A 13C solid-state NMR investigation of four cocrystals of caffeine and theophylline

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas J. Vigilante ◽  
Manish A. Mehta
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Chemical Shift ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Chemical Shifts ◽  
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Chemical Shift Tensor ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Isotropic Chemical Shifts ◽  
Angle Spinning

We report an analysis of the 13C solid-state NMR chemical shift data in a series of four cocrystals involving two active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) mimics (caffeine and theophylline) and two diacid coformers (malonic acid and glutaric acid). Within this controlled set, we make comparisons of the isotropic chemical shifts and the principal values of the chemical shift tensor. The dispersion at 14.1 T (600 MHz 1H) shows crystallographic splittings in some of the resonances in the magic angle spinning spectra. By comparing the isotropic chemical shifts of individual C atoms across the four cocrystals, we are able to identify pronounced effects on the local electronic structure at some sites. We perform a similar analysis of the principal values of the chemical shift tensors for the anisotropic C atoms (most of the ring C atoms for the API mimics and the carbonyl C atoms of the diacid coformers) and link them to differences in the known crystal structures. We discuss the future prospects for extending this type of study to incorporate the full chemical shift tensor, including its orientation in the crystal frame of reference.

scholarly journals TmDOTP : An NMR- based Thermometer for Magic Angle Spinning NMR Experiments

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongyu Zhang ◽  
Boris Itin ◽  
Ann E. McDermott
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Chemical Shift ◽  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Lanthanide Complex ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Sample Temperature ◽  
Proton Spectrum ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Angle Spinning

AbstractSolid state NMR is a powerful tool to probe membrane protein structure and motions in native lipid structures. Sample heating, caused by magic angle spinning and radio frequency irradiation in solid state NMR, produces uncertainties in sample temperature and thermal broadening caused by temperature distributions, which can also lead to sample deterioration. To measure the sample temperature in real time, and to quantify thermal gradients and their dependence on radio frequency irradiation or spinning frequency, we use the chemical shift thermometer TmDOTP, a lanthanide complex. Compared to other NMR thermometers (e.g., the proton NMR signal of water), the proton spectrum of TmDOTP exhibits higher thermal sensitivity and resolution. In addition, the H6 proton in TmDOTP has a large chemical shift (−175 ppm at 275 K) and is well resolved from the rest of the proton spectrum. We identified two populations of TmDOTP, with differing temperatures and dependency on the radio frequency irradiation power, within proteoliposome samples. We interpret these populations as arising from the supernatant and the pellet, which is sedimented from the sample spinning. Our results indicate that TmDOTP is an excellent internal standard for monitoring temperatures of biophysically relevant samples without distorting their properties.

scholarly journals 14N, 13C, and 119Sn solid-state NMR characterization of tin(II) carbodiimide Sn(NCN)

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksander Jaworski ◽  
Jędrzej Piątek ◽  
Liuda Mereacre ◽  
Cordula Braun ◽  
Adam Slabon
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Chemical Shifts ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Quadrupolar Coupling ◽  
Nmr Study ◽  
Nmr Characterization ◽  
Angle Spinning ◽  
High Level

Abstract We report the first magic-angle spinning (MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) study on Sn(NCN). In this compound the spatially elongated (NCN)2− ion is assumed to develop two distinct forms: either cyanamide (N≡C–N2−) or carbodiimide (−N=C=N−). Our 14N MAS NMR results reveal that in Sn(NCN) the (NCN)2− groups exist exclusively in the form of symmetric carbodiimide ions with two equivalent nitrogen sites, which is in agreement with the X-ray diffraction data. The 14N quadrupolar coupling constant | C Q | $\vert {C}_{\text{Q}}\vert $  ≈ 1.1 MHz for the −N=C=N− ion in Sn(NCN) is low when compared to those observed in molecular compounds that comprise cyano-type N≡C– moieties ( | C Q | $\vert {C}_{\text{Q}}\vert $  > 3.5 MHz). This together with the information from 14N and 13C chemical shifts indicates that solid-state NMR is a powerful tool for providing atomic-level insights into anion species present in these compounds. The experimental NMR results are corroborated by high-level calculations with quantum chemistry methods.

scholarly journals Huntingtin exon 1 fibrils feature an interdigitated β-hairpin–based polyglutamine core

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (6) ◽  
pp. 1546-1551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cody L. Hoop ◽  
Hsiang-Kai Lin ◽  
Karunakar Kar ◽  
Gábor Magyarfalvi ◽  
Jonathan M. Lamley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Protein Misfolding ◽  
Amyloid Fibrils ◽  
Chemical Shifts ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Cag Repeat ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Polyglutamine Expansion ◽  
Angle Spinning

Polyglutamine expansion within the exon1 of huntingtin leads to protein misfolding, aggregation, and cytotoxicity in Huntington’s disease. This incurable neurodegenerative disease is the most prevalent member of a family of CAG repeat expansion disorders. Although mature exon1 fibrils are viable candidates for the toxic species, their molecular structure and how they form have remained poorly understood. Using advanced magic angle spinning solid-state NMR, we directly probe the structure of the rigid core that is at the heart of huntingtin exon1 fibrils and other polyglutamine aggregates, via measurements of long-range intramolecular and intermolecular contacts, backbone and side-chain torsion angles, relaxation measurements, and calculations of chemical shifts. These experiments reveal the presence of β-hairpin–containing β-sheets that are connected through interdigitating extended side chains. Despite dramatic differences in aggregation behavior, huntingtin exon1 fibrils and other polyglutamine-based aggregates contain identical β-strand–based cores. Prior structural models, derived from X-ray fiber diffraction and computational analyses, are shown to be inconsistent with the solid-state NMR results. Internally, the polyglutamine amyloid fibrils are coassembled from differently structured monomers, which we describe as a type of “intrinsic” polymorphism. A stochastic polyglutamine-specific aggregation mechanism is introduced to explain this phenomenon. We show that the aggregation of mutant huntingtin exon1 proceeds via an intramolecular collapse of the expanded polyglutamine domain and discuss the implications of this observation for our understanding of its misfolding and aggregation mechanisms.

Signal assignments and chemical-shift structural analysis of uniformly13C,15N-labeled peptide, mastoparan-X, by multidimensional solid-state NMR under magic-angle spinning

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshimichi Fujiwara ◽  
Yasuto Todokoro ◽  
Hajime Yanagishita ◽  
Midori Tawarayama ◽  
Toshiyuki Kohno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Chemical Shift ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Angle Spinning
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