28 August 2022 to 2 September 2022
Science and Technology Campus, University of Parma
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Advances in biochemical applications of $\beta$-detected NMR

2 Sep 2022, 10:40
20m
Science and Technology Campus, University of Parma

Science and Technology Campus, University of Parma

University of Parma, Italy
Oral Molecular chemistry and chemical physics Oral contributions

Speaker

Victoria Karner (TRIUMF)

Description

Since the implementation of $\beta$-detected NMR ($\beta$-NMR) at TRIUMF, it has mainly been used to study condensed matter systems ranging from metals to superconductors to topological insulators. In the last few years, there has been a desire to extend the applications of $\beta$-NMR to include the study of biochemical problems. For a number of metal ions in our body, such as Mg(II), Zn(II) and Cu(I), the absence of convenient physical and spectroscopic properties limits our ability to characterize their role in health and disease using conventional techniques, such as classical NMR. However, $\beta$-NMR has the possibility to help address these gaps in our knowledge by aiding in the elucidation of metal coordination in biomolecules.

In this presentation, I demonstrate that we are able to observe $^{31}$Mg binding to the biomolecule adenosine 5’-triphosphate (ATP) in solution. The resonance spectrum shows two distinct peaks which indicates that we observe not one, but two distinct complexes between Mg$^{2+}$ and ATP. We identify these complexes with $^{31}$Mg $\beta$-NMR complemented by $^{31}$P NMR and DFT calculations. This represents the first measurement of a $\beta$-NMR probe binding to a biomolecule and is an important milestone in applying $\beta$-NMR to the study of biochemical problems$^1$.

  1. R. M. L. McFadden et al., Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed. e202207137 (2022)

Primary authors

Victoria Karner (TRIUMF) Mr Ryan M. L. McFadden (UBC) Dr Daniel Szunyogh (University of Copenhagen ) Derek Fujimoto (University of British Columbia) Dr Aris C. Chatzichristos (UBC) Nicholas Bravo-Frank (University of Victoria) Martin Dehn Dr Attila Jancso (University of Szeged) Dr S. Johannsen (University of Zurich) Dr I Kalomista (University of Copenhagen) Rob Kiefl (University of British Columbia) Dr F. H. Larsen (University of Copenhagen) Dr Jens Lassen (TRIUMF) Dr C.D.P. Levy (TRIUMF) Dr Ruohong Li (Triumf ) Iain McKenzie (TRIUMF) Ms Hannah McPhee (McMaster University) Dr Gerald D. Morris (TRIUMF) Dr M.R. Pearson (TRIUMF) Dr S. P. A. Sauer (University of Copenhagen) Dr R. K. O. Sigel (University of Zurich) Dr P. W. Thulstrup (University of Copenhagen) Prof. W. Andrew MacFarlane (UBC) Prof. Lars Hemmingsen (University of Copenhagen) Dr Monika Stachura (TRIUMF)

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