Development of MAS solid state NMR methods for structural and dynamical characterization of biomolecules [Elektronische Ressource] / Veniamin Shevelkov. Gutachter: Klaus Peter Hofmann ; Bernd Reif ; Andreas Herrmann

Development of MAS solid state NMR methods for structural and dynamical characterization of biomolecules Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) im Fach Biophysik eingereicht an der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät I der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin von Herrn Veniamin Shevelkov Präsident der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Prof. Dr. Christoph Markschies Dekan der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät I Prof. Dr. Christian Limberg Gutachter: 1. Prof. Dr. Klaus Peter Hofmann 2. Prof. Dr. Bernd Reif 3. Prof. Dr. Andreas Herrmann Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 22. April 2008 Contents. Acknowledgements..................................................................................6 List of publications:................................................................................8 Abbreviations: ......................................................................................10 1 Chapter. General Introduction......................................................11 1.1 Structural and dynamical investigations of biological systems by solid-state NMR spectroscopy. .................................................................................... 11 1.2 Distances and angles in proteins and peptides................................... 12 1.3 The dynamics of a quantum mechanical systems.............................. 16 1.4 Density operator. ...........