title: Fast multi-dimensional NMR by minimal sampling.
abstract: A new scheme is proposed for very fast acquisition of three-dimensional NMR spectra based on minimal sampling, instead of the customary step-wise exploration of all of evolution space. The method relies on prior experiments to determine accurate values for the evolving frequencies and intensities from the two-dimensional 'first planes' recorded by setting t1=0 or t2=0. With this prior knowledge, the entire three-dimensional spectrum can be reconstructed by an additional measurement of the response at a single location (t1( *),t2( *)) where t1( *) and t2( *) are fixed values of the evolution times. A key feature is the ability to resolve problems of overlap in the acquisition dimension. Applied to a small protein, agitoxin, the three-dimensional HNCO spectrum is obtained 35 times faster than systematic Cartesian sampling of the evolution domain. The extension to multi-dimensional spectroscopy is outlined.
authors.affiliation: Varian, Ltd., 6 Mead Road, Yarnton, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Eriks
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kupce
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors