ISSN:
0192-8651
Keywords:
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling
;
Biochemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Computer Science
Notes:
Using previously reported ab initio potentials of the intermolecular interaction energies of phospholipid (PL), Lysophosphatidyl Ethanolamine, with one Na+ ion and one water molecule, we performed Monte Carlo simulations for PL-water and PL-Na+-water systems. Water-water and PL-water interaction energetics of PL hydration sites are analyzed to understand, in a qualitative way, why the PL head part shows hydrophilicity and the tail part shows hydrophobicity. The interaction of Na+ with PL, as well as the interaction of water with PL, is visualized from the analysis of the hydration structures near PL, and the radial distribution functions are analyzed for selected hydration sites. The PL molecule shows much stronger interaction with Na+ than with water. The Na+ ion is likely to be strongly bound to PO4-, even to the extent of being trapped, whereas, for water, there exist two strong binding regions near NH3+ and PO4-. Three water molecules near NH3+ are much more strongly bound than four water molecules near the double-bonded oxygens of PO4-. The hydrogens of CH2 adjacent to NH3+ show somewhat strong hydrophilicity, while the hydrogens of CH2 adjacent to PO4- does not show such characteristics. The CH2 groups at the PL tail part give repulsive interactions with water molecules, showing hydrophobicity. Water molecules near the PL tail are stabilized only by water-water interactions.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcc.540080108
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