Jet-FTIR Spectroscopy of Biomolecular Model Systems

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Bridging the gaps between biology, chemistry and physics, biophysical chemistry studies the microscopic interactions that determine the macroscopic processes in all living organisms. Typical biomolecules such as proteins are complex, flexible macromolecules. They often occur in specific conformations among the vast number of possibilities and conformation has a stong influence on their function. Specific molecular interaction is the key to biomolecular function. Molecular recognition phenomena, therefore, are a basic concept in biochemistry. In order to understand molecular recognition, intermolecular forces have to be characterized in detail.