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  • Title: Raman imaging of hemozoin within the food vacuole of Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites.
    Author: Wood BR, Langford SJ, Cooke BM, Glenister FK, Lim J, McNaughton D.
    Journal: FEBS Lett; 2003 Nov 20; 554(3):247-52. PubMed ID: 14623074.
    Abstract:
    Micro-Raman spectra of hemozoin encapsulated within the food vacuole of a Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocyte are presented. The spectrum of hemozoin is identical to the spectrum of beta-hematin at all applied excitation wavelengths. The unexpected observation of dramatic band enhancement of A(1g) modes including nu(4) (1374 cm(-1)) observed when applying 780 nm excitation enabled Raman imaging of hemozoin in the food vacuole. This unusual enhancement, resulting from excitonic coupling between linked porphyrin moieties in the extended porphyrin array, enables the investigation of hemozoin within its natural environment for the first time.
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