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Hughes A, Liu M, Paul S, Cooper AI, Blanc F. Dynamics in Flexible Pillar[ n]arenes Probed by Solid-State NMR. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2021; 125:13370-13381. [PMID: 34239656 PMCID: PMC8237263 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c02046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Pillar[n]arenes are supramolecular assemblies that can perform a range of technologically important molecular separations which are enabled by their molecular flexibility. Here, we probe dynamical behavior by performing a range of variable-temperature solid-state NMR experiments on microcrystalline perethylated pillar[n]arene (n = 5, 6) and the corresponding three pillar[6]arene xylene adducts in the 100-350 K range. This was achieved either by measuring site-selective motional averaged 13C 1H heteronuclear dipolar couplings and subsequently accessing order parameters or by determining 1H and 13C spin-lattice relaxation times and extracting correlation times based on dipolar and/or chemical shift anisotropy relaxation mechanisms. We demonstrate fast motional regimes at room temperature and highlight a significant difference in dynamics between the core of the pillar[n]arenes, the protruding flexible ethoxy groups, and the adsorbed xylene guest. Additionally, unexpected and sizable 13C 1H heteronuclear dipolar couplings for a quaternary carbon were observed for p-xylene adsorbed in pillar[6]arene only, indicating a strong host-guest interaction and establishing the p-xylene location inside the host, confirming structural refinements.
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- Ashlea
R. Hughes
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, United
Kingdom
- Materials
Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool, 51 Oxford Street, Liverpool, L7 3NY, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham
DNP MAS NMR Facility, Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, United
Kingdom
- Materials
Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool, 51 Oxford Street, Liverpool, L7 3NY, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, United
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- Stephenson
Institute for Renewable Energy, University
of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, United Kingdom
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Perras FA, Paterson AL, Kobayashi T. Phase-sensitive γ-encoded recoupling of heteronuclear dipolar interactions and 1H chemical shift anisotropy. SOLID STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2021; 111:101712. [PMID: 33450713 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2020.101712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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γ-encoded recoupling sequences are known to produce strong amplitude modulations that lead to sharp doublets when Fourier transformed. These doublets depend very little on the recoupled tensor asymmetry and thus enable for the straightforward determination of dynamic order parameters. It can, however, be difficult to measure small anisotropies, or small order parameters, using such sequences; the resonances from the doublet may overlap with each other, or with the zero-frequency glitch. This limitation has prevented the widespread use of 1H chemical shift anisotropy (CSA) for the measurement of dynamics, particularly for CH protons which typically have CSAs of only a few ppm when immobile. Here, we introduce a simple modification to the traditional 1H CSA and proton-detected local field pulse sequences that enables the acquisition of a hypercomplex dataset and the removal of the uncorrelated magnetization that results in the zero-frequency glitch. These new sequences then yield a frequency shift in the indirect dimension, rather than a splitting, which is easily identifiable even in cases of weak interactions.
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Paterson AL, Liu DJ, Kanbur U, Sadow AD, Perras FA. Observing the three-dimensional dynamics of supported metal complexes. Inorg Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qi01241f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The dynamics of heterogeneous catalysts are linked to their activity and selectivity but are poorly understood. NMR enables for the determination of high-resolution dynamic structures for such sites and the mapping of accessible conformations.
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Nimerovsky E, Soutar CP. A modification of γ-encoded RN symmetry pulses for increasing the scaling factor and more accurate measurements of the strong heteronuclear dipolar couplings. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2020; 319:106827. [PMID: 32950918 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2020.106827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Symmetry based γ-encoded RNnν elements are broadly used in magic-angle spinning solid-state NMR experiments to achieve selective recoupling of the heteronuclear dipolar interactions. The recoupled dipolar couplings in such experiments are scaled by a factor, Ksc, which theoretically depends on the chosen symmetry numbers N, n, and ν. However, the maximum theoretical value of Ksc for γ-encoded RNnν pulses is limited to ~0.25, resulting in long RNnν experiment times. Also, the dependence of Ksc on the experimental parameters can result in systematic errors in the experimental determination of the dipolar couplings, especially at low and moderate MAS rates. In this manuscript, we investigate the use of MODifiEd RNnν symmetry (MODERNnν(ϕM)) pulses that increase the dipolar scaling factor by at least 1.45 fold compared to γ-encoded RNnν. The second advantage of MODERNnν(ϕM) pulses with respect to traditional RNnν pulses is the reduced influence of experimental parameters on Ksc, which allows for more accurate measurement of short-range distances. The robustness of MODERNnν(ϕM) is compared with γ-encoded R1423 symmetry pulses. The enhanced performance is demonstrated on two uniformly-13C-enriched samples, N-acetyl valine and the microcrystalline protein GB1, at a 31.111 kHz MAS rate.
