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Measurement of Molecular Orientation in a Subcellular Compartment by Synchrotron Infrared Spectromicroscopy
Author(s) -
Quaroni Luca,
Zlateva Theodora,
Bedolla Diana,
Massaro Sebastiano,
Torre Vincent
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200800211
Subject(s) - synchrotron , infrared , chemistry , biophysics , optics , physics , biology
Subcellular dichroism at the diffraction limit: Synchrotron infrared spectromicroscopy provides a snapshot of the axial molecular architecture in the outer segment of an intact retinal rod cell (see picture), which reinforces the role of this technique as a tool for in vivo studies of biomolecular structure–function relationships.