title: High resolution 1H NMR of a lipid cubic phase using a solution NMR probe.
abstract: The cubic mesophase formed by monoacylglycerols and water is an important medium for the in meso crystallogenesis of membrane proteins. To investigate molecular level lipid and additive interactions within the cubic phase, a method was developed for improving the resolution of (1)H NMR spectra when using a conventional solution state NMR probe. Using this approach we obtained well-resolved J-coupling multiplets in the one-dimensional NMR spectrum of the cubic-Ia3d phase prepared with hydrated monoolein. A high resolution t-ROESY two-dimensional (1)H NMR spectrum of the cubic-Ia3d phase is also reported. Using this new methodology, we have investigated the interaction of two additive molecules, L-tryptophan and ruthenium-tris(2,2-bipyridyl) dichloride (rubipy), with the cubic mesophase. Based on the measured chemical shift differences when changing from an aqueous solution to the cubic phase, we conclude that L-tryptophan experiences specific interactions with the bilayer interface, whereas rubipy remains in the aqueous channels and does not associate with the lipid bilayer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 120 W. 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1173, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boyle-Roden
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hoefer
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Grandinetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caffrey
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C415768:tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II); D014867:Water; D014364:Tryptophan