2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Coherent Dynamics of Ultrafast Photoreactions in Proteins
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22750021
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Physical chemistry
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| Research Institution | Institute for Laser Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
TANIGUCHI Seiji (財)レーザー技術総合研究所, レーザーバイオ化学研究チーム, 研究員 (00342725)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 分子分光 / 光化学 |
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| Research Abstract |
In this study, we have investigated initial photo-reaction processes of photo-active proteins which shows remarkable response to light irradiation by transient absorption measurement using ultrashort pulse laser with 7.5 femtosecond(10^-15 second) width at time. As a result, we succeeded in the observation of the vibration modes of the chromophoric molecule in the photo-excited state of protein(PYP) which functioned as the eyes of the photosynthetic bacteria for the first time and elucidated that the structure of the protein causes ultrafast isomerization by evoking specific vibration modes of the chromophore.
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[Journal Article]2012
Author(s)
H. Chosrowjan, S. Taniguchi, T. Wongnate, J. Sucharitakul, P. Chaiyen, F. Tanaka
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Journal Title
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A : Chemistry
Volume: Vol.234
Pages: 44-48
DOI
Peer Reviewed
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