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Measurement of internuclear distances by switched angle spinning NMR

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100084a003· OSTI ID:6914819
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States) Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States) Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States) Univ. of California, San Francisco, CA (United States)

Dipolar switched angle spinning, an NMR technique due to Terao et al. [Terao, T.; Miura H.; Saika, A.J. Chem. Phys. 1986, 85, 3816], has been used to measure [sup 13]C-[sup 13]C distances in the solid state. The experiment involves rotation of the sample at two different angles during different periods of a two-dimensional experiment. An evolution period with off-magic-angle spinning and chemical shift refocusing, followed by detection of the signal under magic angle spinning, yields scaled Pake patterns in [omega][sub 1], correlated with their isotropic shifts in [omega][sub 2] allowing the high-resolution measurement of dipolar couplings. We demonstrate this experiment on samples of doubly [sup 13]C labeled zinc acetate and a 14 amino acid peptide, in which we show that under optimal conditions distances of up to 5 [angstrom] may be measured. 21 refs., 4 figs.

DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
6914819
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 98:33; ISSN JPCHAX; ISSN 0022-3654
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English