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Al Rahal O, Kariuki BM, Hughes CE, Williams PA, Xu X, Gaisford S, Iuga D, Harris KDM. Unraveling the Complex Solid-State Phase Transition Behavior of 1-Iodoadamantane, a Material for Which Ostensibly Identical Crystals Undergo Different Transformation Pathways. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2023; 23:3820-3833. [PMID: 37159655 PMCID: PMC10161194 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.3c00223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Phase transitions in crystalline molecular solids have important implications in the fundamental understanding of materials properties and in the development of materials applications. Herein, we report the solid-state phase transition behavior of 1-iodoadamantane (1-IA) investigated using a multi-technique strategy [synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), single-crystal XRD, solid-state NMR, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)], which reveals complex phase transition behavior on cooling from ambient temperature to ca. 123 K and on subsequent heating to the melting temperature (348 K). Starting from the known phase of 1-IA at ambient temperature (phase A), three low-temperature phases are identified (phases B, C, and D); the crystal structures of phases B and C are reported, together with a re-determination of the structure of phase A. Remarkably, single-crystal XRD shows that some individual crystals of phase A transform to phase B, while other crystals of phase A transform instead to phase C. Results (from powder XRD and DSC) on cooling a powder sample of phase A are fully consistent with this behavior while also revealing an additional transformation pathway from phase A to phase D. Thus, on cooling, a powder sample of phase A transforms partially to phase C (at 229 K), partially to phase D (at 226 K) and partially to phase B (at 211 K). During the cooling process, each of the phases B, C, and D is formed directly from phase A, and no transformations are observed between phases B, C, and D. On heating the resulting triphasic powder sample of phases B, C, and D from 123 K, phase B transforms to phase D (at 211 K), followed by the transformation of phase D to phase C (at 255 K), and finally, phase C transforms to phase A (at 284 K). From these observations, it is apparent that different crystals of phase A, which are ostensibly identical at the level of information revealed by XRD, must actually differ in other aspects that significantly influence their low-temperature phase transition pathways. This unusual behavior will stimulate future studies to gain deeper insights into the specific properties that control the phase transition pathways in individual crystals of this material.
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- Okba Al Rahal
- School
of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AT, U.K.
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University
College London, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London, England WC1N 1AX, U.K.
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University
College London, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London, England WC1N 1AX, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, England, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AT, U.K.
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Iqbal H, Fung KW, Gor J, Bishop AC, Makhatadze GI, Brodsky B, Perkins SJ. A solution structure analysis reveals a bent collagen triple helix in the complement activation recognition molecule mannan-binding lectin. J Biol Chem 2022; 299:102799. [PMID: 36528062 PMCID: PMC9898670 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Collagen triple helices are critical in the function of mannan-binding lectin (MBL), an oligomeric recognition molecule in complement activation. The MBL collagen regions form complexes with the serine proteases MASP-1 and MASP-2 in order to activate complement, and mutations lead to common immunodeficiencies. To evaluate their structure-function properties, we studied the solution structures of four MBL-like collagen peptides. The thermal stability of the MBL collagen region was much reduced by the presence of a GQG interruption in the typical (X-Y-Gly)n repeat compared to controls. Experimental solution structural data were collected using analytical ultracentrifugation and small angle X-ray and neutron scattering. As controls, we included two standard Pro-Hyp-Gly collagen peptides (POG)10-13, as well as three more peptides with diverse (X-Y-Gly)n sequences that represented other collagen features. These data were quantitatively compared with atomistic linear collagen models derived from crystal structures and 12,000 conformations obtained from molecular dynamics simulations. All four MBL peptides were bent to varying degrees up to 85o in the best-fit molecular dynamics models. The best-fit benchmark peptides (POG)n were more linear but exhibited a degree of conformational flexibility. The remaining three peptides showed mostly linear solution structures. In conclusion, the collagen helix is not strictly linear, the degree of flexibility in the triple helix depends on its sequence, and the triple helix with the GQG interruption showed a pronounced bend. The bend in MBL GQG peptides resembles the bend in the collagen of complement C1q and may be key for lectin pathway activation.
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- Hina Iqbal
- Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology Center, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom,For correspondence: Stephen J. Perkins
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Tiwari N, Wi S, Mentink-Vigier F, Sinha N. Mechanistic Insights into the Structural Stability of Collagen-Containing Biomaterials Such as Bones and Cartilage. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:4757-4766. [PMID: 33929847 PMCID: PMC8151626 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c01431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Structural stability of various collagen-containing biomaterials such as bones and cartilage is still a mystery. Despite the spectroscopic development of several decades, the detailed mechanism of collagen interaction with citrate in bones and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in the cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM) in its native state is unobservable. We present a significant advancement to probe the collagen interactions with citrate and GAGs in the ECM of native bones and cartilage along with specific/non-specific interactions inside the collagen assembly at the nanoscopic level through natural-abundance dynamic nuclear polarization-based solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The detected molecular-level interactions between citrate-collagen and GAG-collagen inside the native bone and cartilage matrices and other backbone and side-chain interactions in the collagen assembly are responsible for the structural stability and other biomechanical properties of these important classes of biomaterials.
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- Nidhi Tiwari
- Centre of Biomedical Research, SGPGIMS Campus, Raebarelly Road, Lucknow – 226014, INDIA
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 221005, INDIA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida 32304, USA
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- Centre of Biomedical Research, SGPGIMS Campus, Raebarelly Road, Lucknow – 226014, INDIA
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Tiwari N, Wegner S, Hassan A, Dwivedi N, Rai R, Sinha N. Probing short and long-range interactions in native collagen inside the bone matrix by BioSolids CryoProbe. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2021; 59:99-107. [PMID: 32761649 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.5084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance is a promising technique to probe bone mineralization and interaction of collagen protein in the native state. However, many of the developments are hampered due to the low sensitivity of the technique. In this article, we report solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments using the newly developed BioSolids CryoProbe™ to access its applicability for elucidating the atomic-level structural details of collagen protein in native state inside the bone. We report here approximately a fourfold sensitivity enhancement in the natural abundance 13 C spectrum compared with the room temperature conventional solid-state NMR probe. With the advantage of sensitivity enhancement, we have been able to perform natural abundance 15 N cross-polarization magic angle spinning (CPMAS) and two-dimensional (2D) 1 H-13 C heteronuclear correlation (HETCOR) experiments of native collagen within a reasonable timeframe. Due to high sensitivity, 2D 1 H/13 C HETCOR experiments have helped in detecting several short and long-range interactions of native collagen assembly, thus significantly expanding the scope of the method to such challenging biomaterials.
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- Nidhi Tiwari
- Centre of Biomedical Research, SGPGIMS Campus, Lucknow, 226014, India
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Bruker BioSpin Corporation, Fällanden, Switzerland
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- Centre of Biomedical Research, SGPGIMS Campus, Lucknow, 226014, India
- Department of Physics, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Centre of Biomedical Research, SGPGIMS Campus, Lucknow, 226014, India
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Proietti N, Di Tullio V, Carsote C, Badea E. 13 C solid-state NMR complemented by ATR-FTIR and micro-DSC to study modern collagen-based material and historical leather. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2020; 58:840-859. [PMID: 32250473 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.5024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Ancient vegetable tanned leathers and parchments are very complex materials in which both different manufacturing and deterioration processes make their study and chemical characterisation difficult. In this research, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy was applied to identify different tannin families (condensed and hydrolysable) in historical leather objects such as bookbindings, wall upholsters, footwear and accessories, and military apparel. Furthermore, leather deterioration with special focus on collagen gelatinisation was investigated. A comparison with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and micro-differential scanning calorimetry (micro-DSC) was also performed to support the 13 C CP-MAS NMR findings and to point out the advantages and limitations of solid-state NMR in analysing historical and archaeological leathers. A wide database of NMR and FTIR spectra of commercial tannins compounds was also collected in order to characterise historical and archaeological leathers.
