CD wavelength spectra of polymers can contain information about higher ordered structures beyond the identity of the chiral centers. This aspect has been best applied to proteins, where analysis of far UV spectra allow estimates of the secondary structure content. Here are several links to share-ware programs devoted to proteins.
Analysis of circular dichroism data Methods Enzymol. 2004;383:282-317.
Read this first if you are not already familiar with CD data analysis.
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Dichroweb
Birkbeck Crystallography Dept., London England
Offers on-line analysis of protein secondary structure via a number of algorithms. Includes links to other CD web sites.
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Circular Dichroism Facility at UMDNJ
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway New Jersey, USA
Offers multiple algorithms for protein secondary structure analysis that can be downloaded and operated on personal computers. Includes links to other CD web sites.
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CDPro
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Several popular protein structure analysis programs from the authors.
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DichroProt
Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, Lyon cedex, France
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Live Tutorials:
If you are a novice to CD instrumentation then a live class is an ideal way to get started.
BioCD
25 – 29 June 2007
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Long Island, New York, USA
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Summer School in Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
3 - 6 December 2007
The University of Warwick
Coventry, England
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Online Tutorials:
Google Book: Circular Dichroism and Linear Dichroism
Google Book: Ewing's Analytical Instrumentation Handbook Chapter on “Techniques of Chiroptical Spectroscopy”
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Synchrotron CD:
Synchrotron CD (SCD) takes advantage of the synchrotron’s intense UV radiation to extend measurements deep into the vacuum UV range. These facilities may be available for collaborations.
Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Beijing, China
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Berliner Elektronenspeicherring-Gesellschaft für Synchrotronstrahlung m.b.H.
Berlin, Germany
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Brookhaven National Laboratory
Long Island, New York, USA
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Centre for Protein and Membrane Structure and Dynamics
Daresbury, England
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Diamond Light Source
Didcot, Oxfordshire, England
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Hiroshima Synchrotron Radiation Center
Hiroshima, Japan
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Institute for Storage Ring Facilities in Aarhus
Aarhus, Denmark
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National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
Heifei , China
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SOLEIL
Saint Aubin, France
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CD Measurements for Fee:
CD Measurements for Fee:
These sites will perform CD studies on your sample for a fee.
Circular Dichroism Facility at UMDNJ
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway New Jersey, USA
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