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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Aiswarya Chalikunnath Venu, Rami Nasser Din, Thomas Rudszuck, Pierre Picchetti, Papri Chakraborty, Annie K. Powell, Steffen Kraemer, Gisela Guthausen, Masooma Ibrahim
Summary: The current trend in ultra-high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologies is opening up new possibilities in clinical diagnostics and material imaging. Contrast agents (CAs) are being used to further enhance MRI selectivity and image contrast. New contrast agents, such as lanthanides, show promise in being effective at high magnetic fields.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chandrashekhar Honrao, Nathalie Teissier, Bo Zhang, Robert Powers, Elizabeth M. O'Day
Summary: The addition of a gadolinium-based PRE agent can enhance the sensitivity of NMR spectral data, improve the detection of a wide range of metabolites, and increase the repeatability of intensity measurements in metabolomics samples.
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Chemistry, Physical
Aneta J. Lenard, Frans A. A. Mulder, Tobias Madl
Summary: Solvent paramagnetic relaxation enhancement (sPRE) is a versatile NMR-based method that characterizes the structure and dynamics of biomolecular systems by providing quantitative experimental information on the solvent accessibility of NMR-active nuclei. This review discusses recent progress in sPRE-based characterization of biomolecules and their complexes, highlighting the diverse applications of the method. By combining sPRE with complementary biophysical techniques, it is possible to advance biomolecular structure determination, identify interaction surfaces within protein complexes, probe conformational changes and low-population transient states, and gain insights into weak, nonspecific, and transient interactions between proteins and co-solutes. Additionally, the incorporation of solvent paramagnetic probes can improve the sensitivity of NMR experiments and hold promise for applications in metabolomics, drug discovery, and the study of intrinsically disordered proteins.
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(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ines B. Trindade, Michele Invernici, Francesca Cantini, Ricardo O. Louro, Mario Piccioli
Summary: Metalloproteins play vital roles in biology, and understanding their structure is crucial. A study utilized NMR to determine protein structure, finding that under favorable conditions, Paramagnetic Relaxation Enhancements (PREs) can efficiently complement and eventually replace Nuclear Overhauser Enhancements (NOEs) for structural characterization of small paramagnetic metalloproteins or de novo-designed metalloproteins.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Maja A. Dunstan, Dominic S. Brown, Lorenzo Sorace, Richard A. Mole, Colette Boskovic
Summary: Incorporating lanthanoid(III)-radical magnetic exchange coupling is a possible route to improving the performance of lanthanoid single-molecule magnets, which exhibit slow relaxation and low temperature quantum tunnelling of the magnetization. In this study, Gd(III) complexes were used as model systems to study the Ln-radical exchange coupling. Two new Gd(III)-radical compounds were synthesized, and their structures were confirmed using various characterization techniques. The compounds showed differences in low temperature magnetic properties, with compound 1 exhibiting slow magnetic relaxation in applied magnetic fields and compound 2 relaxing much faster, pointing to the major role of packing effects in modulating slow relaxation of the magnetization.
CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL
(2022)
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Natalia Diaz, Dimas Suarez
Summary: This study demonstrates the accuracy of estimating the entropy of flexible molecules using a partitioning approach based on rigid-rotor-harmonic-oscillator (RRHO) entropy and Gibbs-Shannon entropy. By employing discretization and expansion techniques that capture the correlation effects among torsional motions, the entropy of single molecules of varying sizes can be accurately computed. Extensive sampling, such as classical molecular dynamics simulations, is crucial for reliable entropy estimation.
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Biochemical Research Methods
Daniel Jardon-Alvarez, Tahel Malka, Johan van Tol, Yishay Feldman, Raanan Carmieli, Michal Leskes
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(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sambhu Radhakrishnan, Sam Smet, C. Vinod Chandran, Sreeprasanth Pulinthanathu Sree, Karel Duerinckx, Gina Vanbutsele, Johan A. Martens, Eric Breynaert
Summary: Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) is a major technology for reducing emissions from diesel engines, and variable temperature NMR can be used to predict the activity of Cu-zeolite SCR catalysts.
