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Levien M, Yang L, van der Ham A, Reinhard M, John M, Purea A, Ganz J, Marquardsen T, Tkach I, Orlando T, Bennati M. Overhauser enhanced liquid state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in one and two dimensions. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5904. [PMID: 39003303 PMCID: PMC11246421 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50265-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is fundamental in the natural sciences, from chemical analysis and structural biology, to medicine and physics. Despite its enormous achievements, one of its most severe limitations is the low sensitivity, which arises from the small population difference of nuclear spin states. Methods such as dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization and parahydrogen induced hyperpolarization can enhance the NMR signal by several orders of magnitude, however, their intrinsic limitations render multidimensional hyperpolarized liquid-state NMR a challenge. Here, we report an instrumental design for 9.4 Tesla liquid-state dynamic nuclear polarization that enabled enhanced high-resolution NMR spectra in one and two-dimensions for small molecules, including drugs and metabolites. Achieved enhancements of up to two orders of magnitude translate to signal acquisition gains up to a factor of 10,000. We show that hyperpolarization can be transferred between nuclei, allowing DNP-enhanced two-dimensional 13C-13C correlation experiments at 13C natural abundance. The enhanced sensitivity opens up perspectives for structural determination of natural products or characterization of drugs, available in small quantities. The results provide a starting point for a broader implementation of DNP in liquid-state NMR.
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- Marcel Levien
- Electron-Spin Resonance Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Georg-August-University, Tammannstr. 6, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Electron-Spin Resonance Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Electron-Spin Resonance Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Electron-Spin Resonance Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Georg-August-University, Tammannstr. 6, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Georg-August-University, Tammannstr. 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Bruker Biospin GmbH, Rudolf-Plank-Str. 23, 76275, Ettlingen, Germany
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- Bruker Biospin GmbH, Rudolf-Plank-Str. 23, 76275, Ettlingen, Germany
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- Electron-Spin Resonance Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Electron-Spin Resonance Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr., 32310, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- Electron-Spin Resonance Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Georg-August-University, Tammannstr. 6, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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Kuhn LT, Weber S, Bargon J, Parella T, Pérez-Trujillo M. Hyperpolarization-Enhanced NMR Spectroscopy of Unaltered Biofluids Using Photo-CIDNP. Anal Chem 2024; 96:102-109. [PMID: 38109875 PMCID: PMC10782414 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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The direct and unambiguous detection and identification of individual metabolite molecules present in complex biological mixtures constitute a major challenge in (bio)analytical research. In this context, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has proven to be particularly powerful owing to its ability to provide both qualitative and quantitative atomic-level information on multiple analytes simultaneously in a noninvasive manner. Nevertheless, NMR suffers from a low inherent sensitivity and, moreover, lacks selectivity regarding the number of individual analytes to be studied in a mixture of a myriad of structurally and chemically very different molecules, e.g., metabolites in a biofluid. Here, we describe a method that circumvents these shortcomings via performing selective, photochemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization (photo-CIDNP) enhanced NMR spectroscopy on unmodified complex biological mixtures, i.e., human urine and serum, which yields a single, background-free one-dimensional NMR spectrum. In doing this, we demonstrate that photo-CIDNP experiments on unmodified complex mixtures of biological origin are feasible, can be performed straightforwardly in the native aqueous medium at physiological metabolite concentrations, and act as a spectral filter, facilitating the analysis of NMR spectra of complex biofluids. Due to its noninvasive nature, the method is fully compatible with state-of-the-art metabolomic protocols providing direct spectroscopic information on a small, carefully selected subset of clinically relevant metabolites. We anticipate that this approach, which, in addition, can be combined with existing high-throughput/high-sensitivity NMR methodology, holds great promise for further in-depth studies and development for use in metabolomics and many other areas of analytical research.
