V.L. Malinovskii
The correlation of stretch vibrations frequencies with bond dissociation energies. Application to carotenoids	175	(2)
E.I. Finkelshtein
NADH binds in the mitochondrial respiratory chain far from flavins of flavoproteins	177	(2)
V.I. Sukharev
N.L. Vekshin
Optical spectroscopy and simulation-based analysis of thin films of zinc porphyrin derivatives	179	(2)
M.M. Yatskou
T.J. Schaafsma
V.V. Apanasovich
R.B.M. Koehorst
A. van Hoek
E.G. Novikov
Time-resolved nonlinear polarization-modulated spectroscopy of bacteriorhodopsin	181	(2)
O.A. Kulikovska
V.B. Taranenko
V.Yu. Bazhenov
Artificial receptors: molecular modelling studies of calix[4]resorcinarenecapped porphyrins	183	(2)
M. Botta
M. Coppetti
P. Ricciardi
F. Corelli
A. Tafi
UV Raman microscopy of porphyrins immobilized in inorganic matrices	185	(2)
D.L.A. de Faria
V.R.L. Constantino
P.M. Dias
D.N. Batchelder
Raman study of anthocyanins as a function of the temperature	187	(2)
L.G. Quagliano
R.EI. Gawhary
A. Massacci
F. Pietrini
A. Ricci
Structural information on cofactor arrangement in photosynthetic reaction centers obtained from time-resolved EPR spectra with magnetophotoselection	189	(2)
I.V. Borovykh
I.B. Klenina
I.I. Proskuryakov
P. Gast
A.J. Hoff
Energy transfer in the B800 ring of light harvesting antenna LH2 of purple bacteria RPS. Acidophila and RS. Molischianum probed by three pulse echo peakshift	191	(4)
J.M. Salverda
F. van Mourik
G. van der Zwan
R. van Grondelle
Resonance Raman scattering from cytochromes aa3 and ba3 in the fully oxidized cytochrome oxidase/H2O2 reaction	195	(2)
E. Pinakoulaki
U. Pfitzner
T. Ostermann
B. Ludwig
C. Varotsis
Cytochrome a3 hemepocket relaxation subsequent to carbon monoxide photolysis from fully reduced cytochrome ba3 oxidase of Paracoccus denitrificans	197	(2)
E. Pinakoulaki
T. Ostermann
B. Ludwig
C. Varotsis
Detection of the Fe-C-N modes in the cyanide-bound oxidized cytochrome aa3 oxidase	199	(2)
C. Varotsis
M. Vamvouka
Magic Angle Spinning NMR of Photosynthetic Components	201	(6)
B. van Rossum
C. Soede-Huijbregts
D. Steensgaard
A.L. Holzwarth
K. Schaffner
J. Raap
J. Lugtenburg
P. Gast
A. Hoff
H.J.M. de Groot
Section III: Nucleic Acids
Vibrational spectroscopies, NMR, UV absorption and molecular modeling by DFT calculations to elucidate RNA structures	207	(4)
N. Leulliot
V. Baumruk
C. Herve du Penhoat
P.Y. Turpin
C. Gouyette
T. Huynh-Dinh
M. Ghomi
Picosecond time-resolved resonance Raman study of Cu-porphyrin/DNA interactions in aqueous solutions	211	(4)
S.G. Kruglik
Y. Mizutani
T. Kitagawa
P.Y. Turpin
Optical spectroscopy study of nucleic acid interactions with newly synthesized complementary short-chain nucleotides	215	(4)
