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Application of Amino Acids for High-Dosage Measurements with Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28041745. [PMID: 36838733 PMCID: PMC9958855 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28041745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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A comparative investigation of amino acids (proline, cysteine, and alanine) as dosimetric materials using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy in the absorbed dosage range of 1-25 kGy is presented. There were no signals in the EPR spectra of the samples before irradiation. After irradiation, the complex spectra were recorded. These results showed that the investigated amino acids were sensitive to radiation. In the EPR spectrum of cysteine after irradiation, RS• radicals dominated. The effects of the microwave power on the saturation of the EPR signals showed the presence of at least three different types of free radicals in proline. It was also found out that the DL-proline and cysteine had stable free radicals after irradiation and represented a linear dosage response up to 10 kGy. On the other hand, the amino acid alanine has been accepted by the International Atomic Energy Agency as a transfer standard dosimetry system. In view of this, the obtained results of the proline and cysteine studies have been compared with those of the alanine studies. The results showed that the amino acids proline and cysteine could be used as alternative dosimetric materials in lieu of alanine in a dosage range of 1-10 kGy of an absorbed dose of γ-rays using EPR spectroscopy. Regarding the radiation sensitivity, the following order of decreased dosage responses was determined: alanine > DL-proline > cysteine > L-proline.
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Karakirova Y, Mladenova R. An EPR study of gamma irradiated mixed materials based on sucrose for dosimetric purposes. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.110218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Carnahan SL, Chen Y, Wishart JF, Lubach JW, Rossini AJ. Magic angle spinning dynamic nuclear polarization solid-state NMR spectroscopy of γ-irradiated molecular organic solids. SOLID STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2022; 119:101785. [PMID: 35405629 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2022.101785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In the past 15 years, magic angle spinning (MAS) dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) has emerged as a method to increase the sensitivity of high-resolution solid-state NMR spectroscopy experiments. Recently, γ-irradiation has been used to generate significant concentrations of homogeneously distributed free radicals in a variety of solids, including quartz, glucose, and cellulose. Both γ-irradiated quartz and glucose previously showed significant MAS DNP enhancements. Here, γ-irradiation is applied to twelve small organic molecules to test the applicability of γ-irradiation as a general method of creating stable free radicals for MAS DNP experiments on organic solids and pharmaceuticals. Radical concentrations in the range of 0.25 mM-10 mM were observed in irradiated glucose, histidine, malic acid, and malonic acid, and significant 1H DNP enhancements of 32, 130, 19, and 11 were obtained, respectively, as measured by 1H→13C CPMAS experiments. However, concentrations of free radicals below 0.05 mM were generally observed in organic molecules containing aromatic rings, preventing sizeable DNP enhancements. DNP sensitivity gains for several of the irradiated compounds exceed that which can be obtained with the relayed DNP approach that uses exogeneous polarizing agent solutions and impregnation procedures. In several cases, significant 1H DNP enhancements were realized at room temperature. This study demonstrates that in many cases γ-irradiation is a viable alternative to addition of stable exogenous radicals for DNP experiments on organic solids.
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- Scott L Carnahan
- US DOE Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA, 50011, USA; Iowa State University, Department of Chemistry, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- US DOE Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA, 50011, USA; Iowa State University, Department of Chemistry, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Chemistry Division, Upton, NY, 11973, United States
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- Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, United States
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- US DOE Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA, 50011, USA; Iowa State University, Department of Chemistry, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
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Karakirova Y, Yordanova V. Optimizing the size of cylindrical sucrose solid state/EPR dosimeters for ionizing radiation. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2021.109469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Carnahan SL, Venkatesh A, Perras FA, Wishart JF, Rossini AJ. High-Field Magic Angle Spinning Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Using Radicals Created by γ-Irradiation. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:4770-4776. [PMID: 31347850 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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High-field magic angle spinning dynamic nuclear polarization (MAS DNP) is often used to enhance the sensitivity of solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance experiments by transferring spin polarization from electron spins to nuclear spins. Here, we demonstrate that γ-irradiation induces the formation of stable radicals in inorganic solids, such as fused quartz and borosilicate glasses, as well as organic solids, such as glucose, cellulose, and a urea/polyethylene polymer. The radicals were then used to polarize 29Si or 1H spins in the core of some of these materials. Significant MAS DNP enhancements (ε) of more than 400 and 30 were obtained for fused quartz and glucose, respectively. For other samples, negligible values of ε were obtained, likely due to low concentrations of radicals or the presence of abundant quadrupolar spins. These results demonstrate that ionizing radiation is a promising alternative method for generating stable radicals that are suitable for high-field MAS DNP experiments.
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- Scott L Carnahan
- U.S. Department of Energy Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- U.S. Department of Energy Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- U.S. Department of Energy Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- U.S. Department of Energy Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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Tuner H, Polat M. ESR detection of irradiated carob pods (Ceratoniasiliqua L) and its dosimetric feature. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2017.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Nakagawa K, Karakirova Y, Yordanov ND. Heavy-ion-induced sucrose radicals investigated using EPR and UV spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2015; 56:405-412. [PMID: 25480828 PMCID: PMC4426910 DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rru108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The potential use of a sucrose dosimeter for estimating both linear energy transfer (LET) and the absorbed dose of heavy ion and X-ray radiation was investigated. The stable free radicals were produced when sucrose was irradiated with heavy ions, such as helium, carbon, silicon and neon ions, and when the X-ray radiation was similar to the obtained electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra, which were ∼7 mT wide and composed of several hyperfine structures. In addition, the total spin concentration resulting from heavy-ion irradiation increased linearly as the absorbed dose increased, and decreased logarithmically as the LET increased. These empirical relations imply that the LET at a certain dose can be determined from the spin concentration. For sucrose and alanine, both cross-sections following C-ion irradiation with a 50 Gy dose were ∼1.3 × 10(-12) [μm(2)], taking into account the molecular size of the samples. The values of these cross-sections imply that multiple ionizing particles were involved in the production of stable radicals. Furthermore, UV absorbance at 267 nm of an aqueous solution of irradiated sucrose was found to linearly increase with increasing absorbed dose. Therefore, the EPR and UV results suggest that sucrose can be a useful dosimeter for heavy-ion irradiation.
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- Kouichi Nakagawa
- Department of Radiological Life Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, 66-1 Hon-cho, Hirosaki, 036-8564, Japan
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- National EPR Center, Institute of Catalysis, Bulgaria Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- National EPR Center, Institute of Catalysis, Bulgaria Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Sucrose as a dosimetric material for photon and heavy particle radiation: A review. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2015.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Marzougui K, Soliman Y, Farah K, Mansor A, Hamzaoui A, Ben Nessib N, Abde-Rehim F. EPR study of table sugar rod and powder as high dose dosimeters. RADIAT MEAS 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2012.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Amraei R, Kheirkhah M, Raisali G. Lactose and sucrose aqueous solutions for high-dose dosimetry with 10-MeV electron beam irradiation. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2012; 149:357-362. [PMID: 21765157 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncr309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In the present study, dosimetric characterisation of aqueous solutions of lactose and sucrose was analysed by UV spectrometry following irradiation using 10-MeV electron beam at doses between 0.5 and 10.5 kGy. As a dosimetric index, absorbance is selected at 256 and 264 nm for lactose and sucrose aqueous solutions, respectively. The intensity of absorbance for irradiated solutions depends on the pre-irradiation concentration of lactose and sucrose. The post-irradiation stability of both solutions was investigated at room temperature for a measurement period of 22 d.
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- Reza Amraei
- Radiation Applications Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Yazd, Iran.
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Karakirova Y, Yordanov ND. EPR and UV spectrometry investigation of sucrose irradiated with carbon particles. RADIAT MEAS 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2010.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Karakirova Y, Yordanov N, De Cooman H, Vrielinck H, Callens F. Dosimetric characteristics of different types of saccharides: An EPR and UV spectrometric study. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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