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- Lars T. Kuhn
- Institut
für Physikalische Chemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität
Freiburg, Albertstr. 21, 79104 Freiburg i. Br., Germany
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- Institut
für Physikalische Chemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität
Freiburg, Albertstr. 21, 79104 Freiburg i. Br., Germany
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- Institut
für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Wegelerstr. 12, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Servei
de Ressonància Magnètica Nuclear, Facultat de Ciències
i Biosciències, Universitat Autònoma
de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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- Servei
de Ressonància Magnètica Nuclear, Facultat de Ciències
i Biosciències, Universitat Autònoma
de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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Chen X, Bertho G, Caradeuc C, Giraud N, Lucas-Torres C. Present and future of pure shift NMR in metabolomics. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2023; 61:654-673. [PMID: 37157858 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.5356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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NMR is one of the most powerful techniques for the analysis of biological samples in the field of metabolomics. However, the high complexity of fluids, tissues, or other biological materials taken from living organisms is still a challenge for state-of-the-art pulse sequences, thereby limiting the detection, the identification, and the quantification of metabolites. In this context, the resolution enhancement provided by broadband homonuclear decoupling methods, which allows for simplifying 1 H multiplet patterns into singlets, has placed this so-called pure shift technique as a promising approach to perform metabolic profiling with unparalleled level of detail. In recent years, the many advances achieved in the design of pure shift experiments has paved the way to the analysis of a wide range of biological samples with ultra-high resolution. This review leads the reader from the early days of the main pure shift methods that have been successfully developed over the last decades to address complex samples, to the most recent and promising applications of pure shift NMR to the field of NMR-based metabolomics.
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- Xi Chen
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie et de Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie et de Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie et de Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie et de Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie et de Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, Paris, France
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Ghini V, Meoni G, Vignoli A, Di Cesare F, Tenori L, Turano P, Luchinat C. Fingerprinting and profiling in metabolomics of biosamples. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 138-139:105-135. [PMID: 38065666 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2023.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
Abstract
This review focuses on metabolomics from an NMR point of view. It attempts to cover the broad scope of metabolomics and describes the NMR experiments that are most suitable for each sample type. It is addressed not only to NMR specialists, but to all researchers who wish to approach metabolomics with a clear idea of what they wish to achieve but not necessarily with a deep knowledge of NMR. For this reason, some technical parts may seem a bit naïve to the experts. The review starts by describing standard metabolomics procedures, which imply the use of a dedicated 600 MHz instrument and of four properly standardized 1D experiments. Standardization is a must if one wants to directly compare NMR results obtained in different labs. A brief mention is also made of standardized pre-analytical procedures, which are even more essential. Attention is paid to the distinction between fingerprinting and profiling, and the advantages and disadvantages of fingerprinting are clarified. This aspect is often not fully appreciated. Then profiling, and the associated problems of signal assignment and quantitation, are discussed. We also describe less conventional approaches, such as the use of different magnetic fields, the use of signal enhancement techniques to increase sensitivity, and the potential of field-shuttling NMR. A few examples of biomedical applications are also given, again with the focus on NMR techniques that are most suitable to achieve each particular goal, including a description of the most common heteronuclear experiments. Finally, the growing applications of metabolomics to foodstuffs are described.
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- Veronica Ghini
- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Consorzio Interuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche Metallo Proteine (CIRMMP), Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Consorzio Interuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche Metallo Proteine (CIRMMP), Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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- Consorzio Interuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche Metallo Proteine (CIRMMP), Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Giotto Biotech S.r.l., Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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Reimets N, Ausmees K, Vija S, Trummal A, Uudsemaa M, Reile I. Parahydrogen hyperpolarized NMR detection of underivatized short oligopeptides. Analyst 2023; 148:5407-5415. [PMID: 37791463 DOI: 10.1039/d3an01345f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
Abstract
Parahydrogen hyperpolarization has evolved into a versatile tool in NMR, allowing substantial sensitivity enhancements in analysis of biological samples. Herein we show how its application scope can be extended from small metabolites to underivatized oligopeptides in solution. Based on a homologous series of alanine oligomers, we report on an experimental and DFT study on the structure of the oligopeptide and hyperpolarization catalyst complexes formed in the process. We demonstrate that alanine oligomers coordinate to the iridium carbene-based catalyst in three different ways, each giving rise to distinctive hydride signals. Moreover, the exact structures of the transient oligopeptide-catalyst complexes are oligomer-specific. This work gives a first insight into how the organometallic iridium-N-heterocyclic carbene-based parahydrogen hyperpolarization catalyst interacts with biopolymers that have multiple catalyst binding sites. A preliminary application example is demonstrated for oligopeptide detection in urine, a complex biological mixture.
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- Nele Reimets
- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, Tallinn 12618, Estonia.
- School of Science, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, Tallinn 19086, Estonia
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- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, Tallinn 12618, Estonia.
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- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, Tallinn 12618, Estonia.
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- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, Tallinn 12618, Estonia.
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- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, Tallinn 12618, Estonia.
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- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, Tallinn 12618, Estonia.
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Vaneeckhaute E, Tyburn J, Kempf JG, Martens JA, Breynaert E. Reversible Parahydrogen Induced Hyperpolarization of 15 N in Unmodified Amino Acids Unraveled at High Magnetic Field. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2207112. [PMID: 37211713 PMCID: PMC10427394 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
Amino acids (AAs) and ammonia are metabolic markers essential for nitrogen metabolism and cell regulation in both plants and humans. NMR provides interesting opportunities to investigate these metabolic pathways, yet lacks sensitivity, especially in case of 15 N. In this study, spin order embedded in p-H2 is used to produce on-demand reversible hyperpolarization in 15 N of pristine alanine and ammonia under ambient protic conditions directly in the NMR spectrometer. This is made possible by designing a mixed-ligand Ir-catalyst, selectively ligating the amino group of AA by exploiting ammonia as a strongly competitive co-ligand and preventing deactivation of Ir by bidentate ligation of AA. The stereoisomerism of the catalyst complexes is determined by hydride fingerprinting using 1 H/D scrambling of the associated N-functional groups on the catalyst (i.e., isotopological fingerprinting), and unravelled by 2D-ZQ-NMR. Monitoring the transfer of spin order from p-H2 to 15 N nuclei of ligated and free alanine and ammonia targets using SABRE-INEPT with variable exchange delays pinpoints the monodentate elucidated catalyst complexes to be most SABRE active. Also RF-spin locking (SABRE-SLIC) enables transfer of hyperpolarization to 15 N. The presented high-field approach can be a valuable alternative to SABRE-SHEATH techniques since the obtained catalytic insights (stereochemistry and kinetics) will remain valid at ultra-low magnetic fields.
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- Ewoud Vaneeckhaute
- COK‐katCentre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis—Characterization and Application TeamKU LeuvenCelestijnenlaan 200F, box 2461LeuvenB‐3001Belgium
- NMRCoReNMR/X‐Ray Platform for Convergence ResearchKU LeuvenCelestijnenlaan 200F, box 2461LeuvenB‐3001Belgium
- Univ LyonCNRS, ENS LyonUCBLUniversité de LyonCRMN UMR 5280Villeurbanne69100France
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- Bruker Biospin34 Rue de l'Industrie BP 10002Wissembourg Cedex67166France
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- COK‐katCentre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis—Characterization and Application TeamKU LeuvenCelestijnenlaan 200F, box 2461LeuvenB‐3001Belgium
- NMRCoReNMR/X‐Ray Platform for Convergence ResearchKU LeuvenCelestijnenlaan 200F, box 2461LeuvenB‐3001Belgium
- Deutsches Elektronen‐Synchrotron DESY – Centre for Molecular Water Science (CMWS)Notkestraße 8522607HamburgGermany
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- COK‐katCentre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis—Characterization and Application TeamKU LeuvenCelestijnenlaan 200F, box 2461LeuvenB‐3001Belgium
- NMRCoReNMR/X‐Ray Platform for Convergence ResearchKU LeuvenCelestijnenlaan 200F, box 2461LeuvenB‐3001Belgium
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MacCulloch K, Browning A, TomHon P, Lehmkuhl S, Chekmenev EY, Theis T. Parahydrogen in Reversible Exchange Induces Long-Lived 15N Hyperpolarization of Anticancer Drugs Anastrozole and Letrozole. Anal Chem 2023; 95:7822-7829. [PMID: 37163687 PMCID: PMC10939174 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
Hyperpolarization modalities overcome the sensitivity limitations of NMR and unlock new applications. Signal amplification by reversible exchange (SABRE) is a particularly cheap, quick, and robust hyperpolarization modality. Here, we employ SABRE for simultaneous chemical exchange of parahydrogen and nitrile-containing anticancer drugs (letrozole or anastrozole) to enhance 15N polarization. Distinct substrates require unique optimal parameter sets, including temperature, magnetic field, or a shaped magnetic field profile. The fine tuning of these parameters for individual substrates is demonstrated here to maximize 15N polarization. After optimization, including the usage of pulsed μT fields, the 15N nuclei on common anticancer drugs, letrozole and anastrozole, can be polarized within 1-2 min. The hyperpolarization can exceed 10%, corresponding to 15N signal enhancement of over 280,000-fold at a clinically relevant magnetic field of 1 T. This sensitivity gain enables polarization studies at naturally abundant 15N enrichment level (0.4%). Moreover, the nitrile 15N sites enable long-lasting polarization storage with [15N]T1 over 9 min, enabling signal detection from a single hyperpolarization cycle for over 30 min.