J. Stepanek
J. Hanus
K. Chmelova
P.Y. Turpin
I. Barvik Jr.
Raman microspectroscopic study on low pH-induced DNA structural transitions: 2. Nucleoside conformation, backbone geometry and PO2 interaction	219	(2)
C.M. Muntean
G.J. Puppels
J. Greve
G.M.J. Segers-Nolten
C. Otto
Raman microspectroscopic study on low pH-induced DNA structural transitions: 1. Changes in base electronic structures and base pairing	221	(2)
C.M. Muntean
G.J. Puppels
J. Greve
G.M.J. Segers-Nolten
C. Otto
Microwave response of DNA polymers with counterion distribution	223	(2)
C.M. Muntean
G. Banciu
O. Cozar
A. Ioachim
Molecular recognition and photo-electron transfer between the stereoisomers of a dinuclear ruthenium(II) complex and mono- and polynucleotides	225	(2)
A. Brodkorb
R. Keene
A. Kirsch - De Mesmaeker
Hydration and conformations of polycytidylic acid from the data of infrared spectroscopy, EHF dielectrometry and Monte Carlo simulation	227	(2)
V.Ya. Maleev
M.A. Semenov
V.A. Kashpur
T.V. Bolbukh
A.V. Shestopalova
Urea effect on DNA structural transitions under Cu2+ions action in solution	229	(2)
E. Hackl
N. Bezlepkina
S. Kornilova
Y. Blagoi
Temperature influence on DNA structural transitions on Cu2+ and Ca2+ ions action in aqueous solution	231	(2)
E. Hackl
N. Bezlepkina
Y. Blagoi
Effect of different metal ions on sugar puckering of 5'-CMP. Studies by solid 13C NMR spectra	233	(2)
M. de la Fuente
A. Hernanz
R. Navarro
J.E. Anderson
Vibrational analysis and spectra of orotic acid	235	(2)
A. Hernanz
F. Billes
I. Bratu
R. Navarro
Spectroscopic studies of divalent metal ions effect on DNA and polynucleotides structural transitions	237	(2)
S. Kornilova
V. Andrushchenko
Y. Blagoi
Spectroscopic studies of ionising radiation and metal ion effects on DNA structure and dynamics	239	(2)
S. Kornilova
V. Leontiev
D. Grigoriev
Y. Blagoi
Application of scanning probe microscopy for DNA topology imaging	241	(2)
V.A. Fedirko
M.D. Eremtchenko
P. Collery
I.R. Nabiev
A.I. Yanul
Investigation of electronic spectra on nucleid acid bases cations	243	(2)
A.Yu. Rubina
V.A. Sorokin
Stacking and hydrogen bonding in guanine and cytidine nucleotides in aqueous solution	245	(2)
J.M. Gavira-Vallejo
A. Hernanz
R. Navarro
Association processes of the 5'-dAMP, 5'-TMP and 5'-dAMP+5'-TMP systems in aqueous solution. Profile analysis of the IR phosphate band at 975 cm-1	247	(2)
B. Hernandez
R. Navarro
A. Hernanz
NIR-FT Raman spectroscopy of the stereoisomers of a dinuclear Ru-HAT complex, photoprobe of denatured DNA	249	(2)
J. Aubard
G. Levi
R. Rutherford
R. Keene
A. Kirsch-De Mesmaeker
Ni2+ ion effect on conformational transitions in triple helix of poly A2polyU	251	(2)
Y.P. Blagoi
V.A. Sorokin
V.A. Valeev
G.O. Gladchenko
M.V. Degtyar
Effects of divalent metal ions on secondary and tertiary structures of polyriboinosinic acid	253	(2)
V.A. Sorokin
V.A. Valeev
M.V. Degtyar
G.O. Gladchenko
Y.P. Blagoi
Raman and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic study of nucleic acid components	255	(2)
B. Giese
D. McNaughton
Spectral studies on some mixed-ligand copper (II) complexes of theophylline	257	(2)
L. David
E. Forizs
C. Craciun
O. Cozar
I. Gergely
Mg2+ ion effect on phase equilibrium in poly A polyU and poly A 2polyU	259	(2)
G.O. Gladchenko
V.A. Sorokin
V.A. Valeev
