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Spin-lattice relaxation times of imidazole protons and their relevance to NMR studies of proteins

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THE spin lattice relaxation time (T1) is the exponential time constant for re-equilibration of nuclear spins with their surroundings (the lattice) following resonance excitation, and is consequently related to the correlation time of the nuclei in solution. Thus, the determination of T1 values would be of interest in many biological systems. Measurement of the relative motility of different portions of a protein molecule, for example, could shed light on conformational and functional properties.

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WASYLISHEN, R., COHEN, J. Spin-lattice relaxation times of imidazole protons and their relevance to NMR studies of proteins. Nature 249, 847–850 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/249847a0

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