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Chemistry, Physical
Philip M. Singer, Arjun Valiya Parambathu, Thiago J. Pinheiro dos Santos, Yunke Liu, Lawrence B. Alemany, George J. Hirasaki, Walter G. Chapman, Dilip Asthagiri
Summary: Atomistic molecular dynamics simulations were used to predict the T-1 relaxation of water caused by paramagnetic Gd3+ ions in solution at 25 degrees C. The simulations agreed closely with measurements within a certain frequency range, showing potential for predicting r(1) in chelated Gd3+ contrast agents for clinical MRI.
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Mariusz Zalewski, Dawid Janasik, Adrianna Wierzbicka, Tomasz Krawczyk
Summary: 19F MRI is a promising tool in medical diagnostics that can improve sensitivity and develop responsive contrast agents. This study used relaxation theory to predict the properties of existing complexes and evaluate design strategies. The results were well aligned with experiments, indicating potential advantages of other metal ions in addition to Gd3+.
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(2022)
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Zeyu Zhang, Andreas Weller
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Z. Wang, L. Balembois, M. Rancic, E. Billaud, M. Le Dantec, A. Ferrier, P. Goldner, S. Bertaina, T. Chaneliere, D. Esteve, D. Vion, P. Bertet, E. Flurin
Summary: Electron spin resonance spectroscopy is the preferred method for characterizing paramagnetic impurities, but it only provides ensemble-averaged quantities due to limited signal-to-noise ratio. To achieve single-electron spin sensitivity, we use spin fluorescence detection method and a microwave photon counter at millikelvin temperatures. By coupling individual paramagnetic erbium ions in a scheelite crystal to a high-quality-factor planar superconducting resonator to enhance their radiative decay rate, we obtain a fluorescence signal with a signal-to-noise ratio of 1.9 in one second integration time. This method has the potential for single-spin detection in a volume as large as the resonator magnetic mode volume, making it orders of magnitude larger than other single-spin detection techniques.
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Sergey P. Babailov, Eugeny N. Zapolotsky
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INORGANICA CHIMICA ACTA
(2021)
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A. A. Wood, R. M. Goldblatt, R. P. Anderson, L. C. L. Hollenberg, R. E. Scholten, A. M. Martin
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Elie Belorizky, Pascal H. Fries
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Ayuk M. Ako, Christopher E. Anson, Rodolphe Clerac, Anthony J. Fitzpatrick, Helge Mueller-Bunz, Anthony B. Carter, Grace G. Morgan, Annie K. Powell
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Francis L. Pratt, Tatiana Guidi, Pascal Manuel, Christopher E. Anson, Jinkui Tang, Stephen J. Blundell, Annie K. Powell
Summary: Fe-19 is a molecular cluster system containing nineteen Fe(III) ions, exhibiting single-molecule magnet behavior with an easy axis close to the Fe1-Fe10 axis and significant intermolecular superexchange interactions. The system also shows magnetic excitations and exchange interactions with strengths eight times greater than dipolar coupling over distances of about 10 angstroms.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yan Peng, Hagen Kaemmerer, Annie K. Powell
Summary: This review discusses the tuning handles for steering the magnetic properties of Fe-III-4 f butterfly compounds, identifying advantages such as structural simplicity, Fe-57 Mossbauer spectroscopy utility, synthesis of isostructural analogues, and functionalization of organic main ligands. A total of 34 {M(2)(III)Ln(2)} butterfly compounds, including Fe and Al, have been analyzed to provide insights for designing new SMM systems with specific electronic and magnetic signatures.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rouven F. Pfleger, Soeren Schlittenhardt, Marcel P. Merkel, Mario Ruben, Karin Fink, Christopher E. Anson, Jesper Bendix, Annie K. Powell
Summary: Three structurally related single ion Dy compounds were synthesized using the pentadentate ligand H(2)dapp. The arrangement of H(2)dapp and its interactions with anionic ligands and counterions were found to influence the electronic and magnetic structure of the compounds. Additionally, different anionic ligands were observed to affect the relaxation properties of the compounds.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Matthias Tombers, Jennifer Meyer, Jonathan Meyer, Arkadiusz Lawicki, Vicente Zamudio-Bayer, Konstantin Hirsch, J. Tobias Lau, Bernd von Issendorff, Akira Terasaki, Thomas A. Schlathoelter, Ronnie A. Hoekstra, Sebastian Schmidt, Annie K. Powell, Eva Kessler, Marc H. Prosenc, Christoph van Wuellen, Gereon Niedner-Schatteburg
Summary: In this study, the magnetic properties of isolated cationic species [Mn12O12(CH3COO)(15)(CH3CN)](+) were investigated using gas phase X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism spectroscopy, and found to resemble closely to that of the corresponding bulk samples. Additionally, broken symmetry DFT calculations revealed that the Mn-4(IV) core exhibits almost no magnetic anisotropy, while the surrounding Mn-8(III) ring is highly anisotropic. These intrinsic magnetic properties are largely unaffected by environmental factors, suggesting robustness in the Mn-12 core scaffold within these complexes.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Amer Baniodeh, Danny Wagner, Yan Peng, Hagen Kaemmerer, Nicolas Leblanc, Stefan Brase, Jean-Valere Naubron, Christopher E. Anson, Annie K. Powell
Summary: The introduction of enantiopure ligands into Fe2Dy2 compounds can enhance slow relaxation of magnetisation and suppress quantum tunneling effects, thereby breaking cluster symmetry and altering the molecular structure of the coordination cluster. This finding highlights the importance of using enantiopure ligands in SMM research.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2021)
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Hanna E. Wagner, Nils Frank, Elham Barani, Christopher E. Anson, Lea Bayer, Annie K. Powell, Karin Fink, Frank Breher
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(2022)
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S. Sold, B. C. Mummaneni, N. C. Michenfelder, Y. Peng, A. K. Powell, A-N Unterreiner, G. Lefkidis, W. Huebner
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Thomas Ruppert, Soeren Schlittenhardt, Nithin Suryadevara, Olaf Fuhr, Christopher E. Anson, Mario Ruben, Annie K. Powell
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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANORGANISCHE UND ALLGEMEINE CHEMIE
(2022)
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
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INORGANICA CHIMICA ACTA
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
Lisa-Lou Gracia, Elham Barani, Jonas Braun, Anthony B. Carter, Olaf Fuhr, Annie K. Powell, Karin Fink, Claudia Bizzarri
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiang Zhong, Zhao-Bo Hu, Tong-Kai Luo, Yan Peng, Sui-Jun Liu, Christopher E. Anson, Annie K. Powell, He-Rui Wen
Summary: Three one-dimensional Ln(III) complexes based on hydrazone Schiff-base ligands were reported. The Dy-III analogue exhibited a field-induced SMM behavior with U (eff) = 43 K, while the Gd-III analogue showed a significant magnetic thermal effect with a maximum -ΔS(m) value of 21.32 J kg(-1) K-1 at 3 K and 7 T. The structures of the complexes were also characterized. The SMM behavior in the Dy-III compound was attributed to its single-ion properties, which was confirmed by comparing it with the Y/Dy diluted complex. On the other hand, the magnetocaloric effect in the Gd-III analogue was observed, with a maximum entropy change -ΔS(m) of 21.32 J kg(-1) K-1 at ΔH = 7 T and 3 K.
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(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiao-Lei Li, Lang Zhao, Jianfeng Wu, Wei Shi, Niklas Struch, Arne Luetzen, Annie K. Powell, Peng Cheng, Jinkui Tang
Summary: In situ metal-templated (hydrazone) condensation of 4,6-dihydrazino-pyrimidine, o-vanillin, and dysprosium ions resulted in the formation of discrete hexa- or dodecanuclear metallosupramolecular Dy-6(L)(6) or Dy-12(L)(8) aggregates. The structures exhibited unique circular helical or tetragonal bipyramid architectures, and the coordination mode of the bis(hydrazone) ligand L varied depending on the complex. The formation of the aggregates could be controlled by adjusting the reaction conditions. Dy-6(L)(6) showed a significant spin-relaxation energy barrier of 435 K, making it a promising candidate for lanthanide single-molecular magnets.