Pulsed electron-electron double resonance: Beyond nanometre distance measurements on biomacromolecules

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 434, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 353-363

  Reginsson, Gunnar W ^a   Schiemann, Olav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomacromolecule measurement; Dynamics; Nucleic acid; Pulsed electron electron double resonance (PELDOR or DEER); Spin labelling

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MONOMER; NITROXIDE; NUCLEIC ACID; RADICAL;

ACCURACY; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MACROMOLECULE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PULSED ELECTRON ELECTRON DOUBLE RESONANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SPIN LABELING;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEINS; SPIN LABELS;

CERVIDAE;

EID: 79952130813     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20101871     Document Type: Review

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