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The exploitation of the Mössbauer effect in the fields of physics and chemistry [1–4] has been remarkable in the seven years since its discovery [5,6]. The applicability of this tool can be extended to the field of biophysics, although as yet the potential of the Mössbauer effect for biological studies has not been fully realized. Comparatively few papers have been published concerning the investigation of biological molecules and related compounds. In most cases the Mössbauer spectra of these molecules are treated somewhat as a curiosity and very few detailed interpretations of the data are made. In this paper we will try to point out both the usefulness and limitations of the Mössbauer effect for biological studies and, if possible, give appropriate examples of measurements which have been made on biological materials. The authors apologize for drawing rather extensively on their own work in this connection; however, the very limited amount of published work in this field makes this unavoidable. We believe the included reference list is complete with respect to published Mössbauer investigations of a biological nature.
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Gonser, U., Grant, R.W. (1965). Application of the Mössbauer Effect to Biological Systems. In: Gruverman, I.J. (eds) Mössbauer Effect Methodology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1541-5_3
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