M.V. Degtyar
Y.P. Blagoi
Effect of NA+ and Mg2+ on double-helix-to-coil transitions of poly(dA)*poly(dT)	261	(2)
A. Shcherbakova
V. Zozulya
Y. Blagoi
FTIR spectra of monomeric adenosine isolated in the low temperature Ar matrices	263	(2)
S.A. Krasnokutski
A. Yu. Ivanov
G.G. Sheina
Yu.P. Blagoi
On the mechanism of exciplex formation between Cu(Tmpy-P4) and calfthymus DNA as studied by saturation resonance Raman	265	(2)
A.G. Shvedko
S.G. Kruglik
V.V. Ermolenkov
V.A. Orlovich
P.-Y. Turpin
J. Greve
C. Otto
Association of pyrimidine nucleotides with unfolded albumin	267	(2)
A. Sulkowska
Spectroscopic determination of thermodynamic parameters in partial melting process of RNA	269	(2)
T.S. Kodama
Y. Tanaka
M. Morita
T. Yura
Y. Kyogoku
H. Sugeta
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of Quinacrine: An effect of excitation wavelengths and pH	271	(2)
L. Rivas
S. Sanchez-Cortes
J.V. Garcia-Ramos
DNA-protein interactions: single molecule spectroscopy and imaging	273	(2)
G.M.J. Segers-Nolten
M.F. Garcia-Parajo
S. Rademakers
W. Vermeulen
A.T.M. Lenferink
C. Otto
J.H.J. Hoeijmakers
J. Greve
Vibrational spectra of Bio-Molecules: Uracil	275	(2)
J.S. Singh
SERS reveals adenine properties in RNA and RNA hairpins	277	(2)
L. Grajcar
M. Ghomi
T. Huynh-Dinh
M-H. Baron
Copper-Adenine catalyst for oxygen production from H2O2	279	(2)
L. Grajcar
F. Bruston
J. Vergne
M.C. Maurel
R. Calvayrac
M-H. Baron
Spectral investigation of the electron-impact excitation of the nucleic acid base molecules	281	(2)
M.I. Sukhoviya
M. Shafranyosh
I. Shafranyosh
Resonance Raman characterization of water-soluble Co-porphyrins and their complexes with nucleic acids	283	(2)
S.N. Terekhov
V.A. Galievsky
V.S. Chirvony
S.G. Kruglik
V.V. Ermolenkov
P.A. Apanasevich
P.-Y. Turpin
Dynamics of the exciplex formation and decay between excited CuTMpyP4+ and thymine C=O groups of short oligothymidylates	285	(2)
V.S. Chirvony
V.A. Galivsky
I.V. Sazanovich
P.-Y. Turpin
Binding of the cationic 5-coordinate Zn(II)-5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-N-methlpridyl) porphyrin (ZnTMpyP4+) to DNA and model polynucleotides: ionic-strength dependent intercalation in [Poly (dG-dC)]2	287	(2)
V.S. Chirvony
V.A. Galievsky
S.N. Terekhov
B.M. Dzhagarov
V.V. Ermolenkov
P.-Y. Turpin
A Raman and NMR structural characterization of cyclic guanosine monophosphate	289	(2)
A. Bertoluzza
G. Fini
A. Tinti
M.R. Tosi
V. Tugnoli
Intramolecular H-bonds in cytosine nucleosides. 1H NMR and quantum-chemical data	291	(2)
S.P. Samijlenko
Y.R. Mishchuk
A.V. Stepanyugin
D.M. Hovorun
Vibrational study of 3-methyluracil	293	(2)
A. Miguel
N. Iza
M. Alcolea Palafox
M. Gil
Uracil molecule: the transferability of the scale factors for the prediction of the infrared spectra	295	(2)
M. Alcolea Palafox
M. Gil
The role of sequence-specificity of DNA binding by benzo[c]phenanthiridines fagaronin and ethoxidine in their anti-topoisomerase I activity	297	(2)
J. Devy
F. Fleury
O. Duval
J.-C. Jardillier
I. Nabiev
Raman Spectroscopy study of specific DNA binding by bis-netropsins	299	(2)
E.Yu. Kryukov
M.A. Ermishov
A.V. Sukhanova
V.A. Oleinikov
S.A. Grokhovsky
A.L. Zhuze
J.C. Jardillier
I.R. Nabiev
Temperature determination in DNA/Dye solutions by spontaneous Raman spectroscopy	301	(2)
J.F. Lubben
