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- Filippov, Andrei, et al.
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Dynamics and Structure of a Bitumen Emulsion as Studied by 1H NMR Diffusometry
- 2023
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In: ACS Omega. - : Amer Chemical Soc. - 2470-1343. ; 8:39, s. 36534-36542
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Self-diffusion in a bitumen emulsion was studied by H-1 NMR. The emulsion forms two phases: continuous and dispersed. The continuous aqueous phase contains mainly water, with the energy of activation of the diffusion process equal to that of bulk water, while its diffusivity is smaller than that of bulk water by a factor of 2. The dispersed phase consists of bitumen droplets containing confined water, whose dynamics is characterized by a fully restricted diffusion regime in cavities with sizes of similar to 0.11 mu m. Therefore, the studied bitumen emulsion can be described by a model of a complex multiple emulsion of the water/oil/water (WOW) type. The suggested model does agree well with data from H-1 NMR spectroscopy and diffusometry of the bitumen emulsion doped with paramagnetic MnSO4(aq) as well as with an additional H-1 NMR study of the emulsion structure, in which emulsion stability was compromised by freezing at 253 K.
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- Filippov, Andrei, et al.
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Dynamic Properties of Imidazolium Orthoborate Ionic Liquids Mixed with Polyethylene Glycol Studied by NMR Diffusometry and Impedance Spectroscopy
- 2018
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In: Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0749-1581 .- 1097-458X. ; 56:2, s. 113-119
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We used 1H pulsed field gradient (PFG) NMR to study the self-diffusion of polyethylene glycol (PEG) with average molecular mass of 200 and ions in mixtures of PEG with imidazolium bis(mandelato)borate (BMB) and imidazolium bis(oxalato)borate (BOB) ionic liquids (ILs). The ionic liquid was mixed with PEG in the concentration range of 0–100 wt%. Within the temperature range of 295 to 353 K, the diffusion coefficient of BMB is slower than that of the imidazolium cation. The diffusion coefficients of PEG, as well as the imidazolium cation and BMB anions, differ under all experimental conditions tested. This demonstrates that the IL in the mixture is present in at least a partially dissociated state. Generally, increasing the concentration of PEG leads to an increase in the diffusion coefficients of PEG and both the ions, and decreases their activation energy for diffusion. NMR chemical shift alteration analysis showed that the presence of PEG changes the chemical shifts of both ions but in different directions. Impedance spectroscopy was used to measure the ionic conductivity of the ionic liquids mixed with PEG.
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- Filippov, Andrei, PhD, 1957-, et al.
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Rapid carbene formation increasing ion diffusivity in an imidazolium acetate ionic liquid confined between polar glass plates
- 2019
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In: Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP. - : Royal Society of Chemistry. - 1463-9076 .- 1463-9084. ; 21:40, s. 22531-22538
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- 1-Ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium acetate ([EMIM][OAc]) is one of the most widely used ionic liquids for various applications. This study is focussed on the chemical stability of [EMIM][OAc] on the surfaces of polar glass plates. 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy and NMR diffusometry of [EMIM][OAc] IL confined between glass plates with a specific surface area 105–106 m−1 are thoroughly investigated. A rapid and spontaneous reaction took place on the surfaces of glass plates leading to the formation of neutral chemical moieties as evident by the appearance of new signals in the 1H NMR spectra. These new products are assigned as N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and acetic acid. These neutral chemical moieties have significantly increased the ion diffusivity by dissociation of the cation and the anion in [EMIM][OAc] IL. The yield and rate of formation of NHC and acetic acid are found to increase with the increasing surface area of polar glass plates and the time of contact between the IL and glass surfaces. Based on NMR spectroscopy, a dissociative reaction mechanism is proposed for the formation of free NHC in the neat [EMIM][OAc] IL.
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- Filippov, Andrei, et al.
