STRUCTURAL TRANSITIONS AND MOLECULAR RELAXATION PROCESSES IN DNA COMPLEXES INVESTIGATED BY VIBRATIONAL  SPECTROSCOPY

National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies Cluj-Napoca

Publications:

BOOKS

AUTHORS

1. CM Muntean (2009) “DNA structure at low pH values, in the presence of monovalent and divalent metal ions, as revealed by Raman spectroscopy” Book Chapter in “INSIGHTS INTO VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AND THEIR COMPLEXES”, Editors CM Muntean & I Bratu, Transworld Research Network Publishers, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, p. 67-86  (ISBN: 978-81-7895-407-3).

2. A Hernanz, I Bratu, JM Gavira-Vallejo (2009) “Vibrational relaxation of nucleic acid components” Book Chapter in “INSIGHTS INTO VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AND THEIR COMPLEXES”, Editors CM Muntean & I Bratu, Transworld Research Network Publishers, Trivandrum, Kerala,  India, p. 29-46  (ISBN: 978-81-7895-407-3).

EDITORS

“INSIGHTS INTO VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AND THEIR COMPLEXES” (2009) Editors CM Muntean & I Bratu, Transworld Research Network Publishers, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, 105 pages (ISBN: 978-81-7895-407-3).

ARTICLES IN ISI JOURNALS

1. CM Muntean, I Bratu, K Nalpantidis, MAP Purcaru (2009) Spectroscopy-An International Journal 23(3-4), 141-154.

2. CM Muntean, K Nalpantidis, I Feldmann, V Deckert (2009) Spectroscopy-An International Journal 23(3-4), 155-163.

3. CM Muntean, A Halmagyi, MD Puia, I Pavel (2009) Spectroscopy-An International Journal  23(2), 59-70.

4. CM Muntean, I Bratu (2009) Spectroscopy-An International Journal 23(5-6), 281-289.

5. CM Muntean, N Leopold, A Halmagyi, S Valimareanu (2011) Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 42(4), 844-850.

6. CM Muntean, N Leopold, A Halmagyi, S Valimareanu (2011) Spectroscopy-An International Journal 25(1), 33-43.

7. CM Muntean, N Leopold, A Halmagyi, S Valimareanu (2011) Journal of Raman Spectroscopy  42(11), 1925-1931.

8. A Bende, D Bogdan, CM Muntean, C Morari (2011) Journal of Molecular Modeling 17(12) 3205-3274.

CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS

1. CM Muntean, I Bratu (2009) “Molecular dynamics in MgDNA complexes at reduced and low pH values: A Raman study”, Exploratory Workshop “New Tendencies in Computational Biophysics”, Timisoara, Romania, 4-6 June 2009.

2. CM Muntean, I Bratu (2009) “(Sub)picosecond dynamics in MgDNA complexes upon lowering the pH: A Raman microspectroscopic study”, NATO Advanced Study Institute on BIO-PHOTONICS: spectroscopy, imaging, sensing, and manipulation, Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Sicily, Italy, 2-17 July, 2009, Book of Abstracts, p. 50.

3. CM Muntean, R Misselwitz, H Welfle (2009) “A Raman spectroscopic study on the influence of Mn²⁺ ions on DNA structure”, European Biophysics Journal with Biophysics Letters 38, Supplement 1, July 2009, p. S65, P-120, Abstracts (ISSN: 0175-7571), 7^th EBSA European Biophysics Congress, 11-15 July, 2009, Genoa, Italy.

4. CM Muntean, I Bratu (2009) “Raman microspectroscopic study on the (sub)picosecond dynamics in MgDNA complexes upon lowering the pH”, 10^th International Summer School on Biophysics, SUPRAMOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, Rovinj, Croatia, September 19—October 1, 2009, Book of Abstracts (ISBN 978-953-6690-81-7), p. 134 (Poster 23).

5. CM Muntean, N Leopold, A Halmagyi, S Valimareanu (2010) “Ultrasensitive detection of DNA using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy”, First International Conference on Analytical and Nanoanalytical Methods for Biomedical and Environmental Sciences IC-ANMBES 2010, Brasov, Romania, June 18-20, 2010, Book of Abstracts, p. 88 (Poster PB 29).

6. CM Muntean, R Misselwitz, H Welfle (2010) “A Raman spectroscopic study on the DNA structure at reduced pH values, in the presence of Mn²⁺ ions”, 30^th European Congress on Molecular Spectroscopy with GISR 2010, EUCMOS 2010, Florence, Italy, 29 August—3 September 2010, Book of Abstracts, p. 126 (Poster PS2-40).

7. CM Muntean, N Leopold, A Halmagyi, S Valimareanu (2011) “Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of genomic DNA from apple leaf tissues”, European Biophysics Journal with Biophysics Letters 40, Supplement 1, August 2011, p. S98, P-233, Abstracts (ISSN: 0175-7571), 8^th EBSA European Biophysics Congress, 23—27 August, 2011, Budapest, Hungary.

8. A Bende, CM Muntean (2011) “Solvent effect on the anharmonic vibrational frequencies in guanine-cytosine base pair”, International Conference Processes in Isotopes and Molecules, September 29^th—October 1^st, 2011, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Book of Abstracts, Poster T1-2, p. 17.

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