ISSN:
1432-1424
Keywords:
X-ray diffraction
;
neutron diffraction
;
resonance scattering
;
membrane protein
;
lipid bilayer
;
time-averaged
;
time-resolved
;
elastic scattering
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Conclusion The elastic X-ray/neutron diffraction techniques described in this review are currently capable of providing substantial information concerning the time-averaged structures and intermolecular ordering of molecular components within a dynamic membrane structure. In addition, the time resolution of the elastic X-ray diffraction technique, afforded by intense synchrotron and laser plasma X-ray sources, now permits this structural information to be obtained over a range of time scales from nanoseconds to milliseconds and upwards following an excitation of the membrane system. This time-averaged and time-resolved structural information may provide considerable insight into structure-function relationships in biological membranes and, especially when combined with structural information on the membrane proteins involved at atomic resolution, may provide this insight at the atomic level.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01871604
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