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Self-diffusion and interactions in mixtures of imidazolium bis(mandelato)borate ionic liquids with polyethylene glycol : H-1 NMR study
- 2015
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In: Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. - : Wiley. - 0749-1581 .- 1097-458X. ; 53:7, s. 493-497
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We used H-1 nuclear magnetic resonance pulsed-field gradient to study the self-diffusion of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and ions in a mixture of PEG and imidazolium bis(mandelato)borate ionic liquids (ILs) at IL concentrations from 0 to 10 wt% and temperatures from 295 to 370 K. PEG behaves as a solvent for these ILs, allowing observation of separate lines in H-1 NMR spectra assigned to the cation and anion as well as to PEG. The diffusion coefficients of PEG, as well as the imidazolium cation and bis(mandelato) borate (BMB) anion, differ under all experimental conditions tested. This demonstrates that the IL in the mixture is present in at least a partially dissociated state, while the lifetimes of the associated states of the ions and ions with PEG are less than similar to 30ms. Generally, increasing the concentration of the IL leads to a decrease in the diffusion coefficients of PEG and both ions. The diffusion coefficient of the anion is less than that of the cation; the molecular mass dependence of diffusion of ions can be described by the Stokes-Einstein model. NMR chemical shift alteration analysis showed that the presence of PEG changes mainly the chemical shifts of protons belonging to imidazole ring of the cation, while chemical shifts of protons of anions and PEG remain unchanged. This demonstrated that the imidazolium cation interacts mainly with PEG, which most probably occurs through the oxygen of PEG and the imidazole ring. The BMB anion does not strongly interact with PEG, but it may be indirectly affected by PEG through interaction with the cation, which directly interacts with PEG. Copyright (C) 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Norlin, Nils, et al.
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Aggregation and fibril morphology of the Arctic mutation of Alzheimer's Aβ peptide by CD, TEM, STEM and in situ AFM
- 2012
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In: Journal of Structural Biology. - San Diego, CA, USA : Academic Press. - 1047-8477 .- 1095-8657. ; 180:1, s. 174-189
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Morphology of aggregation intermediates, polymorphism of amyloid fibrils and aggregation kinetics of the "Arctic" mutant of the Alzheimer's amyloid β-peptide, Aβ((1-40))(E22G), in a physiologically relevant Tris buffer (pH 7.4) were thoroughly explored in comparison with the human wild type Alzheimer's amyloid peptide, wt-Aβ((1-40)), using both in situ atomic force and electron microscopy, circular dichroism and thioflavin T fluorescence assays. For arc-Aβ((1-40)) at the end of the 'lag'-period of fibrillization an abrupt appearance of ∼3nm size 'spherical aggregates' with a homogeneous morphology, was identified. Then, the aggregation proceeds with a rapid growth of amyloid fibrils with a variety of morphologies, while the spherical aggregates eventually disappeared during in situ measurements. Arc-Aβ((1-40)) was also shown to form fibrils at much lower concentrations than wt-Aβ((1-40)): ⩽2.5μM and 12.5μM, respectively. Moreover, at the same concentration, 50μM, the aggregation process proceeds more rapidly for arc-Aβ((1-40)): the first amyloid fibrils were observed after c.a. 72h from the onset of incubation as compared to approximately 7days for wt-Aβ((1-40)). Amyloid fibrils of arc-Aβ((1-40)) exhibit a large variety of polymorphs, at least five, both coiled and non-coiled distinct fibril structures were recognized by AFM, while at least four types of arc-Aβ((1-40)) fibrils were identified by TEM and STEM and their mass-per-length statistics were collected suggesting supramolecular structures with two, four and six β-sheet laminae. Our results suggest a pathway of fibrillogenesis for full-length Alzheimer's peptides with small and structurally ordered transient spherical aggregates as on-pathway immediate precursors of amyloid fibrils.
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- Antzutkin, Oleg, et al.
