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Online ISSN : 1884-636X
Print ISSN : 1349-046X
ISSN-L : 1349-046X
入門講座「中性子生物」
生物研究における中性子
片岡 幹雄
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2011 年 21 巻 4 号 p. 243-246

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Neutrons can see hydrogen (deuterium) atom structurally and dynamically. The specific feature makes neutrons unique method for biological science. Neutron protein crystallography enables to identify hydrogen atom positions, which leads to the understanding of hydrogen bond network around the active site. One successful example is the discovery of the low barrier hydrogen bond in photoactive yellow protein. Recent advances in incoherent scattering enable to distinguish hydration water dynamics from protein dynamics. The construction of neutron dynamic data base is now discussing. Although criticism against the usefulness of neutrons in biology has been raised, we should be confident that neutron can contribute to the progress of biological science substantially.

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