Gd(iii) and Mn(ii) Complexes for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization: Small Molecular Chelate Polarizing Agents and Applications with Site-Directed Spin Labeling of Proteins
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Kaushik, Monu
Bahrenberg, Thorsten
Caporini, Marc A.
Heiliger, Jörg
Schwalbe, Harald
Can, Thach V
Silvers, Robert Paul Georg
Griffin, Robert Guy
Corzilius, Bjorn
Silvers, Robert, 1968-
Date Issued
August 2016
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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
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Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
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Kaushik, Monu, et al. “Gd(iii) and Mn(ii) Complexes for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization: Small Molecular Chelate Polarizing Agents and Applications with Site-Directed Spin Labeling of Proteins.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 18, 39 (2016): 27205–27218 © 2016 Royal Society of Chemistry
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Abstract
We investigate complexes of two paramagnetic metal ions Gd³⁺ and Mn²⁺ to serve as polarizing agents for solid-state dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) of ¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁵N at magnetic fields of 5, 9.4, and 14.1 T. Both ions are half-integer high-spin systems with a zero-field splitting and therefore exhibit a broadening of the m[subscript S]= -1/2 ↔ +1/2 central transition which scales inversely with the external field strength. We investigate experimentally the influence of the chelator molecule, strong hyperfine coupling to the metal nucleus, and deuteration of the bulk matrix on DNP properties. At small Gd-DOTA concentrations the narrow central transition allows us to polarize nuclei with small gyromagnetic ratio such as ¹³C and even ¹⁵N via the solid effect. We demonstrate that enhancements observed are limited by the available microwave power and that large enhancement factors of > 100 (for ¹H) and on the order of 1000 (for ¹³C) can be achieved in the saturation limit even at 80 K. At larger Gd(iii) concentrations (≥10 mM) where dipolar couplings between two neighboring Gd³⁺ complexes become substantial a transition towards cross effect as dominating DNP mechanism is observed. Furthermore, the slow spin-diffusion between ¹³C and ¹⁵N, respectively, allows for temporally resolved observation of enhanced polarization spreading from nuclei close to the paramagnetic ion towards nuclei further removed. Subsequently, we present preliminary DNP experiments on ubiquitin by site-directed spin-labeling with Gd³⁺ chelator tags. The results hold promise towards applications of such paramagnetically labeled proteins for DNP applications in biophysical chemistry and/or structural biology.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CP04623A
