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核酸碱基微水化的比较分子力学和量子力学研究

Comparative Molecular Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics Study of Microhydration of Nucleic Acid Bases

J. Lino, E. González, A. Deriabina, M. Velasco, V. Poltev

摘要:

DNA是最重要的生物分子,它的水合作用对双螺旋结构和功能有重要贡献。我们分析了微水合的核酸及其甲基衍生物的单个碱基使用分子力学(MM)的方法与Poltev-Malenkov(PM),AMBER和OPLS力场,以及从头算量子力学(QM)计算在MP2/6- 31 G(d,p)的理论水平。计算的相互作用能之间的比较和实验的基础上,从质谱在低温下获得的微水化。每个局部水-基相互作用能最小值与MM对应的最小值与QM。一般的定性协议,观察通过两组方法获得的局部极小的几何特征。MM最小值对应于比通过QM方法获得的结构略多的共面结构,并且绝对MM能量值高估了通过QM获得的相应值。对于腺嘌呤和胸腺嘧啶的QM局部最小能量值更接近PM势(平均为0.72千卡/摩尔)比AMBER力场(1.86千卡/摩尔)。对于鸟嘌呤和胞嘧啶,MM和QM结果之间的能量差异更明显,特别是对于水分子与碱基的两个质子受体中心形成氢键的最小值。这样的最小值是通过MM方法获得的最深值,而QM计算结果对应于水分子H-键合到一个受体和一个供体位点的碱的全局最小值。三甲基化碱与水分子的计算证实了MM的结果。能量分布是在水分子被冻结的某些自由度下获得的。这些数据将有助于改进分子力学力场。

英文摘要:

DNA is the most important biological molecule, and its hydration contributes essentially to the structure and functions of the double helix. We analyze the microhydration of the individual bases of nucleic acids and their methyl derivatives using methods of molecular mechanics (MM) with the Poltev-Malenkov (PM), AMBER and OPLS force fields, as well as ab initio Quantum Mechanics (QM) calculations at MP2/6-31G(d,p) level of theory. A comparison is made between the calculated interaction energies and the experimental enthalpies of microhydration of bases, obtained from mass spectrometry at low temperatures. Each local water-base interaction energy minimum obtained with MM corresponds to the minimum obtained with QM. General qualitative agreement was observed in the geometrical characteristics of the local minima obtained via the two groups of methods. MM minima correspond to slightly more coplanar structures than those obtained via QM methods, and the absolute MM energy values overestimate corresponding values obtained with QM. For Adenine and Thymine the QM local minima energy values are closer to those obtained by the PM potential (average of 0.72 kcal/mol) than by the AMBER force field (1.86 kcal/mol). The differences in energy between MM and QM results are more pronounced for Guanine and Cytosine, especially for minima with the water molecule forming H-bonds with two proton-acceptor centers of the base. Such minima are the deepest ones obtained via MM methods while QM calculations result in the global minima corresponding to water molecule H-bonded to one acceptor and one donor site of the base. Calculations for trimethylated bases with a water molecule corroborate the MM results. The energy profiles were obtained with some degrees of freedom of the water molecule being frozen. This data will contribute to the improvement of the molecular mechanics force fields.

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