Nc. Nielsen et al., A FLAT-COIL NMR PROBE WITH HYDRATION CONTROL OF ORIENTED PHOSPHOLIPID-BILAYER SAMPLES, Journal of biomolecular NMR, 5(3), 1995, pp. 311-314
A novel flat-coil solid-state NMR probe, capable of controlling the hy
dration of oriented phospholipid bilayers in the course of long-term e
xperiments, is described. Perfect hydration control for at least five
days of intense radio-frequency pulsing is demonstrated using P-31 NMR
of oriented dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine bilayers. The probe design
will be of particular importance for studies of peptides and proteins
oriented in lipid bilayers.