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- Keilian MacCulloch
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, United States
- Integrative Biosciences (Ibio), Wayne State University, Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI), Detroit, MI 48202, United States
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy Prospekt 14, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
- Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, United States
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Negroni M, Kurzbach D. Missing Pieces in Structure Puzzles: How Hyperpolarized NMR Spectroscopy Can Complement Structural Biology and Biochemistry. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202200703. [PMID: 36624049 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Structure determination lies at the heart of many biochemical research programs. However, the "giants": X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, molecular dynamics simulations, and nuclear magnetic resonance, among others, leave quite a few dark spots on the structural pictures drawn of proteins, nucleic acids, membranes, and other biomacromolecules. For example, structural models under physiological conditions or of short-lived intermediates often remain out of reach of the established experimental methods. This account frames the possibility of including hyperpolarized, that is, dramatically signal-enhanced NMR in existing workflows to fill these spots with detailed depictions. We highlight how integrating methods based on dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization can provide valuable complementary information about formerly inaccessible conformational spaces for many systems. A particular focus will be on hyperpolarized buffers to facilitate the NMR structure determination of challenging systems.
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- Mattia Negroni
- Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 38, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 38, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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Eills J, Budker D, Cavagnero S, Chekmenev EY, Elliott SJ, Jannin S, Lesage A, Matysik J, Meersmann T, Prisner T, Reimer JA, Yang H, Koptyug IV. Spin Hyperpolarization in Modern Magnetic Resonance. Chem Rev 2023; 123:1417-1551. [PMID: 36701528 PMCID: PMC9951229 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Magnetic resonance techniques are successfully utilized in a broad range of scientific disciplines and in various practical applications, with medical magnetic resonance imaging being the most widely known example. Currently, both fundamental and applied magnetic resonance are enjoying a major boost owing to the rapidly developing field of spin hyperpolarization. Hyperpolarization techniques are able to enhance signal intensities in magnetic resonance by several orders of magnitude, and thus to largely overcome its major disadvantage of relatively low sensitivity. This provides new impetus for existing applications of magnetic resonance and opens the gates to exciting new possibilities. In this review, we provide a unified picture of the many methods and techniques that fall under the umbrella term "hyperpolarization" but are currently seldom perceived as integral parts of the same field. Specifically, before delving into the individual techniques, we provide a detailed analysis of the underlying principles of spin hyperpolarization. We attempt to uncover and classify the origins of hyperpolarization, to establish its sources and the specific mechanisms that enable the flow of polarization from a source to the target spins. We then give a more detailed analysis of individual hyperpolarization techniques: the mechanisms by which they work, fundamental and technical requirements, characteristic applications, unresolved issues, and possible future directions. We are seeing a continuous growth of activity in the field of spin hyperpolarization, and we expect the field to flourish as new and improved hyperpolarization techniques are implemented. Some key areas for development are in prolonging polarization lifetimes, making hyperpolarization techniques more generally applicable to chemical/biological systems, reducing the technical and equipment requirements, and creating more efficient excitation and detection schemes. We hope this review will facilitate the sharing of knowledge between subfields within the broad topic of hyperpolarization, to help overcome existing challenges in magnetic resonance and enable novel applications.
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- James Eills
- Institute
for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona
Institute of Science and Technology, 08028Barcelona, Spain,
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- Johannes
Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128Mainz, Germany,Helmholtz-Institut,
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 55128Mainz, Germany,Department
of Physics, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin53706, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Integrative Biosciences (IBio), Karmanos Cancer Institute
(KCI), Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan48202, United States,Russian
Academy of Sciences, Moscow119991, Russia
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- Molecular
Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College
London, LondonW12 0BZ, United Kingdom
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- Centre
de RMN à Hauts Champs de Lyon, Université
de Lyon, CNRS, ENS Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69100Villeurbanne, France
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- Centre
de RMN à Hauts Champs de Lyon, Université
de Lyon, CNRS, ENS Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69100Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut
für Analytische Chemie, Universität
Leipzig, Linnéstr. 3, 04103Leipzig, Germany
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- Sir
Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, University Park, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, NottinghamNG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Institute
of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Center of Biomolecular Magnetic
Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt, , 60438Frankfurt
am Main, Germany
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Berkeley, and Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin53706, United States
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- International Tomography Center, Siberian
Branch of the Russian Academy
of Sciences, 630090Novosibirsk, Russia,
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Dreisewerd L, Aspers RLEG, Feiters MC, Rutjes FPJT, Tessari M. NMR Discrimination of d- and l-α-Amino Acids at Submicromolar Concentration via Parahydrogen-Induced Hyperpolarization. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:1518-1523. [PMID: 36626573 PMCID: PMC9880991 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Differentiation of enantiomers represents an important research area for pharmaceutical, chemical, and food industries. However, enantiomer separation is a laborious task that demands complex analytical techniques, specialized equipment, and expert personnel. In this respect, discrimination and quantification of d- and l-α-amino acids is no exception, generally requiring extensive sample manipulation, including isolation, functionalization, and chiral separation. This complex sample treatment results in high time costs and potential biases in the quantitative determination. Here, we present an approach based on the combination of non-hydrogenative parahydrogen-induced hyperpolarization and nuclear magnetic resonance that allows detection, discrimination, and quantification of d- and l-α-amino acids in complex mixtures such as biofluids and food extracts down to submicromolar concentrations. Importantly, this method can be directly applied to the system under investigation without any prior isolation, fractionation, or functionalization step.
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Li A, Luo X, Chen D, Li L, Lin H, Gao J. Small Molecule Probes for 19F Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Anal Chem 2023; 95:70-82. [PMID: 36625117 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Ao Li
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, and Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen361005, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, and Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen361005, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, and Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen361005, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, and Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen361005, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, and Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen361005, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, and Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen361005, China
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Pokochueva EV, Svyatova AI, Burueva DB, Koptyug IV. Chemistry of nuclear spin isomers of the molecules: from the past of the Universe to emerging technologies. Russ Chem Bull 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11172-023-3711-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Dumez JN. NMR methods for the analysis of mixtures. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:13855-13872. [PMID: 36458684 PMCID: PMC9753098 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05053f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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NMR spectroscopy is a powerful approach for the analysis of mixtures. Its usefulness arises in large part from the vast landscape of methods, and corresponding pulse sequences, that have been and are being designed to tackle the specific properties of mixtures of small molecules. This feature article describes a selection of methods that aim to address the complexity, the low concentrations, and the changing nature that mixtures can display. These notably include pure-shift and diffusion NMR methods, hyperpolarisation methods, and fast 2D NMR methods such as ultrafast 2D NMR and non-uniform sampling. Examples or applications are also described, in fields such as reaction monitoring and metabolomics, to illustrate the relevance and limitations of different methods.
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Fraser R, Rutjes FPJT, Feiters MC, Tessari M. Analysis of Complex Mixtures by Chemosensing NMR Using para-Hydrogen-Induced Hyperpolarization. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:1832-1844. [PMID: 35709417 PMCID: PMC9260963 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a powerful technique for chemical
analysis. The use of NMR to investigate dilute analytes in complex
systems is, however, hampered by its relatively low sensitivity. An
additional obstacle is represented by the NMR signal overlap. Because
solutes in a complex mixture are usually not isotopically labeled,
NMR studies are often limited to 1H measurements, which,
because of the modest dispersion of the 1H resonances (typically
∼10 ppm), can result in challenging signal crowding. The low
NMR sensitivity issue can be alleviated by nuclear spin hyperpolarization
(i.e., transiently increasing the differences in nuclear spin populations),
which determines large NMR signal enhancements. This has been demonstrated
for hyperpolarization methods such as dynamic nuclear polarization,
spin-exchange optical pumping and para-hydrogen-induced
polarization (PHIP). In particular, PHIP has grown into a fast, efficient,
and versatile technique since the recent discovery of non-hydrogenative
routes to achieve nuclear spin hyperpolarization. For instance,
signal amplification by reversible exchange (SABRE)
can generate proton as well as heteronuclear spin hyperpolarization
in a few seconds in compounds that are able to transiently bind to
an iridium catalyst in the presence of para-hydrogen
in solution. The hyperpolarization transfer catalyst acts as a chemosensor
in the sense that it is selective for analytes that can coordinate
to the metal center, such as nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocycles,
sulfur heteroaromatic compounds, nitriles, Schiff bases, diaziridines,
carboxylic acids, and amines. We have demonstrated that the signal
enhancement achieved by SABRE allows rapid NMR detection and quantification
of a mixture of substrates down to low-micromolar concentration. Furthermore,
in the transient complex, the spin configuration of p-H2 can be easily converted to spin hyperpolarization
to produce up to 1000-fold enhanced NMR hydride signals. Because the
hydrides’ chemical shifts are highly sensitive to the structure
of the analyte associating with the iridium complex, they can be employed
as hyperpolarized “probes” to signal the presence of
specific compounds in the mixture. This indirect detection of the
analytes in solution provides important benefits in the case of complex
systems, as hydrides resonate in a region of the 1H spectrum
(at ca. −20 ppm) that is generally signal-free. The enhanced
sensitivity provided by non-hydrogenative PHIP (nhPHIP), together
with the absence of interference from the complex matrix (usually
resonating between 0 and 10 ppm), set the detection limit for this
NMR chemosensor down to sub-μM concentrations, approximately
3 orders of magnitude lower than for conventional NMR. This nhPHIP
approach represents, therefore, a powerful tool for NMR analysis of
dilute substrates in complex mixtures as it addresses at once the
issues of signal crowding and NMR sensitivity. Importantly, being
performed at high field inside the NMR spectrometer, the method allows
for rapid acquisition of multiple scans, multidimensional hyperpolarized
NMR spectra, in a fashion comparable to that of standard NMR measurements. In this Account, we focus on our chemosensing NMR technology, detailing
its principles, advantages, and limitations and presenting a number
of applications to real systems such as biofluids, beverages, and
natural extracts.
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- Roan Fraser
- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Yang H, Li S, Mickles CA, Guzman-Luna V, Sugisaki K, Thompson CM, Dang HH, Cavagnero S. Selective Isotope Labeling and LC-Photo-CIDNP Enable NMR Spectroscopy at Low-Nanomolar Concentration. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:11608-11619. [PMID: 35700317 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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NMR spectroscopy is a powerful tool to investigate molecular structure and dynamics. The poor sensitivity of this technique, however, limits its ability to tackle questions requiring dilute samples. Low-concentration photochemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization (LC-photo-CIDNP) is an optically enhanced NMR technology capable of addressing the above challenge by increasing the detection limit of aromatic amino acids in solution up to 1000-fold, either in isolation or within proteins. Here, we show that the absence of NMR-active nuclei close to a magnetically active site of interest (e.g., the structurally diagnostic 1Hα-13Cα pair of amino acids) is expected to significantly increase LC-photo-CIDNP hyperpolarization. Then, we exploit the spin-diluted tryptophan isotopolog Trp-α-13C-β,β,2,4,5,6,7-d7 and take advantage of the above prediction to experimentally achieve a ca 4-fold enhancement in NMR sensitivity over regular LC-photo-CIDNP. This advance enables the rapid (within seconds) detection of 20 nM concentrations or the molecule of interest, corresponding to a remarkable 3 ng detection limit. Finally, the above Trp isotopolog is amenable to incorporation within proteins and is readily detectable at a 1 μM concentration in complex cell-like media, including Escherichia coli cell-free extracts.
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- Hanming Yang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin─Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin─Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin─Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin─Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan.,JST PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin─Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin─Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin─Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Tickner BJ, Zhivonitko VV. Advancing homogeneous catalysis for parahydrogen-derived hyperpolarisation and its NMR applications. Chem Sci 2022; 13:4670-4696. [PMID: 35655870 PMCID: PMC9067625 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc00737a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Parahydrogen-induced polarisation (PHIP) is a nuclear spin hyperpolarisation technique employed to enhance NMR signals for a wide range of molecules. This is achieved by exploiting the chemical reactions of parahydrogen (para-H2), the spin-0 isomer of H2. These reactions break the molecular symmetry of para-H2 in a way that can produce dramatically enhanced NMR signals for reaction products, and are usually catalysed by a transition metal complex. In this review, we discuss recent advances in novel homogeneous catalysts that can produce hyperpolarised products upon reaction with para-H2. We also discuss hyperpolarisation attained in reversible reactions (termed signal amplification by reversible exchange, SABRE) and focus on catalyst developments in recent years that have allowed hyperpolarisation of a wider range of target molecules. In particular, recent examples of novel ruthenium catalysts for trans and geminal hydrogenation, metal-free catalysts, iridium sulfoxide-containing SABRE systems, and cobalt complexes for PHIP and SABRE are reviewed. Advances in this catalysis have expanded the types of molecules amenable to hyperpolarisation using PHIP and SABRE, and their applications in NMR reaction monitoring, mechanistic elucidation, biomedical imaging, and many other areas, are increasing.
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- Ben J Tickner
- NMR Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu P.O. Box 3000 Oulu 90014 Finland
- Department of Chemical and Biological Physics, Faculty of Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot 7610001 Israel
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- NMR Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu P.O. Box 3000 Oulu 90014 Finland
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Vaneeckhaute E, Tyburn JM, Kempf JG, Martens JA, Breynaert E. Isotopological Fingerprinting Using 1H/D Scrambling Identifies the Stereochemistry of Hyperpolarization Catalysts Transferring Spin Polarization from Parahydrogen to Substrates Using Signal Amplification by Reversible Exchange. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:3516-3522. [PMID: 35420032 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Hyperpolarization using signal amplification by reversible exchange (SABRE) relies on target molecules and parahydrogen coordinating to a transition metal catalyst. Identification of this coordinated state becomes increasingly important, especially since bio-relevant targets such as pyruvate and amino acids exhibiting multiple binding sites are becoming compatible with SABRE. In this report, we present a fingerprinting method to discriminate and identify ligand binding sites without requiring the presence of a sensitive or isotope-labeled heteroatom. Adding a small concentration of protons to a deuterated medium, spontaneous 1H/D scrambling of exchangeable protons encodes the ligands each with an isotopological fingerprint. By use of rapid 2D zero quantum NMR, the binding sites are decoded from the hydrides in less than a minute. The new methodology is explained and demonstrated on Ir mixed complexes with pyridine, benzylamine, and ammonia as common N-functional ligands.
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- Ewoud Vaneeckhaute
- COK-KAT, Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis - Characterisation and Application Team, KULeuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Box 2461, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
- NMRCoRe, NMR/X-ray Platform for Convergence Research, KULeuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Box 2461, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Bruker Biospin, 34 Rue de l'Industrie BP 10002, 67166 Cedex, Wissembourg, France
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- Bruker Biospin, 15 Fortune Dr., Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States
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- COK-KAT, Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis - Characterisation and Application Team, KULeuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Box 2461, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
- NMRCoRe, NMR/X-ray Platform for Convergence Research, KULeuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Box 2461, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- COK-KAT, Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis - Characterisation and Application Team, KULeuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Box 2461, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
- NMRCoRe, NMR/X-ray Platform for Convergence Research, KULeuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Box 2461, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Symmetry Constraints on Spin Order Transfer in Parahydrogen-Induced Polarization (PHIP). Symmetry (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/sym14030530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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It is well known that the association of parahydrogen (pH2) with an unsaturated molecule or a transient metalorganic complex can enhance the intensity of NMR signals; the effect is known as parahydrogen-induced polarization (PHIP). During recent decades, numerous methods were proposed for converting pH2-derived nuclear spin order to the observable magnetization of protons or other nuclei of interest, usually 13C or 15N. Here, we analyze the constraints imposed by the topological symmetry of the spin systems on the amplitude of transferred polarization. We find that in asymmetric systems, heteronuclei can be polarized to 100%. However, the amplitude drops to 75% in A2BX systems and further to 50% in A3B2X systems. The latter case is of primary importance for biological applications of PHIP using sidearm hydrogenation (PHIP-SAH). If the polarization is transferred to the same type of nuclei, i.e., 1H, symmetry constraints impose significant boundaries on the spin-order distribution. For AB, A2B, A3B, A2B2, AA’(AA’) systems, the maximum average polarization for each spin is 100%, 50%, 33.3%, 25%, and 0, respectively, (where A and B (or A’) came from pH2). Remarkably, if the polarization of all spins in a molecule is summed up, the total polarization grows asymptotically with ~1.27 and can exceed 2 in the absence of symmetry constraints (where is the number of spins). We also discuss the effect of dipole–dipole-induced pH2 spin-order distribution in heterogeneous catalysis or nematic liquid crystals. Practical examples from the literature illustrate our theoretical analysis.
