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Mechanism of dilute-spin-exchange in solid-state NMR.


ABSTRACT: In the stationary, aligned samples used in oriented sample (OS) solid-state NMR, (1)H-(1)H homonuclear dipolar couplings are not attenuated as they are in magic angle spinning solid-state NMR; consequently, they are available for participation in dipolar coupling-based spin-exchange processes. Here we describe analytically the pathways of (15)N-(15)N spin-exchange mediated by (1)H-(1)H homonuclear dipolar couplings. The mixed-order proton-relay mechanism can be differentiated from the third spin assisted recoupling mechanism by setting the (1)H to an off-resonance frequency so that it is at the "magic angle" during the spin-exchange interval in the experiment, since the "magic angle" irradiation nearly quenches the former but only slightly attenuates the latter. Experimental spectra from a single crystal of N-acetyl leucine confirm that this proton-relay mechanism plays the dominant role in (15)N-(15)N dilute-spin-exchange in OS solid-state NMR in crystalline samples. Remarkably, the "forbidden" spin-exchange condition under "magic angle" irradiation results in (15)N-(15)N cross-peaks intensities that are comparable to those observed with on-resonance irradiation in applications to proteins. The mechanism of the proton relay in dilute-spin-exchange is crucial for the design of polarization transfer experiments.

SUBMITTER: Lu GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3971823 | biostudies-other | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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