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High Resolution Solid State Nitrogen-14 NMR

Project overview

Solid state NMR spectroscopy of the major naturally occurring isotope of nitrogen will be made easier and more informative. This opens a new route to characterize biomolecules, natural materials, drugs, and proteins.

Staff

Lead researcher

Dr Marina Carravetta

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Solid state magic-angle spinning NMR
  • High temperature and/or high pressure NMR
  • In-situ/operando methods
Other researchers

Professor Phil Williamson

Head of School

Research interests

  • Molecular processes underpinning neurodegenerative disease
  • Structure and function of cell membranes
  • Development and application of solid-state NMR and other biophysical techniques for the analysis of biological systems

Professor Ilya Kuprov FRSC

Professor of Physics

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Magnetic Resonance

Our main focus is finding ways to extend the timescale over which magnetic resonance can be made.

Research outputs

Strategies for 1H-Detected Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Magic-Angle Spinning NMR Spectroscopy
Maria Concistre,
Subhradip Paul,
Marina Carravetta,
Ilya Kuprov,
& Philip Williamson
, 2020 , Chemistry - A European Journal , 26 (68) , 15852--15854
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003463
Type: article
Quantitative analysis of Q2 14N quadrupolar coupling using 1H detected 14N solid-state NMR†
James Jarvis,
Maria Concistre,
Ibraheem Haies,
Richard Bounds,
Ilya Kuprov,
Marina Carravetta,
& Philip Williamson
, 2019 , Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , 21 (11) , 5941--5949
DOI: 10.1039/C8CP06276E
Type: article
14N overtone NMR under MAS
Maria Concistre,
Ilya Kuprov,
Ibraheem M. Haies,
Philip Williamson,
& Marina Carravetta
, 2019 , Journal of Magnetic Resonance , 298 , 1--5
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2018.10.017
Type: article
Bidirectional band-selective magnetization transfer along the protein backbone doubles the information content of solid-state NMR correlation experiments
M.M. Jolly,
J.A. Jarvis,
M. Carravetta,
M.H. Levitt,
& P.T.F. Williamson
, 2017 , Journal of Biomolecular NMR
DOI: 10.1007/s10858-017-0147-0
Type: article
Measurement of 14N Quadrupole Couplings in Biomolecular Solids Using Indirect-Detection 14N Solid-State NMR with DNP
James Jarvis,
Ibraheem Haies,
Moreno Lelli,
Aaron Rossini,
Ilya Kuprov,
Marina Carravetta,
& Philip Williamson
, 2017 , ChemComm , 53 (89) , 12116--12119
DOI: 10.1039/c7cc03462h
Type: article