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Exploring solid-state 17O NMR to distinguish secondary structures in Alzheimer's Aβ fibrils
- 2009
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In: Euromar 2009. ; , s. 107-
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- It has been shown by a large number of studies that Alzheimer's disease (AD) amyloid-β-peptide (Aβ) deposits contribute directly to the disease's progressive neurodegeneration. Aggregation cascade for Aβ peptides, its relevance to neurotoxicity in the course of AD, various factors modulating Aβ aggregation kinetics and experimental methods useful for these studies were recently discussed [1]. Results of Tycko and co-workers point at neurotoxicity in vitro of the two different types of Alzheimer's amyloid fibrils dispersed by ultrasonication into small fragments [2]. The high toxicity of Aβ oligomers in vitro has been discussed by Stege et. al who have found that the molecular chaperone αB-crystallin prevents Aβ from forming amyloid fibrils but nevertheless enhances Aβ toxicity [3]. Glabe and co-workes successfully prepared antibodies for Aβ oligomers and small spherical aggregates using nanogold technology [4]. They also have shown that these antibodies decrease toxicity of Aβ for SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cell cultures in vitro [4]. In this concern both structure of Aβ-oligomers/fibrils and the specific interaction (aggregation/fusion) of Aβ peptides with nerve cell membranes is of a particular importance [5].We explore Solid-State 17O NMR on selectively 17O,13C,15N-labeled Aβ(1-40), Aβ(11-25) and Ac-Aβ(16-22)-NH2 peptides to distinguish a parallel and anti-parallel β-sheet secondary structures in β-NH2 peptides to distinguish a parallel and anti-parallel β-sheet secondary structures in amyloid fibrils. Aβ(1-40) fibrils form in-registry parallel β-sheets [6], while Aβ(11-25) [7] and Ac-Aβ(16-22)-NH2 [8] form different anti-parallel β-sheet structures, which were previously identified β-NH2 [8] form different anti-parallel β-sheet structures, which were previously identified by 13C multiple-quantum and 13C{15N} REDOR solid-state NMR. In our unpublished work presented here it was found that 17O NMR chemical shifts are sensitive to the type of the secondary structure, i. e. a parallel vs. an anti-parallel β-sheet structures, while the quadrupolar parameters of 17O nuclei unexpectedly do not vary beyond the error limits in the simulated lineshapes of both fibrillized and unfibrillized peptide systems. Results of more advanced solidstate NMR techniques to measure heteronuclear distances, 15N{17O}-REAPDOR, 15N{17O}-TRAPDOR and 17O{15N}-REDOR on selectively 17O-Val18 and 15N-Phe20 labeled Ac-Aβ(16-22)-NH2 fibrils will be also discussed. These novel solid-state NMR experiments will provide additional tools for measuring hydrogen bonding in different secondary structures of peptides in amyloid fibrils.[1.] O.N.Antzutkin, Magn. Reson. Chem. 42 (2004) 231-246; [2.] A.Petkova et al. Science 307 (2005) 262-265; [3.] G.J.J.Stege, et al. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm., 262 (1999) 152-156;[4.] R.Kayed et al. Science, 300 (2003) 486-489; [5.] M.Bokvist, et al. J. Mol. Biol. 335 (2004) 1039-1049; [6.] O.N. Antzutkin, et al. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci, U.S.A., 97 (2000) 13045-13050;[7.] A.T. Petkova, et al. J. Mol. Biol., 335 (2004) 247-260;[8.] J.J. Balbach, Y. (2000) 13045-13050; [9] A.T. Petkova, (2004) 247-260; [10] J.J. Balbach, Y.Ishii, O.N. Antzutkin, et al. Biochemistry 39 (2000) 13748-13759.
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- Antzutkin, Oleg, et al.
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Hydrogen bonding in Alzheimer’s amyloid-β fibrils probed by 15N{17O} REAPDOR solid-state NMR spectroscopy
- 2012
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In: Angewandte Chemie. - : Wiley. - 0044-8249. ; 124:41, s. 10435-10438
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Nach selektiver Markierung mit 17O und 15N wurden mithilfe von 15N{17O}-REAPDOR-NMR-Spektroskopie intermolekulare C17O⋅⋅⋅H15N-Wasserstoffbrücken in Ac-Aβ(16–22)-NH2- (siehe Schema) und Aβ(11–25)-Amyloidfibrillen untersucht, die mit der Alzheimer-Krankheit in Verbindung gebracht werden. Die Methode, die eine Bestätigung für die Struktur dieser Fibrillen lieferte, könnte auch im Zusammenhang mit anderen biologischen Proben nützlich sein.
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- Antzutkin, Oleg, et al.
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Hydrogen bonding in Alzheimer’s amyloid-β fibrils probed by 15N{17O} REAPDOR solid-state NMR spectroscopy
- 2012
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In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. - : Wiley. - 1433-7851 .- 1521-3773. ; 51:41, s. 10289-10292
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- An exclusive label: 15N{17O} REAPDOR NMR was used to validate intermolecular C17O⋅⋅⋅H15N hydrogen bonding in Ac-Aβ(16–22)-NH2 (see scheme) and Aβ(11–25) amyloid fibrils, which are associated with Alzheimer’s disease, by selectively labeling them with 17O and 15N. This method was effective for confirming the structure of these fibrils, and could be useful for a number of other biological samples.
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