Theoretical tools for the design of NMR relaxation dispersion pulse sequences.
Recent decades have witnessed tremendous progress in the development of new experimental methods for studying biomolecules, particularly in the field of NMR relaxation dispersion. Here we review the theoretical frameworks that provided the insights necessary for such progress. The effect of radio-frequency manipulations on spin systems is discussed using Average Hamiltonian Theory (AHT), Average Liouvillian Theory (ALT), and Bloch-Wangsness-Redfield (BWR) relaxation theory. We illustrate these concepts using the case of Heteronuclear Double Resonance (HDR) methods.
Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: nicola.salvi@ibs.fr.
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D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*
Average Liouvillian Theory (ALT); Heteronuclear Double Resonance (HDR); Protein dynamics; Relaxation dispersion; Relaxation theory