MRI: Upgrade of a 500 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer

该奖项由主要研究仪器(MRI)和化学研究仪器计划支持。利哈伊大学的科尼·格洛弗教授和他的同事布莱恩·伯杰和达米恩·戴维宁正在为一台500 MHz的核磁共振光谱仪升级控制台，并为该光谱仪配备了一个低温探头。这种光谱仪允许在各种领域进行研究，例如那些加速具有重大经济意义的化学反应的领域，以及与生物相关的物种的研究。总体而言，核磁共振波谱是化学家研究分子结构的有力工具。它被用来识别未知物质，表征分子内原子的特定排列，并研究溶液中分子之间不断变化的相互作用。这些核磁共振研究的结果可能会对合成有机/无机化学、材料化学和生物化学产生影响。该仪器是研究生和本科生通过独立的学生研究和传统的学术课程进行的教学和研究的组成部分。该光谱仪用于支持利哈伊谷独立学院协会的学术机构成员，如拉斐特学院、库兹敦大学、雪松克雷斯特学院、德萨莱斯大学、摩拉维亚学院和穆伦堡学院。来自这些机构的学生可以报名参加使用该仪器的高级实验室课程。这种核磁共振光谱仪加强了所有级别的研究和教育。它有助于研究受体蛋白-酪氨酸磷酸酶J同源二聚化的分子决定因素，以及小窝蛋白-1(以及小窝蛋白-1的突变体)的结构和拓扑。该光谱仪还用于确定RAMP1跨膜结构域的结构。

This award is supported by the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) and the Chemistry Research Instrumentation Programs. Professor Kerney Glover from Lehigh University and colleagues Bryan Berger and Damien Thevenin are upgrading a console for a 500 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer and also have equipped the spectrometer with a cryoprobe. This spectrometer allows research in a variety of fields such as those that accelerate chemical reactions of significant economic importance, as well as studies of biologically-relevant species. In general, NMR spectroscopy is a powerful tools available to chemists for the structural study of molecules. It is used to identify unknown substances, to characterize specific arrangements of atoms within molecules, and to study the changing interactions between molecules in solution. The results from these NMR studies may have an impact in synthetic organic/inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, and biochemistry. This instrument is an integral part of teaching as well as research performed by graduate and undergraduate students via independent student research and traditional academic coursework. The spectrometer is used to support academic institutions members of the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges such as Lafayette College, Kutztown University, Cedar Crest College, DeSales University, Moravian College and Muhlenberg College. Students from these institutions can enroll in an advanced laboratory class that utilizes the instrument.This NMR spectrometer enhances research and education at all levels. It aids researchers studying the molecular determinants for the homodimerization of the receptor protein-tyrosine phosphatase J and the structure and topology of the protein caveolin-1 (as well as mutants of caveolin-1.) The spectrometer is also used for the determination of the structure of the RAMP1 transmembrane domain.