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Study of human plasma fibrinogen (FNG) adsorption on nanopolymer surfaces by Circular dichroism (CD) (CAT#: STEM-MB-0614-WXH)

Introduction

Fibrinogen is an acute phase protein that is part of the coagulation cascade and is converted into the insoluble protein fibrin during the clotting process. The activated thrombin or Factor II (FIIa) converts fibrinogen to fibrin in response to bleeding.




Principle

Circular dichroism (CD) is a spectroscopy technique that measures the absorption difference between left and right circularly polarized light. By symmetry, this asymmetric absorption can only occur for asymmetric molecules, meaning chiral molecules.

Applications

Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy is a powerful technique that is sensitive to the chirality (handedness) of molecules. It can be used to study absolute stereochemistry, enantiomeric composition, racemization, enantiomeric differentiation, and molecular interactions and conformation.

Procedure

1. Sample preparation
2. Measurement by CD instrument
3. Data analysis

Materials

Circular dichroism (CD) spectrophotometer