Phosphorane lifetime and stereo-electronic effects along the alkaline hydrolysis of phosphate esters

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (27) ◽  
pp. 18255-18267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eufrásia S. Pereira ◽  
Júlio C. S. Da Silva ◽  
Tiago A. S. Brandão ◽  
Willian R. Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Alkaline Hydrolysis ◽  
Electrostatic Interactions ◽  
Phosphate Esters ◽  
Electronic Effects ◽  
Important Intermediate ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Phosphate Diesters ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations revealed that phosphorane, an important intermediate in the hydrolysis of phosphate diesters, has a lifetime of ∼1 ps in aqueous solution. QTAIM and EDA analyses along the reaction coordinate show that the hydrolysis reaction of phosphate esters is driven mainly by electrostatic interactions.

scholarly journals Thermodynamic Study of Hydrolysis Reactions in Aqueous Solution fromAb InitioPotential and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Tolosa ◽  
A. Hidalgo ◽  
J. A. Sansón
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Free Energy ◽  
Reaction Mechanism ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Infinite Dilution ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Water Model ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

A procedure for the theoretical study of chemical reactions in solution by means of molecular dynamics simulations of aqueous solution at infinite dilution is described usingab initiosolute-solvent potentials and TIP3P water model to describe the interactions. The procedure is applied to the study of neutral hydrolysis of various molecules (HCONH2, HNCO, HCNHNH2, and HCOOCH3) via concerted and water-assisted mechanisms. We used the solvent as a reaction coordinate and the free energy curves for the calculation of the properties related with the reaction mechanism, namely, reaction and activation energies.

scholarly journals Tissue-Nonspecific Alkaline Phosphatase (TNAP) as the Enzyme Involved in the Degradation of Nucleotide Analogues in the Ligand Docking and Molecular Dynamics Approaches

Biomolecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1104
Author(s):  
Rafal Madaj ◽  
Bartlomiej Gostynski ◽  
Roza Pawlowska ◽  
Arkadiusz Chworos
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Electrostatic Interactions ◽  
Thermodynamic Integration ◽  
Ligand Docking ◽  
In Silico Studies ◽  
Tissue Nonspecific Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) is known to be involved in the degradation of extracellular ATP via the hydrolysis of pyrophosphate (PPi). We investigated, using three different computational methods, namely molecular docking, thermodynamic integration (TI) and conventional molecular dynamics (MD), whether TNAP may also be involved in the utilization of β,γ-modified ATP analogues. For that, we analyzed the interaction of bisphosphonates with this enzyme and evaluated the obtained structures using in silico studies. Complexes formed between pyrophosphate, hypophosphate, imidodiphosphate, methylenediphosphonic acid monothiopyrophosphate, alendronate, pamidronate and zoledronate with TNAP were generated and analyzed based on ligand docking, molecular dynamics and thermodynamic integration. The obtained results indicate that all selected ligands show high affinity toward this enzyme. The forming complexes are stabilized through hydrogen bonds, electrostatic interactions and van der Waals forces. Short- and middle-term molecular dynamics simulations yielded very similar affinity results and confirmed the stability of the protein and its complexes. The results suggest that certain effectors may have a significant impact on the enzyme, changing its properties.

scholarly journals Trimethylamine-N-oxide: its hydration structure, surface activity, and biological function, viewed by vibrational spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 6909-6920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuhiko Ohto ◽  
Johannes Hunger ◽  
Ellen H. G. Backus ◽  
Wataru Mizukami ◽  
Mischa Bonn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Surface Activity ◽  
Vibrational Spectroscopy ◽  
Biological Function ◽  
Molecular Simulations ◽  
Structure Surface ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Hydrophilicity And Hydrophobicity

Vibrational spectroscopy and molecular simulations revealed the hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity of TMAO in aqueous solution.

scholarly journals Molecular-Dynamics Simulations of C- and N-Terminal Peptide Derivatives of GCN4-p1 in Aqueous Solution

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 1086-1104 ◽  
Author(s):  
John H. Missimer ◽  
Michel O. Steinmetz ◽  
Wolfgang Jahnke ◽  
Fritz K. Winkler ◽  
Wilfred F. van Gunsteren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Peptide Derivatives ◽  
C And N ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Derivatives Of
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