Purchase of a Circular Dichroic Spectrophotometer for Research and Teaching

Cuny City College, New York NY

Investigators

Abstract

With support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at CUNY City College will acquire a Circular Dichroism Spectrometer. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including a) studies on DNA oligomers and duplexes; b) investigations on the characterization of isolated fragments of variants of Trx as a proxy for the unfolded state of the protein under non-denaturing conditions; and c) development of biomaterials for nanoscale photonic applications. Circular dichroism spectroscopy is an extremely useful tool in modern analytical chemistry. It provides a very reliable and sensitive method for assigning absolute molecular configurations. The results from these studies will have an impact in a number of areas including materials chemistry and biochemistry.