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ArticleJournal of chemical theory and computation2017

Polarizable Multipole-Based Force Field for Aromatic Molecules and Nucleobases.

Changsheng Zhang, David Bell, Matthew Harger, Pengyu Ren

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Article in Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Changsheng ZhangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8990-0878
David BellDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
Matthew HargerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
Pengyu RenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
The University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

DEVELOPMENT OF A NEXT-GENERATION NUCLEIC ACID FORCE FIELDR01GM106137 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JAY PONDER, Pengyu Ren · 2013 to 2026
$3.5M
Specificity and Selectivity in Protein-Ion BindingR01GM114237 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI PONDER, JAY, REN, PENGYU · 2015 to 2023
$2.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM106137NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM114237
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aromatic molecules with π electrons are commonly involved in chemical and biological recognitions. For example, nucleobases play central roles in DNA/RNA structure and their interactions with proteins. The delocalization of the π electrons is responsible for the high polarizability of aromatic molecules. In this work, the AMOEBA force field has been developed and applied to 5 regular nucleobases and 12 aromatic molecules. The permanent electrostatic energy is expressed as atomic multipole interactions between atom pairs, and many-body polarization is accounted for by mutually induced atomic dipoles. We have systematically investigated aromatic ring stacking and aromatic-water interactions for nucleobases and aromatic molecules, as well as base-base hydrogen-bonding pair interactions, all at various distances and orientations. van der Waals parameters were determined by comparison to the quantum mechanical interaction energy of these dimers and fine-tuned using condensed phase simulation. By comparing to quantum mechanical calculations, we show that the resulting classical potential is able to accurately describe molecular polarizability, molecular vibrational frequency, and dimer interaction energy of these aromatic systems. Condensed phase properties, including hydration free energy, liquid density, and heat of vaporization, are also in good overall agreement with experimental values. The structures of benzene liquid phase and benzene-water solution were also investigated by simulation and compared with experimental and PDB structure derived statistical results.

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Molecular Dynamics SimulationBase PairingDNAHydrocarbons, AromaticHydrogen BondingQuantum TheoryRNAStatic ElectricityThermodynamicsDNAHydrocarbons, AromaticRNA

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PMID28030769
PMCPMC5312700
OpenAlexW2563239084

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