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Nir-Arad O, Fialkov AB, Shlomi DH, Manukovsky N, Mentink-Vigier F, Kaminker I. High-field pulsed EPR spectroscopy under magic angle spinning. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadq6073. [PMID: 39213356 PMCID: PMC11364107 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adq6073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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In this work, we demonstrate the first pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) experiments performed under magic angle spinning (MAS) at high magnetic field. Unlike nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP), commonly performed at high magnetic fields and under MAS to maximize sensitivity and resolution, EPR is usually measured at low magnetic fields and, with the exception of the Spiess group work in the late 1990s, never under MAS, due to great instrumentational challenges. This hampers the investigation of DNP mechanisms, in which electron spin dynamics play a central role, because no experimental data about the latter under DNP-characteristic conditions are available. We hereby present our dedicated, homebuilt MAS-EPR probehead and show the pulsed MAS-EPR spectra of P1 center diamond defect recorded at 7 tesla. Our results reveal unique effects of MAS on EPR line shape, intensity, and signal dephasing. Time-domain simulations reproduce the observed changes in the line shapes and the trends in the signal intensity.
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- Orit Nir-Arad
- School of Chemistry, Tel-Aviv University, 6997801 Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Tel-Aviv University, 6997801 Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Tel-Aviv University, 6997801 Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA
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- School of Chemistry, Tel-Aviv University, 6997801 Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Scott FJ, Dubroca T, Schurko RW, Hill S, Long JR, Mentink-Vigier F. Characterization of dielectric properties and their impact on MAS-DNP NMR applications. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2024; 365:107742. [PMID: 39116460 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2024.107742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/13/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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The dielectric properties of materials play a crucial role in the propagation and absorption of microwave beams employed in Magic Angle Spinning - Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (MAS-DNP) NMR experiments. Despite ongoing optimization efforts in sample preparation, routine MAS-DNP NMR applications often fall short of theoretical sensitivity limits. Offering a different perspective, we report the refractive indices and extinction coefficients of diverse materials used in MAS-DNP NMR experiments, spanning a frequency range from 70 to 960 GHz. Knowledge of their dielectric properties enables the accurate simulation of electron nutation frequencies, thereby guiding the design of more efficient hardware and sample preparation of biological or material samples. This is illustrated experimentally for four different rotor materials (sapphire, yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), aluminum nitride (AlN), and SiAlON ceramics) used for DNP at 395 GHz/1H 600 MHz. Finally, electromagnetic simulations and state-of-the-art MAS-DNP numerical simulations provide a rational explanation for the observed magnetic field dependence of the enhancement when using nitroxide biradicals, offering insights that will improve MAS-DNP NMR at high magnetic fields.
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- Faith J Scott
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA; Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, PO Box 100245, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA.
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Li G, Dastrup B, Palani RS, Shapiro MA, Jawla SK, Griffin RG, Nelson KA, Temkin RJ. Design and optimization of THz coupling in zirconia MAS rotors for dynamic nuclear polarization NMR. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2024; 364:107722. [PMID: 38943993 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2024.107722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/01/2024]
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We present 3D electromagnetic simulations of the coupling of a 250 GHz beam to the sample in a 380 MHz DNP NMR spectrometer. To obtain accurate results for magic angle spinning (MAS) geometries, we first measured the complex dielectric constants of zirconia, sapphire, and the sample matrix material (DNP juice) from room temperature down to cryogenic temperatures and from 220 to 325 GHz with a VNA and up to 1 THz with a THz TDS system. Simulations of the coupling to the sample were carried out with the ANSYS HFSS code as a function of the rotor wall material (zirconia or sapphire), the rotor wall thickness, and the THz beam focusing (lens or no lens). For a zirconia rotor, the B1 field in the sample was found to be strongly dependent on the rotor wall thickness, which is attributed to the high refractive index of zirconia. The optimum thickness of the wall is likely due to a transmission maximum but is offset from the thickness predicted by a simple calculation for a flat slab of the wall material. The B1 value was found to be larger for a sapphire rotor than for a zirconia rotor for all cases studied. The results found in this work provide new insights into the coupling of THz radiation to the sample and should lead to improved designs of future DNP NMR instrumentation.
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- Guangjiang Li
- Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory and Department of Chemistry, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory and Department of Chemistry, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Harrabi R, Halbritter T, Alarab S, Chatterjee S, Wolska-Pietkiewicz M, Damodaran KK, van Tol J, Lee D, Paul S, Hediger S, Sigurdsson ST, Mentink-Vigier F, De Paëpe G. AsymPol-TEKs as efficient polarizing agents for MAS-DNP in glass matrices of non-aqueous solvents. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:5669-5682. [PMID: 38288878 PMCID: PMC10849081 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04271e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Two polarizing agents from the AsymPol family, AsymPol-TEK and cAsymPol-TEK (methyl-free version) are introduced for MAS-DNP applications in non-aqueous solvents. The performance of these new biradicals is rationalized in detail using a combination of electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, density functional theory, molecular dynamics and quantitative MAS-DNP spin dynamics simulations. By slightly modifying the experimental protocol to keep the sample temperature low at insertion, we are able to obtain reproducable DNP-NMR data with 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane (TCE) at 100 K, which facilitates optimization and comparison of different polarizing agents. At intermediate magnetic fields, AsymPol-TEK and cAsymPol-TEK provide 1.5 to 3-fold improvement in sensitivity compared to TEKPol, one of the most widely used polarizing agents for organic solvents, with significantly shorter DNP build-up times of ∼1 s and ∼2 s at 9.4 and 14.1 T respectively. In the course of the work, we also isolated and characterized two diastereoisomers that can form during the synthesis of AsymPol-TEK; their difference in performance is described and discussed. Finally, the advantages of the AsymPol-TEKs are demonstrated by recording 2D 13C-13C correlation experiments at natural 13C-abundance of proton-dense microcrystals and by polarizing the surface of ZnO nanocrystals (NCs) coated with diphenyl phosphate ligands. For those experiments, cAsymPol-TEK yielded a three-fold increase in sensitivity compared to TEKPol, corresponding to a nine-fold time saving.
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- Rania Harrabi
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, MEM, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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- University of Iceland, Department of Chemistry, Science Institute, Dunhaga 3, 107 Reykjavik, Iceland.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, MEM, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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- University of Iceland, Department of Chemistry, Science Institute, Dunhaga 3, 107 Reykjavik, Iceland.
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- University of Iceland, Department of Chemistry, Science Institute, Dunhaga 3, 107 Reykjavik, Iceland.
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32301, USA.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, MEM, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, MEM, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, MEM, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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- University of Iceland, Department of Chemistry, Science Institute, Dunhaga 3, 107 Reykjavik, Iceland.
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32301, USA.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, MEM, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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Paul S, Bouleau E, Reynard-Feytis Q, Arnaud JP, Bancel F, Rollet B, Dalban-Moreynas P, Reiter C, Purea A, Engelke F, Hediger S, De Paëpe G. Sustainable and cost-effective MAS DNP-NMR at 30 K with cryogenic sample exchange. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2023; 356:107561. [PMID: 37837749 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2023.107561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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We report here instrumental developments to achieve sustainable, cost-effective cryogenic Helium sample spinning in order to conduct dynamic nuclear polarisation (DNP) and solid-state NMR (ssNMR) at ultra-low temperatures (<30 K). More specifically, we describe an efficient closed-loop helium system composed of a powerful heat exchanger (95% efficient), a single cryocooler, and a single helium compressor to power the sample spinning and cooling. The system is integrated with a newly designed triple-channel NMR probe that minimizes thermal losses without compromising the radio frequency (RF) performance and spinning stability (±0.05%). The probe is equipped with an innovative cryogenic sample exchange system that allows swapping samples in minutes without introducing impurities in the closeloop system. We report that significant gain in sensitivity can be obtained at 30-40 K on large micro-crystalline molecules with unfavorable relaxation timescales, making them difficult or impossible to polarize at 100 K. We also report rotor-synchronized 2D experiments to demonstrate the stability of the system.
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- Subhradip Paul
- Univ. Grenoble. Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, MEM, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, IRIG, DSBT, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, IRIG, DSBT, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, IRIG, DSBT, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble. Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, MEM, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble. Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, MEM, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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Price LE, Alaniva N, Millen M, Epprecht T, Urban M, Däpp A, Barnes AB. Cryogenic-compatible spherical rotors and stators for magic angle spinning dynamic nuclear polarization. MAGNETIC RESONANCE (GOTTINGEN, GERMANY) 2023; 4:231-241. [PMID: 37904856 PMCID: PMC10539783 DOI: 10.5194/mr-4-231-2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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Cryogenic magic angle spinning (MAS) is a standard technique utilized for dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) in solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Here we describe the optimization and implementation of a stator for cryogenic MAS with 9.5 mm diameter spherical rotors, allowing for DNP experiments on large sample volumes. Designs of the stator and rotor for cryogenic MAS build on recent advancements of MAS spheres and take a step further to incorporate sample insert and eject and a temperature-independent spinning stability of ± 1 Hz. At a field of 7 T and spinning at 2.0 kHz with a sample temperature of 105-107 K, DNP enhancements of 256 and 200 were observed for 124 and 223 µ L sample volumes, respectively, each consisting of 4 M 13 C, 15 N-labeled urea and 20 mM AMUPol in a glycerol-water glassy matrix.
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- Lauren E. Price
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biochemistry, ETH Zürich,
Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biochemistry, ETH Zürich,
Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biochemistry, ETH Zürich,
Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biochemistry, ETH Zürich,
Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biochemistry, ETH Zürich,
Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biochemistry, ETH Zürich,
Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biochemistry, ETH Zürich,
Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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Jeon J, Blake Wilson C, Yau WM, Thurber KR, Tycko R. Time-resolved solid state NMR of biomolecular processes with millisecond time resolution. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2022; 342:107285. [PMID: 35998398 PMCID: PMC9463123 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2022.107285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We review recent efforts to develop and apply an experimental approach to the structural characterization of transient intermediate states in biomolecular processes that involve large changes in molecular conformation or assembly state. This approach depends on solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) measurements that are performed at very low temperatures, typically 25-30 K, with signal enhancements from dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP). This approach also involves novel technology for initiating the process of interest, either by rapid mixing of two solutions or by a rapid inverse temperature jump, and for rapid freezing to trap intermediate states. Initiation by rapid mixing or an inverse temperature jump can be accomplished in approximately-one millisecond. Freezing can be accomplished in approximately 100 microseconds. Thus, millisecond time resolution can be achieved. Recent applications to the process by which the biologically essential calcium sensor protein calmodulin forms a complex with one of its target proteins and the process by which the bee venom peptide melittin converts from an unstructured monomeric state to a helical, tetrameric state after a rapid change in pH or temperature are described briefly. Future applications of millisecond time-resolved ssNMR are also discussed briefly.
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- Jaekyun Jeon
- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, USA
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, USA
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, USA
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, USA
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, USA.
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Yau WM, Blake Wilson C, Jeon J, Tycko R. Nitroxide-based triradical dopants for efficient low-temperature dynamic nuclear polarization in aqueous solutions over a broad pH range. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2022; 342:107284. [PMID: 35986970 PMCID: PMC9463097 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2022.107284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) can provide substantial sensitivity enhancements in solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) measurements on frozen solutions, thereby enabling experiments that would otherwise be impractical. Previous work has shown that nitroxide-based triradical compounds are particularly effective as dopants in DNP-enhanced measurements at moderate magic-angle spinning frequencies and moderate magnetic field strengths, generally leading to a more rapid build-up of nuclear spin polarizations under microwave irradiation than the more common biradical dopants at the same electron spin concentrations. Here we report the synthesis and DNP performance at 25 K and 9.41 T for two new triradical compounds, sulfoacetyl-DOTOPA and PEG12-DOTOPA. Under our experimental conditions, these compounds exhibit ssNMR signal enhancements and DNP build-up times that are nearly identical to those of previously described triradical dopants. Moreover, these compounds have high solubility in aqueous buffers and water/glycerol mixtures at both acidic and basic pH values, making them useful in a wide variety of experiments on biomolecular systems.
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- Wai-Ming Yau
- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, United States
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, United States
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, United States
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, United States.
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Wilson CB, Tycko R. Millisecond Time-Resolved Solid-State NMR Initiated by Rapid Inverse Temperature Jumps. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:9920-9925. [PMID: 35617672 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Elucidation of the detailed mechanisms by which biological macromolecules undergo major structural conversions, such as folding, complex formation, and self-assembly, is a central concern of biophysical chemistry that will benefit from new experimental methods. We describe a simple technique for initiating a structural conversion process by a rapid decrease in the temperature of a solution, i.e., a rapid inverse temperature jump. By pumping solutions through copper capillary tubes that are thermally anchored to heated and cooled blocks, solution temperatures can be switched from 95 to 30 °C (or lower) in about 0.8 ms. For time-resolved solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR), solutions can then be frozen rapidly by spraying into cold isopentane after a variable structural evolution time τe. As an initial demonstration, we use this "inverse T-jump" technique to characterize the kinetics and mechanism by which the 26-residue peptide melittin converts from its primarily disordered, monomeric state at 95 °C to its α-helical, tetrameric state at 30 °C. One- and two-dimensional ssNMR spectra of frozen solutions with various values of τe, recorded at 25 K with signal enhancements from dynamic nuclear polarization, show that both helical secondary structure and intermolecular contacts develop on the same time scale of about 6 ms. The dependences on τe of both intraresidue crosspeak patterns and inter-residue crosspeak volumes in two-dimensional spectra can be fit with a unidirectional dimerization model, consistent with dimerization being the rate-limiting step for melittin tetramer formation.
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- C Blake Wilson
- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0520, United States
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0520, United States
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Kundu K, Dubroca T, Rane V, Mentink-Vigier F. Spinning-Driven Dynamic Nuclear Polarization with Optical Pumping. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:2600-2608. [PMID: 35417169 PMCID: PMC9121629 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c01559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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We propose a new, more efficient, and potentially cost effective, solid-state nuclear spin hyperpolarization method combining the cross-effect mechanism and electron spin optical hyperpolarization in rotating solids. We first demonstrate optical hyperpolarization in the solid state at low temperatures and low field and then investigate its field dependence to obtain the optimal condition for high-field electron spin hyperpolarization. The results are then incorporated into advanced magic-angle spinning dynamic nuclear polarization (MAS-DNP) numerical simulations that show that optically pumped MAS-DNP could yield breakthrough enhancements at very high magnetic fields. Based on these investigations, enhancements greater than the ratio of electron to nucleus magnetic moments (>658 for 1H) are possible without microwave irradiation. This could solve at once the MAS-DNP performance decrease with increasing field and the high cost of MAS-DNP instruments at very high fields.
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- Krishnendu Kundu
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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Chow WY, De Paëpe G, Hediger S. Biomolecular and Biological Applications of Solid-State NMR with Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Enhancement. Chem Rev 2022; 122:9795-9847. [PMID: 35446555 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c01043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Solid-state NMR spectroscopy (ssNMR) with magic-angle spinning (MAS) enables the investigation of biological systems within their native context, such as lipid membranes, viral capsid assemblies, and cells. However, such ambitious investigations often suffer from low sensitivity due to the presence of significant amounts of other molecular species, which reduces the effective concentration of the biomolecule or interaction of interest. Certain investigations requiring the detection of very low concentration species remain unfeasible even with increasing experimental time for signal averaging. By applying dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) to overcome the sensitivity challenge, the experimental time required can be reduced by orders of magnitude, broadening the feasible scope of applications for biological solid-state NMR. In this review, we outline strategies commonly adopted for biological applications of DNP, indicate ongoing challenges, and present a comprehensive overview of biological investigations where MAS-DNP has led to unique insights.
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- Wing Ying Chow
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Interdisciplinary Research Institute of Grenoble (IRIG), Modeling and Exploration of Materials Laboratory (MEM), 38054 Grenoble, France.,Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Inst. Biol. Struct. IBS, 38044 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Interdisciplinary Research Institute of Grenoble (IRIG), Modeling and Exploration of Materials Laboratory (MEM), 38054 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Interdisciplinary Research Institute of Grenoble (IRIG), Modeling and Exploration of Materials Laboratory (MEM), 38054 Grenoble, France
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Time-resolved DEER EPR and solid-state NMR afford kinetic and structural elucidation of substrate binding to Ca 2+-ligated calmodulin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:2122308119. [PMID: 35105816 PMCID: PMC8833187 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122308119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Complex formation between calmodulin and target proteins underlies numerous calcium signaling processes in biology, yet structural and mechanistic details, which entail major conformational changes in both calmodulin and its substrates, have been unclear. We show that a combination of time-resolved electron paramagnetic and NMR measurements can elucidate the molecular mechanism, at the quantitative kinetic and structural levels, of the binding pathway of a peptide substrate from skeletal muscle myosin light-chain kinase to calcium-loaded calmodulin. The mechanism involves coupled folding and binding and comprises a bifurcated process, with rapid, direct complex formation when the peptide interacts first with the C-terminal domain of calmodulin or a slower, two-step complex formation when the peptide interacts initially with the N-terminal domain. Recent advances in rapid mixing and freeze quenching have opened the path for time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)-based double electron-electron resonance (DEER) and solid-state NMR of protein–substrate interactions. DEER, in conjunction with phase memory time filtering to quantitatively extract species populations, permits monitoring time-dependent probability distance distributions between pairs of spin labels, while solid-state NMR provides quantitative residue-specific information on the appearance of structural order and the development of intermolecular contacts between substrate and protein. Here, we demonstrate the power of these combined approaches to unravel the kinetic and structural pathways in the binding of the intrinsically disordered peptide substrate (M13) derived from myosin light-chain kinase to the universal eukaryotic calcium regulator, calmodulin. Global kinetic analysis of the data reveals coupled folding and binding of the peptide associated with large spatial rearrangements of the two domains of calmodulin. The initial binding events involve a bifurcating pathway in which the M13 peptide associates via either its N- or C-terminal regions with the C- or N-terminal domains, respectively, of calmodulin/4Ca2+ to yield two extended “encounter” complexes, states A and A*, without conformational ordering of M13. State A is immediately converted to the final compact complex, state C, on a timescale τ ≤ 600 μs. State A*, however, only reaches the final complex via a collapsed intermediate B (τ ∼ 1.5 to 2.5 ms), in which the peptide is only partially ordered and not all intermolecular contacts are formed. State B then undergoes a relatively slow (τ ∼ 7 to 18 ms) conformational rearrangement to state C.
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Biedenbänder T, Aladin V, Saeidpour S, Corzilius B. Dynamic Nuclear Polarization for Sensitivity Enhancement in Biomolecular Solid-State NMR. Chem Rev 2022; 122:9738-9794. [PMID: 35099939 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Solid-state NMR with magic-angle spinning (MAS) is an important method in structural biology. While NMR can provide invaluable information about local geometry on an atomic scale even for large biomolecular assemblies lacking long-range order, it is often limited by low sensitivity due to small nuclear spin polarization in thermal equilibrium. Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) has evolved during the last decades to become a powerful method capable of increasing this sensitivity by two to three orders of magnitude, thereby reducing the valuable experimental time from weeks or months to just hours or days; in many cases, this allows experiments that would be otherwise completely unfeasible. In this review, we give an overview of the developments that have opened the field for DNP-enhanced biomolecular solid-state NMR including state-of-the-art applications at fast MAS and high magnetic field. We present DNP mechanisms, polarizing agents, and sample constitution methods suitable for biomolecules. A wide field of biomolecular NMR applications is covered including membrane proteins, amyloid fibrils, large biomolecular assemblies, and biomaterials. Finally, we present perspectives and recent developments that may shape the field of biomolecular DNP in the future.
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- Thomas Biedenbänder
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3a, 18059 Rostock, Germany.,Department Life, Light & Matter, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 25, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3a, 18059 Rostock, Germany.,Department Life, Light & Matter, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 25, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3a, 18059 Rostock, Germany.,Department Life, Light & Matter, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 25, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3a, 18059 Rostock, Germany.,Department Life, Light & Matter, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 25, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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Ghassemi N, Poulhazan A, Deligey F, Mentink-Vigier F, Marcotte I, Wang T. Solid-State NMR Investigations of Extracellular Matrixes and Cell Walls of Algae, Bacteria, Fungi, and Plants. Chem Rev 2021; 122:10036-10086. [PMID: 34878762 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Extracellular matrixes (ECMs), such as the cell walls and biofilms, are important for supporting cell integrity and function and regulating intercellular communication. These biomaterials are also of significant interest to the production of biofuels and the development of antimicrobial treatment. Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) and magic-angle spinning-dynamic nuclear polarization (MAS-DNP) are uniquely powerful for understanding the conformational structure, dynamical characteristics, and supramolecular assemblies of carbohydrates and other biomolecules in ECMs. This review highlights the recent high-resolution investigations of intact ECMs and native cells in many organisms spanning across plants, bacteria, fungi, and algae. We spotlight the structural principles identified in ECMs, discuss the current technical limitation and underexplored biochemical topics, and point out the promising opportunities enabled by the recent advances of the rapidly evolving ssNMR technology.
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- Nader Ghassemi
- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal H2X 2J6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal H2X 2J6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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Mentink-Vigier F. Numerical recipes for faster MAS-DNP simulations. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2021; 333:107106. [PMID: 34837803 PMCID: PMC8639796 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2021.107106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Numerical simulations of Magic Angle Spinning Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (MAS-DNP) have transformed the way the DNP process is understood in rotating samples. In 2012, two methods were concomitantly developed to simulate small spin systems (< 4 spin-1/2). The development of new polarizing agents, including those containing metal centers with S > 1/2, makes it necessary to further expand the numerical tools with minimal approximations that will help rationalize the experimental observations and build approximate models. In this paper, three strategies developed in the past five years are presented: an adaptive integration scheme, a hybrid Hilbert/Liouville formalism, and a method to truncate the Liouville space basis for periodic Hamiltonian. Each of these methods enable time savings ranging from a factor of 3 to > 100. We illustrate the code performance by reporting for the first time the MAS-DNP field profiles for "AMUPol", in which the couplings to the nitrogen nuclei are explicitly considered, as well as Cross-Effect MAS-DNP field profiles with two electrons spin 5/2 interacting with a nuclear spin 1/2.
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- Frederic Mentink-Vigier
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr, FL 32310, USA.
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Mentink-Vigier F, Dubroca T, Van Tol J, Sigurdsson ST. The distance between g-tensors of nitroxide biradicals governs MAS-DNP performance: The case of the bTurea family. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2021; 329:107026. [PMID: 34246883 PMCID: PMC8316413 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2021.107026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Bis-nitroxide radicals are common polarizing agents (PA), used to enhance the sensitivity of solid-state NMR experiments via Magic Angle Spinning Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (MAS-DNP). These biradicals can increase the proton spin polarization through the Cross-Effect (CE) mechanism, which requires PAs with at least two unpaired electrons. The relative orientation of the bis-nitroxide moieties is critical to ensure efficient polarization transfer. Recently, we have defined a new quantity, the distance between g-tensors, that correlates the relative orientation of the nitroxides with the ability to polarize the surrounding nuclei. Here we analyse experimentally and theoretically a series of biradicals belonging to the bTurea family, namely bcTol, AMUPol and bcTol-M. They differ by the degree of substitution on the urea bridge that connects the two nitroxides. Using quantitative simulations developed for moderate MAS frequencies, we show that these modifications mostly affect the relative orientations of the nitroxide, i.e. the length and distribution of the distance between the g-tensors, that in turn impacts both the steady state nuclear polarization/depolarization as well as the build-up times. The doubly substituted urea bridge favours a large distance between the g-tensors, which enables bcTol-M to provide ∊on/off>200 at 14.1 T/600 MHz/395 GHz with build-up times of 3.8 s using a standard homogenous solution. The methodology described herein was used to show how the conformation of the spirocyclic rings flanking the nitroxide function in the recently described c- and o-HydrOPol affects the distance between the g-tensors and thereby polarization performance.
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- Frédéric Mentink-Vigier
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32310, United States.
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32310, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32310, United States
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Stern Q, Cousin SF, Mentink-Vigier F, Pinon AC, Elliott SJ, Cala O, Jannin S. Direct observation of hyperpolarization breaking through the spin diffusion barrier. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:7/18/eabf5735. [PMID: 33931450 PMCID: PMC8087418 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf5735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) is a widely used tool for overcoming the low intrinsic sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging. Its practical applicability is typically bounded, however, by the so-called "spin diffusion barrier," which relates to the poor efficiency of polarization transfer from highly polarized nuclei close to paramagnetic centers to bulk nuclei. A quantitative assessment of this barrier has been hindered so far by the lack of general methods for studying nuclear polarization flow in the vicinity of paramagnetic centers. Here, we fill this gap and introduce a general set of experiments based on microwave gating that are readily implemented. We demonstrate the versatility of our approach in experiments conducted between 1.2 and 4.2 K in static mode and at 100 K under magic angle spinning (MAS)-conditions typical for dissolution DNP and MAS-DNP-and directly observe the marked dependence of polarization flow on temperature.
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- Quentin Stern
- Univ Lyon, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCBL, Université de Lyon, CRMN UMR 5280, 69100 Villeurbanne, France.
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCBL, Université de Lyon, CRMN UMR 5280, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Crown Street, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCBL, Université de Lyon, CRMN UMR 5280, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCBL, Université de Lyon, CRMN UMR 5280, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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Deo T, Cheng Q, Paul S, Qiang W, Potapov A. Application of DNP-enhanced solid-state NMR to studies of amyloid-β peptide interaction with lipid membranes. Chem Phys Lipids 2021; 236:105071. [PMID: 33716023 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2021.105071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The cellular membrane disruption induced by the aggregation of Aβ peptide has been proposed as a plausible cause of neuronal cell death during Alzheimer's disease. The molecular-level details of the Aβ interaction with cellular membranes were previously probed using solid state NMR (ssNMR), however, due to the limited sensitivity of the latter, studies were limited to samples with high Aβ-to-lipid ratio. The dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) is a technique for increasing the sensitivity of NMR. In this work we demonstrate the feasibility of DNP-enhanced ssNMR studies of Aβ40 peptide interacting with various model liposomes: (1) a mixture of zwitterionic 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) and negatively charged 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol) (POPG); (2) a mixture of POPC, POPG, cholesterol, sphingomyelin and ganglioside GM1; (3) the synaptic plasma membrane vesicles (SPMVs) extracted from rat brain tissues. In addition, DNP-ssNMR was applied to capturing changes in Aβ40 conformation taking place upon the peptide insertion into POPG liposomes. The signal enhancements under conditions of DNP allow carrying out informative 2D ssNMR experiments with about 0.25 mg of Aβ40 peptides (i.e. reaching Aβ40-to-lipid ratio of 1:200). In the studied liposome models, the 13C NMR chemical shifts at many 13C-labelled sites of Aβ40 are characteristic of β-sheets. In addition, in POPG liposomes the peptide forms hydrophobic contacts F19-L34 and F19-I32. Both the chemical shifts and hydrophobic contacts of Aβ40 in POPG remain the same before and after 8 h of incubation. This suggests that conformation at the 13C-labelled sites of the peptide is similar before and after the insertion process. Overall, our results demonstrate that DNP helps to overcome the sensitivity limitation of ssNMR, and thereby expand the applicability of ssNMR for charactering the Aβ peptide interacting with lipids.
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- Thomas Deo
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Binghamton University, the State University of New York, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Binghamton University, the State University of New York, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
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Matsuki Y, Kobayashi T, Fukazawa J, Perras FA, Pruski M, Fujiwara T. Efficiency analysis of helium-cooled MAS DNP: case studies of surface-modified nanoparticles and homogeneous small-molecule solutions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:4919-4926. [PMID: 33620367 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05658h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Despite the growing number of successful applications of dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP)-enhanced magic-angle spinning (MAS) NMR in structural biology and materials science, the nuclear polarizations achieved by current MAS DNP instrumentation are still considerably lower than the theoretical maximum. The method could be significantly strengthened if experiments were performed at temperatures much lower than those currently widely used (∼100 K). Recently, the prospects of helium (He)-cooled MAS DNP have been increased with the instrumental developments in MAS technology that uses cold helium gas for sample cooling. Despite the additional gains in sensitivity that have been observed with He-cooled MAS DNP, the performance of the technique has not been evaluated in the case of surfaces and interfaces that benefit the most from DNP. Herein, we studied the efficiency of DNP at temperatures between ∼30 K and ∼100 K for organically functionalized silica material and a homogeneous solution of small organic molecules at a magnetic field B0 = 16.4 T. We recorded the changes in signal enhancement, paramagnet-induced quenching and depolarization effects, DNP build-up rate, and Boltzmann polarization. For these samples, the increases in MAS-induced depolarization and DNP build-up times at around 30 K were not as severe as anticipated. In the case of the surface species, we determined that MAS DNP at 30 K provided ∼10 times higher sensitivity than MAS DNP at 90 K, which corresponds to the acceleration of experiments by multiplicative factors of up to 100.
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- Yoh Matsuki
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan and Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011-3020, USA
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011-3020, USA
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011-3020, USA and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3020, USA
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan and Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Wang Z, Hanrahan MP, Kobayashi T, Perras FA, Chen Y, Engelke F, Reiter C, Purea A, Rossini AJ, Pruski M. Combining fast magic angle spinning dynamic nuclear polarization with indirect detection to further enhance the sensitivity of solid-state NMR spectroscopy. SOLID STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2020; 109:101685. [PMID: 32932182 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2020.101685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) and indirect detection are two commonly applied approaches for enhancing the sensitivity of solid-state NMR spectroscopy. However, their use in tandem has not yet been investigated. With the advent of low-temperature fast magic angle spinning (MAS) probes with 1.3-mm diameter rotors capable of MAS at 40 kHz it becomes feasible to combine these two techniques. In this study, we performed DNP-enhanced 2D indirectly detected heteronuclear correlation (idHETCOR) experiments on 13C, 15N, 113Cd and 89Y nuclei in functionalized mesoporous silica, CdS nanoparticles, and Y2O3 nanoparticles. The sensitivity of the 2D idHETCOR experiments was compared with those of DNP-enhanced directly-detected 1D cross polarization (CP) and 2D HETCOR experiments performed with a standard 3.2-mm rotor. Due to low CP polarization transfer efficiencies and large proton linewidth, the sensitivity gains achieved by indirect detection alone were lower than in conventional (non-DNP) experiments. Nevertheless, despite the smaller sample volume the 2D idHETCOR experiments showed better absolute sensitivities than 2D HETCOR experiments for nuclei with the lowest gyromagnetic ratios. For 89Y, 2D idHETCOR provided 8.2 times better sensitivity than the 1 D89Y-detected CP experiment performed with a 3.2-mm rotor.
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- Zhuoran Wang
- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3020, United States; Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3020, United States
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- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3020, United States; Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3020, United States
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- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3020, United States
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- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3020, United States
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- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3020, United States; Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3020, United States
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- Bruker Biospin, 76287, Rheinstetten, Germany
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- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3020, United States; Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3020, United States.
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- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3020, United States; Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3020, United States.
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Yau WM, Jeon J, Tycko R. Succinyl-DOTOPA: An effective triradical dopant for low-temperature dynamic nuclear polarization with high solubility in aqueous solvent mixtures at neutral pH. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2020; 311:106672. [PMID: 31887554 PMCID: PMC6964257 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2019.106672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We report the synthesis of the nitroxide-based triradical compound succinyl-DOTOPA and the characterization of its performance as a dopant for dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) experiments in frozen solutions at low temperatures. Compared with previously described DOTOPA derivatives, succinyl-DOTOPA has substantially greater solubility in glycerol/water mixtures with pH > 4 and therefore has wider applicability. Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) measurements at 9.39 T and 25 K, with magic-angle spinning at 7.00 kHz, show that build-up times of DNP-enhanced, cross-polarized 13C ssNMR signals are shorter and that signal amplitudes are larger for glycerol/water solutions of L-proline containing succinyl-DOTOPA than for solutions containing the biradical AMUPol, with electron spin concentrations of 15 mM or 30 mM, resulting in greater net sensitivity gains from DNP. In similar measurements at 90 K, AMUPol yields greater net sensitivity, apparently due to its longer electron spin-lattice and spin-spin relaxation times. One- and two-dimensional 13C ssNMR measurements at 25 K on the complex of the 27-residue peptide M13 with the calcium-sensing protein calmodulin, in glycerol/water with 10 mM succinyl-DOTOPA, demonstrate the utility of this compound in DNP-enhanced ssNMR studies of biomolecular systems.
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- Wai-Ming Yau
- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, USA
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, USA
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, USA.
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Kaminker I. Recent Advances in Magic Angle Spinning‐Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Methodology. Isr J Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201900092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Ilia Kaminker
- School of ChemistryTel Aviv University Ramat Aviv 6997801 Tel Aviv Israel
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Rankin AGM, Trébosc J, Pourpoint F, Amoureux JP, Lafon O. Recent developments in MAS DNP-NMR of materials. SOLID STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2019; 101:116-143. [PMID: 31189121 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2019.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Solid-state NMR spectroscopy is a powerful technique for the characterization of the atomic-level structure and dynamics of materials. Nevertheless, the use of this technique is often limited by its lack of sensitivity, which can prevent the observation of surfaces, defects or insensitive isotopes. Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) has been shown to improve by one to three orders of magnitude the sensitivity of NMR experiments on materials under Magic-Angle Spinning (MAS), at static magnetic field B0 ≥ 5 T, conditions allowing for the acquisition of high-resolution spectra. The field of DNP-NMR spectroscopy of materials has undergone a rapid development in the last ten years, spurred notably by the availability of commercial DNP-NMR systems. We provide here an in-depth overview of MAS DNP-NMR studies of materials at high B0 field. After a historical perspective of DNP of materials, we describe the DNP transfers under MAS, the transport of polarization by spin diffusion and the various contributions to the overall sensitivity of DNP-NMR experiments. We discuss the design of tailored polarizing agents and the sample preparation in the case of materials. We present the DNP-NMR hardware and the influence of key experimental parameters, such as microwave power, magnetic field, temperature and MAS frequency. We give an overview of the isotopes that have been detected by this technique, and the NMR methods that have been combined with DNP. Finally, we show how MAS DNP-NMR has been applied to gain new insights into the structure of organic, hybrid and inorganic materials with applications in fields, such as health, energy, catalysis, optoelectronics etc.
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- Andrew G M Rankin
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181, UCCS, Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181, UCCS, Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000, Lille, France; Univ. Lille, CNRS-FR2638, Fédération Chevreul, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181, UCCS, Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181, UCCS, Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000, Lille, France; Bruker Biospin, 34 rue de l'industrie, F-67166, Wissembourg, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181, UCCS, Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000, Lille, France; Institut Universitaire de France, 1 rue Descartes, F-75231, Paris, France.
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Smith AN, Märker K, Hediger S, De Paëpe G. Natural Isotopic Abundance 13C and 15N Multidimensional Solid-State NMR Enabled by Dynamic Nuclear Polarization. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:4652-4662. [PMID: 31361489 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b03874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) has made feasible solid-state NMR experiments that were previously thought impractical due to sensitivity limitations. One such class of experiments is the structural characterization of organic and biological samples at natural isotopic abundance (NA). Herein, we describe the many advantages of DNP-enabled ssNMR at NA, including the extraction of long-range distance constraints using dipolar recoupling pulse sequences without the deleterious effects of dipolar truncation. In addition to the theoretical underpinnings in the analysis of these types of experiments, numerous applications of DNP-enabled ssNMR at NA are discussed.
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- Adam N Smith
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, MEM , F-38000 Grenoble , France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, MEM , F-38000 Grenoble , France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, MEM , F-38000 Grenoble , France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, MEM , F-38000 Grenoble , France
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Application of millisecond time-resolved solid state NMR to the kinetics and mechanism of melittin self-assembly. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:16717-16722. [PMID: 31387974 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1908006116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Common experimental approaches for characterizing structural conversion processes such as protein folding and self-assembly do not report on all aspects of the evolution from an initial state to the final state. Here, we demonstrate an approach that is based on rapid mixing, freeze-trapping, and low-temperature solid-state NMR (ssNMR) with signal enhancements from dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP). Experiments on the folding and tetramerization of the 26-residue peptide melittin following a rapid pH jump show that multiple aspects of molecular structure can be followed with millisecond time resolution, including secondary structure at specific isotopically labeled sites, intramolecular and intermolecular contacts between specific pairs of labeled residues, and overall structural order. DNP-enhanced ssNMR data reveal that conversion of conformationally disordered melittin monomers at low pH to α-helical conformations at neutral pH occurs on nearly the same timescale as formation of antiparallel melittin dimers, about 6 to 9 ms for 0.3 mM melittin at 24 °C in aqueous solution containing 20% (vol/vol) glycerol and 75 mM sodium phosphate. Although stopped-flow fluorescence data suggest that melittin tetramers form quickly after dimerization, ssNMR spectra show that full structural order within melittin tetramers develops more slowly, in ∼60 ms. Time-resolved ssNMR is likely to find many applications to biomolecular structural conversion processes, including early stages of amyloid formation, viral capsid formation, and protein-protein recognition.
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Sergeyev IV, Aussenac F, Purea A, Reiter C, Bryerton E, Retzloff S, Hesler J, Tometich L, Rosay M. Efficient 263 GHz magic angle spinning DNP at 100 K using solid-state diode sources. SOLID STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2019; 100:63-69. [PMID: 30965254 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2019.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The development of new, high-frequency solid-state diode sources capable of operating at 263 GHz, together with an optimized stator design for improved millimeter-wave coupling to the NMR sample, have enabled low-power DNP experiments at 263 GHz/400 MHz. With 250 mW output power, signal enhancements as high as 120 are achieved on standard samples - approximately 1/3 of the maximal enhancement available with high-power gyrotrons under similar conditions. Diode-based sources have a number of advantages over vacuum tube devices: they emit a pure mode, can be rapidly frequency-swept over a wide range of frequencies, have reproducible output power over this range, and have excellent output stability. By virtue of their small size, low thermal footprint, and lack of facility requirements, solid-state diodes are also considerably cheaper to operate and maintain than high-power vacuum tube devices. In light of these features, and anticipating further improvements in terms of available output power, solid-state diodes are likely to find widespread use in DNP and contribute to further advances in the field.
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- Ivan V Sergeyev
- Bruker BioSpin Corp., 15 Fortune Drive, Billerica, MA, 01821, USA.
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- Bruker France S.A.S., 34 Rue de l'Industrie, 67160, Wissembourg, France
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- Bruker BioSpin GmbH, Silberstreifen 4, 76287, Rheinstetten, Germany
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- Bruker BioSpin GmbH, Silberstreifen 4, 76287, Rheinstetten, Germany
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- Virginia Diodes Inc., 979 2(nd) St. SE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, USA
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- Virginia Diodes Inc., 979 2(nd) St. SE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, USA
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- Virginia Diodes Inc., 979 2(nd) St. SE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, USA
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- Bruker BioSpin Corp., 15 Fortune Drive, Billerica, MA, 01821, USA
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- Bruker BioSpin Corp., 15 Fortune Drive, Billerica, MA, 01821, USA
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Judge PT, Sesti EL, Saliba EP, Alaniva N, Halbritter T, Sigurdsson ST, Barnes AB. Sensitivity analysis of magic angle spinning dynamic nuclear polarization below 6 K. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2019; 305:51-57. [PMID: 31212198 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2019.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) improves signal-to-noise in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Signal-to-noise in NMR can be further improved with cryogenic sample cooling. Whereas MAS DNP is commonly performed between 25 and 110 K, sample temperatures below 6 K lead to further improvements in sensitivity. Here, we demonstrate that solid effect MAS DNP experiments at 6 K, using trityl, yield 3.2× more sensitivity compared to 90 K. Trityl with solid effect DNP at 6 K yields substantially more signal to noise than biradicals and cross effect DNP. We also characterize cross effect DNP with AMUPol and TEMTriPol-1 biradicals for DNP magic angle spinning at temperatures below 6 K and 7 Tesla. DNP enhancements determined from microwave on/off intensities are 253 from AMUPol and 49 from TEMTriPol-1. The higher thermal Boltzmann polarization at 6 K compared to 298 K, combined with these enhancements, should result in 10,000× signal gain for AMUPol and 2000× gain for TEMTriPol-1. However, we show that AMUPol reduces signal in the absence of microwaves by 90% compared to 41% by TEMTriPol-1 at 7 Tesla as the result of depolarization and other detrimental paramagnetic effects. AMUPol still yields the highest signal-to-noise improvement per unit time between the cross effect radicals due to faster polarization buildup (T1DNP = 4.3 s and 36 s for AMUPol and TEMTriPol-1, respectively). Overall, AMUPol results in 2.5× better sensitivity compared to TEMTriPol-1 in MAS DNP experiments performed below 6 K at 7 T. Trityl provides 6.0× more sensitivity than TEMTriPol-1 and 1.9× more than AMUPol at 6 K, thus yielding the greatest signal-to-noise per unit time among all three radicals. A DNP enhancement profile of TEMTriPol-1 recorded with a frequency-tunable custom-built gyrotron oscillator operating at 198 GHz is also included. It is determined that at 7 T below 6 K a microwave power level of 0.6 W incident on the sample is sufficient to saturate the cross effect mechanism using TEMTriPol-1, yet increasing the power level up to 5 W results in higher improvements in DNP sensitivity with AMUPol. These results indicate MAS DNP below 6 K will play a prominent role in ultra-sensitive NMR spectroscopy in the future.
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- Patrick T Judge
- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iceland, Science Institute, Dunhaga 3, 107 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iceland, Science Institute, Dunhaga 3, 107 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
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Kobayashi T, Pruski M. Spatial Distribution of Silica-Bound Catalytic Organic Functional Groups Can Now Be Revealed by Conventional and DNP-Enhanced Solid-State NMR Methods. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Takeshi Kobayashi
- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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Purea A, Reiter C, Dimitriadis AI, de Rijk E, Aussenac F, Sergeyev I, Rosay M, Engelke F. Improved waveguide coupling for 1.3 mm MAS DNP probes at 263 GHz. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2019; 302:43-49. [PMID: 30953925 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2019.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We consider the geometry of a radially irradiated microwave beam in MAS DNP NMR probes and its impact on DNP enhancement. Two related characteristic features are found to be relevant: (i) the focus of the microwave beam on the DNP MAS sample and (ii) the microwave magnetic field magnitude in the sample. We present a waveguide coupler setup that enables us to significantly improve beam focus and field magnitude in 1.3 mm MAS DNP probes at a microwave frequency of 263 GHz, which results in an increase of the DNP enhancement by a factor of 2 compared to previous standard hardware setups. We discuss the implications of improved coupling and its potential to enable cutting-edge applications, such as pulsed high-field DNP and the use of low-power solid-state microwave sources.
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Lund A, Equbal A, Han S. Tuning nuclear depolarization under MAS by electron T 1e. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:23976-23987. [PMID: 30211922 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp04167a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The Cross-Effect (CE) Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) mechanism under Magic Angle Spinning (MAS) induces depletion or "depolarization" of the NMR signal, in the absence of microwave irradiation. In this study, the role of T1e on nuclear depolarization under MAS was tested experimentally by systematically varying the local and global electron spin concentration using mono-, bi- and tri-radicals. These spin systems show different depolarization effects that systematically tracked with their different T1e rates, consistent with theoretical predictions. In order to test whether the effect of T1e is directly or indirectly convoluted with other spin parameters, the tri-radical system was doped with different concentrations of GdCl3, only tuning the T1e rates, while keeping other parameters unchanged. Gratifyingly, the changes in the depolarization factor tracked the changes in the T1e rates. The experimental results are corroborated by quantum mechanics based numerical simulations which recapitulated the critical role of T1e. Simulations showed that the relative orientation of the two g-tensors and e-e dipolar interaction tensors of the CE fulfilling spin pair also plays a major role in determining the extent of depolarization, besides the enhancement. This is expected as orientations influence the efficiency of the various level anti-crossings or the "rotor events" under MAS. However, experimental evaluation of the empirical spectral diffusion parameter at static condition showed that the local vs. global e-e dipolar interaction network is not a significant variable in the commonly used nitroxide radical system studied here, leaving T1e rates as the major modulator of depolarization.
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- Alicia Lund
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9510, USA.
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Saliba E, Sesti EL, Alaniva N, Barnes AB. Pulsed Electron Decoupling and Strategies for Time Domain Dynamic Nuclear Polarization with Magic Angle Spinning. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:5539-5547. [PMID: 30180584 PMCID: PMC6151657 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b01695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Magic angle spinning (MAS) dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) is widely used to increase nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signal intensity. Frequency-chirped microwaves yield superior control of electron spins and are expected to play a central role in the development of DNP MAS experiments. Time domain electron control with MAS has considerable promise to improve DNP performance at higher fields and temperatures. We have recently demonstrated that pulsed electron decoupling using frequency-chirped microwaves improves MAS DNP experiments by partially attenuating detrimental hyperfine interactions. The continued development of pulsed electron decoupling will enable a new suite of MAS DNP experiments that transfer polarization directly to observed spins. Time domain DNP transfers to nuclear spins in conjunction with pulsed electron decoupling is described as a viable avenue toward DNP-enhanced, high-resolution NMR spectroscopy over a range of temperatures from <6 to 320 K.
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- Edward
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington
University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington
University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington
University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington
University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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Martin RW, Kelly JE, Kelz JI. Advances in instrumentation and methodology for solid-state NMR of biological assemblies. J Struct Biol 2018; 206:73-89. [PMID: 30205196 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2018.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Revised: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Many advances in instrumentation and methodology have furthered the use of solid-state NMR as a technique for determining the structures and studying the dynamics of molecules involved in complex biological assemblies. Solid-state NMR does not require large crystals, has no inherent size limit, and with appropriate isotopic labeling schemes, supports solving one component of a complex assembly at a time. It is complementary to cryo-EM, in that it provides local, atomic-level detail that can be modeled into larger-scale structures. This review focuses on the development of high-field MAS instrumentation and methodology; including probe design, benchmarking strategies, labeling schemes, and experiments that enable the use of quadrupolar nuclei in biomolecular NMR. Current challenges facing solid-state NMR of biological assemblies and new directions in this dynamic research area are also discussed.
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- Rachel W Martin
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine 92697-2025, United States; Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine 92697-3900, United States.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine 92697-2025, United States
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Thurber KR, Le TN, Changcoco V, Brook DJR. Verdazyl-ribose: A new radical for solid-state dynamic nuclear polarization at high magnetic field. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2018; 289:122-131. [PMID: 29501956 PMCID: PMC5856651 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2018.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Solid-state dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) using the cross-effect relies on radical pairs whose electron spin resonance (ESR) frequencies differ by the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) frequency. We measure the DNP provided by a new water-soluble verdazyl radical, verdazyl-ribose, under both magic-angle spinning (MAS) and static sample conditions at 9.4 T, and compare it to a nitroxide radical, 4-hydroxy-TEMPO. We find that verdazyl-ribose is an effective radical for cross-effect DNP, with the best relative results for a non-spinning sample. Under non-spinning conditions, verdazyl-ribose provides roughly 2× larger 13C cross-polarized (CP) NMR signal than the nitroxide, with similar polarization buildup times, at both 29 K and 76 K. With MAS at 7 kHz and 1.5 W microwave power, the verdazyl-ribose does not provide as much DNP as the nitroxide, with the verdazyl providing less NMR signal and a longer polarization buildup time. When the microwave power is decreased to 30 mW with 5 kHz MAS, the two types of radical are comparable, with the verdazyl-doped sample having a larger NMR signal which compensates for its longer polarization buildup time. We also present electron spin relaxation measurements at Q-band (1.2 T) and ESR lineshapes at 1.2 and 9.4 T. Most notably, the verdazyl radical has a longer T1e than the nitroxide (9.9 ms and 1.3 ms, respectively, at 50 K and 1.2 T). The verdazyl electron spin lineshape is significantly affected by the hyperfine coupling to four 14N nuclei, even at 9.4 T. We also describe 3000-spin calculations to illustrate the DNP potential of possible radical pairs: verdazyl-verdazyl, verdazyl-nitroxide, or nitroxide-nitroxide pairs. These calculations suggest that the verdazyl radical at 9.4 T has a narrower linewidth than optimal for cross-effect DNP using verdazyl-verdazyl pairs. Because of the hyperfine coupling contribution to the electron spin linewidth, this implies that DNP using the verdazyl radical would improve at lower magnetic field. Another conclusion from the calculations is that a verdazyl-nitroxide bi-radical would be expected to be slightly better for cross-effect DNP than the nitroxide-nitroxide bi-radicals commonly used now, assuming the same spin-spin coupling constants.
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- Kent R Thurber
- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, United States.
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- Department of Chemistry, San José State University, One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, San José State University, One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, San José State University, One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192, United States
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Mentink-Vigier F, Vega S, De Paëpe G. Fast and accurate MAS-DNP simulations of large spin ensembles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 19:3506-3522. [PMID: 28093594 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp07881h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A deeper understanding of parameters affecting Magic Angle Spinning Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (MAS-DNP), an emerging nuclear magnetic resonance hyperpolarization method, is crucial for the development of new polarizing agents and the successful implementation of the technique at higher magnetic fields (>10 T). Such progress is currently impeded by computational limitation which prevents the simulation of large spin ensembles (electron as well as nuclear spins) and to accurately describe the interplay between all the multiple key parameters at play. In this work, we present an alternative approach to existing cross-effect and solid-effect MAS-DNP codes that yields fast and accurate simulations. More specifically we describe the model, the associated Liouville-based formalism (Bloch-type derivation and/or Landau-Zener approximations) and the linear time algorithm that allows computing MAS-DNP mechanisms with unprecedented time savings. As a result, one can easily scan through multiple parameters and disentangle their mutual influences. In addition, the simulation code is able to handle multiple electrons and protons, which allows probing the effect of (hyper)polarizing agents concentration, as well as fully revealing the interplay between the polarizing agent structure and the hyperfine couplings, nuclear dipolar couplings, nuclear relaxation times, both in terms of depolarization effect, but also of polarization gain and buildup times.
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- Frédéric Mentink-Vigier
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INAC, MEM, F-38000 Grenoble, France and CEA, INAC, MEM, F-38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Weizmann institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INAC, MEM, F-38000 Grenoble, France and CEA, INAC, MEM, F-38000 Grenoble, France.
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Sesti EL, Alaniva N, Rand PW, Choi EJ, Albert BJ, Saliba EP, Scott FJ, Barnes AB. Magic angle spinning NMR below 6 K with a computational fluid dynamics analysis of fluid flow and temperature gradients. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2018; 286:1-9. [PMID: 29161649 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2017.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We report magic angle spinning (MAS) up to 8.5 kHz with a sample temperature below 6 K using liquid helium as a variable temperature fluid. Cross polarization 13C NMR spectra exhibit exquisite sensitivity with a single transient. Remarkably, 1H saturation recovery experiments show a 1H T1 of 21 s with MAS below 6 K in the presence of trityl radicals in a glassy matrix. Leveraging the thermal spin polarization available at 4.2 K versus 298 K should result in 71 times higher signal intensity. Taking the 1H longitudinal relaxation into account, signal averaging times are therefore predicted to be expedited by a factor of >500. Computer assisted design (CAD) and finite element analysis were employed in both the design and diagnostic stages of this cryogenic MAS technology development. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models describing temperature gradients and fluid flow are presented. The CFD models bearing and drive gas maintained at 100 K, while a colder helium variable temperature fluid stream cools the center of a zirconia rotor. Results from the CFD were used to optimize the helium exhaust path and determine the sample temperature. This novel cryogenic experimental platform will be integrated with pulsed dynamic nuclear polarization and electron decoupling to interrogate biomolecular structure within intact human cells.
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- Erika L Sesti
- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
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Mentink-Vigier F, Mathies G, Liu Y, Barra AL, Caporini MA, Lee D, Hediger S, G Griffin R, De Paëpe G. Efficient cross-effect dynamic nuclear polarization without depolarization in high-resolution MAS NMR. Chem Sci 2017; 8:8150-8163. [PMID: 29619170 PMCID: PMC5861987 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc02199b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) has the potential to enhance the sensitivity of magic-angle spinning (MAS) NMR by many orders of magnitude and therefore to revolutionize atomic resolution structural analysis. Currently, the most widely used approach to DNP for studies of chemical, material, and biological systems involves the cross-effect (CE) mechanism, which relies on biradicals as polarizing agents. However, at high magnetic fields (≥5 T), the best biradicals used for CE MAS-DNP are still far from optimal, primarily because of the nuclear depolarization effects they induce. In the presence of bisnitroxide biradicals, magic-angle rotation results in a reverse CE that can deplete the initial proton Boltzmann polarization by more than a factor of 2. In this paper we show that these depolarization losses can be avoided by using a polarizing agent composed of a narrow-line trityl radical tethered to a broad-line TEMPO. Consequently, we show that a biocompatible trityl-nitroxide biradical, TEMTriPol-1, provides the highest MAS NMR sensitivity at ≥10 T, and its relative efficiency increases with the magnetic field strength. We use numerical simulations to explain the absence of depolarization for TEMTriPol-1 and its high efficiency, paving the way for the next generation of polarizing agents for DNP. We demonstrate the superior sensitivity enhancement using TEMTriPol-1 by recording the first solid-state 2D 13C-13C correlation spectrum at natural isotopic abundance at a magnetic field of 18.8 T.
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- Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory , Department of Chemistry , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , MA 02139 , USA
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics , School of Pharmacy , Tianjin Medical University , Tianjin 300070 , China
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses - CNRS , Univ. Grenoble Alpes , F-38042 Grenoble , France
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- Bruker BioSpin Corporation , 15 Fortune Drive , Billerica , MA 01821 , USA
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes , CEA , CNRS , INAC-MEM , F-38000 Grenoble , France .
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes , CEA , CNRS , INAC-MEM , F-38000 Grenoble , France .
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- Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory , Department of Chemistry , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , MA 02139 , USA
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes , CEA , CNRS , INAC-MEM , F-38000 Grenoble , France .
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Lilly Thankamony AS, Wittmann JJ, Kaushik M, Corzilius B. Dynamic nuclear polarization for sensitivity enhancement in modern solid-state NMR. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2017; 102-103:120-195. [PMID: 29157490 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2017.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 273] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The field of dynamic nuclear polarization has undergone tremendous developments and diversification since its inception more than 6 decades ago. In this review we provide an in-depth overview of the relevant topics involved in DNP-enhanced MAS NMR spectroscopy. This includes the theoretical description of DNP mechanisms as well as of the polarization transfer pathways that can lead to a uniform or selective spreading of polarization between nuclear spins. Furthermore, we cover historical and state-of-the art aspects of dedicated instrumentation, polarizing agents, and optimization techniques for efficient MAS DNP. Finally, we present an extensive overview on applications in the fields of structural biology and materials science, which underlines that MAS DNP has moved far beyond the proof-of-concept stage and has become an important tool for research in these fields.
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- Aany Sofia Lilly Thankamony
- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7-9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7-9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7-9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7-9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany.
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Venkatesh A, Hanrahan MP, Rossini AJ. Proton detection of MAS solid-state NMR spectra of half-integer quadrupolar nuclei. SOLID STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2017; 84:171-181. [PMID: 28392024 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2017.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2017] [Revised: 03/25/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Fast magic angle spinning (MAS) and proton detection has found widespread application to enhance the sensitivity of solid-state NMR experiments with spin-1/2 nuclei such as 13C, 15N and 29Si, however, this approach is not yet routinely applied to half-integer quadrupolar nuclei. Here we have investigated the feasibility of using fast MAS and proton detection to enhance the sensitivity of solid-state NMR experiments with half-integer quadrupolar nuclei. The previously described dipolar hetero-nuclear multiple quantum correlation (D-HMQC) and dipolar refocused insensitive nuclei enhanced by polarization transfer (D-RINEPT) pulse sequences were used for proton detection of half-integer quadrupolar nuclei. Quantitative comparisons of signal-to-noise ratios and the sensitivity of proton detected D-HMQC and D-RINEPT and direct detection spin echo and quadrupolar Carr-Purcell Meiboom-Gill (QCPMG) solid-state NMR spectra, demonstrate that one dimensional proton detected experiments can provide sensitivity similar to or exceeding that obtainable with direct detection QCPMG experiments. 2D D-HMQC and D-RINEPT experiments provide less sensitivity than QCPMG experiments but proton detected 2D hetero-nuclear correlation solid-state NMR spectra of half-integer nuclei can still be acquired in about the same time as a 1D spin echo spectrum. Notably, the rarely used D-RINEPT pulse sequence is found to provide similar, or better sensitivity than D-HMQC in some cases. Proton detected D-RINEPT benefits from the short longitudinal relaxation times (T1) normally associated with half-integer quadrupolar nuclei, it can be combined with existing signal enhancement methods for quadrupolar nuclei, and t1-noise in the indirect dimension can easily be removed by pre-saturation of the 1H nuclei. The rapid acquisition of proton detected 2D HETCOR solid-state NMR spectra of a range of half-integer quadrupolar nuclei such as 17O, 27Al, 35Cl and 71Ga is demonstrated.
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- Amrit Venkatesh
- Iowa State University, Department of Chemistry, Ames, IA 50011, USA; US DOE Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Iowa State University, Department of Chemistry, Ames, IA 50011, USA; US DOE Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Iowa State University, Department of Chemistry, Ames, IA 50011, USA; US DOE Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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Yamamoto K, Caporini MA, Im SC, Waskell L, Ramamoorthy A. Transmembrane Interactions of Full-length Mammalian Bitopic Cytochrome-P450-Cytochrome-b 5 Complex in Lipid Bilayers Revealed by Sensitivity-Enhanced Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Solid-state NMR Spectroscopy. Sci Rep 2017; 7:4116. [PMID: 28646173 PMCID: PMC5482851 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-04219-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The dynamic protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions of integral bitopic membrane proteins with a single membrane-spanning helix play a plethora of vital roles in the cellular processes associated with human health and diseases, including signaling and enzymatic catalysis. While an increasing number of high-resolution structural studies of membrane proteins have successfully manifested an in-depth understanding of their biological functions, intact membrane-bound bitopic protein-protein complexes pose tremendous challenges for structural studies by crystallography or solution NMR spectroscopy. Therefore, there is a growing interest in developing approaches to investigate the functional interactions of bitopic membrane proteins embedded in lipid bilayers at atomic-level. Here we demonstrate the feasibility of dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) magic-angle-spinning NMR techniques, along with a judiciously designed stable isotope labeling scheme, to measure atomistic-resolution transmembrane-transmembrane interactions of full-length mammalian ~72-kDa cytochrome P450-cytochrome b5 complex in lipid bilayers. Additionally, the DNP sensitivity-enhanced two-dimensional 13C/13C chemical shift correlations via proton driven spin diffusion provided distance constraints to characterize protein-lipid interactions and revealed the transmembrane topology of cytochrome b5. The results reported in this study would pave ways for high-resolution structural and topological investigations of membrane-bound full-length bitopic protein complexes under physiological conditions.
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- Kazutoshi Yamamoto
- Biophysics and Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1055, USA
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- Bruker Biospin Corporation, 15 Fortune Drive, Billerica, MA, 01821, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, VA Medical Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, VA Medical Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA
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- Biophysics and Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1055, USA.
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Nakai T, Toda M, Ashida J, Hobo F, Endo Y, Utsumi H, Nemoto T, Mizuno T. Cryocoil magic-angle-spinning solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance probe system utilized for sensitivity enhancement in multiple-quantum magic-angle-spinning spectroscopy for a low-γ quadrupolar nucleus of 85Rb. Chem Phys Lett 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2017.04.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Akbey Ü, Oschkinat H. Structural biology applications of solid state MAS DNP NMR. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2016; 269:213-224. [PMID: 27095695 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2016.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) has long been an aim for increasing sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, delivering spectra in shorter experiment times or of smaller sample amounts. In recent years, it has been applied in magic angle spinning (MAS) solid-state NMR to a large range of samples, including biological macromolecules and functional materials. New research directions in structural biology can be envisaged by DNP, facilitating investigations on very large complexes or very heterogeneous samples. Here we present a summary of state of the art DNP MAS NMR spectroscopy and its applications to structural biology, discussing the technical challenges and factors affecting DNP performance.
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- Ümit Akbey
- Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Leibniz Institute für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), NMR Supported Structural Biology, Robert Roessle Str. 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany.
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Siaw TA, Leavesley A, Lund A, Kaminker I, Han S. A versatile and modular quasi optics-based 200GHz dual dynamic nuclear polarization and electron paramagnetic resonance instrument. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2016; 264:131-153. [PMID: 26920839 PMCID: PMC4770585 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2015.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 12/19/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Solid-state dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) at higher magnetic fields (>3T) and cryogenic temperatures (∼ 2-90K) has gained enormous interest and seen major technological advances as an NMR signal enhancing technique. Still, the current state of the art DNP operation is not at a state at which sample and freezing conditions can be rationally chosen and the DNP performance predicted a priori, but relies on purely empirical approaches. An important step towards rational optimization of DNP conditions is to have access to DNP instrumental capabilities to diagnose DNP performance and elucidate DNP mechanisms. The desired diagnoses include the measurement of the "DNP power curve", i.e. the microwave (MW) power dependence of DNP enhancement, the "DNP spectrum", i.e. the MW frequency dependence of DNP enhancement, the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrum, and the saturation and spectral diffusion properties of the EPR spectrum upon prolonged MW irradiation typical of continuous wave (CW) DNP, as well as various electron and nuclear spin relaxation parameters. Even basic measurements of these DNP parameters require versatile instrumentation at high magnetic fields not commercially available to date. In this article, we describe the detailed design of such a DNP instrument, powered by a solid-state MW source that is tunable between 193 and 201 GHz and outputs up to 140 mW of MW power. The quality and pathway of the transmitted and reflected MWs is controlled by a quasi-optics (QO) bridge and a corrugated waveguide, where the latter couples the MW from an open-space QO bridge to the sample located inside the superconducting magnet and vice versa. Crucially, the versatility of the solid-state MW source enables the automated acquisition of frequency swept DNP spectra, DNP power curves, the diagnosis of MW power and transmission, and frequency swept continuous wave (CW) and pulsed EPR experiments. The flexibility of the DNP instrument centered around the QO MW bridge will provide an efficient means to collect DNP data that is crucial for understanding the relationship between experimental and sample conditions, and the DNP performance. The modularity of this instrumental platform is suitable for future upgrades and extensions to include new experimental capabilities to meet contemporary DNP needs, including the simultaneous operation of two or more MW sources, time domain DNP, electron double resonance measurements, pulsed EPR operation, or simply the implementation of higher power MW amplifiers.
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- Ting Ann Siaw
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States.
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Lee D, Bouleau E, Saint-Bonnet P, Hediger S, De Paëpe G. Ultra-low temperature MAS-DNP. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2016; 264:116-124. [PMID: 26920837 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2015.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2015] [Revised: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Since the infancy of NMR spectroscopy, sensitivity and resolution have been the limiting factors of the technique. Regular essential developments on this front have led to the widely applicable, versatile, and powerful spectroscopy that we know today. However, the Holy Grail of ultimate sensitivity and resolution is not yet reached, and technical improvements are still ongoing. Hence, high-field dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) making use of high-frequency, high-power microwave irradiation of electron spins has become very promising in combination with magic angle sample spinning (MAS) solid-state NMR experiments. This is because it leads to a transfer of the much larger polarization of these electron spins under suitable irradiation to surrounding nuclei, greatly increasing NMR sensitivity. Currently, this boom in MAS-DNP is mainly performed at minimum sample temperatures of about 100K, using cold nitrogen gas to pneumatically spin and cool the sample. This Perspective deals with the desire to improve further the sensitivity and resolution by providing "ultra"-low temperatures for MAS-DNP, using cryogenic helium gas. Different designs on how this technological challenge has been overcome are described. It is shown that stable and fast spinning can be attained for sample temperatures down to 30K using a large cryostat developed in our laboratory. Using this cryostat to cool a closed-loop of helium gas brings the additional advantage of sample spinning frequencies that can greatly surpass those achievable with nitrogen gas, due to the differing fluidic properties of these two gases. It is shown that using ultra-low temperatures for MAS-DNP results in substantial experimental sensitivity enhancements and according time-savings. Access to this temperature range is demonstrated to be both viable and highly pertinent.
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- Daniel Lee
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INAC, F-38000 Grenoble, France; CEA, INAC, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INAC, F-38000 Grenoble, France; CEA, INAC, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INAC, F-38000 Grenoble, France; CEA, INAC, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INAC, F-38000 Grenoble, France; CEA, INAC, F-38000 Grenoble, France; CNRS, SCIB, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INAC, F-38000 Grenoble, France; CEA, INAC, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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Matsuki Y, Idehara T, Fukazawa J, Fujiwara T. Advanced instrumentation for DNP-enhanced MAS NMR for higher magnetic fields and lower temperatures. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2016; 264:107-115. [PMID: 26920836 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2016.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Revised: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Sensitivity enhancement of MAS NMR using dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) is gaining importance at moderate fields (B0<9T) and temperatures (T>90K) with potential applications in chemistry and material sciences. However, considering the ever-increasing size and complexity of the systems to be studied, it is crucial to establish DNP under higher field conditions, where the spectral resolution and the basic NMR sensitivity tend to improve. In this perspective, we overview our recent efforts on hardware developments, specifically targeted on improving DNP MAS NMR at high fields. It includes the development of gyrotrons that enable continuous frequency tuning and rapid frequency modulation for our 395 GHz-600 MHz and 460 GHz-700 MHz DNP NMR spectrometers. The latter 700 MHz system involves two gyrotrons and a quasi-optical transmission system that combines two independent sub-millimeter waves into a single dichromic wave. We also describe two cryogenic MAS NMR probe systems operating, respectively, at T ∼ 100K and ∼ 30K. The latter system utilizes a novel closed-loop helium recirculation mechanism, achieving cryogenic MAS without consuming any cryogen. These instruments altogether should promote high-field DNP toward more efficient, reliable and affordable technology. Some experimental DNP results obtained with these instruments are presented.
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- Yoh Matsuki
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Research Center for Development of Far-Infrared Region, University of Fukui, Bunkyo 3-9-1, Fukui 910-8507, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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Rosay M, Blank M, Engelke F. Instrumentation for solid-state dynamic nuclear polarization with magic angle spinning NMR. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2016; 264:88-98. [PMID: 26920834 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2015.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Revised: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Advances in dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) instrumentation and methodology have been key factors in the recent growth of solid-state DNP NMR applications. We review the current state of the art of solid-state DNP NMR instrumentation primarily based on available commercial platforms. We start with a general system overview, including options for microwave sources and DNP NMR probes, and then focus on specific developments for DNP at 100K with magic angle spinning (MAS). Gyrotron microwave sources, passive components to transmit microwaves, the DNP MAS probe, a cooling device for low-temperature MAS, and sample preparation procedures including radicals for DNP are considered.
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- Melanie Rosay
- Bruker-Biospin, 15 Fortune Drive, Billerica, MA 01730, USA.
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- Communications and Power Industries, 811 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
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- Bruker-Biospin, Silberstreifen 4, 76287 Rheinstetten, Germany.
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Thurber K, Tycko R. Low-temperature dynamic nuclear polarization with helium-cooled samples and nitrogen-driven magic-angle spinning. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2016; 264:99-106. [PMID: 26920835 PMCID: PMC4769783 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2016.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We describe novel instrumentation for low-temperature solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) with dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) and magic-angle spinning (MAS), focusing on aspects of this instrumentation that have not been described in detail in previous publications. We characterize the performance of an extended interaction oscillator (EIO) microwave source, operating near 264 GHz with 1.5 W output power, which we use in conjunction with a quasi-optical microwave polarizing system and a MAS NMR probe that employs liquid helium for sample cooling and nitrogen gas for sample spinning. Enhancement factors for cross-polarized (13)C NMR signals in the 100-200 range are demonstrated with DNP at 25K. The dependences of signal amplitudes on sample temperature, as well as microwave power, polarization, and frequency, are presented. We show that sample temperatures below 30K can be achieved with helium consumption rates below 1.3 l/h. To illustrate potential applications of this instrumentation in structural studies of biochemical systems, we compare results from low-temperature DNP experiments on a calmodulin-binding peptide in its free and bound states.
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- Kent Thurber
- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, United States
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, United States.
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Salnikov ES, Aisenbrey C, Aussenac F, Ouari O, Sarrouj H, Reiter C, Tordo P, Engelke F, Bechinger B. Membrane topologies of the PGLa antimicrobial peptide and a transmembrane anchor sequence by Dynamic Nuclear Polarization/solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Sci Rep 2016; 6:20895. [PMID: 26876950 PMCID: PMC4753517 DOI: 10.1038/srep20895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) has been introduced to overcome the sensitivity limitations of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy also of supported lipid bilayers. When investigated by solid-state NMR techniques the approach typically involves doping the samples with biradicals and their investigation at cryo-temperatures. Here we investigated the effects of temperature and membrane hydration on the topology of amphipathic and hydrophobic membrane polypeptides. Although the antimicrobial PGLa peptide in dimyristoyl phospholipids is particularly sensitive to topological alterations, the DNP conditions represent well its membrane alignment also found in bacterial lipids at ambient temperature. With a novel membrane-anchored biradical and purpose-built hardware a 17-fold enhancement in NMR signal intensity is obtained by DNP which is one of the best obtained for a truly static matrix-free system. Furthermore, a membrane anchor sequence encompassing 19 hydrophobic amino acid residues was investigated. Although at cryotemperatures the transmembrane domain adjusts it membrane tilt angle by about 10 degrees, the temperature dependence of two-dimensional separated field spectra show that freezing the motions can have beneficial effects for the structural analysis of this sequence.
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- University of Strasbourg/CNRS, UMR7177, Chemistry Institute, 67070 Strasbourg, France
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- Bruker BioSpin, 34, rue de l’Industrie, 67166 Wissembourg, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, UMR 7273, Faculté des Sciences, 13397 Marseille, Cédex 20, France
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- University of Strasbourg/CNRS, UMR7177, Chemistry Institute, 67070 Strasbourg, France
- Bruker BioSpin, Silberstreifen, 76287 Rheinstetten, Germany
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- Aix-Marseille University, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, UMR 7273, Faculté des Sciences, 13397 Marseille, Cédex 20, France
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- Bruker BioSpin, Silberstreifen, 76287 Rheinstetten, Germany
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- University of Strasbourg/CNRS, UMR7177, Chemistry Institute, 67070 Strasbourg, France
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Yoon D, Soundararajan M, Cuanillon P, Braunmueller F, Alberti S, Ansermet JP. Dynamic nuclear polarization by frequency modulation of a tunable gyrotron of 260GHz. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2016; 262:62-67. [PMID: 26759116 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2015.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/21/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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An increase in Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) signal intensity is obtained with a tunable gyrotron producing frequency modulation around 260GHz at power levels less than 1W. The sweep rate of frequency modulation can reach 14kHz, and its amplitude is fixed at 50MHz. In water/glycerol glassy ice doped with 40mM TEMPOL, the relative increase in the DNP enhancement was obtained as a function of frequency-sweep rate for several temperatures. A 68 % increase was obtained at 15K, thus giving a DNP enhancement of about 80. By employing λ/4 and λ/8 polarizer mirrors, we transformed the polarization of the microwave beam from linear to circular, and achieved an increase in the enhancement by a factor of about 66% for a given power.
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- Dongyoung Yoon
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, CH-1015 Lausanne-EPFL, Switzerland.
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, CH-1015 Lausanne-EPFL, Switzerland
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, CH-1015 Lausanne-EPFL, Switzerland
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- Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas, Station 13, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne-EPFL, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas, Station 13, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne-EPFL, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, CH-1015 Lausanne-EPFL, Switzerland
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Mentink-Vigier F, Akbey Ü, Oschkinat H, Vega S, Feintuch A. Theoretical aspects of Magic Angle Spinning - Dynamic Nuclear Polarization. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2015; 258:102-20. [PMID: 26232770 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2015.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2015] [Revised: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 07/04/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Magic Angle Spinning (MAS) combined with Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) has been proven in recent years to be a very powerful method for increasing solid-state NMR signals. Since the advent of biradicals such as TOTAPOL to increase the nuclear polarization new classes of radicals, with larger molecular weight and/or different spin properties have been developed. These have led to unprecedented signal gain, with varying results for different experimental parameters, in particular the microwave irradiation strength, the static field, and the spinning frequency. Recently it has been demonstrated that sample spinning imposes DNP enhancement processes that differ from the active DNP mechanism in static samples as upon sample spinning the DNP enhancements are the results of energy level anticrossings occurring periodically during each rotor cycle. In this work we present experimental results with regards to the MAS frequency dependence of the DNP enhancement profiles of four nitroxide-based radicals at two different sets of temperature, 110 and 160K. In fact, different magnitudes of reduction in enhancement are observed with increasing spinning frequency. Our simulation code for calculating MAS-DNP powder enhancements of small model spin systems has been improved to extend our studies of the influence of the interaction and relaxation parameters on powder enhancements. To achieve a better understanding we simulated the spin dynamics of a single three-spin system {ea-eb-n} during its steady state rotor periods and used the Landau-Zener formula to characterize the influence of the different anti-crossings on the polarizations of the system and their necessary action for reaching steady state conditions together with spin relaxation processes. Based on these model calculations we demonstrate that the maximum steady state nuclear polarization cannot become larger than the maximum polarization difference between the two electrons during the steady state rotor cycle. This study also shows the complexity of the MAS-DNP process and therefore the necessity to rely on numerical simulations for understanding parametric dependencies of the enhancements. Finally an extension of the spin system up to five spins allowed us to probe the first steps of the transfer of polarization from the nuclei coupled to the electrons to further away nuclei, demonstrating a decrease in the spin-diffusion barrier under MAS conditions.
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- Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), NMR Supported Structural Biology, Robert Roessle Str. 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany; Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B, Building: 1630, Room: 106, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), NMR Supported Structural Biology, Robert Roessle Str. 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany
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- Chemical Physics Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel
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- Chemical Physics Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel
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Ardenkjaer-Larsen JH, Boebinger GS, Comment A, Duckett S, Edison AS, Engelke F, Griesinger C, Griffin RG, Hilty C, Maeda H, Parigi G, Prisner T, Ravera E, van Bentum J, Vega S, Webb A, Luchinat C, Schwalbe H, Frydman L. Facing and Overcoming Sensitivity Challenges in Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:9162-85. [PMID: 26136394 PMCID: PMC4943876 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201410653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2014] [Revised: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
In the Spring of 2013, NMR spectroscopists convened at the Weizmann Institute in Israel to brainstorm on approaches to improve the sensitivity of NMR experiments, particularly when applied in biomolecular settings. This multi-author interdisciplinary Review presents a state-of-the-art description of the primary approaches that were considered. Topics discussed included the future of ultrahigh-field NMR systems, emerging NMR detection technologies, new approaches to nuclear hyperpolarization, and progress in sample preparation. All of these are orthogonal efforts, whose gains could multiply and thereby enhance the sensitivity of solid- and liquid-state experiments. While substantial advances have been made in all these areas, numerous challenges remain in the quest of endowing NMR spectroscopy with the sensitivity that has characterized forms of spectroscopies based on electrical or optical measurements. These challenges, and the ways by which scientists and engineers are striving to solve them, are also addressed.
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- Jan-Henrik Ardenkjaer-Larsen
- GE Healthcare, Broendby, Denmark; Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre (Denmark)
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- U.S. National High Magnetic Field Lab, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310 (USA)
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- Institute of Physics of Biological Systems, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne (Switzerland)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD (UK)
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry and Francis Bitter Magnet Lab, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139-4703 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station (USA)
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- Riken Center for Life Science Technologies, Yokohama, Kanagawa (Japan)
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- CERM and Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino (Italy)
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
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- CERM and Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino (Italy)
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- Chemical Physics Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot (Israel)
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- Department of Radiology, C. J. Gorter Center for High Field MRI, Leiden University Medical Center (The Netherlands)
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- CERM and Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino (Italy).
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany).
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- Chemical Physics Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot (Israel).
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