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Multidimensional CP-MAS 13C NMR of uniformly enriched chlorophyll

1998; Elsevier BV; Volume: 54; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s1386-1425(98)00067-5

ISSN

1873-3557

Autores

Barth‐Jan van Rossum, G.J. Boender, Fokko M. Mulder, Jan Raap, Teodor Silviu Balaban, Alfred R. Holzwarth, Kurt Schaffner, S. Prytulla, Hartmut Oschkinat, Huub J. M. de Groot,

Tópico(s)

Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography

Resumo

The progress toward structure refinement of solid-type uniformly 13C enriched ([U-13C]) chlorophyll-containing biological preparations is summarised. Solid state carbon chemical shifts of aggregated [U-13C] bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) c in intact chlorosomes of Chlorobium tepidum and in [U-13C] BChl c aggregates were determined by the application of homonuclear (13C13C) magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR dipolar correlation spectroscopy. It was found that the arrangement of BChl c molecules in the chlorosomes and in the aggregates is highly similar, which provides convincing evidence that self-organisation of the BChl c is the main mechanism to support the structure of the chlorosomes. Additionally, high field 2-D (1H13C) and 3-D (1H13C13C) dipolar correlation spectroscopy was applied to determine solid state proton chemical shifts of aggregated [U-13C] BChl c in intact chlorosomes. From the high-field assignments, evidence is found for the existence of at least two well-defined interstack arrangements.

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