Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy of glucose and uric Acid.

نویسندگان

  • P C Upadhya
  • Y C Shen
  • A G Davies
  • E H Linfield
چکیده

We report the use ofterahertz time-domain spectroscopy for thestudy of two therapeutic bio-molecules:glucose and uric acid. Terahertztransmission spectra of crystalline samplesof both molecules were measured between 0.1-3.0 THz using an evacuated spectroscopysystem. We propose that the stereo-isomersof glucose show spectral featuresoriginating from intermolecular vibrationalmodes, as do uric acid and its derivativemolecule, allantoin. In addition, wepresent a full temperature dependence ofthe terahertz absorption of L-glucose.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of biological physics

دوره 29 2-3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003