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Optical detection of NMR J-spectra at zero magnetic field
Scalar couplings of the form J I_1 \cdot I_2 between nuclei impart valuable
information about molecular structure to nuclear magnetic-resonance spectra.
Here we demonstrate direct detection of J-spectra due to both heteronuclear and
homonuclear J-coupling in a zero-field environment where the Zeeman interaction
is completely absent. We show that characteristic functional groups exhibit
distinct spectra with straightforward interpretation for chemical
identification. Detection is performed with a microfabricated optical atomic
magnetometer, providing high sensitivity to samples of microliter volumes. We
obtain 0.1 Hz linewidths and measure scalar-coupling parameters with 4-mHz
statistical uncertainty. We anticipate that the technique described here will
provide a new modality for high-precision "J spectroscopy" using small samples
on microchip devices for multiplexed screening, assaying, and sample
identification in chemistry and biomedicine.Comment: 15 pages, 4 Figure
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NMR STUDY OF MOLECULAR REFORIENTATION UNDER FIVEFOLD SYMMETRY SOLID PERMETHYLFERROCENE
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NMR STUDY OF MOLECULAR REFORIENTATION UNDER FIVEFOLD SYMMETRY SOLID PERMETHYLFERROCENE
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Some double resonance and multiple quantum NMR studies in solids
The first section of this work presents the theory and experimental applications to analysis of molecular motion of chemical shielding lineshapes obtained with high resolution double resonance NMR techniques. Analysis of /sup 13/C powder lineshapes in hexamethylbenzene (HMB) and decamethylferrocene (DMFe) show that these molecules reorient in a jumping manner about the symmetry axis. Analysis of proton chemical shielding lineshapes of residual protons in heavy ice (D/sub 2/O) show that protons are exchanged among the tetrahedral positions of neighboring oxygen atoms, consistent with motion expected from defect migration. The second section describes the application of Fourier Transform Double Quantum NMR to measurement of chemical shielding of deuterium in powder samples. Studies of partially deuterated benzene and ferrocene give equal shielding anisotropies, ..delta..sigma = -6.5 ppM. Theoretical predictions and experimental measurements of dipolar couplings between deuterons using FTDQ NMR are presented. Crystals of BaClO/sub 3/.D/sub 2/O, ..cap alpha..,..beta.. d-2 HMB and ..cap alpha..,..beta..,..gamma.. d-3 HMB were studied, as were powders of d-2 HMB and anisic acid. The third section discusses general multiple quantum spectroscopy in dipolar coupled spin systems. Theoretical description is made for creation and detection of coherences between states without quantum number selection rules ..delta..m = +-1. Descriptions of techniques for partial selectivity of order in preparation and detection of multiple quantum coherences are made. The effects on selectivity and resolution of echo pulses during multiple quantum experiments are discussed. Experimental observation of coherences up to order 6 have been made in a sample of benzene dissolved in a liquid crystal. Experimental verifications of order selection and echo generation have been made
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Characterization of the Secondary Structure and Melting of a Self-Cleaved RNA Hammerhead Domain by {sup 1}H NMR Spectroscopy
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Tritium Labelled Nucleotides: Heterogeneous Metal Catalyzed Exchange Labelling of ATP with Tritium Gas
Identification of MEDIATOR16 as the Arabidopsis COBRA suppressor, MONGOOSE1
We performed a screen for genetic suppressors of cobra, an Arabidopsis mutant with defects in cellulose formation and an increased ratio of unesterified/esterified pectin. We identified a suppressor named mongoose1 (mon1) that suppressed the growth defects of cobra, partially restored cellulose levels, and restored the esterification ratio of pectin to wild-type levels. mon1 was mapped to the MEDIATOR16 (MED16) locus, a tail mediator subunit, also known as SENSITIVE TO FREEZING6 (SFR6). When separated from the cobra mutation, mutations in MED16 caused resistance to cellulose biosynthesis inhibitors, consistent with their ability to suppress the cobra cellulose deficiency. Transcriptome analysis revealed that a number of cell wall genes are misregulated in med16 mutants. Two of these genes encode pectin methylesterase inhibitors, which, when ectopically expressed, partially suppressed the cobra phenotype. This suggests that cellulose biosynthesis can be affected by the esterification levels of pectin, possibly through modifying cell wall integrity or the interaction of pectin and cellulose