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    Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy

    Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has been extensively used in chemistry, chemical engineering, and biotechnology. Protein secondary structures can be broadly classified as α-helices, β-sheets, tu...

    Kalpana Kumari, Vibin Ramakrishnan in Biophysical Characterization of Functional Peptides (2023)

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    Rheology of Peptide Based Hydrogels

    Hydrogels have been established as useful biomaterials for the development of drug-delivery vehicles. Hydrogels are preferred for such applications due to their similarity to the host's extracellular matrix. I...

    Kalpana Kumari, Vibin Ramakrishnan in Biophysical Characterization of Functional Peptides (2023)

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    Circular Dichroism (CD) Spectroscopy

    Circular dichroism (CD) has been extensively used to characterize proteins, especially protein structural changes, protein–ligand interactions, and structural response to external stimuli. CD signals result fr...

    Kalpana Kumari, Vibin Ramakrishnan in Biophysical Characterization of Functional Peptides (2023)

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    Catalytic Efficiency of the Designed Peptides

    This chapter focuses on the estimation of the catalytic efficiency of peptide catalysts. As a working model, a short self-assembled peptide-based catalyst as a novel hydrolase model was constructed to mimic th...

    Kalpana Kumari, Vibin Ramakrishnan in Biophysical Characterization of Functional Peptides (2023)