Combined (13)C NMR and DFT/GIAO studies of the polyketides Aurasperone A and Fonsecinone A

Structural characterization by NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations was performed for two dimeric naptho-gamma-pyrones, the polyketides Aurasperone A and Fonsecinone A. Experimental data ((13)C NMR chemical shifts and interatomic geometries) were found to be in reasonable agreement with theoretical ones, obtained at B3LYP level for three different basis sets (6-31G/6-31G(d)/6-31G(d,p)). Additionally, the dipolar moments calculation allowed explaining the different solubility for these molecules. The (13)C NMR theoretical chemical shifts were calculated with the GIAO method and the solvent effects were taken into account by means of the PCM approximation. In this work, the DFT/GIAO methodology shows to be a reliable tool in the assignment of experimental NMR chemical shifts of similar molecules. (C) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem 108: 2408-2416, 2008.

Optimised polyolefin branch quantification by 13 C NMR spectroscopy

Quantitative branch determination in polyolefins by solid- and melt-state 13C NMR has been investigated. Both methods were optimised toward sensitivity per unit time. While solid-state NMR was shown to give quick albeit only qualitative results, melt-state NMR allowed highly time efficient accurate branch quantification. Comparison of spectra obtained using spectrometers operating at 300, 500 and 700 MHz 1H Larmor frequency, with 4 and 7~mm MAS probeheads, showed that the best sensitivity was achieved at 500 MHz using a 7 mm 13C-1H optimised high temperature probehead. For materials available in large quantities, static melt-state NMR, using large diameter detection coils and high coil filling at 300 MHz, was shown to produce comparable results to melt-state MAS measurements in less time. While the use of J-coupling mediated polarisation transfer techniques was shown to be possible, direct polarisation via single-pulse excitation proved to be more suitable for branch quantification in the melt-state. Artificial line broadening, introduced by FID truncation, was able to be reduced by the use of π pulse-train heteronuclear dipolar decoupling. This decoupling method, when combined with an extended duty-cycle, allowed for significant improvement in resolution. Standard setup, processing and analysis techniques were developed to minimise systematic errors contributing to the measured branch contents. The final optimised melt-state MAS NMR method was shown to allow time efficient quantification of comonomer content and distribution in both polyethylene- and polypropylene-co-α-olefins. The sensitivity of the technique was demonstrated by quantifying branch concentrations of 8 branches per 100,000 CH2 for an industrial ‘linear’ polyethylene in only 13 hours. Even lower degrees of 3–8 long-chain branches per 100,000 carbons were able to be estimated in just 24 hours for a series of γ-irradiated polypropylene homopolymers.

~(13)C核磁共振波谱模拟的研究

近年来，随着计算机技术的发展，C-13 NMR技术取得巨大的进步，并获得了与日俱增的广泛应用。目前，已成为化学、化工、生物、医学等领域不可缺少的分析技术。C-13 NMR波谱模拟在有机化合物结构自动解析中起着极为重要的作用，它能帮助科学家们对复杂的化合物进行结构解析，并对测定的化合物的化学位移进行验证。本论文在该领域进行了很多有意义的尝试，工作的目的是采用多元统计方法为化合物的C-13 NMR波谱模拟建立相关数学模型，并取得了一些有意义的结果。主要工作如下：1. 对饱和烷烃类化合物进行了~(13)C NMR波谱模拟，通过使用校正的分子连接性指数和几何参数，取得了比较满意的结果，其结果比Crant和Paul的烷烃模拟要好。2. 对环烷烃类化合物进行了~(13)C NMR波谱模拟，得到了具有较好预测能力的相关数学模型。3. 对饱和醇类化合物进行了~(13)C NMR波谱模拟，通过提取共振碳的拓扑指数、电荷参数和几何参数，构造了比较满意的数学模型。4. 对脂肪胺类化合物进行了~(13)C NMR波谱模拟，通过使用拓扑指数、电荷参数和几何参数，获得了比较好的相关数学模型。5. 对饱和醛酮类化合物进行了~(13)C NMR波谱模拟，通过使用拓扑指数、电荷参数和几何参数，获得了比较好的相关数学模型。

3~C-NMR 研究糠醇和糠醇与三■2—羟乙基■异氰尿酸酯缩聚磺化反应

80年代初,Kurihara 等开发的 PEC—1000复合膜,首次实现了工业规模的海水一级淡化,并在无机和有机水溶液的分离和浓缩方面显示了巨大潜力。据分析这种高效分离膜的功能分离层的主要结构成分是糠醇(FA)和三(?)2一羟乙基(?)异氰尿酸酯(THEIC)

