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Marshall A, Salhov A, Gierse M, Müller C, Keim M, Lucas S, Parker A, Scheuer J, Vassiliou C, Neumann P, Jelezko F, Retzker A, Blanchard JW, Schwartz I, Knecht S. Radio-Frequency Sweeps at Microtesla Fields for Parahydrogen-Induced Polarization of Biomolecules. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:2125-2132. [PMID: 36802642 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Magnetic resonance imaging of 13C-labeled metabolites enhanced by parahydrogen-induced polarization (PHIP) enables real-time monitoring of processes within the body. We introduce a robust, easily implementable technique for transferring parahydrogen-derived singlet order into 13C magnetization using adiabatic radio frequency sweeps at microtesla fields. We experimentally demonstrate the applicability of this technique to several molecules, including some molecules relevant for metabolic imaging, where we show significant improvements in the achievable polarization, in some cases reaching above 60% nuclear spin polarization. Furthermore, we introduce a site-selective deuteration scheme, where deuterium is included in the coupling network of a pyruvate ester to enhance the efficiency of the polarization transfer. These improvements are enabled by the fact that the transfer protocol avoids relaxation induced by strongly coupled quadrupolar nuclei.
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- Alastair Marshall
- NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- Institute for Quantum Optics (IQO) and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology (IQST), Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- Institute for Quantum Optics (IQO) and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology (IQST), Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- Institute for Quantum Optics (IQO) and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology (IQST), Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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Symmetry Constraints on Spin Order Transfer in Parahydrogen-Induced Polarization (PHIP). Symmetry (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/sym14030530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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It is well known that the association of parahydrogen (pH2) with an unsaturated molecule or a transient metalorganic complex can enhance the intensity of NMR signals; the effect is known as parahydrogen-induced polarization (PHIP). During recent decades, numerous methods were proposed for converting pH2-derived nuclear spin order to the observable magnetization of protons or other nuclei of interest, usually 13C or 15N. Here, we analyze the constraints imposed by the topological symmetry of the spin systems on the amplitude of transferred polarization. We find that in asymmetric systems, heteronuclei can be polarized to 100%. However, the amplitude drops to 75% in A2BX systems and further to 50% in A3B2X systems. The latter case is of primary importance for biological applications of PHIP using sidearm hydrogenation (PHIP-SAH). If the polarization is transferred to the same type of nuclei, i.e., 1H, symmetry constraints impose significant boundaries on the spin-order distribution. For AB, A2B, A3B, A2B2, AA’(AA’) systems, the maximum average polarization for each spin is 100%, 50%, 33.3%, 25%, and 0, respectively, (where A and B (or A’) came from pH2). Remarkably, if the polarization of all spins in a molecule is summed up, the total polarization grows asymptotically with ~1.27 and can exceed 2 in the absence of symmetry constraints (where is the number of spins). We also discuss the effect of dipole–dipole-induced pH2 spin-order distribution in heterogeneous catalysis or nematic liquid crystals. Practical examples from the literature illustrate our theoretical analysis.
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DeVience SJ, Greer M, Mandal S, Rosen MS. Homonuclear J-Coupling Spectroscopy at Low Magnetic Fields using Spin-Lock Induced Crossing*. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:2128-2137. [PMID: 34324780 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy usually requires high magnetic fields to create spectral resolution among different proton species. Although proton signals can also be detected at low fields the spectrum exhibits a single line if J-coupling is stronger than chemical shift dispersion. In this work, we demonstrate that the spectra can nevertheless be acquired in this strong-coupling regime using a novel pulse sequence called spin-lock induced crossing (SLIC). This techniques probes energy level crossings induced by a weak spin-locking pulse and produces a unique J-coupling spectrum for most organic molecules. Unlike other forms of low-field J-coupling spectroscopy, our technique does not require the presence of heteronuclei and can be used for most compounds in their native state. We performed SLIC spectroscopy on a number of small molecules at 276 kHz and 20.8 MHZ and show that the simulated SLIC spectra agree well with measurements.