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- Evgeny Nimerovsky
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Yu Y, Keil P, Stevensson B, Hansen MR, Edén M. Assessment of new symmetry-based dipolar recoupling schemes for homonuclear magnetization exchange between quadrupolar nuclei in two-dimensional correlation MAS NMR. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2020; 316:106734. [PMID: 32590307 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2020.106734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We provide an extensive experimental and numerical evaluation of MQ-phase (S)M supercycles with M={3,4} of three groups of symmetry-based homonuclear dipolar recoupling rf-pulse sequences, [Formula: see text] , for establishing proximities among half-integer spin quadrupolar nuclei under moderately fast magic-angle-spinning (MAS) conditions in single-quantum-single-quantum (1Q-1Q) correlation NMR experiments. The relative merits of the (S)M schemes for variations in resonance offsets and rf-amplitude errors were assessed by numerically simulated magnetization transfers in spin-3/2 pairs with variable isotropic chemical shifts and quadrupolar coupling constants. Experimental demonstrations of 23Na (spin-3/2) NMR on Na2MoO4·2H2O and 27Al (spin-5/2) NMR on AlPO-CJ19 [(NH4)2Al4(PO4)4HPO4·H2O] are presented at 14.1 T and 24 kHz MAS. We recommend using the (SR221)3 or (SR221)4 supercycles for samples that exhibit small chemical-shift dispersions (<3 kHz), and any (SRNNN/2)3 scheme with N⩾10 for larger spreads of isotropic chemical shifts. However, because the (SRNNN/2)3 sequences recouple heteronuclear dipolar interactions, their application to proton-bearing samples requires high-power proton decoupling during the mixing period. Alternatively, the (SR241)3 and (SR241)4 schemes may be employed in the absence of proton decoupling, but with poorer compensation to resonance-offsets and rf-amplitude errors.
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- Yang Yu
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, DE-48 149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, DE-48 149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Perras FA, Wang Z, Kobayashi T, Baiker A, Huang J, Pruski M. Shedding light on the atomic-scale structure of amorphous silica–alumina and its Brønsted acid sites. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:19529-19537. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04099d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Advanced solid-state NMR methods, using dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP), are applied to probe the atomic-scale bulk structure of amorphous silica–alumina catalysts prepared by flame-spray pyrolysis, and the structure of their Brønsted acid sites.
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- Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Sydney Nano Institute
- University of Sydney
- Sydney
- Australia
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience
- ETH Zürich
- HCI
- Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Sydney Nano Institute
- University of Sydney
- Sydney
- Australia
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- US DOE
- Ames Laboratory
- Ames
- USA
- Department of Chemistry
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Perras FA, Wang Z, Naik P, Slowing II, Pruski M. Natural Abundance
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O DNP NMR Provides Precise O−H Distances and Insights into the Brønsted Acidity of Heterogeneous Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:9165-9169. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201704032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Frédéric A. Perras
- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, and Department of Chemistry Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, and Department of Chemistry Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, and Department of Chemistry Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, and Department of Chemistry Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, and Department of Chemistry Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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Perras FA, Wang Z, Naik P, Slowing II, Pruski M. Natural Abundance
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O DNP NMR Provides Precise O−H Distances and Insights into the Brønsted Acidity of Heterogeneous Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201704032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Frédéric A. Perras
- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, and Department of Chemistry Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, and Department of Chemistry Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, and Department of Chemistry Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, and Department of Chemistry Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory, and Department of Chemistry Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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Hou G, Lu X, Vega AJ, Polenova T. Accurate measurement of heteronuclear dipolar couplings by phase-alternating R-symmetry (PARS) sequences in magic angle spinning NMR spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2015; 141:104202. [PMID: 25217909 DOI: 10.1063/1.4894226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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We report a Phase-Alternating R-Symmetry (PARS) dipolar recoupling scheme for accurate measurement of heteronuclear (1)H-X (X = (13)C, (15)N, (31)P, etc.) dipolar couplings in MAS NMR experiments. It is an improvement of conventional C- and R-symmetry type DIPSHIFT experiments where, in addition to the dipolar interaction, the (1)H CSA interaction persists and thereby introduces considerable errors in the dipolar measurements. In PARS, phase-shifted RN symmetry pulse blocks applied on the (1)H spins combined with π pulses applied on the X spins at the end of each RN block efficiently suppress the effect from (1)H chemical shift anisotropy, while keeping the (1)H-X dipolar couplings intact. Another advantage over conventional DIPSHIFT experiments, which require the signal to be detected in the form of a reduced-intensity Hahn echo, is that the series of π pulses refocuses the X chemical shift and avoids the necessity of echo formation. PARS permits determination of accurate dipolar couplings in a single experiment; it is suitable for a wide range of MAS conditions including both slow and fast MAS frequencies; and it assures dipolar truncation from the remote protons. The performance of PARS is tested on two model systems, [(15)N]-N-acetyl-valine and [U-(13)C,(15)N]-N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe tripeptide. The application of PARS for site-resolved measurement of accurate (1)H-(15)N dipolar couplings in the context of 3D experiments is presented on U-(13)C,(15)N-enriched dynein light chain protein LC8.