C-13 MAS NMR spectra of cis,cis-mucononitrile in liquid-crystalline media and in the solid state. Orientation of the carbon chemical-shift tensors

The spinning sidebands observed in the C-13 MAS NMR spectra of cis,cis-mucononitrile oriented in liquid-crystalline media and of the neat sample in the solid state are studied. There are differences in the sideband intensity patterns in the two cases. These differences arise because the order parameters which characterize the orientation of the solute in the liquid-crystalline media differ for different axes. It is shown that, in general, the relative intensities of the sidebands contain information on the sign and magnitude of an effective chemical-shift parameter which is a function of the sum of the products of the principal components of the chemical-shift tensor and the corresponding order parameters with respect to the director. A method for obtaining the orientation of the carbon chemical-shift tensor is proposed. The carbon chemical-shift tensors obtained from gauge-including atomic orbital calculations are also presented for comparison. (C) 1996 Academic Press, Inc.

Structural and conformational study of peptides containing glycine and alanine residues by C-13 CPMAS NMR spectroscopy in solid state

The results of the structural and conformational studies carried out using C-13 CPMAS NMR technique on several glycine and alanine containing peptides in the solid state are reported. The study demonstrates the effects of variations in C-13 chemical shifts due to conformation and hydrogen bonding. The possibility of applying this technique to obtain insight into the conformational characteristics of peptides of unknown structures is discussed.

双甘肽稀土配合物溶液结构的~(13)C~1H NMR研究

关于双甘肽的~(13)C化学位移行为及其与稀土离子的配位作用前人有过报导。但有关水溶液中双甘肽稀土配合物的结构仍不清楚。本文测定了在重稀土离子Dy~(3+)、Ho~(3+)、Er~(3+)、Tm~(3+)和Yb~(3+)作用下双甘肽~(13)C和~1H的顺磁诱导位移,研究了水溶液中双甘肽稀土配合物的组成及结构。1 实验部分

Na-23, Si-29, and C-13 MAS NMR investigation of glass-forming reactions between Na2CO3 and SiO2

Winter, Rudolf; Jones, A.R.; Greaves, G.N.; Smith, I.H., (2005) 'Na-23, Si-29, and C-13 MAS NMR investigation of glass-forming reactions between Na2CO3 and SiO2', Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109(49) pp.23154-23161 RAE2008

The effects of anticalcification treatments and hydration on the molecular dynamics of bovine pericardium collagen as revealed by (13)C solid-state NMR

This article describes a solid-state NMR (SSNMR) investigation of the influence of hydration and chemical cross-linking on the molecular dynamics of the constituents of the bovine pericardium (BP) tissues and its relation to the mechanical properties of the tissue. Samples of natural phenetylamine-diepoxide (DE)- and glutaraldehyde (GL)-fixed BP were investigated by (13)C cross-polarization SSNMR to probe the dynamics of the collagen, and the results were correlated to the mechanical properties of the tissues, probed by dynamical mechanical analysis. For samples of natural BP, the NMR results show that the higher the hydration level the more pronounced the molecular dynamics of the collagen backbone and sidechains, decreasing the tissue`s elastic modulus. In contrast, in DE- and GL-treated samples, the collagen molecules are more rigid, and the hydration seems to be less effective in increasing the collagen molecular dynamics and reducing the mechanical strength of the samples. This is mostly attributed to the presence of cross-links between the collagen plates, which renders the collagen mobility less dependent on the water absorption in chemically treated samples. Copyright (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

The Mobility of Chondroitin Sulfate in Articular and Artificial Cartilage Characterized by (13)C Magic-Angle Spinning NMR Spectroscopy

We have studied the molecular dynamics of one of the major macromolecules in articular cartilage, chondroitin sulfate. Applying (13)C high-resolution magic-angle spinning NMR techniques, the NMR signals of all rigid macromolecules in cartilage can be suppressed, allowing the exclusive detection of the highly mobile chondroitin sulfate. The technique is also used to detect the chondroitin sulfate in artificial tissue-engineered cartilage. The tissue-engineered material that is based on matrix producing chondrocytes cultured in a collagen gel should provide properties as close as possible to those of the natural cartilage. Nuclear relaxation times of the chondroitin sulfate were determined for both tissues. Although T(1) relaxation times are rather similar, the T(2) relaxation in tissue-engineered cartilage is significantly shorter. This suggests that the motions of chondroitin sulfate in data:rat and artificial cartilage different. The nuclear relaxation times of chondroitin sulfate in natural and tissue-engineered cartilage were modeled using a broad distribution function for the motional correlation times. Although the description of the microscopic molecular dynamics of the chondroitin sulfate in natural and artificial cartilage required the identical broad distribution functions for the correlation times of motion, significant differences in the correlation times of motion that are extracted from the model indicate that the artificial tissue does not fully meet the standards of the natural ideal. This could also be confirmed by macroscopic biomechanical elasticity measurements. Nevertheless, these results suggest that NMR is a useful tool for the investigation of the quality of artificially engineered tissue. (C) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers 93: 520-532, 2010.

含硒抗体酶及酶法合成~（13）C尿苷二磷酸葡萄糖

胞质谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（cGPX）是生物体内重要的抗氧化含硒酶，在保护机体免受活性氧损伤方面起着重要作用，因此利用抗体酶技术进行cGPX的人工模拟具有重要意义。本文在疏水腔修饰法指导下，设计合成了两种新的具有GSH特征的半抗原Hp4和Hp5。通过单克隆抗体及化学诱变技术制备得到三种针对半抗原Hp4的含硒抗体酶和两种针对Hp5 特异的含硒抗体酶。其中SeHB5(1867 U/μmol)和SeIA7（3567U/μmol）活力达到和天然酶同一数量级，进一步验证了疏水腔修饰法。本文还对含硒抗体酶SeHB5和SeIA7的酶学性质进行了系统的研究。生物活性实验表明含硒抗体酶对不同浓度H_2O_2损伤的小鼠心肌细胞均有一定程度的保护作用。本文同时报道了三种硒代β-环糊精作为cGPX模拟物的活力，其中6,6'-(O-亚苯基）二硒基桥联-β-环糊精二聚体的活力超过目前被认为最理想的补硒试剂Ebselen。~（13）C标记UDPG在利用核磁手段发现新的UDPG依赖糖基转移酶和检测新的糖基化合物，确定糖基间连接方式，合成同位素标记寡糖和多糖等方面具有广阔的应用前景。本文首次从植物培养细胞Rauvolfia serpentina经四步纯化得到具有一定纯度的UDPG焦磷酸化酶，并应用该酶建立了经济，简便，高产率的从葡萄糖出发，酶法大量合成UDPG的方法。利用该方法首次合成得到0.5克级的UDP-[4-~（13）C]-glucose，产率高达～70%。在NMR谱学方面确定了UDPG中葡萄糖基上4位C的归属，从而纠正了文献中关于UDPG核磁谱归属中的部分错误。

(1)H, (15)N and (13)C assignments of the Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus anti-microbial peptide microplusin

Microplusin, a Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus anti-microbial peptide (AMP) is the first member of a new family of cysteine-rich AMPs with histidine-rich regions at the N- and C-termini, which is being fully characterized by biophysical and biochemical methods. Here we report the NMR resonance assignments for (1)H, (15)N, and (13)C nuclei in the backbone and side chains of the microplusin as basis for further studies of structure, backbone dynamics and interactions mapping.

Methodological and physiological test-retest reliability of (13) C-MRS glycogen measurements in liver and in skeletal muscle of patients with type 1 diabetes and matched healthy controls.

Glycogen is a major substrate in energy metabolism and particularly important to prevent hypoglycemia in pathologies of glucose homeostasis such as type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). (13) C-MRS is increasingly used to determine glycogen in skeletal muscle and liver non-invasively; however, the low signal-to-noise ratio leads to long acquisition times, particularly when glycogen levels are determined before and after interventions. In order to ease the requirements for the subjects and to avoid systematic effects of the lengthy examination, we evaluated if a standardized preparation period would allow us to shift the baseline (pre-intervention) experiments to a preceding day. Based on natural abundance (13) C-MRS on a clinical 3 T MR system the present study investigated the test-retest reliability of glycogen measurements in patients with T1DM and matched controls (n = 10 each group) in quadriceps muscle and liver. Prior to the MR examination, participants followed a standardized diet and avoided strenuous exercise for two days. The average coefficient of variation (CV) of myocellular glycogen levels was 9.7% in patients with T1DM compared with 6.6% in controls after a 2 week period, while hepatic glycogen variability was 13.3% in patients with T1DM and 14.6% in controls. For comparison, a single-session test-retest variability in four healthy volunteers resulted in 9.5% for skeletal muscle and 14.3% for liver. Glycogen levels in muscle and liver were not statistically different between test and retest, except for hepatic glycogen, which decreased in T1DM patients in the retest examination, but without an increase of the group distribution. Since the CVs of glycogen levels determined in a "single session" versus "within weeks" are comparable, we conclude that the major source of uncertainty is the methodological error and that physiological variations can be minimized by a pre-study standardization. For hepatic glycogen examinations, familiarization sessions (MR and potentially strenuous interventions) are recommended. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.