Nuclear Overhauser spectroscopy in hyperpolarized water - chemical vs. magnetic exchange

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 Oct 18;58(83):11661-11664. doi: 10.1039/d2cc03735a.

Abstract

Dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (dDNP) is a versatile hyperpolarization technique to boost signal intensities in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The possibility to dissolve biomolecules in a hyperpolarized aqueous buffer under mild conditions has recently widened the scope of NMR by dDNP. The water-to-target hyperpolarization transfer mechanisms remain yet unclear, not least due to an often-encountered dilemma of dDNP experiments: The strongly enhanced signal intensities are accompanied by limited structural information as data acquisition is restricted to short time series of only one-dimensional spectra or a single correlation spectrum. Tackling this challenge, we combine dDNP with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and predictions of cross-relaxation rates to unravel the spin dynamics of magnetization flow in hyperpolarized solutions.

MeSH terms

  • 2-Naphthylamine / analogs & derivatives
  • Acrylonitrile / analogs & derivatives
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation
  • Water* / chemistry

Substances

  • 2-(1,1-dicyanopropenyl-2-)-6-dimethylaminonaphthaleney
  • Water
  • 2-Naphthylamine
  • Acrylonitrile