The advent of new neutron facilities and the improvement of existing sources and instruments world wide supply the biological community with many new opportunities in the areas of structural biology and biological physics. The present volume offers a clear description of the various neutron-scattering techniques currently being used to answer biologically relevant questions. Their utility is illustrated through examples by some of the leading researchers in the field of neutron scattering. This volume will be a reference for researchers and a step-by-step guide for young scientists entering the field and the advanced graduate student.

Neutron Scattering for Biology

Neutron Scattering for Biology
Elastic Techniques
Single Crystal Neutron Diffraction and Protein Crystallography
Neutron Protein Crystallography: Hydrogen and Hydration in Proteins
Neutron Protein Crystallography: Technical Aspects and Some Case Studies at Current Capabilities and Beyond
Detergent Binding in Membrane Protein Crystals by Neutron Crystallography
High-Angle Neutron Fiber Diffraction in the Study of Biological Systems
Neutron Scattering from Biomaterials in Complex Sample Environments
Small-Angle Neutron Scattering from Biological Molecules
Small Angle Neutron Scattering from Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Viruses
Structure and Kinetics of Proteins Observed by Small Angle Neutron Scattering
Complex Biological Structures: Collagen and Bone
Structural Investigations of Membranes in Biology by Neutron Reflectometry
Protein Adsorption and Interactions at Interfaces
Complex Biomimetic Structures at Fluid Surfaces and Solid-Liquid Interfaces
Inelastic Techniques
Quasielastic Neutron Scattering in Biology, Part I: Methods
Quasielastic Neutron Scattering in Biology, Part II: Applications
Conformational Dynamics Measured with Proteins in Solution
Relating Protein Dynamics to Function and Structure: The Purple Membrane
Biomolecular Spectroscopy Using Pulsed-Source Instruments
Brownian Oscillator Analysis of Molecular Motions in Biomolecules
Internal Dynamics of Proteins and DNA: Analogy to Glass-Forming Systems
Structure and Dynamics of Model Membrane Systems Probed by Elastic and Inelastic Neutron Scattering
Subnanosecond Dynamics of Proteins in Solution: MD Simulations and Inelastic Neutron Scattering.