Special issue on Liquid-state NMR Studies on Biomacromolecules
Published 30 March, 2026
Introduction:
Liquid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analyze and reveal the dynamic characteristics of protein in solution. This capability is superior compared to crystallography, cryoelectron microscopy and other similar technologies. In recent years, with the introduction of new technologies such as new isotope labeling methods, dynamic nuclear polarization, and artificial intelligence, together with the development of cross-linking mass spectrometry, dynamic simulation and other related technologies, liquid-state NMR has even broken the molecular weight limit, and has the ability to carry out dynamic conformation change analysis of protein either in cell or in situ. The development of related technologies can not only reveal the dynamic conformational mechanism of protein specific functions at the atomic scale, but also provide important research tools and technologies to promote the screening and optimization of innovative drugs targeting biological macromolecular proteins. With the emergence of more new technologies, liquid NMR will play a more and more important role in the field of biological macromolecules.
This Special Issue on "Liquid-state NMR Studies on Biomacromolecules" welcomes all types of articles in the field .
Topics covered by this Special Issue:
- Liquid-state NMR techniques and applications
- Biomacromolecules
- MR instrument/methodology/development
- NMR isotope labelling techniques
- Machine learning or AI for liquid-state NMR
Important deadlines:
- Submission deadline: 31 July 2026
- Planned publication: November 2026
Submission Instructions: Please read the Guide for Authors before submitting. All articles should be submitted online; please select Liquid-state NMR Studies on Biomacromolecules on submission. Papers that are accepted after undergoing peer review will be published open access with no fee payable by the author.
Guest Editors:
Prof. Conggang Li
Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, CAS, China
Email: conggangli@apm.ac.cn
Prof. Bin Jiang
Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, CAS, China
Email: jbin@apm.ac.cn