Rapid solid-state NMR of deuterated proteins by interleaved cross-polarization from ¹H and ²H nuclei

We present a novel sampling strategy, interleaving acquisition of multiple NMR spectra by exploiting initial polarization subsequently from (1)H and (2)H spins, taking advantage of their different T(1) relaxation times. Different (1)H- and (2)H-polarization based spectra are in this way simultaneously recorded improving either information content or sensitivity by adding spectra. The so-called Relaxation-optimized Acquisition of Proton Interleaved with Deuterium (RAPID) (1)H→(13)C/(2)H→(13)C CP/MAS multiple-acquisition method is demonstrated by 1D and 2D experiments using a uniformly (2)H, (15)N,(13)C-labeled α-spectrin SH3 domain sample with all or 30% back-exchanged labile (2)H to (1)H. It is demonstrated how 1D (13)C CP/MAS or 2D (13)C-(13)C correlation spectra initialized with polarization from either (1)H or (2)H may be recorded simultaneously with flexibility to be added or used individually for spectral editing. It is also shown how 2D (13)C-(13)C correlation spectra may be recorded interleaved with (2)H-(13)C correlation spectra to obtain (13)C-(13)C correlations along with information about dynamics from (2)H sideband patterns.