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Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 4Gas-Phase Structures and Proton Affinities of N-Terminal Proline Containing B2 + Ions From Protonated Model Peptides(Elsevier Ltd., 2015) Karaca, Sıla; Atik, Ahmet Emin; Elmacı, Nuran; Yalçın, TalatIn this study, we investigated the effect of the second amino acid identity of hexapeptides on gas-phase structures and the proton affinities of N-terminal proline containing b2 + ions produced from the fragmentation of b6 + ions under low-energy collision-induced dissociation (CID) tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). It should be noted that, among all other fragments, the b2 + and nominally b4 + (AAAA) ions ([M+H]+ → b6 + → b2 + (PX+) + b4 + (AAAA+) were mainly considered in this study. This is a unique example of consecutive cleavage of b6 + ions which fragments to b2 + and nominal b4 + ions. All structural and proton affinity calculations for b2 + ions were carried out with the B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) level of theory. The study utilized C-terminal amidated model peptides consisting of PAAAAA-NH2 and PXAAAA-NH2 where X is phenylalanine (F), glutamic acid (E), tryptophan (W), and histidine (H) residue. Two main structural isomers of b2 + ions, namely oxazolone and diketopiperazine, have been considered for the computations. The results demonstrated that the proton affinities of oxazolone isomers of PX are greater than its diketopiperazine isomers. Higher correlation coefficient is calculated if the structure of PX is considered as oxazolone rather than diketopiperazine isomer. Additionally, a linear fit is observed between intensity ratio (PX/AAAA) and calculated proton affinities of PX ions. Additionally, MS/MS results revealed that the relative intensities of b2 +-PA, PF, and PE- ions are lower compared to the relative intensity of AAAA fragment ion. In contrast, b2 +-PW and PH- ions have higher relative intensities compared to the AAAA ion. This behavior is explained by the proton affinities of fragment ions computationally.Article Citation - WoS: 18Citation - Scopus: 18A Computational Study on the Excited State Properties of a Cationic Cyanine Dye: Ttbc(Elsevier Ltd., 2011) Karaca, Sıla; Elmacı Irmak, Nuran; Elmacı, NuranThe ground and excited state behaviors of a biologically important mitochondria selective dye, 5,5',6,6'-tetrachloro-1,1',3,3'-tetraethyl-benzimidazolo carbocyanine (TTBC), were investigated in order to give useful information related to the enhancement of its electronic and optical properties. DFT and TDDFT levels of theory with different functionals and basis sets were used. The results obtained by using PBEPBE/6-31+G(d,p)/C-PCM are in good agreement with the experiments. The potential energy surface sections of TTBC were explored and the geometry optimized in the first excited state, S 1, to analyze the fluorescence spectrum of the dye. There are two distinct minima on the S 1 surface, one located near the ground state geometry and an energetically favorable twisted geometry, having a charge transfer character. The observation of similar ground and excited state dipoles as well as solvent-independent fluorescence and absorption wavelengths reveals that there is no competition between the two minima; the emission is dominantly coming from the more planar configuration.