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- Hatcher, Elizabeth, et al.
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Conformational properties of methyl β-maltoside and methyl α- and β-cellobioside disaccharides
- 2011
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Ingår i: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1520-6106 .- 1520-5207. ; 115:3, s. 597-608
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- An investigation of the conformational properties of methyl β-maltoside, methyl α-cellobioside, and methyl β-cellobioside disaccharides using NMR spectroscopy and molecular dynamics (MD) techniques, is presented. Emphasis is placed on validation of a recently presented force field for hexopyranose disaccharides followed by elucidation of the conformational properties of two different types of glycosidic linkages, α-(1 → 4) and β-(1 → 4). Both gas-phase and aqueous-phase simulations are performed to gain insight into the effect of solvent on the conformational properties. A number of transglycosidic J-coupling constants and proton−proton distances are calculated from the simulations and are used to identify the percent sampling of the three glycosidic conformations (syn, anti-, and anti-ψ) and, in turn, describe the flexibility around the glycosidic linkage. The results show the force field to be in overall good agreement with experiment, although some very small limitations are evident. Subsequently, a thorough hydrogen bonding analysis is performed to obtain insights into the conformational properties of the disaccharides. In methyl β-maltoside, competition between HO2′−O3 intramolecular hydrogen bonding and intermolecular hydrogen bonding of those groups with solvent leads to increased sampling of syn, anti-, and anti-ψ conformations and better agreement with NMR J-coupling constants. In methyl α- and β-cellobioside, O5′−HO6 and HO2′−O3 hydrogen bonding interactions are in competition with intermolecular hydrogen bonding involving the solvent molecules. This competition leads to retention of the O5′−HO3 hydrogen bond and increased sampling of the syn region of the /ψ map. Moreover, glycosidic torsions are correlated to the intramolecular hydrogen bonding occurring in the molecules. The present results verify that in the β-(1 → 4)-linkage intramolecular hydrogen bonding in the aqueous phase is due to the decreased ability of water to successfully compete for the O5′ and HO3 hydrogen bonding moieties, in contrast to that occurring between the O5′ and HO6 atoms in this α-(1 → 4)-linkage.
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- He, Xibing, et al.
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Bifurcated Hydrogen Bonding and Asymmetric Fluctuations in a Carbohydrate Crystal Studied via X-ray Crystallography and Computational Analysis
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1520-6106 .- 1520-5207. ; 117:25, s. 7546-7553
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The structure of the O-methyl glycoside of the naturally occurring 6-O-[(R)-1-carboxyethyl]-alpha-D-galactopyranose, C10H18O8, has been determined by X-ray crystallography at 100 K, supplementing the previously determined structure obtained at 293 K (Acta Crystallogr. 1996, C52, 2285-2287). Molecular dynamics simulations of this glycoside were Performed in the crystal environment with different numbers of units cells included in the primary simulation system at both 100 and 293 K. The Calculated unit cell Parameters and the intramolecular geometries (bonds, angles, and dihedrals) agree well with experimental results. Atomic fluctuations, including B-factors and anisotropies, are in good agreement with respect to the relative values on an atom-by-atom basis. In addition, the fluctuations increase with increasing simulation system size, with the simulated values converging to values lower than those observed experimentally indicating that the simulation model is not accounting for all possible contributions to the experimentally observed B-factors, which may be related to either the simulation time scale or size. In the simulation's, the hydroxyl group of O7 is found to from bifurcated hydrogen bonds with O6 and O8 of an adjacent molecule, with the interactions dominated by the interaction HO7-O6 interaction. Quantum mechanical calculations support this observation.
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- Lemkul, Justin A., et al.
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Implementation of Extended Lagrangian Dynamics in GROMACS for Polarizable Simulations Using the Classical Drude Oscillator Model
- 2015
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Ingår i: Journal of Computational Chemistry. - : Wiley. - 0192-8651 .- 1096-987X. ; 36:19, s. 1473-1479
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Explicit treatment of electronic polarization in empirical force fields used for molecular dynamics simulations represents an important advancement in simulation methodology. A straightforward means of treating electronic polarization in these simulations is the inclusion of Drude oscillators, which are auxiliary, charge-carrying particles bonded to the cores of atoms in the system. The additional degrees of freedom make these simulations more computationally expensive relative to simulations using traditional fixed-charge (additive) force fields. Thus, efficient tools are needed for conducting these simulations. Here, we present the implementation of highly scalable algorithms in the GROMACS simulation package that allow for the simulation of polarizable systems using extended Lagrangian dynamics with a dual Nose-Hoover thermostat as well as simulations using a full self-consistent field treatment of polarization. The performance of systems of varying size is evaluated, showing that the present code parallelizes efficiently and is the fastest implementation of the extended Lagrangian methods currently available for simulations using the Drude polarizable force field.
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- Patel, Dhilon S., et al.
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Conformational Properties of alpha- or beta-(1 -> 6)-Linked Oligosaccharides : Hamiltonian Replica Exchange MD Simulations and NMR Experiments
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1520-6106 .- 1520-5207. ; 118:11, s. 2851-2871
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Conformational sampling for a set of 10 alpha- or beta-(1 -> 6)-linked oligosaccharides has been studied using explicit solvent Hamiltonian replica exchange (HREX) simulations and NMR spectroscopy techniques. Validation of the force field and simulation methodology is done by comparing calculated transglycosidic J coupling constants and proton-proton distances with the corresponding NMR data. Initial calculations showed poor agreement, for example, with >3 Hz deviation of the calculated (3)J(H5,H6R) values from the experimental data, prompting optimization of the omega torsion angle parameters associated with (1 -> 6)-linkages. The resulting force field is in overall good agreement (i.e., within similar to 0.5 Hz deviation) from experimental (3)J(H5,H6R) values, although some small limitations are evident. Detailed hydrogen bonding analysis indicates that most of the compounds lack direct intramolecular H-bonds between the two monosaccharides; however, minor sampling of the O6 center dot center dot center dot HO2' hydrogen bond is present in three compounds. The results verify the role of the gauche effect between O5 and O6 atoms in gluco- and manno-configured pyranosides causing the omega torsion angle to sample an equilibrium between the gt and gg rotamers. Conversely, galacto-configured pyranosides sample a population distribution in equilibrium between gt and tg rotamers, while the gg rotamer populations are minor. Water radial distribution functions suggest decreased accessibility to the O6 atom in the (1 -> 6)-linkage as compared to the O6' atom in the nonreducing sugar. The role of bridging water molecules between two sugar moieties on the distributions of omega torsion angles in oligosaccharides is also explored.
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- Ruda, Alessandro, 1990-, et al.
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Glycosidic α-linked mannopyranose disaccharides : an NMR spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulation study employing additive and Drude polarizable force fields
- 2023
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Ingår i: Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 1463-9076 .- 1463-9084. ; 25:4, s. 3042-3060
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- D-Mannose is a structural component in N-linked glycoproteins from viruses and mammals as well as in polysaccharides from fungi and bacteria. Structural components often consist of D-Manp residues joined via α-(1→2)-, α-(1→3)-, α-(1→4)- or α-(1→6)-linkages. As models for these oligo- and polysaccharides, a series of mannose-containing disaccharides have been investigated with respect to conformation and dynamics. Translational diffusion NMR experiments were performed to deduce rotational correlation times for the molecules, 1D 1H,1H-NOESY and 1D 1H,1H-T-ROESY NMR experiments were carried out to obtain inter-residue proton–proton distances and one-dimensional long-range and 2D J-HMBC experiments were acquired to gain information about conformationally dependent heteronuclear coupling constants across glycosidic linkages. To attain further spectroscopic data, the doubly 13C-isotope labeled α-D-[1,2-13C2]Manp-(1→4)-α-D-Manp-OMe was synthesized thereby facilitating conformational analysis based on 13C,13C coupling constants as interpreted by Karplus-type relationships. Molecular dynamics simulations were carried out for the disaccharides with explicit water as solvent using the additive CHARMM36 and Drude polarizable force fields for carbohydrates, where the latter showed broader population distributions. Both simulations sampled conformational space in such a way that inter-glycosidic proton–proton distances were very well described whereas in some cases deviations were observed between calculated conformationally dependent NMR scalar coupling constants and those determined from experiment, with closely similar root-mean-square differences for the two force fields. However, analyses of dipole moments and radial distribution functions with water of the hydroxyl groups indicate differences in the underlying physical forces dictating the wider conformational sampling with the Drude polarizable versus additive C36 force field and indicate the improved utility of the Drude polarizable model in investigating complex carbohydrates.
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- Yang, Mingjun, et al.
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Delineating the conformational flexibility of trisaccharides from NMR spectroscopy experiments and computer simulations
- 2016
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Ingår i: Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 1463-9076 .- 1463-9084. ; 18:28, s. 18776-18794
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The conformation of saccharides in solution is challenging to characterize in the context of a single well-defined three-dimensional structure. Instead, they are better represented by an ensemble of conformations associated with their structural diversity and flexibility. In this study, we delineate the conformational heterogeneity of five trisaccharides via a combination of experimental and computational techniques. Experimental NMR measurements target conformationally sensitive parameters, including J couplings and effective distances around the glycosidic linkages, while the computational simulations apply the well-calibrated additive CHARMM carbohydrate force field in combination with efficient enhanced sampling molecular dynamics simulation methods. Analysis of conformational heterogeneity is performed based on sampling of discreet states as defined by dihedral angles, on root-mean-square differences of Cartesian coordinates and on the extent of volume sampled. Conformational clustering, based on the glycosidic linkage dihedral angles, shows that accounting for the full range of sampled conformations is required to reproduce the experimental data, emphasizing the utility of the molecular simulations in obtaining an atomic detailed description of the conformational properties of the saccharides. Results show the presence of differential conformational preferences as a function of primary sequence and glycosidic linkage types. Significant differences in conformational ensembles associated with the anomeric configuration of a single glycosidic linkage reinforce the impact of such changes on the conformational properties of carbohydrates. The present structural insights of the studied trisaccharides represent a foundation for understanding the range of conformations adopted in larger oligosaccharides and how these molecules encode their conformational heterogeneity into the monosaccharide sequence.
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