Category Archives: Our Publications

These are the scientific articles published by SeRMN personnel. Posts may contain a short description of the research work objective and relevance, in addition to the abstract of the article, the bibliographic reference, and the article DOI if available.

On the interference of J_HH modulation in HSQMBC-IPAP and HMBC-IPAP experiments

2013-07-15Methods & Applications, Our Publications, Our ResearchHMBC, HSQMBC, IPAP, proton-carbon coupling constantsJosep

“On the interference of J(HH) modulation in HSQMBC-IPAP and HMBC-IPAP experiments”, by Josep Saurí and Teodor Parella; Magn. Reson. Chem. 2013. DOI: 10.1002/mrc.3977

The effects of phase signal modulation due to homonuclear proton–proton coupling constants in HSQMBC-IPAP and HMBC-IPAP experiments are experimentally evaluated. An assessment of the reliability ofⁿJ_CH measurement from distorted cross-peaks obtained in IPAP versions of HMBC and HSQMBC experiments is presented. Continue reading On the interference of J_HH modulation in HSQMBC-IPAP and HMBC-IPAP experiments →

NaAlH₄ confined in Ordered Mesoporous Carbon

2013-07-13Our Publications23Na-NMR, 27Al-NMR, hydrides, ordered_mesoporous_carbon, solid-state nmrPau

NaAlH4 confined in Ordered Mesoporous Carbon

Bonatto, C.; Lindemann, I.; Nolis, P.; KieBling, A.; Baró, M. D.; Klose, M.; Giebler, L.; Rellinghaus, B.; Eckert, J.; Schultz, L.; Gutfleisch, O.

In this paper we performed a comprehensive investigation of the structural and sorption properties of a 40 wt. % NaAlH₄ confined in a ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC, i.e. CMK-3) by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), ²³Na{¹H} and ²⁷Al{¹H} solid-state magic angle spinning-nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS-NMR).

This study evidences a remarkable improvement of the sorption kinetics of NaAlH₄ due to its existence in nanometer size within the OMC. The pressure composition isotherm (PCI) analysis (for the re-absorption step) of the nanoconfined NaAlH₄ would suggest an alteration of its equilibrium thermodynamic properties.

Gelation process followed by NMR

2013-06-11Our Publicationschirality, foldamers, gelation, hydrogen-bonds, organogels, peptides, secondary structures, self-assemblyPau

Low-molecular-weight gelators consisting of hybrid cyclobutane-based peptides, by Sergi Celis, Pau Nolis, Ona Illa, Vicenç Branchadell, Rosa M. Ortuño, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2013, 11, 2839 DOI: 10.1039/c3ob27347d

Some hybrid tetrapeptides consisting of (1R,2S)-2-aminocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid and glycine, β-alanine, or γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) joined in alternation, compounds 1–3, respectively, have been investigated to gain information on the non-covalent interactions responsible for their self-assembly to form ordered aggregates, as well as on parameters such as their morphology and size. All three peptides formed nice gels in many organic solvents and significant difference in their behaviour was not observed. Continue reading Gelation process followed by NMR →

CLIP-HSQMBC: Very easy, direct and accurate measurement of ⁿJ_CH in organic molecules and natural products

2013-05-29Methods & Applications, Our Publications, Our ResearchHSQMBC, proton-carbon coupling constantsJosep

CLIP-HSQMBC: Easy measurement of small proton-carbon coupling constants in organic molecules, by Josep Saurí, Teodor Parella and Juan F. Espinosa; Org. Biomol. Chem., 2013, 11, 4473-4478. DOI:10.1039/C3OB40675J

A user-friendly 2D NMR approach denoted as CLIP-HSQMBC is proposed for the very easy, direct and accurate measurement of long-range proton-carbon coupling constants in organic molecules and natural products. The J value can be extracted directly from the analysis of resolved in-phase 1H multiplets that show an additional splitting arising from the proton-carbon coupling. Continue reading CLIP-HSQMBC: Very easy, direct and accurate measurement of ⁿJ_CH in organic molecules and natural products →

NMR confirms cysteine labelling with SFB in peptides

2013-05-14Our Publicationspeptides, PET, strucutural characterizationPau

“Efficient cysteine labelling of peptides with N-succinimidyl 4-[18F]fluorobenzoate: stability study and in vivo biodistribution in rats by positron emission tomography ( PET)” by Santiago Rojas, Pau Nolis, Juan D. Gispert, Jan Spengler, Fernando Albericio, José R. Herance, Sergio Abad. RSC Advances. 2013. DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40754C

A rapid and high-yielding cysteine labelling of peptides has been observed with the specific labelling agent for amines, N-succinimidyl 4-[¹⁸F]fluorobenzoate ([¹⁸F]SFB). Interestingly, NMR demonstrates that conjugation of the 4-fluorobenzoyl (FB) moiety is selectively achieved through a cysteine (Cys) thiol of the peptides with high yield (>80%) in short time (<5 min), while for a Cys amino acid derivative, a slow process has been observed. Continue reading NMR confirms cysteine labelling with SFB in peptides →

J-selHSQMBC: Simultaneous measurement of J_HH and two different ⁿJ_CH using IPAP, J-resolved and E.COSY principles

2013-05-10Methods & Applications, Our Publications, Our ResearchE.COSY, HSQMBC, IPAP, J-resolved, proton-carbon coupling constants, proton-proton coupling constantsJosep

cover_MRC “Simultaneous measurement of J(HH) and two different ⁿJ(CH) coupling constants from a single multiply-edited 2D cross-peak”, by Josep Saurí and Teodor Parella; Magn. Reson. Chem. 2013, 51, 397-402. DOI: 10.1002/mrc.3960

Three different J-editing methods (IPAP, E.COSY and J-resolved) are implemented in a single NMR experiment to provide spin-state-edited 2D cross-peaks from which simultaneous measurement of different homonuclear and heteronuclear coupling constants can be performed. Continue reading J-selHSQMBC: Simultaneous measurement of J_HH and two different ⁿJ_CH using IPAP, J-resolved and E.COSY principles →

Metabolic responses of Quercus ilex seedlings to wounding analysed with nuclear magnetic resonance profiling

2013-04-25Our Publications, Our Researchecology, metabolomicsAlbert Gargallo

“Metabolomic responses of Quercus ilex seedlings to wounding simulating herbivory” By Jordi Sardans, Albert Gargallo-Garriga, Míriam Pérez-Trujillo, Teodor Parella, Roger Seco, Iolanda Filella, Josep Peñuelas. Plant biology. April 2013. DOI: 10.1111/plb.12032.

Plants defense themselves against herbivory at several levels. One of these levels is the synthesis of inducible chemical defenses. By using NMR metabolomic technique we studied the metabolic changes of plant leaves after a wounding treatment simulating herbivore attack in the Mediterranean sclerophyllous tree Quercus ilex. Continue reading Metabolic responses of Quercus ilex seedlings to wounding analysed with nuclear magnetic resonance profiling →

Conformational Bias of Several Types of γ-Peptides

2013-04-15Our Publicationsconformational-study, heterochirality, homochirality, hydrogen-bonds, peptides, peptidomimeticsPau

“The Role of the Chiral cis-1,3-Disubstituted 2,2-Dimethylcyclobutane Motif in the Conformational Bias of Several Types of γ-Peptides” by Jordi Aguilera^,Juan A. Cobos, Raquel Gutiérrez-Abad, Carles Acosta, Pau Nolis, Ona Illa, Rosa M. Ortuño. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2013 (early view). DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201300066

Three series of new γ-peptides have been synthesized by starting from conveniently protected cis-3-amino-2,2-dimethylcyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid derivatives. The first series is constructed with only one enantiomer of this γ-amino acid, whereas in the second one both enantiomeric cyclobutane residues are joined in alternating fashion. Continue reading Conformational Bias of Several Types of γ-Peptides →

NMR-based Protocol for Ecometabolomics

2013-03-20Methods & Applications, Our Publications, Our Researchecology, metabolomicsMiriam

“Ecometabolomics: Optimized NMR-based method” by Albert Rivas-Ubach, Miriam Pérez-Trujillo, Jordi Sardans, Albert Gargallo-Garriga, Teodor Parella, Josep Peñuelas. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, February 2013. DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12028

Metabolomics is allowing great advances in biological sciences and in particular Ecometabolomics (metabolomic approach for ecological studies). Ecometabolomics is a powerful tool that allows identifying changes in the metabolome of individuals of the same species associated to environmental changes, detecting and identifying biological markers. Continue reading NMR-based Protocol for Ecometabolomics →

Additives on the Ca(BH) system

2013-02-13Our Publications11B-NMR, borohydrides, hydrogen-desorption, hydrogen-Storage, solid-state nmrPau

“Chemical State, Distribution and Role of Ti- and Nb-Based Additives on the Ca(BH₄)₂ System” by Christian Bonatto Minella, Eva Pellicer, Emma Rossinyol, Fahim Karini, Claudio Pistidda,Sebastiano Garroni, Chiara Milanese, Pau Nolis, Maria Dolors Baró, Oliver Gutfleisch, Klaus Pranzas, Andreas Schreyer, Thomas Klassen, Rüdiger Bormann and Martin Dornheim. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 117:4394-4403 (2013). DOI: 10.1021/jp3116275

Light metal tetrahydroborates are regarded as promising materials for solid state hydrogen storage. Due to both a high gravimetric hydrogen capacity of 11.5 wt. % and an ideal de-hydrogenation enthalpy of 32 kJ mol-1 H2, Ca(BH4)2 is considered to be one of the most interesting compounds in this class of materials. In this work, a comprehensive investigation of the effect of different selected additives (TiF4, NbF5, Ti-isopropoxide and CaF2) on the reversible hydrogenation reaction of calcium borohydride is presented combining different investigation techniques. Continue reading Additives on the Ca(BH) system →

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