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Title: High field para hydrogen induced polarization of succinate and phospholactate
The signal enhancement provided by the hyperpolarization of nuclear spins of metabolites is a promising technique for diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). To date, most 13 C-contrast agents are hyperpolarized utilizing a complex or cost-intensive polarizer. Recently, the in situ para hydrogen-induced 13 C hyperpolarization was demonstrated. Hydrogenation, spin order transfer (SOT) by a pulsed NMR sequence, in vivo administration, and detection was achieved within the magnet bore of a 7 Tesla MRI system. So far, the hyperpolarization of the xenobiotic molecule 1- 13 C-hydroxyethylpropionate (HEP) and the biomolecule 1- 13 C-succinate (SUC) through the PH-INEPT+ sequence and a SOT scheme proposed by Goldman et al. , respectively, was shown. Here, we investigate further the hyperpolarization of SUC at 7 Tesla and study the performance of two additional SOT sequences. Moreover, we present first results of the hyperpolarization at high magnetic field of 1- 13 C-phospholactate (PLAC), a derivate to obtain the metabolite lactate, employing the PH-INEPT+ sequence. For SUC and PLAC, 13 C polarizations of about 1–2% were achieved within seconds and with minimal equipment. Effects that potentially may explain loss of 13 C polarization have been identified, i.e. low hydrogenation yield, fast T 1 / T 2 relaxation and the rarely considered 13 C isotope labeling effect.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1904780
NSF-PAR ID:
10274320
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume:
23
Issue:
3
ISSN:
1463-9076
Page Range / eLocation ID:
2320 to 2330
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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