Metabolomics - NMR Flashcards
What is metabolism?
The integration of physical and chemical processes employing small biochemicals involved in
What is metabolomics?
The global analysis of metabolites, small molecules generated in the process of metabolism.
What is metabonomics?
Studying the response to drugs of metabolites
What are the metabolomic technologies?
NMR Spectroscopy
Mass spectrometry
What are the advantages of NMR?
Solution states MAS (tissue extracts, tissue) Invivo spectroscopy relatively robust Short time taken Non-destructive analysis
What are the advantages of Mass spectrometry?
highly sensitive
can analyse multiple samples at one time
Has a good ability to identify metabolites.
What are the requirements for perfect metabolomic method?
sensitivity
reproductability
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What are the disadvantages to NMR?
Sensitivity is relatively poor
Compound identification may have samples overlapping.
What does NMR observe?
Based off the properly of the nucleus of some atoms termed the spin.
Spins behave as if they have positively charged particles rotating in a magnetic field
Rotation in the field produces a magnetic moment.
Two possible orientations of rotation lead to two energy states related to alignment with or against the outside magnetic field
most NMR applications use spin-1/2 nuclei with exactly two energy states
What are some isotopes used in NMR?
Hydrogen
N15 (has to be enriched in molecules)
C13
How does NMR work?
Between the two states there is an energy difference which is proportional to the magnetic field.
What can NMR distinguish?
Spin-1/2 atom in molecules based on their resonance frequency
What is the chemical shift in NMR?
Spin-1/2 atom in molecules based on their resonance frequency - the chemical shift.
The chemical shift changes as a consequence of the surrounding electron density which is directly related to the chemical bonds.
the chemical shift is therefore highly sensitive to ….
What is the signal intensity proportional to?
The number of spins
What is univariate data?
Test hypothesis for individual variables