Resonance Raman spectra of carotenoid molecules: Influence of methyl substitutions

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 56-66

  Macernis, Mindaugas ^a,b   Galzerano, Denise ^c   Sulskus, Juozas ^a   Kish, Elizabeth ^c   Kim, Young Hun ^d   Koo, Sangho ^d   Valkunas, Leonas ^a,b   Robert, Bruno ^c  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

^d Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY; MOLECULES; PIGMENTS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RAMAN SCATTERING; RESONANCE;

BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULE; MODELING TECHNIQUE; PHENYL SUBSTITUENTS; QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; RESONANCE RAMAN; RESONANCE RAMAN SPECTRA; VIBRATIONAL MODES; VIBRATIONAL PROPERTIES;

BINDING SITES;

CAROTENOID;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM THEORY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY;

CAROTENOIDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUANTUM THEORY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

EID: 84920747900     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp510426m     Document Type: Article

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