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We present several applications of both wide‐line and magic angle spinning (MAS) solid‐state NMR of bicelles in which are embedded fragments of a tyrosine kinase receptor or enkephalins. The magnetically orientable bicelle membranes are shown to be of particular interest for studying the functional properties of lipids and proteins in a state that is very close to their natural environment. Quadrupolar, dipolar and chemical shielding interactions can be used to determine minute alterations of internal membrane dynamics and the orientation of peptides with respect to the membrane plane. MAS of bicelles can in turn lead to high‐resolution proton spectra of hydrated membranes. Using deuterium–proton contrast methods one can then obtain pseudo‐high‐resolution proton spectra of peptides or proteins embedded in deuterated membranes and determine their atomic 3D structure using quasi‐conventional liquid‐state NMR methods. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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