Electron paramagnetic resonance systems

The electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of transition metal ions has been widely used to interpret the state of these ions in systems of catalytic interest. Major emphasis has been placed on supported chromia because of its catalytic importance in low-pressure ethylene polymerization and other commercial reactions. Earlier work on chromia-alumina catalysts has been reviewed by Poole and Maclver 146). On alumina it appears that the chromium is present in three general forms the S phase, which is isolated Cr3+ on the surface or in the lattice the 0 phase, which is clusters of Cr3+ and the y phase, which is isolated Cr5+ on the surface. The S and 0... 

Hagen, W.R. 1981. Dislocation strain broadening as a source of anisotropic linewidth and asymmetrical lineshape in the electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of metal-loproteins and related systems. Journal of Magnetic Resonance 44 447-469. 

Venable, J.H. 1967. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy of protein single crystals II. Computational methods. In Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, eds. A. Ehrenberg, B.G. Malmstrom and T. Vanngard Elmsford. New York Pergamon Press, 373-381. 

Bencini, A. and Gatteschi, D. (1990) Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of Exchange Coupled Systems, Springer. 

R. Nilsson, F.M. Pick, and R.C. Bray, Electron paramagnetic resonance studies on reduction of oxygen to superoxide by some biochemical systems. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 192, 145-148 (1969). 

The description theoretical study of defects frequently refers to some computation of defect electronic structure i.e., a solution of the Schrodin-ger equation (Pantelides, 1978 Bachelet, 1986). The goal of such calculations is normally to complement or guide the corresponding experimental study so that the defect is either properly identified or otherwise better understood. Frequently, the experimental study suffices to identify the basic structure of the defect this is particularly true when the system is EPR (electron paramagnetic resonance) active. However, if the computational method properly simulates the defect, we are provided with a wealth of additional information that can be used to reveal some of the more basic and general features of many-electron defect systems and defect reactions. 

Introduce instrumental techniques used in analysis of the bioinorganic systems I will lecture on (Chapter 3 Instrumental and Computer-Based Methods). Typically, these would be electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and Mossbauer spectroscopies not often covered in undergraduate instrumental analysis courses plus X-ray diffraction and NMR techniques used for structural analyses of metalloproteins and their small molecule model compounds. 

Based on our current understanding of ribosomal protein synthesis, several strategies have been developed to incorporate amino acids other than the 20 standard proteinogenic amino acids into a peptide using the ribosomal machinery . This allows for the design of peptides with novel properties. On the one hand, such a system can be used to synthesize nonstandard peptides that are important pharmaceuticals. In nature, such peptides are produced by nonribosomal peptide synthetases, which operate in complex pathways. On the other hand, non-natural residues are a useful tool in biochemistry and biophysics to study proteins. For example, incorporation of non-natural residues by the ribosome allows for site-specific labeling of proteins with spin labels for electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, with... 

For our purpose, it is convenient to classify the measurements according to the format of the data produced. Sensors provide scalar valued quantities of the bulk fluid i. e. density p(t), refractive index n(t), viscosity dielectric constant e(t) and speed of sound Vj(t). Spectrometers provide vector valued quantities of the bulk fluid. Good examples include absorption spectra A t) associated with (1) far-, mid- and near-infrared FIR, MIR, NIR, (2) ultraviolet and visible UV-VIS, (3) nuclear magnetic resonance NMR, (4) electron paramagnetic resonance EPR, (5) vibrational circular dichroism VCD and (6) electronic circular dichroism ECD. Vector valued quantities are also obtained from fluorescence I t) and the Raman effect /(t). Some spectrometers produce matrix valued quantities M(t) of the bulk fluid. Here 2D-NMR spectra, 2D-EPR and 2D-flourescence spectra are noteworthy. A schematic representation of a very general experimental configuration is shown in Figure 4.1 where r is the recycle time for the system. 

Alanine dosimeters are based on the ability of 1-a alanine (a crystalline amino acid) to form a very stable free radical when subjected to ionizing radiation. The alanine free radical yields an electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) signal that is dose dependent, yet independent of the dose rate, energy type, and relatively insensitive to temperature and humidity. Alanine dosimeters are available in the form of pellets or films and can be used for doses ranging from 10 Gy to 200 kGy. A reference calibration service using the alanine EPR system was developed and the scans were sent to the service center by mail. Currently the available system allows transferring the EPR scan to a NIST server for a calibration certificate. This way the procedure has been shortened from days to hours. ... 

Payne, M. j.. Woods, L. F., Gibbs, P., and Cammack, R. (1990). Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopic investigation of the inhibition of the phosphoroclastic system of Clostridium sporogenes by nitrite. J. Gen. Microbiol. 136, 2067-2076. 

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