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Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Biological Systems

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57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy had an exceptional impact on the development of iron-based metallobiochemistry (we might call it 57Fe-based metallobiochemistry) and its offspring, bioinorganic chemistry. Right from the outset, the new technique has shed considerable light on the nature of various biological problems. In particular, the application of Mössbauer spectroscopy has led to the discovery of previously unknown clusters as well as cluster assemblies that has stimulated research into new biochemical avenues. Moreover, the application of Mössbauer spectroscopy has made possible the characterization of many intermediates in the catalytic cycle of enzymes that sustain life. Some of the intermediates studied have life times of only a few milliseconds and had to be trapped by rapid quench techniques. For these endeavors, the researchers could draw on parallel developments in biological electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and, as we shall see, EPR has been a productive complement to biological Mössbauer spectroscopy all the way.

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This work was supported by grant EB 001475 from the National Institutes of Health.

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Münck, E., Bominaar, E.L. (2012). Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Biological Systems. In: Kalvius, M., Kienle, P. (eds) The Rudolf Mössbauer Story. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17952-5_13

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