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Raman and Infrared Spectra of Acoustical, Functional Modes of Proteins from All-Atom and Coarse-Grained Normal Mode Analysis

2018

The directions of the largest thermal fluctuations of the structure of a protein in its native state are the directions of its low-frequency modes (below 1 THz), named acoustical modes by analogy with the acoustical phonons of a material. The acoustical modes of a protein assist its conformational changes and are related to its biological functions. Low-frequency modes are difficult to detect experimentally. A survey of experimental data of low-frequency modes of proteins is presented. Theoretical approaches, based on normal mode analysis, are of first interest to understand the role of the acoustical modes in proteins. In this chapter, the fundamentals of normal mode analysis using all-ato…