title: Metallogenomics and biological X-ray absorption spectroscopy.
abstract: An overview of the second special issue of the journal on biological applications of X-ray absorption spectroscopy (BioXAS) is presented. The emphasis is on the study of metalloproteins in the context of structural genomics programmes (metallogenomics).
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University La Sapienza, Rome P. le A. Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy. isabella.ascone@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Isabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ascone
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fourme
authors.forename: Samar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hasnain
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hodgson
mesh_terms: D023281:Genomics; D008667:Metalloproteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D008667:Metalloproteins