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Ausmees K, Reimets N, Reile I. Understanding Parahydrogen Hyperpolarized Urine Spectra: The Case of Adenosine Derivatives. Molecules 2022; 27:802. [PMID: 35164066 PMCID: PMC8837968 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Parahydrogen hyperpolarization has emerged as a promising tool for sensitivity-enhanced NMR metabolomics. It allows resolution and quantification of NMR signals of certain classes of low-abundance metabolites that would otherwise be undetectable. Applications have been implemented in pharmacokinetics and doping drug detection, demonstrating the versatility of the technique. Yet, in order for the method to be adopted by the analytical community, certain limitations have to be understood and overcome. One such question is NMR signal assignment. At present, the only reliable way to establish the identity of an analyte that gives rise to certain parahydrogen hyperpolarized NMR signals is internal standard addition, which can be laborious. Herein we show that analogously to regular NMR metabolomics, generating libraries of hyperpolarized analyte signals is a viable way to address this limitation. We present hyperpolarized spectral data of adenosines and give an early example of identifying them from a urine sample with the small library. Doing so, we verify the detectability of a class of diagnostically valuable metabolites: adenosine and its derivatives, some of which are cancer biomarkers, and some are central to cellular energy management (e.g., ATP).
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- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia; (K.A.); (N.R.)
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Saul P, Mamone S, Glöggler S. Hyperpolarization of 15N in an amino acid derivative. RSC Adv 2022; 12:2282-2286. [PMID: 35425247 PMCID: PMC8979135 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08808d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Hyperpolarization is a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique which can be used to significantly enhance the signal in NMR experiments. In recent years, the possibility to enhance the NMR signal of heteronuclei by the use of para-hydrogen induced polarization (PHIP) has gained attention, especially in the area of possible applications in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Herein we introduce a way to synthesize a fully deuterated, 15N labelled amino acid derivative and the possibility to polarize the 15N by means of hydrogenation with para-hydrogen to a polarization level of 0.18%. The longevity of the polarization with a longitudinal relaxation time of more than a minute can allow for the observation of dynamic processes and metabolic imaging in vivo. In addition, we observe the phenomenon of proton–deuterium exchange with a homogeneous catalyst leading to signal enhanced allyl moeities in the precursor. A perdeuterated, 15N-labeled derivative of the amino acid glycine has been synthesized and polarized by means of para-hydrogen induced polarization (PHIP).![]()
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- Philip Saul
- Research Group for NMR Signal Enhancement, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Am Fassberg 11 37 077 Göttingen Germany +49 551 3961 108.,Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration Von-Siebold-Straßze 3A 37 075 Göttingen Germany
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- Research Group for NMR Signal Enhancement, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Am Fassberg 11 37 077 Göttingen Germany +49 551 3961 108.,Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration Von-Siebold-Straßze 3A 37 075 Göttingen Germany
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- Research Group for NMR Signal Enhancement, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Am Fassberg 11 37 077 Göttingen Germany +49 551 3961 108.,Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration Von-Siebold-Straßze 3A 37 075 Göttingen Germany
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Ausmees K, Reimets N, Reile I. Parahydrogen hyperpolarization of minimally altered urine samples for sensitivity enhanced NMR metabolomics. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 58:463-466. [PMID: 34908034 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc05665d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Parahydrogen hyperpolarization has been shown to enhance NMR sensitivity in urine analysis by several orders of magnitude if urine samples are prepared by solid phase extraction (SPE). We present a different approach, developed for minimal sample alteration before analysis. Removing SPE from the workflow allows to retain a wider range of metabolites and paves the way towards more universal hyperpolarized NMR metabolomics of low abundance metabolites.
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- Kerti Ausmees
- The National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (NICPB), Tallinn, Estonia.
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- The National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (NICPB), Tallinn, Estonia.
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- The National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (NICPB), Tallinn, Estonia.
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