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ArticleThe journal of physical chemistry. B2020

The Amide I Spectrum of Proteins-Optimization of Transition Dipole Coupling Parameters Using Density Functional Theory Calculations.

Cesare M Baronio, Andreas Barth

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Cesare M BaronioDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm 106 91, Sweden.
Andreas BarthDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm 106 91, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5784-7673

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The amide I region of the infrared spectrum is related to the protein backbone conformation and can provide important structural information. However, the interpretation of the experimental results is hampered because the theoretical description of the amide I spectrum is still under development. Quantum mechanical calculations, for example, using density functional theory (DFT), can be used to study the amide I spectrum of small systems, but the high computational cost makes them inapplicable to proteins. Other approaches that solve the eigenvalues of the coupled amide I oscillator system are used instead. An important interaction to be considered is transition dipole coupling (TDC). Its calculation depends on the parameters of the transition dipole moment. This work aims to find the optimal parameters for TDC in three major secondary structures: α-helices, antiparallel β-sheets, and parallel β-sheets. The parameters were suggested through a comparison between DFT and TDC calculations. The comparison showed a good agreement for the spectral shape and for the wavenumbers of the normal modes for all secondary structures. The matching between the two methods improved when hydrogen bonding to the amide oxygen was considered. Optimal parameters for individual secondary structures were also suggested.

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Density Functional TheoryAmidesModels, MolecularProtein Conformation, alpha-HelicalProtein Conformation, beta-StrandProteinsAmidesProteins

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PMID32040320
PMCPMC7307917

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