Karplus equation

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The Karplus equation is an empirical relationship in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy that correlates three-bond scalar coupling constants with dihedral angles, enabling the determination of molecular conformations.

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instanceOf conformational analysis method
empirical equation
relationship in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
appliesTo 3J scalar coupling constants
three-bond heteronuclear coupling constants
vicinal proton–proton coupling constants
assumes fixed average geometry for a given coupling pathway
smooth periodic dependence of coupling on dihedral angle
basedOn empirical fit to experimental NMR data
correlates dihedral angles
three-bond scalar coupling constants
developedBy Martin Karplus NERFINISHED
field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
organic chemistry
physical chemistry
structural biology
hasExtension generalized Karplus equations
stereospecific Karplus relationships NERFINISHED
hasGeneralForm 3J = A cos²(θ) + B cos(θ) + C
hasLimitation accuracy decreases for highly flexible systems
parameters are system-dependent
sensitive to averaging over multiple conformations
hasMaximumCouplingNear 0 degrees dihedral angle
180 degrees dihedral angle
hasMinimumCouplingNear 90 degrees dihedral angle
hasParameter A
B
C
hasPeriodicity 360 degrees in dihedral angle
hasVariable 3J coupling constant
dihedral angle θ
inspired Karplus-type relationships for other couplings
namedAfter Martin Karplus NERFINISHED
parameterDependsOn bond geometry
substituents and electronic environment
type of nuclei involved
publicationDecade 1950s
relatedTo J-coupling
NMR structure determination
conformational analysis
dihedral angle
usedFor conformational analysis of organic molecules
conformational analysis of peptides and proteins
determination of molecular conformations
estimation of dihedral angles from NMR data
usedIn carbohydrate conformational analysis
protein structure determination
small-molecule structure elucidation
solution-state NMR spectroscopy

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Martin Karplus knownFor Karplus equation