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- Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Athinoula A Martinos Center for Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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Ellermann F, Pravdivtsev A, Hövener JB. Open-source, partially 3D-printed, high-pressure (50-bar) liquid-nitrogen-cooled parahydrogen generator. MAGNETIC RESONANCE (GOTTINGEN, GERMANY) 2021; 2:49-62. [PMID: 37904754 PMCID: PMC10539807 DOI: 10.5194/mr-2-49-2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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The signal of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be enhanced by several orders of magnitude using hyperpolarization. In comparison to a broadly used dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) technique that is already used in clinical trials, the parahydrogen (p H2 ) -based hyperpolarization approaches are less cost-intensive, are scalable, and offer high throughput. However, a p H2 generator is necessary. Available commercial p H2 generators are relatively expensive (EUR 10 000-150 000). To facilitate the spread of p H2 -based hyperpolarization studies, here we provide the blueprints and 3D models as open-source for a low-cost (EUR < 3000 ) 50-bar liquid-nitrogen-cooled p H2 generator.
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- Frowin Ellermann
- Section for Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence
Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University
Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Kiel University, Kiel 24118, Germany
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- Section for Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence
Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University
Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Kiel University, Kiel 24118, Germany
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- Section for Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence
Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University
Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Kiel University, Kiel 24118, Germany
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Generating and sustaining long-lived spin states in 15N, 15N'-azobenzene. Sci Rep 2019; 9:20161. [PMID: 31882901 PMCID: PMC6934830 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56734-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Long-Lived spin States (LLSs) hold a great promise for sustaining non-thermal spin order and investigating various slow processes by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Of special interest for such application are molecules containing nearly equivalent magnetic nuclei, which possess LLSs even at high magnetic fields. In this work, we report an LLS in trans-15N,15N′-azobenzene. The singlet state of the 15N spin pair exhibits a long-lived character. We solve the challenging problem of generating and detecting this LLS and further increase the LLS population by converting the much higher magnetization of protons into the 15N singlet spin order. As far as the longevity of this spin order is concerned, various schemes have been tested for sustaining the LLS. Lifetimes of 17 minutes have been achieved at 16.4 T, a value about 250 times longer than the longitudinal relaxation time of 15N in this magnetic field. We believe that such extended relaxation times, along with the photochromic properties of azobenzene, which changes conformation upon light irradiation and can be hyperpolarized by using parahydrogen, are promising for designing new experiments with photo-switchable long-lived hyperpolarization.
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Chukanov NV, Kidd BM, Kovtunova LM, Bukhtiyarov VI, Shchepin RV, Chekmenev EY, Goodson BM, Kovtunov KV, Koptyug IV. A versatile synthetic route to the preparation of 15 N heterocycles. J Labelled Comp Radiopharm 2019; 62:892-902. [PMID: 30537260 PMCID: PMC6559877 DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.3699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A robust medium-scale (approximately 3 g) synthetic method for 15 N labeling of pyridine (15 N-Py) is reported based on the Zincke reaction. 15 N enrichment in excess of 81% was achieved with approximately 33% yield. 15 N-Py serves as a standard substrate in a wide range of studies employing a hyperpolarization technique for efficient polarization transfer from parahydrogen to heteronuclei; this technique, called SABRE (signal amplification by reversible exchange), employs a simultaneous chemical exchange of parahydrogen and a to-be-hyperpolarized substrate (e.g., pyridine) on metal centers. In studies aimed at the development of hyperpolarized contrast agents for in vivo molecular imaging, pyridine is often employed either as a model substrate (for hyperpolarization technique development, quality assurance, and phantom imaging studies) or as a co-substrate to facilitate more efficient hyperpolarization of a wide range of emerging contrast agents (e.g., nicotinamide). Here, the produced 15 N-Py was used for the feasibility study of spontaneous 15 N hyperpolarization at high magnetic (HF) fields (7 T and 9.4 T) of an NMR spectrometer and an MRI scanner. SABRE hyperpolarization enabled acquisition of 2D MRI imaging of catalyst-bound 15 N-pyridine with 75 × 75 mm2 field of view (FOV), 32 × 32 matrix size, demonstrating the feasibility of 15 N HF-SABRE molecular imaging with 2.4 × 2.4 mm2 spatial resolution.
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- Nikita V. Chukanov
- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), Vanderbilt Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), Vanderbilt Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia
- Ibio, Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Karmanos Cancer Center, Detroit, MI 48083, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
- Materials Technology Center, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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Kiryutin AS, Sauer G, Tietze D, Brodrecht M, Knecht S, Yurkovskaya AV, Ivanov KL, Avrutina O, Kolmar H, Buntkowsky G. Ultrafast Single‐Scan 2D NMR Spectroscopic Detection of a PHIP‐Hyperpolarized Protease Inhibitor. Chemistry 2019; 25:4025-4030. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Alexey S. Kiryutin
- International Tomography Center Institutskaya 3A Novosibirsk Russia
- Novosibirsk State University Pirogova 2 Novosibirsk 630090 Russia
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische ChemieTechnische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Straße 8 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische ChemieTechnische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Straße 8 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische ChemieTechnische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Straße 8 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische ChemieTechnische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Straße 8 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- International Tomography Center Institutskaya 3A Novosibirsk Russia
- Novosibirsk State University Pirogova 2 Novosibirsk 630090 Russia
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- International Tomography Center Institutskaya 3A Novosibirsk Russia
- Novosibirsk State University Pirogova 2 Novosibirsk 630090 Russia
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und BiochemieTechnische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und BiochemieTechnische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische ChemieTechnische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Straße 8 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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Gołowicz D, Kazimierczuk K, Urbańczyk M, Ratajczyk T. Monitoring Hydrogenation Reactions using Benchtop 2D NMR with Extraordinary Sensitivity and Spectral Resolution. ChemistryOpen 2019; 8:196-200. [PMID: 30815327 PMCID: PMC6376214 DOI: 10.1002/open.201800294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Low-field benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance (BT-NMR) spectrometers with Halbach magnets are being increasingly used in science and industry as cost-efficient tools for the monitoring of chemical reactions, including hydrogenation. However, their use of low-field magnets limits both resolution and sensitivity. In this paper, we show that it is possible to alleviate these two problems through the combination of parahydrogen-induced polarization (PHIP) and fast correlation spectroscopy with time-resolved non-uniform sampling (TR-NUS). PHIP can enhance NMR signals so that substrates are easily detectable on BT-NMR spectrometers. The interleaved acquisition of one- and two-dimensional spectra with TR-NUS provides unique insight into the consecutive moments of hydrogenation reactions, with a spectral resolution unachievable in a standard approach. We illustrate the potential of the technique with two examples: the hydrogenation of ethylphenyl propiolate and the hydrogenation of a mixture of two substrates - ethylphenyl propiolate and ethyl 2-butynoate.
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- Dariusz Gołowicz
- Faculty of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research CentreUniversity of WarsawŻwirki i Wigury 10102-089WarsawPoland
- Centre of New TechnologiesUniversity of WarsawBanacha 2 C02-097WarsawPoland
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- Centre of New TechnologiesUniversity of WarsawBanacha 2 C02-097WarsawPoland
- NMR Research UnitUniversity of Oulu90014OuluFinland
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryPolish Academy of SciencesKasprzaka 44/5201-224WarsawPoland
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Pravdivtsev AN, Sönnichsen F, Hövener JB. OnlyParahydrogen SpectrosopY (OPSY) pulse sequences - One does not fit all. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2018; 297:86-95. [PMID: 30366223 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2018.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Revised: 10/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The hyperpolarization of nuclear spins using parahydrogen is an interesting effect that allows to increase the magnetic resonance signal by several orders of magnitude. Known as ParaHydrogen And Synthesis Allow Dramatically Enhanced Nuclear Alignment (PASADENA) and ParaHydrogen Induced Polarization (PHIP), the method was successfully used for in vitro analysis and in vivo imaging. In this contribution, we investigated four known and four new variants of Only Parahydrogen SpectroscopY (OPSY) sequences (Aguilar et al., 2007) with respect to the selective preparation of hyperpolarized NMR signal and background suppression. Depending on the method chosen, either anti-phase, in-phase or a mixture of both signals are obtained: anti-phase signals are beneficial to identify hyperpolarized signals and the structure or J-coupling constants; in-phase signals are useful for imaging applications or when the lines are broad. This comprehensive overview of sequences new and old facilitates selecting the right sequence for the task at hand.
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- Andrey N Pravdivtsev
- Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Kiel, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany.
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Chemistry Section, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Kiel, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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Pravdivtsev AN, Kozinenko VP, Hövener JB. Only Para-Hydrogen Spectroscopy (OPSY) Revisited: In-Phase Spectra for Chemical Analysis and Imaging. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:8948-8956. [PMID: 30293421 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b07459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We revisited only para-hydrogen spectroscopy (OPSY) for the analysis of para-hydrogen-enhanced NMR spectra at high magnetic fields. We found that the sign of the gradients and interpulse delays are pivotal for the performance of the sequence: the variant of double-quantum filter OPSY, where the second time interval is twice as long as the first one (OPSYd-12) converts the antiphase spectrum to in-phase and efficiently suppresses the background signal in a single scan better than the other variants. OPSYd-12 strongly facilitates the analysis of para-hydrogen-derived NMR spectra in homogeneous and inhomogeneous magnetic fields. Furthermore, the net magnetization produced is essential for subsequent applications such as imaging, e.g., in a reaction chamber or in vivo.
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- Andrey N Pravdivtsev
- Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) , Kiel University , Am Botanischen Garten 18 , 24118 , Kiel , Germany
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- Novosibirsk State University , Pirogova str. 2 , 630090 , Novosibirsk , Russia.,International Tomography Center SB RAS , Institutskaya str. 3a , 630090 , Novosibirsk , Russia
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- Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) , Kiel University , Am Botanischen Garten 18 , 24118 , Kiel , Germany
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Pravdivtsev AN, Skovpin IV, Svyatova AI, Chukanov NV, Kovtunova LM, Bukhtiyarov VI, Chekmenev EY, Kovtunov KV, Koptyug IV, Hövener JB. Chemical Exchange Reaction Effect on Polarization Transfer Efficiency in SLIC-SABRE. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:9107-9114. [PMID: 30295488 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b07163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Signal Amplification By Reversible Exchange (SABRE) is a new and rapidly developing hyperpolarization technique. The recent discovery of Spin-Lock Induced Crossing SABRE (SLIC-SABRE) showed that high field hyperpolarization transfer techniques developed so far were optimized for singlet spin order that does not coincide with the experimentally produced spin state. Here, we investigated the SLIC-SABRE approach and the most advanced quantitative theoretical SABRE model to date. Our goal is to achieve the highest possible polarization with SLIC-SABRE at high field using the standard SABRE system, IrIMes catalyst with pyridine. We demonstrated the accuracy of the SABRE model describing the effects of various physical parameters such as the amplitude and frequency of the radio frequency field, and the effects of chemical parameters such as the exchange rate constants. By fitting the model to the experimental data, the effective life time of the SABRE complex was estimated, as well as the entropy and enthalpy of the complex-dissociation reaction. We show, for the first time, that this SLIC-SABRE model can be useful for the evaluation of the chemical exchange parameters that are very important for the production of highly polarized contrast agents via SABRE.
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- Andrey N Pravdivtsev
- Section for Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology , University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Kiel University , Am Botanischen Garten 14 , 24118 Kiel , Germany
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- International Tomography Center , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of the Sciences , Institutskaya st. 3 A , 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia.,Novosibirsk State University , Pirogova st. 2 , 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia
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- International Tomography Center , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of the Sciences , Institutskaya st. 3 A , 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia.,Novosibirsk State University , Pirogova st. 2 , 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia
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- International Tomography Center , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of the Sciences , Institutskaya st. 3 A , 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia.,Novosibirsk State University , Pirogova st. 2 , 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University , Pirogova st. 2 , 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia.,Boreskov Institute of Catalysis , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of the Sciences , 5 Acad. Lavrentiev Ave. , 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia
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- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of the Sciences , 5 Acad. Lavrentiev Ave. , 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia
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- Department of Chemistry , Wayne State University, Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI), Integrative Biosciences (Ibio) , Detroit , Michigan 48202 , United States.,Russian Academy of Sciences , Leninskiy Prospekt 14 , 119991 Moscow , Russia
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- International Tomography Center , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of the Sciences , Institutskaya st. 3 A , 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia.,Novosibirsk State University , Pirogova st. 2 , 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia
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- International Tomography Center , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of the Sciences , Institutskaya st. 3 A , 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia.,Novosibirsk State University , Pirogova st. 2 , 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia
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- Section for Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology , University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Kiel University , Am Botanischen Garten 14 , 24118 Kiel , Germany
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Salnikov OG, Shchepin RV, Chukanov NV, Jaigirdar L, Pham W, Kovtunov KV, Koptyug IV, Chekmenev EY. Effects of Deuteration of 13C-Enriched Phospholactate on Efficiency of Parahydrogen-Induced Polarization by Magnetic Field Cycling. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2018; 122:24740-24749. [PMID: 31447960 PMCID: PMC6707357 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b07365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We report herein a large-scale (>10 g) synthesis of isotopically enriched 1-13C-phosphoenolpyruvate and 1-13C-phosphoenolpyruvate-d2 for application in hyperpolarized imaging technology. The 1-13C-phosphoenolpyruvate-d2 was synthesized with 57% overall yield (over two steps), and >98% 2H isotopic purity, representing an improvement over the previous report. The same outcome was achieved for 1-13C-phosphoenolpyruvate. These two unsaturated compounds with C=C bonds were employed for parahydrogen-induced polarization via pairwise parahydrogen addition in aqueous medium. We find that deuteration of 1-13C-phosphoenolpyruvate resulted in overall increase of 1H T1 of nascent hyperpolarized protons (4.30 ± 0.04 s versus 2.06 ± 0.01 s) and 1H polarization (~2.5% versus ~0.7%) of the resulting hyperpolarized 1-13C-phospholactate. The nuclear spin polarization of nascent parahydrogen-derived protons was transferred to 1-13C nucleus via magnetic field cycling procedure. The proton T1 increase in hyperpolarized deuterated 1-13C-phospholactate yielded approximately 30% better 13C polarization compared to non-deuterated hyperpolarized 1-13C-phospholactate. Analysis of T1 relaxation revealed that deuteration of 1-13C-phospholactate may have resulted in approximately 3-fold worse H→13C polarization transfer efficiency via magnetic field cycling. Since magnetic field cycling is a key polarization transfer step in the Side-Arm Hydrogenation approach, the presented findings may guide more rationale design of contrast agents using parahydrogen polarization of a broad range of 13C hyperpolarized contrast agents for molecular imaging employing 13C MRI. The hyperpolarized 1-13C-phospholactate-d2 is of biomedical imaging relevance because it undergoes in vivo dephosphorylation and becomes 13C hyperpolarized lactate, which as we show can be detected in the brain using 13C hyperpolarized MRI; an implication for future imaging of neurodegenerative diseases and dementia.
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- Oleg G. Salnikov
- International Tomography Center, 3A Institutskaya St., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogova St., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS)
- Department of Radiology
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- International Tomography Center, 3A Institutskaya St., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogova St., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS)
- School of Engineering
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- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS)
- Department of Radiology
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2310, United
States
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- International Tomography Center, 3A Institutskaya St., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogova St., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- International Tomography Center, 3A Institutskaya St., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogova St., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS)
- Department of Radiology
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2310, United
States
- Department of Chemistry, Integrative Biosciences (Ibio), Wayne State University, Karmanos Cancer Institute
(KCI), Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy Prospekt 14, Moscow, 119991, Russia
- Corresponding Author:
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Jeong K, Min S, Chae H, Namgoong SK. Detecting low concentrations of unsaturated C-C bonds by parahydrogen-induced polarization using an efficient home-built parahydrogen generator. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2018; 56:1089-1093. [PMID: 29856897 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.4756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Parahydrogen is a potentially significant source of hyperpolarization. However, a heat exchanger at an ultralow temperature, which is normally sustained wastefully using liquid nitrogen, is essential for the generation of hyperpolarized parahydrogen. In order to cut down on the use of liquid nitrogen, we employed a cryogenic storage dewar as the key component of our home-built parahydrogen generator, which lasted over 20 days with a single filling. Small concentrations of an unsaturated compound in a mixture were identified by hydrogenation in a principle-based experiment involving the use of hyperpolarization and phase difference. Less than 1 μl of styrene in 1 ml of chloroform was identified in a single scan with a 43 MHz benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer following hydrogenation with 50% parahydrogen. This method can potentially undergo a significant development through the use of high-field NMR techniques, higher parahydrogen concentrations, and increased scan times for data collection, among others. Because hydrogenation with parahydrogen induces a phase reversal during attachment to unsaturated CC bonds, it may be possible to detect many other unsaturated bonds in organic molecules. All in all, this study not only broadens the research on parahydrogen-based unsaturated-bond detection, but also facilitates the use of hyperpolarization by a broader range of researchers through the introduction of a long-lasting home-built parahydrogen generator.
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- Keunhong Jeong
- Department of Chemistry, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, 01805, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul Women's University, Seoul, 01797, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul Women's University, Seoul, 01797, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul Women's University, Seoul, 01797, South Korea
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Chukanov N, Salnikov OG, Shchepin RV, Kovtunov KV, Koptyug IV, Chekmenev EY. Synthesis of Unsaturated Precursors for Parahydrogen-Induced Polarization and Molecular Imaging of 1- 13C-Acetates and 1- 13C-Pyruvates via Side Arm Hydrogenation. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:6673-6682. [PMID: 29978146 PMCID: PMC6026840 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Hyperpolarized forms of 1-13C-acetates and 1-13C-pyruvates are used as diagnostic contrast agents for molecular imaging of many diseases and disorders. Here, we report the synthetic preparation of 1-13C isotopically enriched and pure from solvent acetates and pyruvates derivatized with unsaturated ester moiety. The reported unsaturated precursors can be employed for NMR hyperpolarization of 1-13C-acetates and 1-13C-pyruvates via parahydrogen-induced polarization (PHIP). In this PHIP variant, Side arm hydrogenation (SAH) of unsaturated ester moiety is followed by the polarization transfer from nascent parahydrogen protons to 13C nucleus via magnetic field cycling procedure to achieve hyperpolarization of 13C nuclear spins. This work reports the synthesis of PHIP-SAH precursors: vinyl 1-13C-acetate (55% yield), allyl 1-13C-acetate (70% yield), propargyl 1-13C-acetate (45% yield), allyl 1-13C-pyruvate (60% yield), and propargyl 1-13C-pyruvate (35% yield). Feasibility of PHIP-SAH 13C hyperpolarization was verified by 13C NMR spectroscopy: hyperpolarized allyl 1-13C-pyruvate was produced from propargyl 1-13C-pyruvate with 13C polarization of ∼3.2% in CD3OD and ∼0.7% in D2O. 13C magnetic resonance imaging is demonstrated with hyperpolarized 1-13C-pyruvate in aqueous medium.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nikita
V. Chukanov
- International
Tomography Center, SB RAS, Institutskaya Street 3A, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk
State University, Pirogova
Street 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- International
Tomography Center, SB RAS, Institutskaya Street 3A, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk
State University, Pirogova
Street 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Vanderbilt
University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), Department of Radiology,
Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer
Center (VICC), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2310, United States
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- International
Tomography Center, SB RAS, Institutskaya Street 3A, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk
State University, Pirogova
Street 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- International
Tomography Center, SB RAS, Institutskaya Street 3A, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk
State University, Pirogova
Street 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Vanderbilt
University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), Department of Radiology,
Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer
Center (VICC), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2310, United States
- Russian
Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy Prospekt 14, Moscow 119991, Russia
- Department
of Chemistry, Integrative Biosciences (Ibio), Wayne State University, Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI), Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
- E-mail:
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Kiryutin AS, Sauer G, Hadjiali S, Yurkovskaya AV, Breitzke H, Buntkowsky G. A highly versatile automatized setup for quantitative measurements of PHIP enhancements. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2017; 285:26-36. [PMID: 29073504 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2017.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
Abstract
The design and application of a versatile and inexpensive experimental extension to NMR spectrometers is described that allows to carry out highly reproducible PHIP experiments directly in the NMR sample tube, i.e. under PASADENA condition, followed by the detection of the NMR spectra of hyperpolarized products with high spectral resolution. Employing this high resolution it is feasible to study kinetic processes in the solution with high accuracy. As a practical example the dissolution of hydrogen gas in the liquid and the PHIP kinetics during the hydrogenation reaction of Fmoc-O-propargyl-l-tyrosine in acetone-d6 are monitored. The timing of the setup is fully controlled by the pulse-programmer of the NMR spectrometer. By flushing with an inert gas it is possible to efficiently quench the hydrogenation reaction in a controlled fashion and to detect the relaxation of hyperpolarization without a background reaction. The proposed design makes it possible to carry out PHIP experiments in an automatic mode and reliably determine the enhancement of polarized signals.
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- Alexey S Kiryutin
- International Tomography Center, Institutskaya 3A, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 8, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 8, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- International Tomography Center, Institutskaya 3A, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 8, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 8, Darmstadt 64287, Germany.
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Pravdivtsev AN, Yurkovskaya AV, Petrov PA, Vieth HM. Coherent evolution of singlet spin states in PHOTO-PHIP and M2S experiments. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:25961-25969. [PMID: 28944791 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp04122e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
A consistent theoretical description of the spin dynamics underlying photo-PHIP (para-hydrogen induced polarization) experiments is given and validated experimentally: spectra from zero-quantum coherence (ZQC) "in-phase" and "out-of-phase" were obtained and evolution of ZQCs and the population of singlet spin state was tracked and modeled. Data from recent literature [O. Torres et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014] are reinterpreted. Advantages of using M2S sequences such as APSOC for detecting photo-PHIP are demonstrated. A sequence for 2D ZQ spectroscopy based on APSOC is proposed and the fundamental principles of ZQ spectroscopy are formulated. This investigation opens a new way to obtain information on the sign of J-couplings using ZQ spectroscopy. The proposed method is also useful to track the redistribution of the singlet spin population in various PHIP related experiments, which is essential for efficient polarization transfer to target nuclei.
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- A N Pravdivtsev
- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Institutskaya 3a, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia. and Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Institutskaya 3a, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia. and Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia and Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS, Acad. Lavrentiev Ave., 3, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Institutskaya 3a, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia. and Institut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, Berlin 14195, Germany
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Shen K, Logan AWJ, Colell JFP, Bae J, Ortiz GX, Theis T, Warren WS, Malcolmson SJ, Wang Q. Diazirines as Potential Molecular Imaging Tags: Probing the Requirements for Efficient and Long‐Lived SABRE‐Induced Hyperpolarization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201704970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Kun Shen
- Department of Chemistry Duke University French Family Science Center 124 Science Drive Durham NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Duke University French Family Science Center 124 Science Drive Durham NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Duke University French Family Science Center 124 Science Drive Durham NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Duke University French Family Science Center 124 Science Drive Durham NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Duke University French Family Science Center 124 Science Drive Durham NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Duke University French Family Science Center 124 Science Drive Durham NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Duke University French Family Science Center 124 Science Drive Durham NC 27708 USA
- Department of Physics Duke University USA
- Department of Radiology Duke University USA
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- Department of Chemistry Duke University French Family Science Center 124 Science Drive Durham NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Duke University French Family Science Center 124 Science Drive Durham NC 27708 USA
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Shen K, Logan AWJ, Colell JFP, Bae J, Ortiz GX, Theis T, Warren WS, Malcolmson SJ, Wang Q. Diazirines as Potential Molecular Imaging Tags: Probing the Requirements for Efficient and Long-Lived SABRE-Induced Hyperpolarization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:12112-12116. [PMID: 28664640 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201704970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Diazirines are an attractive class of potential molecular tags for magnetic resonance imaging owing to their biocompatibility and ease of incorporation into a large variety of molecules. As recently reported, 15 N2 -diazirine can be hyperpolarized by the SABRE-SHEATH method, sustaining both singlet and magnetization states, thus offering a path to long-lived polarization storage. Herein, we show the generality of this approach by illustrating that the diazirine tag alone is sufficient for achieving excellent signal enhancements with long-lasting polarization. Our investigations reveal the critical role of Lewis basic additives, including water, on achieving SABRE-promoted hyperpolarization. The application of this strategy to a 15 N2 -diazirine-containing choline derivative demonstrates the potential of 15 N2 -diazirines as molecular imaging tags for biomedical applications.
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- Kun Shen
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, French Family Science Center, 124 Science Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, French Family Science Center, 124 Science Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, French Family Science Center, 124 Science Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, French Family Science Center, 124 Science Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, French Family Science Center, 124 Science Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, French Family Science Center, 124 Science Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, French Family Science Center, 124 Science Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.,Department of Physics, Duke University, USA.,Department of Radiology, Duke University, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, French Family Science Center, 124 Science Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, French Family Science Center, 124 Science Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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Barskiy DA, Salnikov OG, Romanov AS, Feldman MA, Coffey AM, Kovtunov KV, Koptyug IV, Chekmenev EY. NMR Spin-Lock Induced Crossing (SLIC) dispersion and long-lived spin states of gaseous propane at low magnetic field (0.05T). JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2017; 276:78-85. [PMID: 28152435 PMCID: PMC5452975 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2017.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Revised: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
When parahydrogen reacts with propylene in low magnetic fields (e.g., 0.05T), the reaction product propane develops an overpopulation of pseudo-singlet nuclear spin states. We studied how the Spin-Lock Induced Crossing (SLIC) technique can be used to convert these pseudo-singlet spin states of hyperpolarized gaseous propane into observable magnetization and to detect 1H NMR signal directly at 0.05T. The theoretical simulation and experimental study of the NMR signal dependence on B1 power (SLIC amplitude) exhibits a well-resolved dispersion, which is induced by the spin-spin couplings in the eight-proton spin system of propane. We also measured the exponential decay time constants (TLLSS or TS) of these pseudo-singlet long-lived spin states (LLSS) by varying the time between hyperpolarized propane production and SLIC detection. We have found that, on average, TS is approximately 3 times longer than the corresponding T1 value under the same conditions in the range of pressures studied (up to 7.6atm). Moreover, TS may exceed 13s at pressures above 7atm in the gas phase. These results are in agreement with the previous reports, and they corroborate a great potential of long-lived hyperpolarized propane as an inhalable gaseous contrast agent for lung imaging and as a molecular tracer to study porous media using low-field NMR and MRI.
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- Danila A Barskiy
- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, 3A Institutskaya St., Novosibirsk, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogova St., Novosibirsk, Russia
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, 3A Institutskaya St., Novosibirsk, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogova St., Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, 3A Institutskaya St., Novosibirsk, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogova St., Novosibirsk, Russia
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, 3A Institutskaya St., Novosibirsk, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogova St., Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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