structure and conformational changes of biomacromolecules. Here, a new combination of
paramagnetic labels is experimentally tested, one being a commonly used nitroxide radical,
and the other being a Gd3+ ion. The Gd3+− nitroxide spin pair can serve as a good
substitute for the nitroxide− nitroxide pair of spin labels and potentially provides a link to
other experimental approaches dealing with structural information.