A new method for suppressing the central transition in I=3/2 NMR spectra with a demonstration for 23Na in bovine articular cartilage

Uzi Eliav, Keren Keinan-Adamsky, Gil Navon*

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Abstract

The splitting and the lineshape of the satellite transitions of 23Na are measures of the residual quadrupolar interaction and its distribution, which are related to the degrees of order and binding of sodium in biological tissues. However, these transitions are often masked by the stronger signals of the central transition and the isotropic sodium ions. A way to suppress the central signals, while preserving the lineshape and the intensity of the satellites, is suggested and tested on a liquid crystal and on bovine articular cartilage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)276-281
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Magnetic Resonance
Volume165
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2003

Funding

FundersFunder number
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

    Keywords

    • Articular cartilage
    • Na NMR
    • Residual quadrupolar interaction
    • Selective pulses
    • Zero order filtered NMR

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