Del Mar Photonics - Newsletter December 2010 - Newsletter April 2011

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Photolysis of Hi-CO Nitrogenase – Observation of a Plethora of Distinct CO Species Using Infrared Spectroscopy
Lifen Yan,[a] Christie H. Dapper,[b] Simon J. George,[a,c] Hongxin Wang,[a,c]
Devrani Mitra,[a] Weibing Dong,[a] William E. Newton,[b] and Stephen P. Cramer*[a,c]

[a] Department of Applied Science, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
[b] Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 123 Engel Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
[c] Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS 6R2100, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

Keywords: Nitrogen fixation / Nitrogenases / Enzyme catalysis / Carbon monoxide / IR spectroscopy / Photolysis /Azotobacter vinelandii

Fourier-transform infrared-spectroscopy (FT-IR) was used to study the photochemistry of CO-inhibited Azotobacter vinelandii Mo nitrogenase using visible light at cryogenic temperatures. The FT-IR difference spectrum of photolyzed hi-CO at 4 K comprises negative bands at 1973 cm–1 and 1679 cm–1 together with positive bands at 1711 cm–1, 2135 and 2123 cm–1. The negative bands are assigned to a hi-CO state that comprises 2 metal-bound CO ligands, one terminally bound, and one bridged and/or protonated species. The positive band at 1711 cm–1 is assigned to a lo-CO product with a single bridged and/or protonated metal-CO group.We term these species “Hi-1” and “Lo-1”, respectively. The high-energy bands are assigned to a liberated CO trapped in the protein pocket. Warming results in CO recombination, and the temperature dependence of the recombination rate yields an activation energy of 4 kJmol–1. Two !-H195 variant enzymes yielded additional signals. Asparagine substitution, !-H195N, gives a spectrum containing 2 negative “Hi-2” bands at 1936 and 1858 cm–1 with a positive “Lo-2” band at 1780 cm–1, while glutamine substitution, !-H195Q, produces
a complex spectrum that includes a third CO species, with negative “Hi-3” bands at 1938 and 1911 cm–1 and a positive feature “Lo-3” band at 1921 cm–1. These species can be assigned to a combination of terminal, bridged, and possibly protonated CO groups bound to the FeMo cofactor active site. The proposed structures are discussed in terms of both CO inhibition and the mechanism nitrogenase catalysis. Given the intractability of observing nitrogenase intermediates by crystallographic methods, IR-monitored photolysis appears to be a promising and information-rich probe of nitrogenase structure and chemistry.

Scheme 1. Proposed Fe-based modes of CO binding in N2ase: (a) single terminal a-top CO,[6b] (b) single bridging CO,[8e] (c) “formyl” CO, (d) two terminal a-top CO, same Fe,[6b] (e) two terminal a-top CO, different Fe,[8e] (f) two bridging CO,[8h] (g) triple-bridging and terminal CO, (h) triple-bridging CO. Mo histidine and homocitrate
ligands and cysteine thiolate ligand of Fe-1 have been omitted for clarity. No attempt was made to relax the Fe-S framework for these structures. Atom color codes: Fe green, Mo purple, S yellow, C black, O red. The undefined central atom of FeMo-co is printed in blue.

Samples for FTIR analysis were placed in custom cell holders with Teflon spacers and either zinc sulfide (Del Mar Photonics) or cubic zirconia windows. Typical pathlengths ranged from 50–15 μm. FTIR spectra were measured in a Bruker VERTEX 70v FT-IR spectrometer equipped with a custom adapted Oxford Instruments CF1208 liquid-helium flow cryostat. Photolysis with visible light employed an Osram XENOPHOT® lamp (100 W) or a Sutter Instruments Lambda LS xenon arc lamp (300 W).

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Axicon Lens
Axicon lens also known as conical lens or rotationally symmetric prism is widely used in different scientific research and application. Axicon can be used to convert a parallel laser beam into a ring, to create a non diffractive Bessel beam or to focus a parallel beam into long focus depth.
Del Mar Photonics supplies axicons with cone angles range from 130° to 179.5° for use with virtually any laser radiation. We manufacture and supply axicons made from BK7 glass, fused silica and other materials.
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Del Mar Photonics offers optical elements made of high quality synthetically grown Rutile Titanium Dioxide crystals. Rutile (TiO2) coupling prisms
Del Mar Photonics offers optical elements made of high quality synthetically grown Rutile Titanium Dioxide crystals. Rutile’s strong birefringency, wide transmission range and good mechanical properties make it suitable for fabrication of polarizing cubes, prisms and optical isolators. Boules having high optical transmission and homogeneity are grown by proprietary method. Typical boules have 10 - 15 mm in dia. and up to 25 mm length. Optical elements sizes - from 2 x 2 x 1 mm to 12.7 x 12.7 x 12.7 mm. Laser grade polish quality is available for finished elements. So far we the largest elements that we manufactured are 12 x15 x 5 mm, in which optical axis is parallel to 15 mm edge, 5 mm is along beam path, 12 x 15 mm faces polished 20/10 S/D, one wave flatness, parallelism < 3 arc.min. (better specs. available on request).
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Vacuum viewport

Del Mar Photonics offer a range of competitively priced UHV viewports , Conflat, ISO or KF including a variety of coatings to enhance performance. Del Mar Photonics viewports are manufactured using advanced techniques for control of special and critical processes, including 100 percent helium leak testing and x-ray measurements for metallization control. Windows Materials include: Fused silica, Quartz , Sapphire , MgF2, BaF2, CaF2, ZnSe, ZnS, Ge, Si, Pyrex. Standard Viewing diameters from .55" to 1.94 ".
Coating - a range of custom coatings can applied - which include
- Single QWOT
- Broad Band AR
- V coatings
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- DLC (Diamond like coating)
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Manufacturing challenging optical components

Our group works to characterize the interaction of biomolecules with solid surfaces, writes Dennis Hore of University of Victoria, Canada.  Nature designs proteins with well-defined structures in solution.  The conformation of these molecules may serve a structural purpose, or a chemical one in the case of enzymes.  In order to further the progress of technologies that immobilize such molecules on synthetic surfaces (like biosensors employing enzymes), it is important to have a detailed understanding and control of the interactions of these molecules with the surface more
For that project Del Mar has been able to manufacture all shapes of prisms from CaF2, fused silica, and ZnSe according to our custom specifications.

Del Mar Photonics online store features windows, prisms, lenses, attenuators, etalons, crystals and wafers, and other items. Axicons, barium fluoride windows, germanium etalons, rutile (TiO2) prisms, microchannel plates and detectors, saturable absorber mirrors, photoconductive THz antennas, lithium niobate wafers and crystals and many other high quality affordable components for scientific research and OEM production are delivered globally from stock.
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Zinc Selenide - ZnSe
 
Zinc Selenide - ZnSe

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Calcium Fluoride - CaF2
 
 
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 PCX-CaF2-25.4-400   IR Calcium Fluoride Plano-Convex Lens, ø 1", f = 400 mm  Buy Now 
 PCX-CaF2-25.4-500   IR Calcium Fluoride Plano-Convex Lens, ø 1", f = 500 mm  Buy Now 
 PCX-CaF2-25.4-750   IR Calcium Fluoride Plano-Convex Lens, ø 1", f = 750 mm  Buy Now 
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Optical components
 

Axicons

Barium Fluoride - BaF2

BK7

Calcium Fluoride - CaF2

Fused Silica optics - FS

Germanium optics - Ge

KBr

Lithium Fluoride - LiF

Magnesium fluoride - MgF2

Pyrex

Rutile -TiO2

Sapphire

Si

Zinc Selenide - ZnSe

Lenses

Prisms

Windows

Optical Diffuser

Thin Film Polarizer

Viewports

Short Wave Pass Filter

Waveplates

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