Y. Aksenov
J. Greve
B. Schrader
C. Otto
Therapeutically important nucleosides as markers of the level of DNA damages induced in sex cells of the rats by low doses gamma-radiation	303	(2)
E. Kruglova
N. Krutko
A. Krasnitskaya
M. Alesina
N. Karpenko
Properties of triplex-like complexes of ApA phosphonate analogues with polyuridylic acid - a Raman titration study	305	(2)
J. Hanus
K. Chmelova
J. Stepanek
P.-Y. Turpin
J. Bok
I. Rosenberg
Z. Tocik
FTIR Spectroscopic Study of Thymine Both Isolated and in the Presence of a Cytostatic Agent	307	(2)
R. Lopez-Garcia
G. Lopez-Rodriguez
J. Gallego-Nicasio
M.V. Fraile
C.L. Siguenza
The spectral response on DNA interaction with some monomethyne cyanine dyes	309	(4)
T.Yu. Ogul'Chansky
S.M. Yarmoluk
V.M. Yashchuk
M.Yu. Lossytskyi
Section IV: Carbohydrates
Vibrational spectra and structure of zinc stearate	313	(2)
T. Ishioka
K. Maeda
I. Kanesaka
Vibrational spectra and structural transitions of potassium caprate A-form crystal	315	(2)
T. Ishioka
H. Wakisaka
T. Saito
I. Kanesaka
DSC and FT-IR spectroscopic investigations into the influence of protein binding on the β<-->α acyl chain melting of lipopolysaccharide	317	(2)
K. Brandenburg
G. Von Busse
U. Seydel
Investigation of factor group splitting of vibrations in IR spectra of monosaccharides	319	(2)
D.K. Buslov
N.A. Nikonenko
N.I. Sushko
R.G. Zhbankov
Functional water solubilizes microgels of cellooligosaccharides	321	(2)
Y. Sano
H. Minowa
A. Yuge
S. Matuyama
Analysis of dextran and pullulan molecular fraction structure by the method of IR-spectroscopy	323	(2)
S.P. Firsov
R.G. Zhbankov
P.T. Petrov
K.I. Shingel
V.M. Tsarenkov
Vibrational spectra of epoxysaccharides. Normal mode analysis of different conformers	325	(2)
S.G. Kirillova
V.M. Andrianov
L.K. Prikhodchenko
T.E. Kolosova
R.G. Zhbankov
Peculiarities of exhibition of skeletal base conformation and configuration of epoxysaccharides molecules in their vibrational spectra	327	(2)
V.M. andrianov
R.G. Zhbankov
Weak intermolecular interactions and sweetness of food-stuffs	329	(2)
R.G. Zhbankov
L.K. Prihodchenko
T.E. Kolosova
V.V. Pilipenko
H. Ratajczak
M.K. Marchewka
Raman spectroscopy of sialic acids. Spectral bands of α-(2→3)- and α-(2→6)-sialyl linkages of oligosaccharides	331	(2)
V.A. Oleinikov
M.A. Kovner
M.A. Ermishov
A.B. Tuzikov
N.V. Bovin
I.R. Nabiev
NMR study of the inclusion complex between β-cyclodextrin and propafenone T. Sanz-Garcia	333	(2)
G. Gonzalez-Gaitano
N. Iza
A. Galvez-Garcia
G. Tardajos
Effect of carbohydrate moiety on the secondary structure of α1-acid glycoprotein. Raman scattering and circular dichroic spectroscopy study	335	(4)
V.A. Oleinikov
M.A. Kovner
E.Yu. Kryukov
I.A. Kudelina
S.D. Shiyan
N.V. Bovin
I.R. Nabiev
Section V: Lipids and Biomembranes
The passive diffusion of anthracyclines through lipid Langmuir-Blodgett bilayers studied by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)	339	(4)
C. Heywang
M. Saint-Pierre Chazalet
M. Masson
J. Bolard
Protein-membrane interaction: Lipid environment modulates protein conformation	343	(4)
S.G. Taneva
S. Banuelos
A. Muga
Fluorescence study of protein-lipid interactions in recombinant high density lipoproteins	347	(2)
A.D. Dergunov
G.E. Dobretsov
J. Taveirne
H. Caster
B. Vanloo
M. Rosseneu
