title: Plasmon resonance spectroscopy: probing molecular interactions within membranes.
abstract: Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) has become a popular method for investigating biomolecular interactions. A new variant of this technique, coupled plasmon-waveguide resonance (CPWR) spectroscopy, allows the characterization of anisotropic biological membranes. Plasmon resonance can therefore be used to study the molecular events involved in a wide variety of membrane processes, including energy conversion and signal transduction.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Salamon
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tollin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry*; D008954:Models, Biological; D012243:Rhodopsin / Q000378:metabolism; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012243:Rhodopsin