Soft X-ray Fluorescence and Near-Edge Absorption Microscopy for Investigating Metabolic Features in Biological Systems: A Review.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Bonanni, Valentina; Gianoncelli, Alessandra
- Source
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Feb2023, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p3220. 14p.
- Subject
- *X-ray fluorescence
*LIFE sciences
*BIOLOGICAL systems
*X-ray microscopy
*MICROSCOPY
*X-ray absorption
*SOFT X rays
- Language
- ISSN
- 1661-6596
Scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) provides the imaging of biological specimens allowing the parallel collection of localized spectroscopic information by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and/or X-ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy (XANES). The complex metabolic mechanisms which can take place in biological systems can be explored by these techniques by tracing even small quantities of the chemical elements involved in the metabolic pathways. Here, we present a review of the most recent publications in the synchrotrons' scenario where soft X-ray spectro-microscopy has been employed in life science as well as in environmental research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]