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Atomic Scale Structural Studies of Macromolecular Assemblies by Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Published on: September 17, 2017
A new triple-resonance experiment for the sequential assignment of backbone resonances in proteins
1Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main, Biozentrum, Marie Curie Strasse 9, D-60439, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Abstract:
A new protocol is described for obtaining intraresidual and sequential correlations between carbonyl carbons and amide (1)H and (15)N resonances of amino acids. Frequency labeling of (13)CO spins occurs during a period required for the (13)C(α)-(15)N polarization transfer, leading to an optimized transfer efficiency. In a four-dimensional version of the experiment, (13)C(α) chemical shifts are used to improve the dispersion of signals. The resonance frequencies of all backbone nuclei can be detected in a 3D variant in which cross peaks are split along two frequency axes. This pulse scheme is the equivalent of a five-dimensional experiment. The novel pulse sequences are applied to flavodoxin from Desulfovibrio vulgaris.
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