@article {342, title = {Inclusion complexes oriented in thermotropic liquid-crystalline solvents studied with carbon-13 NMR}, journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry B}, volume = {107}, year = {2003}, note = {J Phys Chem B743MATimes Cited:11Cited References Count:19}, month = {Nov 20}, pages = {12558-12561}, abstract = {

The inclusion complex of cryptophane-A and chloroform dissolved in two nonchiral liquid-crystalline environments was investigated via C-13 NMR. Stable solutions of oriented complexes were prepared using aromatic (ZLI 1132) and aliphatic (ZLI 1695) thermotropic nematic liquid crystals as solvents; ordering of the complexes was manifested by the H-1-C-13 dipolar splitting of the C-13 resonance of labeled chloroform. In both solutions, the dipolar splitting for the bound ligands was substantially larger than that obtained for the free ligands, indicating a significant increase in ligand ordering upon complexation despite the absence of direct contact with the oriented solvent molecules. A similar enhancement in ordering was observed for complexed ligands compared to that for free ligands in both liquid-crystalline solvents. Also, the application of heteronuclear decoupling to the ZLI 1695 solution resulted in a reduced line width for the bound C-13 chloroform resonance, suggesting that a significant component of the observed line broadening may originate from intermolecular couplings between host and guest molecules. These results demonstrate the potential for using restored dipolar couplings to investigate structural and dynamical aspects of inclusion complexes in solution.

}, keywords = {xe-129}, isbn = {1520-6106}, doi = {Doi 10.1021/Jp030431e}, url = {://WOS:000186574500003}, author = {Marjanska, M. and Goodson, B. M. and Castiglione, F. and Pines, A.} } @article {375, title = {Evidence of nonspecific surface interactions between laser-polarized xenon and myoglobin in solution}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, volume = {97}, year = {2000}, note = {P Natl Acad Sci USA345XMTimes Cited:40Cited References Count:35}, month = {Aug 15}, pages = {9472-9475}, abstract = {

The high sensitivity of the magnetic resonance properties of xenon to its local chemical environment and the large Xe-129 NMR signals attainable through optical pumping have motivated the use of xenon as a probe of macromolecular structure and dynamics. In the present work, we report evidence for nonspecific interactions between xenon and the exterior of myoglobin in aqueous solution, in addition to a previously reported internal binding interaction. Xe-129 chemical shift measurements in denatured myoglobin solutions and under native conditions with varying xenon concentrations confirm the presence of nonspecific interactions. Titration data are modeled quantitatively with treatment of the nonspecific interactions as weak binding sites. Using laser-polarized xenon to measure Xe-129 spin-lattice relaxation times (T-1), we observed a shorter T-1 in the presence of 1 mM denatured apomyoglobin in 6 M deuterated urea (T-1 = 59 +/- 1 s) compared with that in 6 M deuterated urea alone (T-1 = 291 +/- 2 s), suggesting that nonspecific xenon-protein interactions can enhance Xe-129 relaxation. An even shorter T1 was measured in ? mM apomyoglobin in D2O (T-1 = 15 +/- 0.3 s), compared with that in D2O alone (T-1 = 506 +/- 5 s). This difference in relaxation efficiency likely results from couplings between laser-polarized xenon and protons in the binding cavity of apomyoglobin that may permit the transfer of polarization between these nuclei via the nuclear Overhauser effect.

}, keywords = {binding}, isbn = {0027-8424}, doi = {Doi 10.1073/Pnas.170278897}, url = {://WOS:000088840500026}, author = {Rubin, S. M. and Spence, M. M. and Goodson, B. M. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {380, title = {NMR and MRI using laser-polarized xenon}, journal = {Spectroscopy}, volume = {14}, year = {1999}, note = {Spectroscopy216AZTimes Cited:19Cited References Count:65}, month = {Jul}, pages = {26-33}, abstract = {

The application of optical pumping methods increases the nuclear spin polarization of noble gases by four to five orders of magnitude. This enormous increase in polarization translates directly into greatly enhanced signals for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Selected experiments devised to exploit this enhanced sensitivity are reviewed, including xenon NMR/MRI studies of biological systems and polarization transfer to molecules in solution and on surfaces.

}, keywords = {liquid xenon}, isbn = {0887-6703}, url = {://WOS:000081419500003}, author = {Song, Y. Q. and Goodson, B. M. and Pines, A.} } @article {384, title = {Study of xenon binding in cryptophane-A using laser-induced NMR polarization enhancement}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {121}, year = {1999}, note = {J Am Chem Soc189BTTimes Cited:73Cited References Count:64}, month = {Apr 14}, pages = {3502-3512}, abstract = {

In solution, spin-polarization transfer between laser-polarized xenon and the hydrogen nuclei of nearby molecules leads to signal enhancements in the resolved H-1 NMR spectrum, offering new opportunities for probing the chemical environment of xenon atoms. Following binding of laser-polarized xenon to molecules of cryptophane-A, selective enhancements of the H-1 NMR signals were observed. A theoretical framework for the interpretation of such experimental results is provided, and the spin polarization-induced nuclear Overhauser effects are shown to yield information about the molecular environment of xenon. The observed selective H-1 enhancements allowed xenon-proton internuclear distances to be estimated. These distances reveal structural characteristics of the complex, including the preferred molecular conformations adopted by cryptophane-A upon binding of xenon.

}, keywords = {SPECTROSCOPY}, isbn = {0002-7863}, doi = {Doi 10.1021/Ja9841916}, url = {://WOS:000079884800033}, author = {Luhmer, M. and Goodson, B. M. and Song, Y. Q. and Laws, D. D. and Kaiser, L. and Cyrier, M. C. and Pines, A.} } @article {393, title = {Effects of diffusion on magnetic resonance imaging of laser-polarized xenon gas}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Physics}, volume = {108}, year = {1998}, note = {J Chem PhysZh114Times Cited:30Cited References Count:24}, month = {Apr 15}, pages = {6233-6239}, abstract = {

Molecular diffusion during the application of magnetic field gradients can distort magnetic resonance images. A systematic characterization of these distortions in one dimension was performed using highly spin-polarized xenon gas. By varying the strength of the applied gradient and the geometric dimension of the sample, the evolution of these image distortions between the regimes of strong and weak diffusion was observed. These results are compared with numerical simulations. By directly measuring the displacement distribution of the polarized xenon atoms, it is shown that in the weak-diffusion regime the image distortions originate from the restricted diffusive motion near the sample boundaries, in agreement with previous theoretical work. Additionally, it is shown that the effects of diffusion can be utilized to enhance the contrast between the boundaries and bulk in the images of polarized gas samples, and thus may be exploited as a means of boundary detection in such systems. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-9606(98)02915-8].

}, keywords = {xe-129}, isbn = {0021-9606}, doi = {Doi 10.1063/1.476030}, url = {://WOS:000073073700018}, author = {Song, Y. Q. and Goodson, B. M. and Sheridan, B. and de Swiet, T. M. and Pines, A.} } @article {396, title = {NMR of supercritical laser-polarized xenon}, journal = {Chemical Physics Letters}, volume = {292}, year = {1998}, note = {Chem Phys Lett112EZTimes Cited:25Cited References Count:35}, month = {Aug 14}, pages = {686-690}, abstract = {

The feasibility of producing supercritical laser-polarized xenon for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) investigations was studied. Using a high-pressure capillary tube, a supercritical xenon sample (52 degrees C, 65 atm) was produced with a Xe-129 polarization approximately 140 times the equilibrium value. The polarization was observed to last for hundreds of seconds, in agreement with previous studies. These preliminary results suggest that supercritical laser-polarized xenon may be used as a polarizing solvent for numerous NMR applications. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {gas}, isbn = {0009-2614}, doi = {Doi 10.1016/S0009-2614(98)00732-5}, url = {://WOS:000075482300049}, author = {Haake, M. and Goodson, B. M. and Laws, D. D. and Brunner, E. and Cyrier, M. C. and Havlin, R. H. and Pines, A.} } @article {420, title = {In vivo NMR and MRI using injection delivery of laser-polarized xenon}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, volume = {94}, year = {1997}, note = {P Natl Acad Sci USAYn574Times Cited:55Cited References Count:39}, month = {Dec 23}, pages = {14725-14729}, abstract = {

Because xenon NMR is highly sensitive to the local environment, laser-polarized xenon could be a unique probe of living tissues. Realization of clinical and medical science applications beyond lung airspace imaging requires methods of efficient delivery of laser-polarized xenon to tissues, because of the short spin-lattice relaxation times and relatively low concentrations of xenon attainable in the body. Preliminary results from the application of a polarized xenon injection technique for in vivo Xe-129 NMR/MRI are extrapolated along with a simple model of xenon transit to show that the peak local concentration of polarized xenon delivered to tissues by injection may exceed that delivered by respiration by severalfold.

}, keywords = {humans}, isbn = {0027-8424}, doi = {Doi 10.1073/Pnas.94.26.14725}, url = {://WOS:000071182800090}, author = {Goodson, B. M. and Song, Y. Q. and Taylor, R. E. and Schepkin, V. D. and Brennan, K. M. and Chingas, G. C. and Budinger, T. F. and Navon, G. and Pines, A.} } @article {409, title = {Selective enhancement of NMR signals for alpha-cyclodextrin with laser-polarized xenon}, journal = {Angewandte Chemie-International Edition in English}, volume = {36}, year = {1997}, note = {Angew Chem Int EditYh944Times Cited:48Cited References Count:29}, month = {Nov 14}, pages = {2368-2370}, keywords = {solids}, isbn = {0570-0833}, doi = {Doi 10.1002/Anie.199723681}, url = {://WOS:A1997YH94400025}, author = {Song, Y. Q. and Goodson, B. M. and Taylor, R. E. and Laws, D. D. and Navon, G. and Pines, A.} } @article {433, title = {NMR of laser-polarized xenon in human blood}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, volume = {93}, year = {1996}, note = {P Natl Acad Sci USAVt054Times Cited:92Cited References Count:27}, month = {Nov 12}, pages = {12932-12936}, abstract = {

By means of optical pumping with laser light it is possible to enhance the nuclear spin polarization of gaseous xenon by four to five orders of magnitude, The enhanced polarization has allowed advances in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including polarization transfer to molecules and imaging of lungs and other void spaces, A critical issue for such applications is the delivery of xenon to the sample while maintaining the polarization, Described herein is an efficient method for the introduction of laser-polarized xenon into systems of biological and medical interest for the purpose of obtaining highly enhanced NMR/MRI signals. Using this method, we have made the first observation of the time-resolved process of xenon penetrating the red blood cells in fresh human blood-the xenon residence time constant in the red blood cells was measured to be 20.4+/-2 ms. The potential of certain biologically compatible solvents for delivery of laser-polarized xenon to tissues for NMR/MRI is discussed in light of their respective relaxation and partitioning properties.

}, keywords = {gas}, isbn = {0027-8424}, doi = {Doi 10.1073/Pnas.93.23.12932}, url = {://WOS:A1996VT05400048}, author = {Bifone, A. and Song, Y. Q. and Seydoux, R. and Taylor, R. E. and Goodson, B. M. and Pietrass, T. and Budinger, T. F. and Navon, G. and Pines, A.} }