Research Group Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy

Welcome to the web site of the research group Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy at the Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena.

Research Interests

Metabolic and regulatory processes critically depend upon specific biomolecular recognition mechanisms. Disturbance of specific recognition may lead to loss of recognition fidelity or derailment of biological processes and thus to the development of acute or chronic disease. Proper recognition depends on "fitting" contact surfaces of the interacting biomolecules. We are employing heteronuclear NMR spectroscopy in the liquid and the solid state to investigate the structure of biomolecules and their interactions, in order to shed light on their structure-function relationship. This should contribute to understanding the molecular mechanisms relevant to ageing and to the pathogenesis of age-related diseases.

A brief survey on our projects can be found on the projects webpage.

The research group is contributing to the Jena Centre for Bioinformatics (JCB).