EPR distance measurements in deuterated proteins

Richard Ward, Andrew Bowman, Erman Sozudogru, Hassane El-Mkami, Tom Owen-Hughes, David G. Norman

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Abstract

One of the major problems facing distance determination by pulsed EPR, on spin-labeled proteins, has been the short relaxation time Tm. Solvent deuteration has previously been used to slow relaxation and so extend the range of distance measurement and sensitivity. We demonstrate here that deuteration of the underlying protein, as well as the solvent, extends the Tm to a considerable degree. Longer Tm gives greatly enhanced sensitivity, much extended distance measurement, more reliable distance distribution calculation and better baseline correction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)164-167
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Magnetic Resonance
Volume207
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2010

Keywords

  • DEER
  • Deuteration
  • EPR
  • PELDOR
  • Relaxation
  • T

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