scholarly journals Photo-CIDNP 13C Magic Angle Spinning NMR on Bacterial Reaction Centres: Exploring the Electronic Structure of the Special Pair and Its Surroundings

2001 ◽  
Vol 382 (8) ◽  
pp. 1271-1276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg Matysik ◽  
Els Schulten ◽  
Alia Alia ◽  
Peter Gast ◽  
Jan Raap ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Imidazole Ring ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Continuous Illumination ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Aromatic Rings ◽  
Special Pair ◽  
Reaction Centres ◽  
Angle Spinning ◽  
Nmr Signals ◽  
Electronic Ground

Abstract Photochemically induced dynamic nuclear polarisation (photoCIDNP) in intact bacterial reaction centres has been observed by 13Csolid state NMR under continuous illumination with white light. Strong intensity enhancement of 13C NMR signals of the aromatic rings allows probing the electronic ground state of the two BChl cofactors of the special pair at the molecular scale with atomic selectivity. Differences between the two BChl cofactors are discussed. Several aliphatic 13C atoms of cofactors, as well as 13C atoms of the imidazole ring of histidine residue(s), show nuclearspin polarisation to the same extent as the aromatic nuclei of the cofactors. Mechanisms and applications of polarisation transfer are discussed.

scholarly journals Determination of Histidine Protonation States in Proteins by Fast Magic Angle Spinning NMR

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Zadorozhnyi ◽  
Sucharita Sarkar ◽  
Caitlin M. Quinn ◽  
Kaneil K. Zadrozny ◽  
Barbie K. Ganser-Pornillos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metal Binding ◽  
Double Resonance ◽  
Imidazole Ring ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Proton Channel ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Ionization State ◽  
Angle Spinning ◽  
Fast Magic Angle Spinning

Histidine residues play important structural and functional roles in proteins, such as serving as metal-binding ligands, mediating enzyme catalysis, and modulating proton channel activity. Many of these activities are modulated by the ionization state of the imidazole ring. Here we present a fast MAS NMR approach for the determination of protonation and tautomeric states of His at frequencies of 40–62 kHz. The experiments combine 1H detection with selective magnetization inversion techniques and transferred echo double resonance (TEDOR)–based filters, in 2D heteronuclear correlation experiments. We illustrate this approach using microcrystalline assemblies of HIV-1 CACTD-SP1 protein.

Pulse Shaped Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Under Magic Angle Spinning

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
ASIF EQUBAL ◽  
Kan Tagami ◽  
Songi Han
Keyword(s):  
Electron Spin ◽  
Lattice Relaxation ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Spin Lattice Relaxation ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Total Electron ◽  
Spin Lattice ◽  
Maximum Benefit ◽  
Selective Saturation ◽  
Angle Spinning

In this paper, we report on an entirely novel way of improving the MAS-DNP efficiency by shaped μw pulse train irradiation for fast and broad-banded (FAB) saturation of the electron spin resonance. FAB-DNP achieved with Arbitrary Wave Generated shaped μw pulse trains facilitates effective and selective saturation of a defined fraction of the total electron spins, and provides superior control over the DNP efficiency under MAS. Experimental and quantum-mechanics based numerically simulated results together demonstrate that FAB-DNP significantly outperforms CW-DNP when the EPR-line of PAs is broadened by conformational distribution and exchange coupling. We demonstrate that the maximum benefit of FAB DNP is achieved when the electron spin-lattice relaxation is fast relative to the MAS frequency, i.e. at higher temperatures and/or when employing metals as PAs. Calculations predict that under short T<sub>1e </sub>conditions AWG-DNP can achieve as much as ~4-fold greater enhancement compared to CW-DNP.

High Resolution Magic Angle Spinning NMR in Combinatorial Chemistry

2001 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Lippens ◽  
R. Warrass ◽  
J. Wieruszeski ◽  
P. Rousselot-Pailley ◽  
G. Chessari
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Combinatorial Chemistry ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Angle Spinning

Wideline 2H -NMR Spectroscopy and Imaging of Solids

1994 ◽  
Vol 49 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 19-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Blümich
Keyword(s):  
Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
Excitation Power ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
2H Nmr ◽  
Stochastic Excitation ◽  
2H Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
Spatially Inhomogeneous ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Angle Spinning

Abstract Recent developments, focussing on reduction of the rf excitation power by stochastic excitation, on improvements in sensitivity and excitation bandwidth by magic angle spinning, and on combining wideline spectroscopy with spatial resolution for investigations o f spatially inhomogeneous objects are reviewed.

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