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Molecular dynamics simulations of lysozyme in water/sugar solutions

Adrien Lerbret
Frederic Affouard
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Alain Hédoux
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Y. Guinet
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Michel Descamps
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Structural and dynamical properties of the solvent at the protein/solvent interface have been investigated by molecular dynamics simulations of lysozyme in trehalose, maltose and sucrose solutions. Results are discussed in the framework of the bioprotection phenomena. The analysis of the relative concentration of water oxygen atoms around lysozyme suggests that lysozyme is preferentially hydrated. When comparing the three sugars, trehalose is seen more excluded than maltose and sucrose. The preferential exclusion of sugars from the protein surface induces some differences in the behavior of trehalose and maltose, particularly at 50 and 60 wt% concentrations, that are not observed experimentally in binary sugar/mixtures. The dynamical slowing down of the solvent is suggested to mainly arise from the homogeneity of the water/sugar matrices controlled by the percolation of the sugar hydrogen bonds networks. Furthermore, lysozyme strongly increases relaxation times of solvent molecules at the protein/solvent interface. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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hal-01567171 , version 1 (21-07-2017)

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Adrien Lerbret, Frederic Affouard, Patrice Bordat, Alain Hédoux, Y. Guinet, et al.. Molecular dynamics simulations of lysozyme in water/sugar solutions. Chemical Physics, 2008, 345 (2-3), pp.267--274. ⟨10.1016/j.chemphys.2007.09.011⟩. ⟨hal-01567171⟩
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