Front Cover; Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy, Volume 17; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Theoretical Aspects of Isotope Effects on Nuclear Shielding; I. Introduction; II. Rovibrational effects on nuclear shielding; III. Isotope shifts in diatomic molecules; IV. One-bond isotope shifts in polyatomic molecules; V. Isotope effects over more than one bond; VI. Temperature and solvent effects on isotope shifts; VII. Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 2. NMR Spectroscopy of Paramagnetic Haem Proteins; I. Introduction; II. Assignment methods

III. Selected problems of biological relevanceIV. Other nuclei; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation and Models for Backbone Motions of Macromolecules in Solution; I. Introduction; II. Experimental methods; III. Theory; IV. Correlation functions for polymer motions; V. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Less Common Quadrupolar Nuclei; I. Introduction; II. Alkali metals (except Li and Na); III. Alkaline earth nuclei; IV. Main groups III and IV; V. Main groups V and VI; VI. Transition elements; VII. Conclusions; Acknowledgment