Cover; Copyright Page; List of contributors; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Metal-Ion NMR Studies of Ion Binding; 1. Introduction; 2. Small ligands; 3. Metal-ion binding to macromolecules; 4. Ion binding to aggregates and cells; References; Chapter 2. NMR Studies of Ligand-Macromolecule Interactions; 1. Introduction; 2. Methods; 3. Nuclear probes; 4. Applications; 5. Summary and conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3. Applications of NMR in the Analysis of Agrochemicals and Pesticides; 1. Introduction; 2. Structural information; 3. Decomposition and metabolism

4. Miscellaneous applicationsAppendix; References; Chapter 4. NMR Nuclear Shielding and the Electronic Structures of Macromolecules; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical aspects of nuclear shielding in macromolecules; 3. Interpretations of nuclear shielding in terms of electronic structures; 4. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. 207Pb-NMR Parameters; 1. Introduction; 2. Experimental; 3. Nuclear spin relaxation; 4. Chemical shifts d207Pb; 5. Indirect nuclear spin-spin couplings, nJ(207PbX); 6. 207Pb NMR of solids.; 7. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Tables; References

Chapter 6. Nuclear Spin Relaxation in Diamagnetic Fluids Part 1. General Aspects and Inorganic Applications1. Introduction; 2. Relaxation theory; 3. Experimental methods; 4. Relaxation measurements in gases; 5. Relaxation in inorganic systems; Acknowledgements; References