Raman scattering and Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) attenuated transmission reflectance (ATR) spectraof two
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-amino acids (
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-AAs), i.e., glycine and leucine, were measured in H
2O and D
2O (at neutral pH andpD). This series of observed vibrational data gave us the opportunity to analyze vibrational features of bothAAs in hydrated media by density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP/6-31++G* level.Harmonic vibrational modes calculated after geometry optimization on the clusters containing each AA and12 surrounding water molecules, which represent primary models for hydration scheme of amino acids, allowedus to assign the main observed peaks.