Full Description
Published as a companion to Volume 12, the current volume presents the latest advances in electron paramagnetic resonance of iron proteins, metalloproteins, and free radicals. The book features a diskette containing programs for iron ERP spectral simulation and ENDOR analyses.
Contents
1 Simulation of the EMR Spectra of High-Spin Iron in Proteins.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Theoretical Background for Simulations.- 3. Examples of Simulated Lineshapes.- References.- 2 Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Iron Proteins.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Mössbauer Effect: Spectral Parameters.- 3. Iron-Sulfur Proteins.- 4. Heme Proteins.- 5. Mononuclear Iron Proteins.- 6. Oxygen-Bridged Dinuclear Clusters.- References.- 3 Multifrequency ESR of Copper: Biophysical Applications.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Role of Microwave Frequency for Different Rotational Correlation Times.- 3. Multifrequency Apparatus and Methods.- 4. Biophysical Applications of Multifrequency ESR.- 5. Perspectives.- References.- 4 Metalloenzyme Active-Site Structure and Function through Multifrequency CW and Pulsed ENDOR.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The ENDOR Measurement.- 3. Multiple Approaches in ENDOR.- 4. ENDOR as the Solution to Problems about Metallobiomolecules.- 5. Metalloenzymes with Amino Acid Radicals.- 6. Conclusion.- Appendix: ENDOR Analysis...- References.- 5 ENDOR of Randomly Oriented Mononuclear Metalloproteins: Toward Structural Determinations of the Prosthetic Group.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Theory.- 3. Examples.- 4. Conclusion.- References.- 6 High-Field EPR and ENDOR on Bioorganic Systems.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Basic Principles and Overview.- 3. High-Field EPR/ENDOR in Photosynthesis Research.- 4. Perspectives.- References.- 7 Pulsed Electron Nuclear Double and Multiple Resonance Spectroscopy of Metals in Proteins and Enzymes.- 1. Introduction.- 2. ENDOR Energy Levels and Transition Frequencies.- 3. Pulse Schemes.- 4. Amplitudes in Polarization Transfer Pulsed ENDOR.- 5. Pulsed versus CW ENDOR.- 6. ESEEM versus ENDOR Spectroscopy.- 7. Electron Nuclear Electron Triple Resonance: 2D ENDOR.- 8. ConcludingRemarks.- References.- 8 Transient EPR of Spin-Labeled Proteins.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Methods.- 3. Time-Resolved EPR of Contractile Proteins.- 4. Time-Resolved EPR of Membrane Proteins.- 5. Conclusions.- References.- 9 ESR Spin-Trapping Artifacts in Biological Model Systems.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Nitroso Spin Traps.- 3. Nitrone Spin Traps.- 4. Conclusion.- References.- of Previous Volumes.
