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. 2022 Mar 30;8(13):eabj2667. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abj2667

Fig. 5. Detection of APN activity with hyperpolarized Ala-[1-13C]Gly-d2-NMe2 in vitro.

Fig. 5.

(A) Scheme for the reaction of Ala-[1-13C]Gly-d2-NMe2 (3) by APN to produce Ala and [1-13C]Gly-d2-NMe2 (4). (B) Thermally equilibrated 13C NMR spectra of Ala-[1-13C]Gly-d2-NMe2 (3) after incubation with mouse kidney homogenate in the absence (left) and presence (right) of phebestin, an APN inhibitor. (C and D) Hyperpolarization studies in vitro. (C) Stacked hyperpolarized 13C NMR spectra of 3 (10 mM in DPBS solution), acquired every 1 s (flip angle, 10°). (D) Detection of APN activity (250 nM; rat) in vitro using the hyperpolarized probe 3. Inset spectrum: Sum of individual scans (scans 1 to 200).