Publications by Pierrick Berruyer

Well-Defined Ti Surface Sites in Ziegler-Natta Pre-Catalysts from 47/49Ti Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Treatment of Ziegler-Natta (ZN) catalysts with BCl3 improves their activity by increasing the number of active sites. Here we show how Ti-47/49 solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy enables us to understand the electronic structure of t ...

Amer Chemical Soc2024

Atomic-level structure of the amorphous drug atuliflapon via NMR crystallography

David Lyndon Emsley, Daria Torodii, Pierrick Berruyer, Albert Hofstetter, Manuel Cordova, Federico Maria Paruzzo, Bruno Simões de Almeida, Martins Balodis

We determine the complete atomic-level structure of the amorphous form of the drug atuliflapon, a 5-lipooxygenase activating protein (FLAP) inhibitor, via chemical-shift-driven NMR crystallography. The ensemble of preferred structures allows us to identify ...

2024

Optimal sensitivity for 1H detected relayed DNP of organic solids at fast MAS

David Lyndon Emsley, Saumya Badoni, Pierrick Berruyer

Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) combined with high magnetic fields and fast magic angle spinning (MAS) has opened up a new avenue for the application of exceptionally sensitive 1H NMR detection schemes to study protonated solids. Recently, it has been s ...

Academic Press Inc - Elsevier Science2024

Maximizing Relayed 1H Hyperpolarization Transfer by Slow-Fast MAS NMR Spectroscopy

David Lyndon Emsley, Saumya Badoni, Pierrick Berruyer

1H-detected dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP)-enhanced fast magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR experiments provide unprecedented sensitivity to study the structure and dynamics in advanced materials and biomolecules. However, in relayed DNP experiments, DNP e ...

2024

An Efficient and Stable Polarizing Agent for In-Cell Magic-Angle Spinning Dynamic Nuclear Polarization NMR Spectroscopy

David Lyndon Emsley, Marinella Mazzanti, Pierrick Berruyer, Andrea Bertarello, Amrit Venkatesh

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy would be a method of choice to follow biochemical events in cells because it can analyze molecules in complex environments. However, the intrinsically low sensitivity of NMR makes in-cell measurements challengi ...

2024

Imaging radial distribution functions of complex particles by relayed dynamic nuclear polarization

David Lyndon Emsley, Arthur César Pinon, Pierrick Berruyer

Raw data and Matlab scripts from the publication at https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c01279 All codes are provided free of charge and come with no warranty. Future use (original or modified) is required to cite: Zenedo data deposit at DOI 10.5281/zenodo. ...

Zenodo2023

Imaging Radial Distribution Functions of Complex Particles by Relayed Dynamic Nuclear Polarization

David Lyndon Emsley, Arthur César Pinon, Pierrick Berruyer

The physical properties of many modern multi-component materials are determined by their internal microstructure. Tools capable of characterizing complex nanoscale architectures in composite materials are, therefore, essential to design materials with targ ...

2023

Hierarchy of the Components in Spray-Dried, Protein-Excipient Particles Using DNP-Enhanced NMR Spectroscopy

David Lyndon Emsley, Pierrick Berruyer, Andrea Bertarello, Baptiste Busi

Protein-based drugs are becoming increasingly important, but there are challenges associated with their formulation (for example, formulating stable inhalable aerosols while maintaining the proper long-term stability of the protein). Determining the morpho ...

Amer Chemical Soc2023

Spatial Distribution of Functional Groups in Cellulose Ethers by DNP-Enhanced Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy

David Lyndon Emsley, Pierrick Berruyer, Pinelopi Moutzouri

Cellulose ethers are an important class of biosourced polymers. They are typically obtained from by chemical modification of natural cellulosefibers in aheterogeneous process, resulting in heterogeneous distributions of the functional groups in the materia ...

American Chemical Society2022

In-Cell Quantification of Drugs by Magic-Angle Spinning Dynamic Nuclear Polarization NMR

David Lyndon Emsley, Pierrick Berruyer, Andrea Bertarello

The determination of intracellular drug concentrations can provide a better understanding of the drug function and efficacy. Ideally, this should be performed nondestructively, with no modification of either the drug or the target, and with the capability ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2022