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Interaction of counterions with subtilisin in acetonitrile: insights from molecular dynamics simulations.

The journal of physical chemistry. B (2012-05-02)
Diana Lousa, Michele Cianci, John R Helliwell, Peter J Halling, António M Baptista, Cláudio M Soares
ABSTRACT

A recent X-ray structure has enabled the location of chloride and cesium ions on the surface of subtilisin Carlsberg in acetonitrile soaked crystals. (1) To complement the previous study and analyze the system in solution, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, in acetonitrile, were performed using this structure. Additionally, Cl(-) and Cs(+) ions were docked on the protein surface and this system was also simulated. Our results indicate that chloride ions tend to stay close to the protein, whereas cesium ions frequently migrate to the solvent. The distribution of the ions around the enzyme surface is not strongly biased by their initial locations. Replacing cesium by sodium ions showed that the distribution of the two cations is similar, indicating that Cs(+) can be used to find the binding sites of cations like Na(+) and K(+), which, unlike Cs(+), have physiological and biotechnological roles. The Na(+)Cl(-) is more stable than the Cs(+)Cl(-) ion pair, decreasing the probability of interaction between Cl(-) and subtilisin. The comparison of water and acetonitrile simulations indicates that the solvent influences the distribution of the ions. This work provides an extensive theoretical analysis of the interaction between ions and the model enzyme subtilisin in a nonaqueous medium.

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