The determination of the in situ structure by nuclear spin contrast variation

Conference · Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5847-7_34· OSTI ID:381100

Stuhrmann, H B ^[1]; Nierhaus, K H ^[2]

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1. GKSS Forschungszentrum, Geesthacht (Germany)
2. Max-Planch-Institut fuer Molekulare Genetik, Berlin (Germany)

Polarized neutron scattering from polarized nuclear spins in hydrogenous substances opens a new way of contrast variation. The enhanced contrast due to proton spin polarization was used for the in situ structure determination of tRNA of the functional complex of the E.coli ribosome.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• OSTI ID: 381100
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-96-634; CONF-9410223-; ON: DE96006681; TRN: 96:005198-0033
• Resource Relation: Conference: 3. conference on neutrons in biology, Santa Fe, NM (United States), 24-28 Oct 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the neutrons in biology conference, Santa Fe, NM, October 1994; Schoenborn, B.P.; PB: 354 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BASIC STUDIES
66 PHYSICS
TRANSFER RNA
NEUTRON DIFFRACTION
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
POLARIZATION
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
ESCHERICHIA COLI
SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING