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Picazo-Frutos R, Sheberstov KF, Blanchard JW, Van Dyke E, Reh M, Sjoelander T, Pines A, Budker D, Barskiy DA. Zero-field J-spectroscopy of quadrupolar nuclei. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4487. [PMID: 38802356 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48390-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Zero- to ultralow-field nuclear magnetic resonance (ZULF NMR) allows molecular structure elucidation via measurement of electron-mediated spin-spin J-couplings. This study examines zero-field J-spectra from molecules with quadrupolar nuclei, exemplified by solutions of various isotopologues of ammonium cations. The spectra reveal differences between various isotopologues upon extracting precise J-coupling values from pulse-acquire measurements. A primary isotope effect, △ J = γ 14 N / γ 15 N J 15 N H - J 14 N H ≈ - 58 mHz, is deduced by analysis of the proton-nitrogen J-coupling ratios. This study points toward further experiments with symmetric cations containing quadrupolar nuclei, promising applications in biomedicine, energy storage, and benchmarking quantum chemistry calculations.
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- Román Picazo-Frutos
- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, 55099, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128, Mainz, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, 55099, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128, Mainz, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291, Darmstadt, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Paris, France
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- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, 55099, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128, Mainz, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291, Darmstadt, Germany
- Quantum Technology Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, 55099, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128, Mainz, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 227, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, Basel, CH-4056, Switzerland
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720-3220, USA
- Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720-3220, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720-3220, USA
- Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720-3220, USA
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- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, 55099, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128, Mainz, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291, Darmstadt, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, 55099, Mainz, Germany.
- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128, Mainz, Germany.
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291, Darmstadt, Germany.
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720-3220, USA.
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Tayler MCD, Bodenstedt S. NMRduino: A modular, open-source, low-field magnetic resonance platform. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2024; 362:107665. [PMID: 38598992 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2024.107665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
Abstract
The NMRduino is a compact, cost-effective, sub-MHz NMR spectrometer that utilizes readily available open-source hardware and software components. One of its aims is to simplify the processes of instrument setup and data acquisition control to make experimental NMR spectroscopy accessible to a broader audience. In this introductory paper, the key features and potential applications of NMRduino are described to highlight its versatility both for research and education.
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- Michael C D Tayler
- ICFO - Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain.
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- ICFO - Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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Theiss F, Lins J, Kergassner J, Wienands L, Döller S, Buntkowsky G. Two fields are better than one - A multifunctional (semi)automated setup for quantitative measurements of parahydrogen-induced signal enhancement at low and high fields. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2024; 362:107673. [PMID: 38598990 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2024.107673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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The rapid advancement of parahydrogen-induced hyperpolarization (PHIP) and its diverse array of applications highlights the critical need for enhanced signals in both 1H NMR and heteronuclear NMR spectroscopy. Simultaneously, there is an increasing interest in utilizing benchtop NMR analysis across various laboratory settings. However, due to their lower magnetic fields, benchtop NMR spectrometers inherently produce weaker signal intensities. Here, PHIP is a well-established solution to this challenge. Consequently, we are expanding our cost-effective PHIP setup from a high-field NMR spectrometer (11.7 T) to include an additional benchtop NMR spectrometer (1.4 T), thereby enabling concurrent execution of PHIP experiments and measurements. Through the implementation of automated experimental protocols, we aim to minimize experiment time while increasing reproducibility. In this work, a non-isotope labelled propargyl alcohol sample is used at low concentrations to demonstrate our setup's capabilities. It could be shown that single-scan PASADENA experiments can be run with comparable signal enhancements at the benchtop as well as the high-field spectrometer. At 1.4 T, fully automated PHIP pseudo-2D measurements will also be demonstrated. Additionally, two different field profiles for the spin-order transfer of p-H2 to 13C at zero- to ultralow fields are elaborated upon. The setup facilitates the measurement of carbon signal enhancement of more than 2000 on the benchtop NMR spectrometer, employing a straightforward one-pulse, one-scan experiment.
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- Franziska Theiss
- Eduard-Zintl-Institute for Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University Darmstadt, Peter-Grünberg-Straße 8, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institute for Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University Darmstadt, Peter-Grünberg-Straße 8, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institute for Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University Darmstadt, Peter-Grünberg-Straße 8, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institute for Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University Darmstadt, Peter-Grünberg-Straße 8, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institute for Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University Darmstadt, Peter-Grünberg-Straße 8, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institute for Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University Darmstadt, Peter-Grünberg-Straße 8, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany.
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Eills J, Picazo-Frutos R, Bondar O, Cavallari E, Carrera C, Barker SJ, Utz M, Herrero-Gómez A, Marco-Rius I, Tayler MCD, Aime S, Reineri F, Budker D, Blanchard JW. Enzymatic Reactions Observed with Zero- and Low-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Anal Chem 2023; 95:17997-18005. [PMID: 38047582 PMCID: PMC10720634 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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We demonstrate that enzyme-catalyzed reactions can be observed in zero- and low-field NMR experiments by combining recent advances in parahydrogen-based hyperpolarization methods with state-of-the-art magnetometry. Specifically, we investigated two model biological processes: the conversion of fumarate into malate, which is used in vivo as a marker of cell necrosis, and the conversion of pyruvate into lactate, which is the most widely studied metabolic process in hyperpolarization-enhanced imaging. In addition to this, we constructed a microfluidic zero-field NMR setup to perform experiments on microliter-scale samples of [1-13C]fumarate in a lab-on-a-chip device. Zero- to ultralow-field (ZULF) NMR has two key advantages over high-field NMR: the signals can pass through conductive materials (e.g., metals), and line broadening from sample heterogeneity is negligible. To date, the use of ZULF NMR for process monitoring has been limited to studying hydrogenation reactions. In this work, we demonstrate this emerging analytical technique for more general reaction monitoring and compare zero- vs low-field detection.
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- James Eills
- Barcelona
Institute of Science and Technology, Institute
for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona 08028, Spain
- GSI
Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, Mainz 55128, Germany
- Institute
for Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Mainz, Mainz 55099, Germany
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- GSI
Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, Mainz 55128, Germany
- Institute
for Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Mainz, Mainz 55099, Germany
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- Department
of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Center of Molecular
Imaging, University of Turin, Turin 10126, Italy
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- Department
of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Center of Molecular
Imaging, University of Turin, Turin 10126, Italy
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- Institute
of Biostructures and Bioimaging, National Research Council of Italy, Turin 10126, Italy
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- School of
Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.
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- School of
Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.
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- Barcelona
Institute of Science and Technology, Institute
for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Barcelona
Institute of Science and Technology, Institute
for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- The
Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, ICFO—Institut de Ciéncies Fotóniques, Castelldefels, Barcelona 08860, Spain
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- Department
of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Center of Molecular
Imaging, University of Turin, Turin 10126, Italy
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- Department
of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Center of Molecular
Imaging, University of Turin, Turin 10126, Italy
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- GSI
Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, Mainz 55128, Germany
- Institute
for Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Mainz, Mainz 55099, Germany
- Department
of Physics, University of California at
Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- GSI
Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, Mainz 55128, Germany
- Quantum
Technology Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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Alcicek S, Put P, Kubrak A, Alcicek FC, Barskiy D, Gloeggler S, Dybas J, Pustelny S. Zero- to low-field relaxometry of chemical and biological fluids. Commun Chem 2023; 6:165. [PMID: 37542142 PMCID: PMC10403525 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-00965-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxometry is an analytical method that provides information about molecular environments, even for NMR "silent" molecules (spin-0), by analyzing the properties of NMR signals versus the magnitude of the longitudinal field. Conventionally, this technique is performed at fields much higher than Earth's magnetic field, but our work focuses on NMR relaxometry at zero and ultra-low magnetic fields (ZULFs). Operating under such conditions allows us to investigate slow (bio)chemical processes occurring on a timescale from milliseconds to seconds, which coincide with spin evolution. ZULFs also minimize T2 line broadening in heterogeneous samples resulting from magnetic susceptibility. Here, we use ZULF NMR relaxometry to analyze (bio)chemical compounds containing 1H-13C, 1H-15N, and 1H-31P spin pairs. We also detected high-quality ULF NMR spectra of human whole-blood at 0.8 μT, despite a shortening of spin relaxation by blood proteomes (e.g., hemoglobin). Information on proton relaxation times of blood, a potential early biomarker of inflammation, can be acquired in under a minute using inexpensive, portable/small-size NMR spectrometers based on atomic magnetometers.
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- Seyma Alcicek
- Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Institute of Neuroradiology, 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- Institute of Physics Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, 30-348, Kraków, Poland.
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- Institute of Physics Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, 30-348, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, 30-387, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, 30-348, Kraków, Poland
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- Helmholtz Institute Mainz, GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research GmbH, 55128, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, 30-348, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Physics Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, 30-348, Kraków, Poland.
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Chuchkova L, Bodenstedt S, Picazo-Frutos R, Eills J, Tretiak O, Hu Y, Barskiy DA, de Santis J, Tayler MCD, Budker D, Sheberstov KF. Magnetometer-Detected Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Photochemically Hyperpolarized Molecules. J Phys Chem Lett 2023:6814-6822. [PMID: 37486855 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Photochemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization (photo-CIDNP) enables nuclear spin ordering by irradiating samples with light. Polarized spins are conventionally detected via high-field chemical-shift-resolved NMR (above 0.1 T). In this Letter, we demonstrate in situ low-field photo-CIDNP measurements using a magnetically shielded fast-field-cycling NMR setup detecting Larmor precession via atomic magnetometers. For solutions comprising mM concentrations of the photochemically polarized molecules, hyperpolarized 1H magnetization is detected by pulse-acquired NMR spectroscopy. The observed NMR line widths are about 5 times narrower than normally anticipated in high-field NMR and are systematically affected by light irradiation during the acquisition period, reflecting a reduction of the transverse relaxation time constant, T2*, on the order of 10%. Magnetometer-detected photo-CIDNP spectroscopy enables straightforward observation of spin-chemistry processes in the ambient field range from a few nT to tens of mT. Potential applications of this measuring modality are discussed.
