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Optimized "detectors" for dynamics analysis in solid-state NMR.

Albert A Smith1, Matthias Ernst1, Beat H Meier1

  • 1ETH Zurich, Physical Chemistry, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.

The Journal of Chemical Physics
|February 3, 2018
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxation data can misrepresent molecular motion. Optimized dynamics detectors offer a robust method to analyze complex molecular dynamics from NMR relaxation measurements.

Area of Science:

  • Biophysics
  • Chemical Physics
  • Molecular Dynamics

Background:

  • Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxation rates provide insights into molecular dynamics.
  • Traditional analysis often models molecular motion using sums of decaying exponentials, which can misrepresent complex dynamics.
  • Ambiguity in NMR relaxation data arises when the underlying motional model is unknown.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel method using optimized dynamics "detectors" for characterizing molecular motion from NMR relaxation data.
  • To address the limitations of current models in accurately representing complex molecular dynamics.
  • To enable direct comparison between experimental NMR data and molecular dynamics simulations.

Main Methods:

  • Development of optimized dynamics detectors, defined as linear combinations of relaxation-rate constants.

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  • Estimation of average or total motion amplitude across a range of correlation times using these detectors.
  • Application of detectors to analyze NMR relaxation data and molecular dynamics trajectories.

    • Main Results:

    • Optimized detectors provide a less model-specific but more reliable characterization of molecular motion when the true motional model is complex or unknown.
    • The detector approach allows for direct comparison between experimental NMR dynamics and computational molecular dynamics.
    • Analysis of ubiquitin dynamics using detectors demonstrates the practical utility of the method.

    Conclusions:

    • Optimized dynamics detectors offer a powerful and flexible approach to interpret NMR relaxation data, overcoming limitations of traditional models.
    • This method enhances the understanding of molecular dynamics by resolving ambiguities inherent in relaxation measurements.
    • The developed detectors facilitate a more accurate and direct link between experimental NMR observations and theoretical molecular dynamics.