Raman intensity and spectra predictions for cylindrical viruses.
A theoretical framework for predicting low frequency Raman vibrational spectra of viral capsids is presented and applied to the M13 bacteriophage. The method uses a continuum elastic theory for the vibrational modes and a bond-charge polarizability model of an amorphous material to roughly predict the Raman intensities. Comparison is made to experimental results for the M13 bacteriophage virus.
Dykeman
Eric C
EC
Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1504, USA.
Sankey
Otto F
OF
Tsen
Kong-Thon
KT
D000465:Algorithms; D017104:Bacteriophage M13 / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D002213:Capsid / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008954:Models, Biological; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods*