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Bao X, Liu X, Dou R, Xu S, Liu D, Luo J, Gong X, Wong CF, Zhou B. How are N-methylcarbamates encapsulated by β-cyclodextrin: insight into the binding mechanism. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:13923-13932. [PMID: 37184134 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp01252b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
Abstract
Guest molecules containing chromophore groups encapsulated by β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) generate circular dichroism (CD) signals, which enables a preliminary prediction of their binding modes. However, the accurate determination of the representative binding conformation (RC) remains a challenging task due to the complex conformational space of these host-guest systems. Here, we combine a molecular dynamics/quantum mechanics/continuum solvent model (MD/QM/CSM) with induced circular dichroism (ICD) data (N. L. Pacioni, A. B. Pierini and A. V. Veglia, Spectrochim. Acta A Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc., 2013, 103, 319-324.) to explore the binding mechanism of β-CD with four N-methylcarbamate molecules: promecarb (PC), bendiocarb (BC), carbaryl (CY) and carbofuran (CF). In aqueous solution, their stability decreases as: PC > BC > CY > CF. Comparing the ECD spectra computed from TD-DFT with the ICD data can help eliminate many common binding configurations and identify the RC. The host-guest binding affinities (BAs) estimated using a ONIOM2(B971:PM6)/SMD model reproduce the measured binding trend, reveal the competition between the non-covalent interaction and solvent effect and explain the large difference in their binding modes. We also examine the fluctuations in the computed BA using similar structures.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xiaofang Bao
- Computational Institute for Molecules and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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- Computational Institute for Molecules and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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- Computational Institute for Molecules and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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- Computational Institute for Molecules and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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- Computational Institute for Molecules and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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- Computational Institute for Molecules and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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- Computational Institute for Molecules and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Nanoscience, University of Missouri-Saint Louis, One University Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63121, USA
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- Computational Institute for Molecules and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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Mehranfar A, Izadyar M, Shamkhali AN. Theoretical study on alkaloid encapsulating via monohydroxy-cucurbit[n]uril (n = 8,10)/graphene oxide composite. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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