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ArticleAnalytical chemistry2021

Compensation of Strong Water Absorption in Infrared Spectroscopy Reveals the Secondary Structure of Proteins in Dilute Solutions.

Bonghwan Chon, Shuyu Xu, Young Jong Lee

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Article in Analytical chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Bonghwan ChonBiosystems and Biomaterials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3882-1045
Shuyu XuBiosystems and Biomaterials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States.
Young Jong LeeBiosystems and Biomaterials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7754-3001

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Intramural NIST DOC 9999-NIST
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infrared (IR) absorption spectroscopy is a powerful tool that can quantify complex biomolecules and their structural conformations. However, conventional approaches to protein analysis in aqueous solutions have been significantly challenged because the strong IR absorption of water overwhelms the limited dynamic range of the detection system and thus allows only a very short path length and a limited concentration sensitivity. Here, we demonstrate a solvent absorption compensation (SAC) approach that can improve the concentration sensitivity and extend the available path length by distinguishing the analyte signal over the full dynamic range at each wavelength. Absorption spectra without any postprocessing show good linearity from 100 to 0.1 mg/mL protein concentration, allowing a >100 times enhanced signal-to-noise ratio in the amide I band compared to the non-SAC results. We apply this method to

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Antibodies, MonoclonalInsulinKineticsModels, ChemicalProteinsProtein Structure, SecondarySerum Albumin, BovineSpectrophotometry, InfraredWaterAntibodies, MonoclonalInsulinProteinsSerum Albumin, BovineWater

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PMID33433190
PMCPMC8274434

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