NMR-based Structural Biology

Analysis of biomolecules in solid and liquid phases using NMR spectroscopy

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EU funds interdisciplinary doctoral network LipAgg

May 08, 2026

The program is looking for 15 junior scientists to answer key molecular questions underlying serious diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and diabetes. more

[Fe]-hydrogenase catalysis visualized using para-hydrogen-enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

December 13, 2024

A team from three Max Planck Institutes, the Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration at the University Medical Center Göttingen, the University of Kiel, and the FAccTs GmbH used a chemical peculiarity of hydrogen to amplify the signals of magnetic resonance spectroscopy. In this way, the scientists were able to visualize previously unknown intermediate steps in the conversion of hydrogen. more

Yearbook Article (2010)

Lock pick or bunch of keys: what proteins and safecrackers have in common
Novel NMR spectroscopic parameters allowed to determine not only the average structure of the protein ubiquitin but in addition the description of a faithful ensemble of the protein in solution. The ensemble reflected especially the previously inaccessible time window between 5 ns and 50 µs. The ensemble revealed the mechanism of protein protein recognition for this protein. If this was general new strategies for modulation of protein protein recognition would open up that could be used for more efficient drug development. (in German) more