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- Liubov Chuchkova
- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität-Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität-Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität-Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität-Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität-Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität-Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-7300, United States
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität-Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Put P, Alcicek S, Bondar O, Bodek Ł, Duckett S, Pustelny S. Detection of pyridine derivatives by SABRE hyperpolarization at zero field. Commun Chem 2023; 6:131. [PMID: 37349558 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-00928-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful analytical tool used in modern science and technology. Its novel incarnation, based on measurements of NMR signals without external magnetic fields, provides direct access to intramolecular interactions based on heteronuclear scalar J-coupling. The uniqueness of these interactions makes each zero-field NMR spectrum distinct and useful in chemical fingerprinting. However, the necessity of heteronuclear coupling often results in weak signals due to the low abundance of certain nuclei (e.g., 15N). Hyperpolarization of such compounds may solve the problem. In this work, we investigate molecules with natural isotopic abundance that are polarized using non-hydrogenative parahydrogen-induced polarization. We demonstrate that spectra of hyperpolarized naturally abundant pyridine derivatives can be observed and uniquely identified whether the same substituent is placed at a different position of the pyridine ring or different constituents are placed at the same position. To do so, we constructed an experimental system using a home-built nitrogen vapor condenser, which allows for consistent long-term measurements, crucial for identifying naturally abundant hyperpolarized molecules at a concentration level of ~1 mM. This opens avenues for future chemical detection of naturally abundant compounds using zero-field NMR.
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- Piotr Put
- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Kraków, 30-348, Poland.
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Kraków, 30-348, Poland.
- Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Institute of Neuroradiology, Frankfurt am Main, 60528, Germany.
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Kraków, 30-348, Poland
- Department of Chemistry, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Kraków, 30-348, Poland
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- Centre for Hyperpolarization in Magnetic Resonance (CHyM), University of York, Heslington, YO10 5NY, UK
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Kraków, 30-348, Poland
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Stern Q, Sheberstov K. Simulation of NMR spectra at zero and ultralow fields from A to Z - a tribute to Prof. Konstantin L'vovich Ivanov. MAGNETIC RESONANCE (GOTTINGEN, GERMANY) 2023; 4:87-109. [PMID: 38650894 PMCID: PMC11034480 DOI: 10.5194/mr-4-87-2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
Abstract
Simulating NMR experiments may appear mysterious and even daunting for those who are new to the field. Yet, broken down into pieces, the process may turn out to be easier than expected. Quite the opposite, it is in fact a powerful and playful means to get insights into the spin dynamics of NMR experiments. In this tutorial paper, we show step by step how some NMR experiments can be simulated, assuming as little prior knowledge from the reader as possible. We focus on the case of NMR at zero and ultralow fields, an emerging modality of NMR in which the spin dynamics are dominated by spin-spin interactions rather than spin-field interactions, as is usually the case with conventional high-field NMR. We first show how to simulate spectra numerically. In a second step, we detail an approach to construct an eigenbasis for systems of spin-1 / 2 nuclei at zero field. We then use it to interpret the numerical simulations.
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- Quentin Stern
- Univ Lyon, ENS Lyon, UCBL, CNRS, CRMN UMR 5082, 69100,
VILLEURBANNE, France
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- Laboratoire des biomolécules (LBM), Département de chimie, École
normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris,
France
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Mouloudakis K, Bodenstedt S, Azagra M, Mitchell MW, Marco-Rius I, Tayler MCD. Real-Time Polarimetry of Hyperpolarized 13C Nuclear Spins Using an Atomic Magnetometer. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:1192-1197. [PMID: 36715634 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
We introduce a method for nondestructive quantification of nuclear spin polarization, of relevance to hyperpolarized spin tracers widely used in magnetic resonance from spectroscopy to in vivo imaging. In a bias field of around 30 nT we use a high-sensitivity miniaturized 87Rb-vapor magnetometer to measure the field generated by the sample, as it is driven by a windowed dynamical decoupling pulse sequence that both maximizes the nuclear spin lifetime and modulates the polarization for easy detection. We demonstrate the procedure applied to a 0.08 M hyperpolarized [1-13C]-pyruvate solution produced by dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization, measuring polarization repeatedly during natural decay at Earth's field. Application to real-time and continuous quality monitoring of hyperpolarized substances is discussed.
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- Kostas Mouloudakis
- ICFO─Institut de Ciéncies Fotóniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO─Institut de Ciéncies Fotóniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
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- IBEC─Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, 08028Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO─Institut de Ciéncies Fotóniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA─Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, 08010Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO─Institut de Ciéncies Fotóniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO─Institut de Ciéncies Fotóniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
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Eills J, Budker D, Cavagnero S, Chekmenev EY, Elliott SJ, Jannin S, Lesage A, Matysik J, Meersmann T, Prisner T, Reimer JA, Yang H, Koptyug IV. Spin Hyperpolarization in Modern Magnetic Resonance. Chem Rev 2023; 123:1417-1551. [PMID: 36701528 PMCID: PMC9951229 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Magnetic resonance techniques are successfully utilized in a broad range of scientific disciplines and in various practical applications, with medical magnetic resonance imaging being the most widely known example. Currently, both fundamental and applied magnetic resonance are enjoying a major boost owing to the rapidly developing field of spin hyperpolarization. Hyperpolarization techniques are able to enhance signal intensities in magnetic resonance by several orders of magnitude, and thus to largely overcome its major disadvantage of relatively low sensitivity. This provides new impetus for existing applications of magnetic resonance and opens the gates to exciting new possibilities. In this review, we provide a unified picture of the many methods and techniques that fall under the umbrella term "hyperpolarization" but are currently seldom perceived as integral parts of the same field. Specifically, before delving into the individual techniques, we provide a detailed analysis of the underlying principles of spin hyperpolarization. We attempt to uncover and classify the origins of hyperpolarization, to establish its sources and the specific mechanisms that enable the flow of polarization from a source to the target spins. We then give a more detailed analysis of individual hyperpolarization techniques: the mechanisms by which they work, fundamental and technical requirements, characteristic applications, unresolved issues, and possible future directions. We are seeing a continuous growth of activity in the field of spin hyperpolarization, and we expect the field to flourish as new and improved hyperpolarization techniques are implemented. Some key areas for development are in prolonging polarization lifetimes, making hyperpolarization techniques more generally applicable to chemical/biological systems, reducing the technical and equipment requirements, and creating more efficient excitation and detection schemes. We hope this review will facilitate the sharing of knowledge between subfields within the broad topic of hyperpolarization, to help overcome existing challenges in magnetic resonance and enable novel applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- James Eills
- Institute
for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona
Institute of Science and Technology, 08028Barcelona, Spain,
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- Johannes
Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128Mainz, Germany,Helmholtz-Institut,
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 55128Mainz, Germany,Department
of Physics, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin53706, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Integrative Biosciences (IBio), Karmanos Cancer Institute
(KCI), Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan48202, United States,Russian
Academy of Sciences, Moscow119991, Russia
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- Molecular
Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College
London, LondonW12 0BZ, United Kingdom
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- Centre
de RMN à Hauts Champs de Lyon, Université
de Lyon, CNRS, ENS Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69100Villeurbanne, France
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- Centre
de RMN à Hauts Champs de Lyon, Université
de Lyon, CNRS, ENS Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69100Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut
für Analytische Chemie, Universität
Leipzig, Linnéstr. 3, 04103Leipzig, Germany
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- Sir
Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, University Park, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, NottinghamNG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Institute
of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Center of Biomolecular Magnetic
Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt, , 60438Frankfurt
am Main, Germany
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Berkeley, and Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin53706, United States
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- International Tomography Center, Siberian
Branch of the Russian Academy
of Sciences, 630090Novosibirsk, Russia,
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Picazo-Frutos R, Stern Q, Blanchard JW, Cala O, Ceillier M, Cousin SF, Eills J, Elliott SJ, Jannin S, Budker D. Zero- to Ultralow-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Enhanced with Dissolution Dynamic Nuclear Polarization. Anal Chem 2023; 95:720-729. [PMID: 36563171 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Zero- to ultralow-field nuclear magnetic resonance is a modality of magnetic resonance experiment which does not require strong superconducting magnets. Contrary to conventional high-field nuclear magnetic resonance, it has the advantage of allowing high-resolution detection of nuclear magnetism through metal as well as within heterogeneous media. To achieve high sensitivity, it is common to couple zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance with hyperpolarization techniques. To date, the most common technique is parahydrogen-induced polarization, which is only compatible with a small number of compounds. In this article, we establish dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization as a versatile method to enhance signals in zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance experiments on sample mixtures of [13C]sodium formate, [1-13C]glycine, and [2-13C]sodium acetate, and our technique is immediately extendable to a broad range of molecules with >1 s relaxation times. We find signal enhancements of up to 11,000 compared with thermal prepolarization in a 2 T permanent magnet. To increase the signal in future experiments, we investigate the relaxation effects of the TEMPOL radicals used for the hyperpolarization process at zero- and ultralow-fields.
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- Román Picazo-Frutos
- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Mainz55128, Germany.,Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz55128, Germany
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCBL, Université de Lyon, CRMN UMR 5280, 69100Villeurbanne, France
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- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Mainz55128, Germany
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCBL, Université de Lyon, CRMN UMR 5280, 69100Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCBL, Université de Lyon, CRMN UMR 5280, 69100Villeurbanne, France
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- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Mainz55128, Germany.,Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz55128, Germany.,Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Baldiri Reixac 10-12, Barcelona08028, Spain
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCBL, Université de Lyon, CRMN UMR 5280, 69100Villeurbanne, France.,Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, LondonW12 0BZ, U.K
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCBL, Université de Lyon, CRMN UMR 5280, 69100Villeurbanne, France
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- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Mainz55128, Germany.,Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz55128, Germany
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Zeng X, Ma H, Jin J, Zhang H, Ma J. Non-Steady State NMR Effect and Application on Time-Varying Magnetic Field Measurement. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:9960. [PMID: 36560326 PMCID: PMC9783355 DOI: 10.3390/s22249960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The measurement of a time-varying magnetic field is different from a constant magnetic field, due to its field intensity variation with time. Usually, the time-varying magnetic field measurement converts the solution of the magnetic induction intensity into the calculation of the induced electromotive force (EMF); then, the magnetic induction intensity is obtained by the time integration of the EMF, but the process is vulnerable to external interference. In this paper, a non-steady state nuclear magnetic resonance (NSS-NMR) scheme for the measurement of a time-varying magnetic field is proposed. In a time-varying magnetic field environment, an RF excitation signal with a certain frequency bandwidth is applied to excite the nuclear spin system. The NSS-NMR signal, which varies with time in the frequency range corresponding to the frequency bandwidth of the RF excitation, could finally be obtained after a series of processing of the probe output signal. During the NSS-NMR experiment, an orthogonal dual-coil probe is adopted to synchronously generate the RF excitation and induce the probe output signal. Moreover, a directional coupler that utilized in the experiment outputs a reference signal from the coupling port for the subsequent signal processing. The experimental results show that the weak NSS-NMR signal is indeed observed. The longitudinal time-varying magnetic field ranges from 0.576 T to 0.582 T, which is inverted by the Larmor precession relationship, have been successfully detected based on the so-called NSS-NMR effect.
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- Xiaohu Zeng
- School of Electronic Information and Communications, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Electronic Information and Communications, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Electronic Information and Communications, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Electronic Information and Communications, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Hori S, Oida T, Moriya T, Saito A, Suyama M, Kobayashi T. Magnetic shieldless ultra-low-field MRI with an optically pumped magnetometer. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2022; 343:107280. [PMID: 35998483 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2022.107280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Among magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques, ultra-low field (ULF) MRI has the potential to significantly lower the cost of implementation and maintenance, as well as the size of the scanning system. Due to the small amplitude of the signals produced by ULR-MRI, extremely sensitive magnetic sensors are required. Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) have been proposed for use in ULF-MRI as ultra-sensitive magnetic sensors capable of detecting very small signals. However, the cost of a ferromagnetic magnetic shield is often not affordable for many applications. By increasing the Larmor frequency, the influence of low-frequency magnetic noise can be mitigated, allowing OPM to be operated without the use of a magnetic shield chamber. This lowers the cost of the magnetic shield and further raises the signal strength, resulting in benefits such as non-prepolarization. We present a method for implementing the ULF-MRI using low-cost OPMs in this study. The Larmor frequency was adjusted to 300 kHz, and three-dimensional (3D) images of a phantom were acquired with a digital resolution of 3 × 3 × 3 mm3 using a static magnetic field of 7.05 mT without using a magnetic shield room or a prepolarization coil. Additionally, we corrected the frequency response to acquired images to consider the narrow bandwidth, and the SNR of 3D imaging was 18. The experimental results, we believe, establish a new guideline for higher-performance, lower-cost ULF-MRI that does not require expensive magnetic shielding.
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- Sogo Hori
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-daigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Japan
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- Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Japan
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- Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Japan
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- Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Japan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-daigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
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Kaseman DC, Batrice RJ, Williams RF. Detection of natural abundance 13C J-couplings at Earth's magnetic field for spin system differentiation of small organic molecules. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2022; 342:107272. [PMID: 35917767 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2022.107272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy routinely characterizes the unique spin systems of molecules using a combination of chemical shift and J-coupling interactions for the 1H and 13C nuclei. However, at Earth's magnetic field, chemical shifts are unresolvable and the ability to characterize structure relies solely on the J-couplings. Fortuitously, the J-couplings at Earth's field provides the same spin system information as high field, but only requires detection of the 1H nucleus. We report the first identification of the multiple natural abundance 1H-13C spin systems on organic molecules detected at Earth's magnetic field. The results clearly demonstrate the feasibility of Earth's field NMR to characterize small organic molecules without costly enrichment strategies.
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- Derrick C Kaseman
- Bioenergy and Biome Sciences Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States.
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- Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Bioenergy and Biome Sciences Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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Van Dyke ET, Eills J, Picazo-Frutos R, Sheberstov KF, Hu Y, Budker D, Barskiy DA. Relayed hyperpolarization for zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabp9242. [PMID: 35857837 PMCID: PMC9299534 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abp9242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
Abstract
Zero- to ultralow-field nuclear magnetic resonance (ZULF NMR) is a rapidly developing form of spectroscopy that provides rich spectroscopic information in the absence of large magnetic fields. However, signal acquisition still requires a mechanism for generating a bulk magnetic moment for detection, and the currently used methods only apply to a limited pool of chemicals or come at prohibitively high cost. We demonstrate that the parahydrogen-based SABRE (signal amplification by reversible exchange)-Relay method can be used as a more general means of generating hyperpolarized analytes for ZULF NMR by observing zero-field J-spectra of [13C]-methanol, [1-13C]-ethanol, and [2-13C]-ethanol in both 13C-isotopically enriched and natural abundance samples. We explore the magnetic field dependence of the SABRE-Relay efficiency and show the existence of a second maximum at 19.0 ± 0.3 mT. Despite presence of water, SABRE-Relay is used to hyperpolarize ethanol extracted from a store-bought sample of vodka (%PH ~ 0.1%).
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- Erik T. Van Dyke
- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz Institut Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz Institut Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz Institut Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz Institut Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
- École normale supérieure, Paris Sciences et Lettres University, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz Institut Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz Institut Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
- University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-7300, USA
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz Institut Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
- Corresponding author.
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All-Optical Parametric-Resonance Magnetometer Based on 4He Atomic Alignment. SENSORS 2022; 22:s22114184. [PMID: 35684805 PMCID: PMC9185463 DOI: 10.3390/s22114184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Parametric-resonance magnetometer is a high-sensitivity quantum sensor characterized by applying the non-resonant radio-frequency (RF) fields to the atomic ensemble. The RF fields lead to crosstalk in the multi-sensor design, thus disturbing the magnetic-field measurement results. We propose an optically modulated alignment-based 4He parametric-resonance magnetometer. By using the fictitious field generated by the modulated light shift, parametric resonance is realized, and crosstalk caused by the magnetic RF field is prevented. The relative intensity noise of the lasers is suppressed to optimize the sensitivity of the magnetometer. Our magnetometer experimentally demonstrates a magnetic-field noise floor of 130 fT/Hz1/2 in both open- and closed-loop operations and has the potential to reach 70 fT/Hz1/2 when compared with the optimized magnetic RF scheme. It provides near-zero magnetic-field measurements with a 2 kHz bandwidth at room temperature, which is useful for high-bandwidth measurements in biomagnetic applications.
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Buntkowsky G, Theiss F, Lins J, Miloslavina YA, Wienands L, Kiryutin A, Yurkovskaya A. Recent advances in the application of parahydrogen in catalysis and biochemistry. RSC Adv 2022; 12:12477-12506. [PMID: 35480380 PMCID: PMC9039419 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01346k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are analytical and diagnostic tools that are essential for a very broad field of applications, ranging from chemical analytics, to non-destructive testing of materials and the investigation of molecular dynamics, to in vivo medical diagnostics and drug research. One of the major challenges in their application to many problems is the inherent low sensitivity of magnetic resonance, which results from the small energy-differences of the nuclear spin-states. At thermal equilibrium at room temperature the normalized population difference of the spin-states, called the Boltzmann polarization, is only on the order of 10-5. Parahydrogen induced polarization (PHIP) is an efficient and cost-effective hyperpolarization method, which has widespread applications in Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Medical Imaging. PHIP creates its signal-enhancements by means of a reversible (SABRE) or irreversible (classic PHIP) chemical reaction between the parahydrogen, a catalyst, and a substrate. Here, we first give a short overview about parahydrogen-based hyperpolarization techniques and then review the current literature on method developments and applications of various flavors of the PHIP experiment.
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- Gerd Buntkowsky
- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Str. 8 D-64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Str. 8 D-64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Str. 8 D-64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Str. 8 D-64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Str. 8 D-64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- International Tomography Center, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science Novosibirsk 630090 Russia
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- International Tomography Center, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science Novosibirsk 630090 Russia
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Eills J, Hale W, Utz M. Synergies between Hyperpolarized NMR and Microfluidics: A Review. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 128:44-69. [PMID: 35282869 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2021.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Hyperpolarized nuclear magnetic resonance and lab-on-a-chip microfluidics are two dynamic, but until recently quite distinct, fields of research. Recent developments in both areas increased their synergistic overlap. By microfluidic integration, many complex experimental steps can be brought together onto a single platform. Microfluidic devices are therefore increasingly finding applications in medical diagnostics, forensic analysis, and biomedical research. In particular, they provide novel and powerful ways to culture cells, cell aggregates, and even functional models of entire organs. Nuclear magnetic resonance is a non-invasive, high-resolution spectroscopic technique which allows real-time process monitoring with chemical specificity. It is ideally suited for observing metabolic and other biological and chemical processes in microfluidic systems. However, its intrinsically low sensitivity has limited its application. Recent advances in nuclear hyperpolarization techniques may change this: under special circumstances, it is possible to enhance NMR signals by up to 5 orders of magnitude, which dramatically extends the utility of NMR in the context of microfluidic systems. Hyperpolarization requires complex chemical and/or physical manipulations, which in turn may benefit from microfluidic implementation. In fact, many hyperpolarization methodologies rely on processes that are more efficient at the micro-scale, such as molecular diffusion, penetration of electromagnetic radiation into a sample, or restricted molecular mobility on a surface. In this review we examine the confluence between the fields of hyperpolarization-enhanced NMR and microfluidics, and assess how these areas of research have mutually benefited one another, and will continue to do so.
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- James Eills
- Institute for Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, D-55090 Mainz, Germany; GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 32611, USA
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
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Schmidt AB, Bowers CR, Buckenmaier K, Chekmenev EY, de Maissin H, Eills J, Ellermann F, Glöggler S, Gordon JW, Knecht S, Koptyug IV, Kuhn J, Pravdivtsev AN, Reineri F, Theis T, Them K, Hövener JB. Instrumentation for Hydrogenative Parahydrogen-Based Hyperpolarization Techniques. Anal Chem 2022; 94:479-502. [PMID: 34974698 PMCID: PMC8784962 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Andreas B. Schmidt
- Department of Radiology – Medical Physics, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Killianstr. 5a, Freiburg 79106, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Freiburg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 2001 Museum Road, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA
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- High-Field Magnetic Resonance Center, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max-Planck-Ring 11, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Intergrative Biosciences (Ibio), Department of Chemistry, Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI), Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI 48202, United States
- Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Leninskiy Prospect, 14, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Radiology – Medical Physics, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Killianstr. 5a, Freiburg 79106, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Freiburg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Institute for Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, D-55090 Mainz, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, 55128 Mainz, 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, Am Botanischen Garten 14, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- NMR Signal Enhancement Group Max Planck Institutefor Biophysical Chemistry Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
- Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration of UMG Von-Siebold-Str. 3A, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 185 Berry St., San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- International Tomography Center, SB RAS, 3A Institutskaya St., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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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, Am Botanischen Garten 14, 24118, 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, Am Botanischen Garten 14, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Dept. Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Via Nizza 52, University of Torino, Italy
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- Departments of Chemistry, Physics and Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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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, Am Botanischen Garten 14, 24118, 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, Am Botanischen Garten 14, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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Blanchard JW, Ripka B, Suslick BA, Gelevski D, Wu T, Münnemann K, Barskiy DA, Budker D. Towards large-scale steady-state enhanced nuclear magnetization with in situ detection. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2021; 59:1208-1215. [PMID: 33826170 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.5161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Signal amplification by reversible exchange (SABRE) boosts NMR signals of various nuclei enabling new applications spanning from magnetic resonance imaging to analytical chemistry and fundamental physics. SABRE is especially well positioned for continuous generation of enhanced magnetization on a large scale; however, several challenges need to be addressed for accomplishing this goal. Specifically, SABRE requires (i) a specialized catalyst capable of reversible H2 activation and (ii) physical transfer of the sample from the point of magnetization generation to the point of detection (e.g., a high-field or a benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR] spectrometer). Moreover, (iii) continuous parahydrogen bubbling accelerates solvent (e.g., methanol) evaporation, thereby limiting the experimental window to tens of minutes per sample. In this work, we demonstrate a strategy to rapidly generate the best-to-date precatalyst (a compound that is chemically modified in the course of the reaction to yield the catalyst) for SABRE, [Ir(IMes)(COD)Cl] (IMes = 1,3-bis-[2,4,6-trimethylphenyl]-imidazol-2-ylidene; COD = cyclooctadiene) via a highly accessible synthesis. Second, we measure hyperpolarized samples using a home-built zero-field NMR spectrometer and study the field dependence of hyperpolarization directly in the detection apparatus, eliminating the need to physically move the sample during the experiment. Finally, we prolong the measurement time and reduce evaporation by presaturating parahydrogen with the solvent vapor before bubbling into the sample. These advancements extend opportunities for exploring SABRE hyperpolarization by researchers from various fields and pave the way to producing large quantities of hyperpolarized material for long-lasting detection of SABRE-derived nuclear magnetization.
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- John W Blanchard
- Helmholtz Institute Mainz, GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research GmbH, Mainz, Germany
- NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH, Ulm, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Helmholtz Institute Mainz, GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research GmbH, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Process Engineering, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Mainz, GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research GmbH, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Mainz, GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research GmbH, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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Zhukov IV, Kiryutin AS, Yurkovskaya AV, Blanchard JW, Budker D, Ivanov KL. Correlation of high-field and zero- to ultralow-field NMR properties using 2D spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2021; 154:144201. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0039294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Ivan V. Zhukov
- International Tomography Center, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- International Tomography Center, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- International Tomography Center, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- NVision-Imaging Technologies, Ulm 89081, Germany
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- International Tomography Center, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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Blanchard JW, Budker D, Trabesinger A. Lower than low: Perspectives on zero- to ultralow-field nuclear magnetic resonance. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2021; 323:106886. [PMID: 33518173 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2020.106886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The less-traveled low road in nuclear magnetic resonance is discussed, honoring the contributions of Prof. Bernhard Blümich, aspiring towards reaching 'a new low.' A history of the subject and its current status are briefly reviewed, followed by an effort to prophesy possible directions for future developments.
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- John W Blanchard
- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 55128 Mainz, Germany; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany; Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-7300, USA
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Alcicek S, Put P, Kontul V, Pustelny S. Zero-Field NMR J-Spectroscopy of Organophosphorus Compounds. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:787-792. [PMID: 33411543 PMCID: PMC7877728 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Organophosphorus compounds are a wide and diverse class of chemicals playing a crucial role in living organisms. This aspect has been often investigated using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), which provides information about molecular structure and function. In this paper, we report the results of theoretical and experimental studies on basic organophosphorus compounds using zero-field NMR, where spin dynamics are investigated in the absence of a magnetic field with the dominant heteronuclear J-coupling. We demonstrate that the zero-field NMR enables distinguishing the chemicals owing to their unique electronic environment even though their spin systems have the same alphabetic designation. Such information can be obtained just in a single measurement, while amplitudes and widths of observed low-field NMR resonances enable the study of processes affecting spin dynamics. An excellent agreement between simulations and measurements of the spectra, particularly in the largest frequency J-couplings range ever reported in zero-field NMR, is demonstrated.
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Put P, Pustelny S, Budker D, Druga E, Sjolander TF, Pines A, Barskiy DA. Zero- to Ultralow-Field NMR Spectroscopy of Small Biomolecules. Anal Chem 2021; 93:3226-3232. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Piotr Put
- M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Łojasiewicza 11, Kraków 30-348, Poland
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- M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Łojasiewicza 11, Kraków 30-348, Poland
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- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-7300, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-1462, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-1462, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-1462, United States
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- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-1462, United States
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Burueva DB, Eills J, Blanchard JW, Garcon A, Picazo‐Frutos R, Kovtunov KV, Koptyug IV, Budker D. Chemical Reaction Monitoring using Zero‐Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Enables Study of Heterogeneous Samples in Metal Containers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202006266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Dudari B. Burueva
- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Microimaging International Tomography Center 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
- Novosibirsk State University 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
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- Helmholtz Institute Mainz GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH 55128 Mainz Germany
- Johannes Gutenberg University 55090 Mainz Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Mainz GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Mainz GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH 55128 Mainz Germany
- Johannes Gutenberg University 55090 Mainz Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Mainz GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH 55128 Mainz Germany
- Johannes Gutenberg University 55090 Mainz Germany
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- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Microimaging International Tomography Center 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
- Novosibirsk State University 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
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- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Microimaging International Tomography Center 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
- Novosibirsk State University 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
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- Helmholtz Institute Mainz GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH 55128 Mainz Germany
- Johannes Gutenberg University 55090 Mainz Germany
- University of California Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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Burueva DB, Eills J, Blanchard JW, Garcon A, Picazo‐Frutos R, Kovtunov KV, Koptyug IV, Budker D. Chemical Reaction Monitoring using Zero-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Enables Study of Heterogeneous Samples in Metal Containers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:17026-17032. [PMID: 32510813 PMCID: PMC7540358 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We demonstrate that heterogeneous/biphasic chemical reactions can be monitored with high spectroscopic resolution using zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. This is possible because magnetic susceptibility broadening is negligible at ultralow magnetic fields. We show the two-step hydrogenation of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate with para-enriched hydrogen gas in conventional glass NMR tubes, as well as in a titanium tube. The low frequency zero-field NMR signals ensure that there is no significant signal attenuation arising from shielding by the electrically conductive sample container. This method paves the way for in situ monitoring of reactions in complex heterogeneous multiphase systems and in reactors made of conductive materials while maintaining resolution and chemical specificity.
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- Dudari B. Burueva
- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance MicroimagingInternational Tomography Center630090NovosibirskRussia
- Novosibirsk State University630090NovosibirskRussia
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- Helmholtz Institute MainzGSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH55128MainzGermany
- Johannes Gutenberg University55090MainzGermany
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- Helmholtz Institute MainzGSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH55128MainzGermany
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- Helmholtz Institute MainzGSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH55128MainzGermany
- Johannes Gutenberg University55090MainzGermany
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- Helmholtz Institute MainzGSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH55128MainzGermany
- Johannes Gutenberg University55090MainzGermany
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- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance MicroimagingInternational Tomography Center630090NovosibirskRussia
- Novosibirsk State University630090NovosibirskRussia
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- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance MicroimagingInternational Tomography Center630090NovosibirskRussia
- Novosibirsk State University630090NovosibirskRussia
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- Helmholtz Institute MainzGSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH55128MainzGermany
- Johannes Gutenberg University55090MainzGermany
- University of California BerkeleyBerkeleyCA94720USA
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