Phosphorescent Analysis of Lipid Peroxidation Products in vitro and in situ	349	(2)
V.M. Mazhul
D.G. Shcharbin
Phase transition of triglycerides in fat globules during semi-hard cheese ripening as studied by mid-infrared and front-face fluorescence spectroscopy	351	(2)
E. Dufour
G. Mazerolles
M.F. Devaux
G. Duboz
M.-H. Duployer
N. Mouhous-Riou
The phase behaviour of hexadecyl-α-D-hexaethyleneoxy-mannopyranoside	353	(2)
I.Zimmermann
G. Forster
W. Rettig
S. Wartewig
Thermotropic phase behaviour of binary mixtures of stratum corneum lipids	355	(2)
S. Wartewig
R. Neubert
W. Rettig
Quantitative evaluation of hydrophobic hydration of amphiphilic molecules and proteins by millimeter spectroscopy	357	(2)
M.M. Vorob'EV
Effect of pH on the interaction between β-lactoglobulin and zwitterionic phospholipids: the case of sphingomyelins	359	(2)
T. Lefevre
M. subirade
The release of entrapped drug from liposomes in the presence of serum albumin	361	(2)
A. Michnik
A. Sulkowska
Effect of denaturated albumin on the liposome vesicles containing metronidazole	363	(2)
A. Sulkowska
W. Sulkowski
Malone dialdehyde influence on physical properties of microsomes	365	(2)
A. Maskevich
V. Stepuro
S. Maskevich
V. Buko
Fluorescence study of cytochrome C complexes with phospholipids	367	(2)
G.P. Gorbenko
Micelles of phospholipid mixtures	369	(2)
R. Sprik
G.H. Wegdam
M. Ge
J. H. Freed
Analyses of human serum lipoproteins by infrared spectroscopy	371	(2)
M. Nara
H. Kagi
M. Okazaki
Lipid involvement in rhodopsin interaction	373	(2)
J. Isele
M. Beck
E. Marin
T.P. Sakmar
F. Siebert
Membrane helix orientation from linear dichroism of infrared attenuated total reflection spectra	375	(2)
B. Bechinger
J.-M. Ruysschaert
E. Goormaghtigh
Binding of cytochrome c to phospholipid vesicles and the perturbation of the liposome and protein structure	377	(2)
S. Oellerich
P. Hildebrandt
S. Lecomte
T. Heimburg
M. Paternostre
Hydration effects induced by near infrared radiation	379	(2)
M. Komorowska
A. Czarnoleski
Membrane topology of the HIV-1 fusion peptide	381	(2)
J.L. Nieva
A. Agirre
T. Suarez
F.M. Goni
Raman studies of the interactions between Dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) liposomes and PCBs molecules	383	(2)
S. Bonora
G. Fini
A. Torreggiani
Membrane dynamics studied by FTIR spectroscopy in thylakoid and cytoplasmic membranes of Synecholcystis PCC6803. Lipids and the effect of protein to lipid ratios	385	(2)
B. Szalontai
Y. Nishiyama
Z. Gombos
N. Murata
Direct analysis of structure and molecular interactions of P-glycoprotein within the membranes of multidrug resistant cancer cells	387	(2)
F. Fleury
L.G. Baggetto
J.-C. Jardillier
I. Nabiev
Interactions of liposomes and IgE. Immunoassay and fluorescence study	389	(2)
Z.H. Zawada
Interaction of liposomes and gammaglobulins. Gel chromatography and fluorescence studies	391	(2)
Z.H. Zawada
Spectral studies of merocyanine 540 binding to erythrocyte membranes	393	(2)
A.V. Vorobey
N.A. Shukanova
FTIR study of the effect of dietary oil on plasmatic lipoprotein structure	395	(2)
G. Lopez-Rodriguez
R. Martinez
B. Garcia-Corral
M.J. Tarancon
J. Gallego-Nicasio
P. Carmona
M.V. Fraile
Hydration of phospholipid layers studied with polarized infrared transmission spectroscopy	397
P.G.H. Kosters
R.P.H. Kooyman
W. Pohle