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.
Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1504, USA.
Eric C
EC
Dykeman
Otto F
OF
Sankey
Kong-Thon
KT
Tsen
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*