2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Developments of the high-frequency ESR system using the micro-cantilever and its application to the detection of protein
Project/Area Number |
26610104
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Condensed matter physics II
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Research Institution | Kobe University |
Principal Investigator |
Ohta Hitoshi 神戸大学, 分子フォトサイエンス研究センター, 教授 (70194173)
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Keywords | カンチレバー / 電子スピン共鳴 / 金属タンパク質 / ESR / タンパク質計測 / 高周波 / 高感度 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We have succeeded in extending the frequency region of piezo-resistive micro-cantilever ESR up to 1.1 THz, which is the world record for such micro-cantilever ESR measurement. Moreover, we have developed a new micro-cantilever ESR system with much higher sensitivity by using the Fabry-Perot interferometer, which enables the detection of the displacement of micro-cantilever with high accuracy. Using this new micro-cantilever ESR system, we have succeeded in observing high frequency ESR of hemin (about 100 ng), which is the active center of hem protein, up to 0.5 THz. Multi-frequency ESR measurements of hemin have enabled us to obtain the zero-field splitting parameters in details.
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Free Research Field |
数物系科学
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