Resonance Raman Optical Activity Spectroscopy in Probing Structural Changes Invisible to Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy: A Study on Truncated Vitamin B 12 Derivatives

This work demonstrates resonance Raman optical activity (RROA) spectra of three truncated vitamin B derivatives modified within the nucleotide loop. Since truncated cobalamins possess sufficiently high rotational strength in the range of ROA excitation (532 nm), it was possible to record their spect...

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Published inMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 25; no. 19
Main Authors Machalska, Ewa, Zajac, Grzegorz, Halat, Monika, Wierzba, Aleksandra J, Gryko, Dorota, Baranska, Malgorzata
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 01.10.2020
Subjects
Circular Dichroism
Molecular Structure
Spectrum Analysis, Raman
Vitamin B 12 - chemistry
cobinamide
vitamin B12
resonance ROA
chirality
resonance Raman spectroscopy
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Summary:This work demonstrates resonance Raman optical activity (RROA) spectra of three truncated vitamin B derivatives modified within the nucleotide loop. Since truncated cobalamins possess sufficiently high rotational strength in the range of ROA excitation (532 nm), it was possible to record their spectra in the resonance condition. They showed several distinct spectral features allowing for the distinguishing of studied compounds, in contrast to other methods, i.e., UV-Vis absorption, electronic circular dichroism, and resonance Raman spectroscopy. The improved capacity of the RROA method is based here on the excitation of molecules via more than two electronic states, giving rise to the bisignate RROA spectrum, significantly distinct from a parent Raman spectrum. This observation is an important step in the dissemination of using RROA spectroscopy in studying the complex structure of corrinoids which may prove crucial for a better understanding of their biological role.
ISSN:1420-3049
DOI:10.3390/molecules25194386