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- Guangjin Hou
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA and Pittsburgh Center for HIV Protein Interactions, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1051 Biomedical Science Tower 3, 3501 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA and Pittsburgh Center for HIV Protein Interactions, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1051 Biomedical Science Tower 3, 3501 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA and Pittsburgh Center for HIV Protein Interactions, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1051 Biomedical Science Tower 3, 3501 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA and Pittsburgh Center for HIV Protein Interactions, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1051 Biomedical Science Tower 3, 3501 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
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Gansmüller A, Simorre JP, Hediger S. Windowed R-PDLF recoupling: a flexible and reliable tool to characterize molecular dynamics. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2013; 234:154-64. [PMID: 23880256 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2013.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2013] [Revised: 06/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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This work focuses on the improvement of the R-PDLF heteronuclear recoupling scheme, a method that allows quantification of molecular dynamics up to the microsecond timescale in heterogeneous materials. We show how the stability of the sequence towards rf-imperfections, one of the main sources of error of this technique, can be improved by the insertion of windows without irradiation into the basic elements of the symmetry-based recoupling sequence. The impact of this modification on the overall performance of the sequence in terms of scaling factor and homonuclear decoupling efficiency is evaluated. This study indicates the experimental conditions for which precise and reliable measurement of dipolar couplings can be obtained using the popular R18(1)(7) recoupling sequence, as well as alternative symmetry-based R sequences suited for fast MAS conditions. An analytical expression for the recoupled dipolar modulation has been derived that applies to a whole class of sequences with similar recoupling properties as R18(1)(7). This analytical expression provides an efficient and precise way to extract dipolar couplings from the experimental dipolar modulation curves. We hereby provide helpful tools and information for tailoring R-PDLF recoupling schemes to specific sample properties and hardware capabilities. This approach is particularly well suited for the study of materials with strong and heterogeneous molecular dynamics where a precise measurement of dipolar couplings is crucial.
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- Axel Gansmüller
- Institut de Biologie Structurale, UMR5075 (CEA/CNRS/UJF), 38027 Grenoble, France.
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Hou G, Byeon IJL, Ahn J, Gronenborn AM, Polenova T. Recoupling of chemical shift anisotropy by R-symmetry sequences in magic angle spinning NMR spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2013; 137:134201. [PMID: 23039592 DOI: 10.1063/1.4754149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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(13)C and (15)N chemical shift (CS) interaction is a sensitive probe of structure and dynamics in a wide variety of biological and inorganic systems, and in the recent years several magic angle spinning NMR approaches have emerged for residue-specific measurements of chemical shift anisotropy (CSA) tensors in uniformly and sparsely enriched proteins. All of the currently existing methods are applicable to slow and moderate magic angle spinning (MAS) regime, i.e., MAS frequencies below 20 kHz. With the advent of fast and ultrafast MAS probes capable of spinning frequencies of 40-100 kHz, and with the superior resolution and sensitivity attained at such high frequencies, development of CSA recoupling techniques working under such conditions is necessary. In this work, we present a family of R-symmetry based pulse sequences for recoupling of (13)C∕(15)N CSA interactions that work well in both natural abundance and isotopically enriched systems. We demonstrate that efficient recoupling of either first-rank (σ(1)) or second-rank (σ(2)) spatial components of CSA interaction is attained with appropriately chosen γ-encoded RN(n)(v) symmetry sequences. The advantage of these γ-encoded RN(n)(v)-symmetry based CSA (RNCSA) recoupling schemes is that they are suitable for CSA recoupling under a wide range of MAS frequencies, including fast MAS regime. Comprehensive analysis of the recoupling properties of these RN(n)(v) symmetry sequences reveals that the σ(1)-CSA recoupling symmetry sequences exhibit large scaling factors; however, the partial homonuclear dipolar Hamiltonian components are symmetry allowed, which makes this family of sequences suitable for CSA measurements in systems with weak homonuclear dipolar interactions. On the other hand, the γ-encoded symmetry sequences for σ(2)-CSA recoupling have smaller scaling factors but they efficiently suppress the homonuclear dipole-dipole interactions. Therefore, the latter family of sequences is applicable for measurements of CSA parameters in systems with strong homonuclear dipolar couplings, such as uniformly-(13)C labeled biological solids. We demonstrate RNCSA NMR experiments and numerical simulations establishing the utility of this approach to the measurements of (13)C and (15)N CSA parameters in model compounds, [(15)N]-N-acetyl-valine (NAV), [U-(13)C, (15)N]-alanine, [U-(13)C,(15)N]-histidine, and present the application of this approach to [U-(13)C∕(15)N]-Tyr labeled C-terminal domain of HIV-1 CA protein.
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- Guangjin Hou
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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Hou G, Paramasivam S, Yan S, Polenova T, Vega AJ. Multidimensional magic angle spinning NMR spectroscopy for site-resolved measurement of proton chemical shift anisotropy in biological solids. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:1358-68. [PMID: 23286322 PMCID: PMC3586542 DOI: 10.1021/ja3084972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The proton chemical shift (CS) tensor is a sensitive probe of structure and hydrogen bonding. Highly accurate quantum-chemical protocols exist for computation of (1)H magnetic shieldings in the various contexts, making proton chemical shifts potentially a powerful predictor of structural and electronic properties. However, (1)H CS tensors are not yet widely used in protein structure calculation due to scarcity of experimental data. While isotropic proton shifts can be readily measured in proteins even in the solid state, determination of the (1)H chemical shift anisotropy (CSA) tensors remains challenging, particularly in molecules containing multiple proton sites. We present a method for site-resolved measurement of amide proton CSAs in fully protonated solids under magic angle spinning. The approach consists of three concomitant 3D experiments yielding spectra determined by either mainly (1)H CSA, mainly (1)H–(15)N dipolar, or combined (1)H CSA and (1)H–(15)N dipolar interactions. The anisotropic interactions are recoupled using RN-sequences of appropriate symmetry, such as R12(1)(4), and (15)N/(13)C isotropic CS dimensions are introduced via a short selective (1)H–(15)N cross-polarization step. Accurate (1)H chemical shift tensor parameters are extracted by simultaneous fit of the lineshapes recorded in the three spectra. An application of this method is presented for an 89-residue protein, U-(13)C,(15)N-CAP-Gly domain of dynactin. The CSA parameters determined from the triple fits correlate with the hydrogen-bonding distances, and the trends are in excellent agreement with the prior solution NMR results. This approach is generally suited for recording proton CSA parameters in various biological and organic systems, including protein assemblies and nucleic acids.
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- Guangjin Hou
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
- Pittsburgh Center for HIV Protein Interactions, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
- Pittsburgh Center for HIV Protein Interactions, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
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Low-power broadband homonuclear dipolar recoupling without decoupling: Double-quantum 13C NMR correlations at very fast magic-angle spinning. Chem Phys Lett 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2012.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hou G, Byeon IJL, Ahn J, Gronenborn AM, Polenova T. 1H-13C/1H-15N heteronuclear dipolar recoupling by R-symmetry sequences under fast magic angle spinning for dynamics analysis of biological and organic solids. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:18646-55. [PMID: 21995349 DOI: 10.1021/ja203771a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Fast magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR spectroscopy is becoming increasingly important in structural and dynamics studies of biological systems and inorganic materials. Superior spectral resolution due to the efficient averaging of the dipolar couplings can be attained at MAS frequencies of 40 kHz and higher with appropriate decoupling techniques, while proton detection gives rise to significant sensitivity gains, therefore making fast MAS conditions advantageous across the board compared with the conventional slow- and moderate-MAS approaches. At the same time, many of the dipolar recoupling approaches that currently constitute the basis for structural and dynamics studies of solid materials and that are designed for MAS frequencies of 20 kHz and below, fail above 30 kHz. In this report, we present an approach for (1)H-(13)C/(1)H-(15)N heteronuclear dipolar recoupling under fast MAS conditions using R-type symmetry sequences, which is suitable even for fully protonated systems. A series of rotor-synchronized R-type symmetry pulse schemes are explored for the determination of structure and dynamics in biological and organic systems. The investigations of the performance of the various RN(n)(v)-symmetry sequences at the MAS frequency of 40 kHz experimentally and by numerical simulations on [U-(13)C,(15)N]-alanine and [U-(13)C,(15)N]-N-acetyl-valine, revealed excellent performance for sequences with high symmetry number ratio (N/2n > 2.5). Further applications of this approach are presented for two proteins, sparsely (13)C/uniformly (15)N-enriched CAP-Gly domain of dynactin and U-(13)C,(15)N-Tyr enriched C-terminal domain of HIV-1 CA protein. Two-dimensional (2D) and 3D R16(3)(2)-based DIPSHIFT experiments carried out at the MAS frequency of 40 kHz, yielded site-specific (1)H-(13)C/(1)H-(15)N heteronuclear dipolar coupling constants for CAP-Gly and CTD CA, reporting on the dynamic behavior of these proteins on time scales of nano- to microseconds. The R-symmetry-based dipolar recoupling under fast MAS is expected to find numerous applications in studies of protein assemblies and organic solids by MAS NMR spectroscopy.
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- Guangjin Hou
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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Hou G, Paramasivam S, Byeon IJL, Gronenborn AM, Polenova T. Determination of relative tensor orientations by γ-encoded chemical shift anisotropy/heteronuclear dipolar coupling 3D NMR spectroscopy in biological solids. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:14873-83. [PMID: 20936218 PMCID: PMC3160241 DOI: 10.1039/c0cp00795a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In this paper, we present 3D chemical shift anisotropy (CSA)/dipolar coupling correlation experiments, based on γ-encoded R-type symmetry sequences. The γ-encoded correlation spectra are exquisitely sensitive to the relative orientation of the CSA and dipolar tensors and can provide important structural and dynamic information in peptides and proteins. We show that the first-order (m = ±1) and second-order (m = ±2) Hamiltonians in the R-symmetry recoupling sequences give rise to different correlation patterns due to their different dependencies on the crystallite orientation. The relative orientation between CSA and dipolar tensors can be determined by fitting the corresponding correlation patterns. The orientation of (15)N CSA tensor in the quasi-molecular frame is determined by the relative Euler angles, α(NH) and β(NH), when the combined symmetry schemes are applied for orientational studies of (1)H-(15)N dipolar and (15)N CSA tensors. The correlation experiments introduced here work at moderate magic angle spinning frequencies (10-20 kHz) and allow for simultaneous measurement of multiple sites of interest. We studied the orientational sensitivity of γ-encoded symmetry-based recoupling techniques numerically and experimentally. The results are demonstrated on [(15)N]-N-acetyl-valine (NAV) and N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (MLF) tripeptide.
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- Guangjin Hou
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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Hu B, Delevoye L, Lafon O, Trébosc J, Amoureux JP. Double-quantum NMR spectroscopy of 31P species submitted to very large CSAs. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2009; 200:178-188. [PMID: 19616980 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2009.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2009] [Revised: 06/24/2009] [Accepted: 06/24/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We introduce an original pulse sequence, BR2(2)(1)(taupitau), which is a block super-cycled R2(2)(1) sequence employing as basic element a pi pulse sandwiched by 'window' intervals. This homonuclear dipolar recoupling method allows the efficient excitation of double-quantum coherences between spin-1/2 nuclei submitted to very large chemical shift anisotropy. We demonstrate that this technique can be employed in double-quantum<-->single-quantum (31)P homonuclear correlation experiment at high magnetic field (B(0)>or=14 T) and high MAS frequencies (nu(R)>or=30 kHz). The performances of BR2(2)(1)(taupitau) are compared to those of the double-quantum recoupling methods, such as BABA and bracketed fp-RFDR, which were already employed at fast MAS rates. The BR2(2)(1)(taupitau) sequence displays a higher robustness to CSA and offset than the other existing techniques.
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- B Hu
- UCCS, CNRS-8181, Lille-University, Villeneuve D'Ascq, France
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Edén M, Lo AYH. Supercycled symmetry-based double-quantum dipolar recoupling of quadrupolar spins in MAS NMR: I. Theory. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2009; 200:267-279. [PMID: 19648039 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2009.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2009] [Revised: 07/04/2009] [Accepted: 07/08/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Using average Hamiltonian (AH) theory, we analyze recently introduced homonuclear dipolar recoupling pulse sequences for exciting central-transition double-quantum coherences (2QC) between half-integer spin quadrupolar nuclei undergoing magic-angle-spinning. Several previously observed differences among the recoupling schemes concerning their compensation to resonance offsets and radio-frequency (rf) inhomogeneity may qualitatively be rationalized by an AH analysis up to third perturbation order, despite its omission of first-order quadrupolar interactions. General aspects of the engineering of 2Q-recoupling pulse sequences applicable to half-integer spins are discussed, emphasizing the improvements offered from a diversity of supercycles providing enhanced suppression of undesirable AH cross-terms between resonance offsets and rf amplitude errors.
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- Mattias Edén
- Physical Chemistry Division, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Brinkmann A, Kentgens APM, Anupõld T, Samoson A. Symmetry-based recoupling in double-rotation NMR spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2009; 129:174507. [PMID: 19045358 DOI: 10.1063/1.3005395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In this contribution, we extend the theory of symmetry-based pulse sequences of types CN(n) (nu) and RN(n) (nu) in magic-angle-spinning nuclear resonance spectroscopy [M. H. Levitt, in Encyclopedia of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, edited by D. M. Grant and R. K. Harris (Wiley, Chichester, 2002), Vol. 9]. to the case of rotating the sample simultaneously around two different angles with respect to the external magnetic field (double-rotation). We consider the case of spin-1/2 nuclei in general and the case of half-integer quadrupolar nuclei that are subjected to weak radio frequency pulses operating selectively on the central-transition polarizations. The transformation properties of the homonuclear dipolar interactions and J-couplings under central-transition-selective spin rotations are presented. We show that the pulse sequence R2(2) (1)R2(2) (-1) originally developed for homonuclear dipolar recoupling of half-integer quadrupolar nuclei under magic-angle-spinning conditions [M. Eden, D. Zhou, and J. Yu, Chem. Phys. Lett. 431, 397 (2006)] may be used for the same purpose in the case of double rotation, if the radio frequency pulses are synchronized with the outer rotation of the sample. We apply this sequence, sandwiched by central-transition selective 90 degrees pulses, to excite double-quantum coherences in homonuclear spin systems consisting of (23)Na and (27)Al nuclei.
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- Andreas Brinkmann
- Physical Chemistry/Solid State NMR, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Brinkmann A, Kentgens APM. Sensitivity Enhancement and Heteronuclear Distance Measurements in Biological 17O Solid-State NMR. J Phys Chem B 2006; 110:16089-101. [PMID: 16898766 DOI: 10.1021/jp062809p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this contribution we present a comprehensive approach to study hydrogen bonding in biological and biomimetic systems through 17O and 17O-1H solid-state NMR combined with density functional theory calculations of 17O and 1H NMR parameters. We explore the signal enhancement of 17O in L-tyrosine.HCl using repetitive double-frequency swept radio frequency pulses in solid-state NMR. The technique is compatible with high magnetic fields and fast magic-angle spinning of the sample. A maximum enhancement by a factor of 4.3 is obtained in the signal-to-noise ratio of the selectively excited 17O central transition in a powdered sample of 17Oeta-L-tyrosine.HCl at an external field of 14.1 T and a spinning frequency of 25 kHz. As little as 128 transients lead to meaningful 17O spectra of the same sample at an external field of 18.8 T and a spinning frequency of 50 kHz. Furthermore we employed supercycled symmetry-based pulse sequences on the protons to achieve heteronuclear longitudinal two-spin-order (IzSz) recoupling to determine 17O-1H distances. These sequences recouple the heteronuclear dipolar 17O-1H couplings, where dipolar truncation is absent, while decoupling the homonuclear proton dipolar interactions. They can be applied at fast magic-angle-spinning frequencies up and beyond 50 kHz and are very robust with respect to 17O quadrupolar couplings and both 17O and 1H chemical shift anisotropies, which makes them suitable for the use at high external magnetic fields. The method is demonstrated by determining the 17Oeta-1H distance in L-tyrosine.HCl at a spinning frequency of 50 kHz and an external field of 18.8 T.
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- Andreas Brinkmann
- Physical Chemistry/Solid State NMR, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Edén M, Brinkmann A. Triple-quantum dynamics in multiple-spin systems undergoing magic-angle spinning: application to 13C homonuclear correlation spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2005; 173:259-279. [PMID: 15780918 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2004.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2004] [Revised: 12/15/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We analyze the multiple-quantum dynamics governed by a new homonuclear recoupling strategy effecting an average dipolar Hamiltonian comprising three-spin triple-quantum operators (e.g., S(p)+S(q)+S(r)+) under magic-angle spinning conditions. Analytical expressions are presented for polarization transfer processes in systems of three and four coupled spins-1/2 subject to triple-quantum filtration (3QF), and high-order multiple-quantum excitation is investigated numerically in moderately large clusters, comprising up to seven spins. This recoupling approach gives highly efficient excitation of triple-quantum coherences: ideally, up to 67% of the initial polarization may be recovered by 3QF in three-spin systems in polycrystalline powders. Two homonuclear 2D correlation strategies are demonstrated experimentally on powders of uniformly 13C-labeled alanine and tyrosine: the first correlates the single-quantum spectrum in the first dimension with the corresponding 3QF spectrum along the other. The second protocol correlates triple-quantum coherences with their corresponding single-quantum coherences within triplets of coupled spins.
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- Mattias Edén
- Physical Chemistry Division, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Riedel K, Leppert J, Häfner S, Ohlenschläger O, Görlach M, Ramachandran R. Homonuclear chemical shift correlation in rotating solids via RNnu n symmetry-based adiabatic RF pulse schemes. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2004; 30:389-395. [PMID: 15630559 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-004-4056-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2004] [Accepted: 09/16/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The efficacy of RN(nu) (n) symmetry-based adiabatic Zero-Quantum (ZQ) dipolar recoupling schemes for obtaining chemical shift correlation data at moderate magic angle spinning frequencies has been evaluated. RN(nu) (n) sequences generally employ basic inversion elements that correspond to a net 180 degrees rotation about the rotating frame x-axis. It is shown here via numerical simulations and experimental measurements that it is also possible to achieve efficient ZQ dipolar recoupling via RN(nu) (n) schemes employing adiabatic pulses. Such an approach was successfully used for obtaining (13)C chemical shift correlation spectra of a uniformly labelled sample of (CUG)(97) - a triplet repeat expansion RNA that has been implicated in the neuromuscular disease myotonic dystrophy. An analysis of the (13)C sugar carbon chemical shifts suggests, in agreement with our recent (15)N MAS-NMR studies, that this RNA adopts an Alpha-helical conformation.
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- Kerstin Riedel
- Abteilung Molekulare Biophysik/NMR-Spektroskopie, Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Brinkmann A, Edén M. Second order average Hamiltonian theory of symmetry-based pulse schemes in the nuclear magnetic resonance of rotating solids: Application to triple-quantum dipolar recoupling. J Chem Phys 2004; 120:11726-45. [PMID: 15268208 DOI: 10.1063/1.1738102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The average Hamiltonian theory (AHT) of several classes of symmetry-based radio-frequency pulse sequences is developed to second order, allowing quantitative analyses of a wide range of recoupling and decoupling applications in magic-angle-spinning solid state nuclear magnetic resonance. General closed analytical expressions are presented for a cross term between any two interactions recoupled to second order AHT. We classify them into different categories and show that some properties of the recoupling pulse sequence may be predicted directly from this classification. These results are applied to examine a novel homonuclear recoupling strategy, effecting a second order average dipolar Hamiltonian comprising trilinear triple quantum (3Q) spin operators. We discuss general features and design principles of such 3Q recoupling sequences and demonstrate by numerical simulations and experiments that they provide more efficient excitation of (13)C 3Q coherences compared to previous techniques. We passed up to 15% of the signal through a state of 3Q coherence in rotating powders of uniformly (13)C-labeled alanine and tyrosine. Second order recoupling-based (13)C homonuclear 3Q correlation spectroscopy is introduced and demonstrated on tyrosine.
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- Andreas Brinkmann
- Physical Chemistry/Solid State NMR, NSRIM Center, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Cecil Dybowski
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716-2522, USA
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