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- Noemi Proietti
- "Segre-Capitani" NMR Laboratory, Institute for Biological Systems (ISB-CNR), National Research Council of Italy, Rome, Italy
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- "Segre-Capitani" NMR Laboratory, Institute for Biological Systems (ISB-CNR), National Research Council of Italy, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Research and Physical-Chemical and Biological Investigations, National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest, Romania
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- Advanced Research for Cultural Heritage Group (ARCH Lab), National Research and Development Institute for Textiles and Leather, ICPI Division, Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
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Liu C, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Wang J, Li W, Wang W. Interplay between translational diffusion and large-amplitude angular jumps of water molecules. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:184502. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5017935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Chao Liu
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Mishra SK, Suryaprakash N. Study of H/D exchange rates to derive the strength of intramolecular hydrogen bonds in halo substituted organic building blocks: An NMR spectroscopic investigation. Chem Phys Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2015.09.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Adsorption of C.I. Natural Red 4 onto Spongin Skeleton of Marine Demosponge. MATERIALS 2014; 8:96-116. [PMID: 28787926 PMCID: PMC5455230 DOI: 10.3390/ma8010096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2014] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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C.I. Natural Red 4 dye, also known as carmine or cochineal, was adsorbed onto the surface of spongin-based fibrous skeleton of Hippospongia communis marine demosponge for the first time. The influence of the initial concentration of dye, the contact time, and the pH of the solution on the adsorption process was investigated. The results presented here confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method for developing a novel dye/biopolymer hybrid material. The kinetics of the adsorption of carmine onto a marine sponge were also determined. The experimental data correspond directly to a pseudo-second-order model for adsorption kinetics (r2 = 0.979–0.999). The hybrid product was subjected to various types of analysis (FT-IR, Raman, 13C CP/MAS NMR, XPS) to investigate the nature of the interactions between the spongin (adsorbent) and the dye (the adsorbate). The dominant interactions between the dye and spongin were found to be hydrogen bonds and electrostatic effects. Combining the dye with a spongin support resulted with a novel hybrid material that is potentially attractive for bioactive applications and drug delivery systems.
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Aliev AE, Courtier-Murias D. Concise NMR approach for molecular dynamics characterizations in organic solids. J Phys Chem A 2013; 117:7855-62. [PMID: 23879450 DOI: 10.1021/jp4064005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Molecular dynamics characterisations in solids can be carried out selectively using dipolar-dephasing experiments. Here we show that the introduction of a sum of Lorentzian and Gaussian functions greatly improve fittings of the "intensity versus time" data for protonated carbons in dipolar-dephasing experiments. The Lorentzian term accounts for remote intra- and intermolecular (1)H-(13)C dipole-dipole interactions, which vary from one molecule to another or for different carbons within the same molecule. Thus, by separating contributions from weak remote interactions, more accurate Gaussian decay constants, T(dd), can be extracted for directly bonded (1)H-(13)C dipole-dipole interactions. Reorientations of the (1)H-(13)C bonds lead to the increase of T(dd), and by measuring dipolar-dephasing constants, insight can be gained into dynamics in solids. We have demonstrated advantages of the method using comparative dynamics studies in the α and γ polymorphs of glycine, cyclic amino acids L-proline, DL-proline and trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline, the Ala residue in different dipeptides, as well as adamantane and hexamethylenetetramine. It was possible to distinguish subtle differences in dynamics of different carbon sites within a molecule in polymorphs and in L- and DL-forms. The presence of overall molecular motions is shown to lead to particularly large differences in dipolar-dephasing experiments. The differences in dynamics can be attributed to differences in noncovalent interactions. In the case of hexamethylenetetramine, for example, the presence of C-H···N interactions leads to nearly rigid molecules. Overall, the method allows one to gain insight into the role of noncovalent interactions in solids and their influence on the molecular dynamics.
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- Abil E Aliev
- Department of Chemistry, University College London , 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK.
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