Abstract

Homonuclear Zero-Quantum Recoupling in Fast Magic-Angle-Spinning NMR,

A. Brinkmann, J. Schmedt auf der Günne, and M. H. Levitt,
2nd Alpine Conference on Solid-State NMR, Chamonix-Mont Blanc, France (Sep. 2001), poster.
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Recently a new class of rotor-synchronized pulse sequences was described, which are characterized by three integers, called the symmetry numbers [1,2]. The symmetry theory of these pulse sequences [1,2] is used to design pulse sequences which implement zero-quantum homonuclear dipolar recoupling, while decoupling isotropic chemical shifts and chemical shift anisotropies in first order average Hamiltonian theory [3]. Supercycles and composite pulses are employed to improve the robustness of these sequences with respect to chemical shifts. We show that the RFDR sequence [4] may be explained using symmetry arguments.

One of the major applications of zero-quantum recoupling sequences is the homonuclear correlation spectroscopy of uniformly 13C-labelled peptides and proteins. We identify sequences which prove to be good candidates for operation at high spinning frequencies and magnetic fields. These sequences are compared with existing zero-quantum recoupling sequences by numerical simulations. The new sequences are demonstrated experimentally by obtaining longitudinal magnetization transfer curves for [2-13C, 15N]-glycine and by acquiring 2D homonuclear correlation spectra of [U-13C]-L-tyrosine.

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