3D ¹⁵N/¹⁵N/¹H chemical shift correlation experiment utilizing an RFDR-based ¹H/¹H mixing period at 100 kHz MAS.

ABSTRACT: Homonuclear correlation NMR experiments are commonly used in the high-resolution structural studies of proteins. While (13)C/(13)C chemical shift correlation experiments utilizing dipolar recoupling techniques are fully utilized under MAS, correlation of the chemical shifts of (15)N nuclei in proteins has been a challenge. Previous studies have shown that the negligible (15)N-(15)N dipolar coupling in peptides or proteins necessitates the use of a very long mixing time (typically several seconds) for effective spin diffusion to occur and considerably slows down a (15)N/(15)N correlation experiment. In this study, we show that the use of mixing proton magnetization, instead of (15)N, via the recoupled (1)H-(1)H dipolar couplings enable faster (15)N/(15)N correlation. In addition, the use of

SUBMITTER: Nishiyama Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4062578 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature