Hyperpolarized NMR is a promising technique for non-invasive imaging of tissue metabolism in vivo. However, the pathways that can be studied are limited by the fast T1 decay of the nuclear spin order. In metabolites containing pairs of coupled nuclear spins-1/2, the spin order may be maintained by exploiting the non-magnetic singlet (spin-0) state of the pair. This may allow preservation of the hyperpolarization in vivo during transport to tissues of interest, such as tumors, or to detect slower metabolic reactions. We show here that in human blood and in a mouse in vivo at millitesla fields the (13)C singlet lifetime of [1,2-(13)C2]pyruvate was significantly longer than the (13)C T1, although it was shorter than the T1 at field strengths of several tesla. We also examine the singlet-derived NMR spectrum observed for hyperpolarized [1,2-(13)C2]lactate, originating from the metabolism of [1,2-(13)C2]pyruvate.
Reproducibility study for free-breathing measurements of pyruvate metabolism using hyperpolarized 13C in the heart
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Reproducibility study for free-breathing measurements of pyruvate metabolism using hyperpolarized 13C in the heart
Lau, A.Z., et al., Reproducibility study for free-breathing measurements of pyruvate metabolism using hyperpolarized (13) C in the heart. Magn Reson Med, 2013. 69(4): p. 1063-71.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22760647
Probing alanine transaminase catalysis with hyperpolarized 13CD3-pyruvate
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Probing alanine transaminase catalysis with hyperpolarized 13CD3-pyruvate
Barb, A.W., et al., Probing alanine transaminase catalysis with hyperpolarized 13CD3-pyruvate. J. Magn. Reson., 2013. 228(0): p. 59-65.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2012.12.013
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(1)H NMR study of monocrotaline and its metabolites in human blood.
(1)H NMR study of monocrotaline and its metabolites in human blood.
(1)H NMR study of monocrotaline and its metabolites in human blood.
Food Chem Toxicol. 2011 Aug 6;
Authors: Yang YC, Crowder J, Wardle NJ, Yang L, White KN, Wang ZT, Annie Bligh SW
Monocrotaline (MCT) is a naturally occurring hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in plants. This investigation is aimed at furthering the understanding of the role of blood in mediating the transport of MCT and its reactive metabolites in humans. Reactions of monocrotaline and its metabolites,...
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[NMR paper] 1H-NMR investigation of the oxygenation of hemoglobin in intact human red blood cells
1H-NMR investigation of the oxygenation of hemoglobin in intact human red blood cells.
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[NMR paper] 1H NMR studies of reactions of copper complexes with human blood plasma and urine.
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Biochem Pharmacol. 1992 Jan 22;43(2):137-45
Authors: Bligh SW, Boyle HA, McEwen AB, Sadler PJ, Woodham RH
Reactions of the copper complexes Cu(II)Cl2, 2-, and + (where DIPS is 3,5-diisopropylsalicylate and DMP is 2,9-dimethylphenanthroline) with human blood plasma and urine have been studied by 500 MHz 1H NMR spectroscopy, and CD spectroscopy has been used to...