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Hyperpolarized Xenon for NMR and MRI Applications
Published on: September 6, 2012
Parahydrogen induced hyperpolarization provides a tool for NMR metabolomics at nanomolar concentrations
Lisanne Sellies1, Indrek Reile2, Ruud L E G Aspers1
1Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands. m.tessari@science.ru.nl.
Abstract:
An NMR approach based on parahydrogen hyperpolarization is presented to detect and resolve specific classes of metabolites in complex biomixtures at down to nanomolar concentrations. We demonstrate our method on solid phase extracts of urine, by simultaneously observing hundreds of metabolites well below the limits of detection of thermal NMR.
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