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Next week several SeRMN members will present our research work at the IV Ibero-American NMR – VI GERMN Bienal – III Iberian NMR joint meeting that will take place in Aveiro (Portugal) from 25th to 28th September. Find below a summary of our contributions.
Continue reading Presentations to the Ibero-American NMR & GERMN Bienal & Iberian NMR joint meeting
“Dimeth
yl sulfoxide (DMSO) as a potential contrast agent for brain tumors”, by Delgado-Goñi T, Martín-Sitjar J, Simões RV, Acosta M, Lope-Piedrafita S, Arús C.; NMR in Biomedicine. 2012.DOI: 10.1002/nbm.2832.
Identifying the type of brain tumor helps doctors determine the most appropriate course of treatment. Brain tumor diagnosis usually involves a neurological examination, brain scans, and/or an analysis of the brain tissue. Nowadays, the biopsy, although it is a very invasive procedure, is the most accurate method of obtaining a diagnosis. Continue reading DMSO as a magnetic resonance contrast agent for brain tumors
“Accurate measurement of small heteronuclear coupling constants from pure-phase α/β HSQMBC”, by Sergi Gil, Juan Félix Espinosa and Teodor Parella; Journal of Magnetic Resonance 213, 1, 145-150 (2011). DOI:10.1016/j.jmr.2011.09.036
A simple proton-selective α/β-HSQMBC experiment is proposed for the accurate measurement of long-range proton–carbon coupling constants (nJCH) in small molecules without need for an individualized and time-consuming post-processing fitting procedure. Continue reading Accurate measurement of small heteronuclear coupling constants from pure-phase α/β HSQMBC cross-peaks
“Strong relationship between elemental stoichiometry and metabolome in plants” Albert Rivas-Ubach, Jordi Sardans, Miriam Pérez-Trujillo, Marc Estiarte and Josep Peñuelas. PNAS, February 2012. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1116092109
Shifts in the elemental stoichiometry of organisms in response to their ontogeny and to changing environmental conditions should be related to metabolomic changes because elements operate mostly as parts of molecular compounds. Here we show this relationship in leaves of Erica multiflora throughout their seasonal development and in response to moderate experimental field conditions of drought and warming. Continue reading ECOMETABOLOMICS: Metabolomics in Ecological Studies
“Chiral Metabonomics: 1H NMR-Based Enantiospecific Differentiation of Metabolites in Human Urine via Direct Cosolvation with β-Cyclodextrin” Míriam Pérez-Trujillo, John C. Lindon, Teodor Parella, Hector C. Keun, Jeremy K. Nicholson and Toby J. Athersuch. Analytical Chemistry, February 2012 DOI:10.1021/ac203291d
Differences in molecular chirality remain an important issue in drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics for the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory authorities and chirality is an important feature of many endogenous metabolites. We present a 1H NMR-based method for the rapid, direct differentiation and identification of chiral drug enantiomers in human urine without pre-treatment of any kind. Continue reading CHIRAL METABONOMICS: Giving Metabonomics a Chiral Dimension
“In Vivo Assessment of Neurodegeneration in Niemann-Pick Type C Mice by Quantitative T2 Mapping and Diffusion Tensor Imaging”, by John W. Totenhagen, Silvia Lope-Piedrafita, Ivan A. Borbon, Eriko S. Yoshimaru, Robert P. Erickson, and Theodore P. Trouard; Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 35 (2012), 528-536. doi: 10.1002/jmri.22837
NIEMANN-PICK TYPE C (NPC) disease is a rare genetic neurodegenerative disease with no cure and few effective options for treatment. Diagnosis is most often made during childhood with symptoms progressively worsening and leading to death prior to adulthood. Continue reading Neurodegeneration in NPC Mice by T2 and DTI MRI
“Measurement of long-range proton-carbon constants from pure in-phase 1D multiplets”, by Juan F. Espinosa, Paloma Vidal, Teodor Parella and Sergi Gil: Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry 49, 502-507 (2011). DOI:10.1002/mrc.2782
A double-selective variant of the SELINCOR pulse sequence yields 1D proton multiplets that exhibit pure absortive in-phase lineshapes for precise measurement of specific long-range proton-carbon coupling constants in small organic molecules at natural abundance. Continue reading Measurement of long-range proton-carbon coupling constants from pure in-phase 1D multiplets