ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Biomolecular collision rates of 14N-containing nitroxide radical labeled stearic acid with similar 15N-containing species in dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) liposomes have been determined using the saturation-recovery electron spin resonance (ESR) method. It is shown that high microwave observing powers can be used to obtain these rates, thereby increasing the signal-to-noise ratio by about ten times relative to methods previously used. The data are analyzed using the rate-equation approach with inclusion of the observing transition probability. A number of solutions to these equations for other experimental situations and for pulse and continuous wave electron–electron double resonance (ELDOR) are also presented. The bimolecular collision rate of labels at the C16 position was found to be 20% greater than for labels at the C12 position, suggesting that the interaction distance differs at these two positions. Even though the high observing power does not affect the ability to extract bimolecular collision rates, the effective spin-lattice relaxation rates are altered. Plots of these latter rates versus power are linear and the slope can be used to determine the absolute microwave field at the sample for a given input power.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.457420
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