title: Synchrotron radiation in life sciences.
abstract: Synchrotron Radiation (SR) presents itself as a "play-ground" with a large range of methods and techniques suitable to unveil the mysteries of life. Here we attempt to present a few of these methods that complement those employed in the home laboratory. SR diffraction, spectroscopy and imaging methods relevant to the atomic structure determination and characterization of the properties and function of chemical compounds and macromolecules of biological relevance, are introduced.
authors.affiliation: Brookhaven National Laboratory, National Synchrotron Light Source, Building 725D, Upton NY 11973, USA. stojanoff@bnl.gov
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stojanoff
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Northrup
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pietri
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D001671:Biochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017356:Synchrotrons