LECTURE 1a • Is my protein folded? • 3D structure determination • Specific structural details • Intermolecular interactions • Molecular motions (hydrodynamics, internal) • Kinetics and thermodynamics • In vivo measurements • Spatial resolution • Solubility • Stability • Stable isotope labeling • Scaling up production • Size • Separation from impurities • Salt content LECTURE 1b Dirac-like nuclei: 10−9γ rad s−1 T−1 % in Nature e− −182.000 100 1H 0.277 99.98 13C 0.067 1.1 15N −0.027 0.4 19F 0.252 100 31P 0.108 100 129Xe −0.075 24.4 rare isotopes (require enrichment) Magnetic moment µ = −γI Energy E = −µ · B = −|µ||B| cos θ B θ µ = γI