INVESTIGATION OF PROPERTIES OF INFRARED ABSORPTION OF α-HELIX PROTEIN MOLECULES

Authors: Pang, Xiao-feng; Zhang, Huai-Wu

Source: International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume 27, Number 5, May 2006 , pp. 735-752(18)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

The mechanism and properties of infrared absorption of α-helix protein molecules are studied by a theory of bio-energy transport established on the basis of molecular structure. From the vibrational energy-spectra of molecules obtained from this theory we know that the infrared lights with wavelengths of 2 µm −7 µm can be absorbed by α-helix protein molecules. This is basically consistent with experimental data of infrared absorption of collagen and hemoglobin and bivine serum albumen (BSA) proteins with α-helix structure. From these results we account further for the mechanism and properties of biological effect of infrared lights absorbed by the living systems, i.e., the energy of infrared lights is directly absorbed by the amide-Is in amino acid residues in the protein molecules, which results in vibration of amide-1 and change of conformation of proteins and transport of bio-energy from one place to other along the protein molecular chains in human beings and animals. This is a kind of non-thermally biological effect.

Keywords: mechanism; property; infrared absorption; biological effect; α-helix protein molecule; bio-energy transport

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10762-006-9118-3

Affiliations: 1: Email: pangxf@mail.sc.cninfo.net

Publication date: 2006-05-01