Mechanistic analysis of light-driven overcrowded alkene-based molecular motors by multiscale molecular simulations

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (14) ◽  
pp. 8525-8540
Author(s):  
Mudong Feng ◽  
Michael K. Gilson
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Excited State ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Ground State ◽  
Molecular Motors ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Molecular Simulations ◽  
Mechanistic Analysis ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Shed Light

Ground-state and excited-state molecular dynamics simulations shed light on the rotation mechanism of small, light-driven molecular motors and predict motor performance. How fast can they rotate; how much torque and power can they generate?

scholarly journals Molecular Simulations with in-deMon2k QM/MM, a Tutorial-Review

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 1653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurélien de la Lande ◽  
Aurelio Alvarez-Ibarra ◽  
Karim Hasnaoui ◽  
Fabien Cailliez ◽  
Xiaojing Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Free Energy ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Ground State ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Molecular Simulations ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Umbrella Sampling ◽  
Visible Absorption ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

deMon2k is a readily available program specialized in Density Functional Theory (DFT) simulations within the framework of Auxiliary DFT. This article is intended as a tutorial-review of the capabilities of the program for molecular simulations involving ground and excited electronic states. The program implements an additive QM/MM (quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics) module relying either on non-polarizable or polarizable force fields. QM/MM methodologies available in deMon2k include ground-state geometry optimizations, ground-state Born–Oppenheimer molecular dynamics simulations, Ehrenfest non-adiabatic molecular dynamics simulations, and attosecond electron dynamics. In addition several electric and magnetic properties can be computed with QM/MM. We review the framework implemented in the program, including the most recently implemented options (link atoms, implicit continuum for remote environments, metadynamics, etc.), together with six applicative examples. The applications involve (i) a reactivity study of a cyclic organic molecule in water; (ii) the establishment of free-energy profiles for nucleophilic-substitution reactions by the umbrella sampling method; (iii) the construction of two-dimensional free energy maps by metadynamics simulations; (iv) the simulation of UV-visible absorption spectra of a solvated chromophore molecule; (v) the simulation of a free energy profile for an electron transfer reaction within Marcus theory; and (vi) the simulation of fragmentation of a peptide after collision with a high-energy proton.

Exploring secondary interactions and the role of temperature in moisture-contaminated polymer networks through molecular simulations

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 2942-2956
Author(s):  
Rishabh D. Guha ◽  
Ogheneovo Idolor ◽  
Katherine Berkowitz ◽  
Melissa Pasquinelli ◽  
Landon R. Grace
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Temperature Variation ◽  
Polymer Networks ◽  
Molecular Simulations ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Secondary Interactions ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Secondary Bonding

We investigated the effect of temperature variation on the secondary bonding interactions between absorbed moisture and epoxies with different morphologies using molecular dynamics simulations.

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.

Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations of an Excited State of X-(H2O)3(X = Cl, I) Complex

2005 ◽  
Vol 109 (42) ◽  
pp. 9419-9423 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kołaski ◽  
Han Myoung Lee ◽  
Chaeho Pak ◽  
M. Dupuis ◽  
Kwang S. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Excited State ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

scholarly journals DNA triplex structure, thermodynamics, and destabilisation: insight from molecular simulations

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (20) ◽  
pp. 14013-14023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda J. Boehm ◽  
Charles Whidborne ◽  
Alexander L. Button ◽  
Tara L. Pukala ◽  
David M. Huang
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disease ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Molecular Simulations ◽  
Friedreich’S Ataxia ◽  
Dna Triplexes ◽  
Dna Triplex ◽  
Triplex Structure ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

Molecular dynamics simulations are used to elucidate the structure and thermodynamics of DNA triplexes associated with the neurodegenerative disease Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), as well as complexes of these triplexes with the small molecule netropsin, which is known to destabilise triplexes.

scholarly journals Self-assembly and adsorption of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and didodecyldimethylammonium bromide surfactants at the mica–water interface

Soft Matter ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (41) ◽  
pp. 8402-8411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgia Tsagkaropoulou ◽  
Finian J. Allen ◽  
Stuart M. Clarke ◽  
Philip J. Camp
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide ◽  
Ionic Surfactants ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
Didodecyldimethylammonium Bromide ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Shed Light

Molecular-dynamics simulations are used to explore bilayers formed by simple ionic surfactants at the mica–water interface, and to shed light on experimental observations.

The pore solution of cement-based materials: structure and dynamics of water and ions from molecular simulations

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (21) ◽  
pp. 11111-11121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tulio Honorio ◽  
Farid Benboudjema ◽  
Thierry Bore ◽  
Mehdi Ferhat ◽  
Eric Vourc'h
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Pore Solution ◽  
Molecular Simulations ◽  
Structure And Dynamics ◽  
Cement Based Materials ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

The structure and dynamics of water and ions present in pore solutions are studied using molecular dynamics simulations.

Molecular simulations of analyte partitioning and diffusion in liquid crystal sensors

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 304-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan K. Sheavly ◽  
Jake I. Gold ◽  
Manos Mavrikakis ◽  
Reid C. Van Lehn
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Molecular Simulations ◽  
Activation Time ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Analyte Transport

Molecular dynamics simulations predict the effect of analyte transport on the activation time of chemoresponsive liquid crystal sensors to improve sensor selectivity.

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