Hyperpolarized multi-metal 13C-sensors for magnetic resonance imaging

Anurag Mishra, Giorgio Pariani, Thomas Oerther, Markus Schwaiger, Gil G. Westmeyer

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Abstract

We introduce hyperpolarizable 13C-labeled probes that identify multiple biologically important divalent metals via metal-specific chemical shifts. These features enable NMR measurements of calcium concentrations in human serum in the presence of magnesium. In addition, signal enhancement through dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) increases the sensitivity of metal detection to afford measuring micromolar concentrations of calcium as well as simultaneous multi-metal detection by chemical shift imaging. The hyperpolarizable 13C-MRI sensors presented here enable sensitive NMR measurements and MR imaging of multiple divalent metals in opaque biological samples.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10790-10794
Number of pages5
JournalAnalytical Chemistry
Volume88
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Nov 2016

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