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Kumar YB, Kumar N, John L, Mahanta HJ, Vaikundamani S, Nagamani S, Sastry GM, Sastry GN. Analyzing the cation-aromatic interactions in proteins: Cation-aromatic database V2.0. Proteins 2024; 92:179-191. [PMID: 37789571 DOI: 10.1002/prot.26600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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The cation-aromatic database (CAD) is a comprehensive repository of cation-aromatic motifs found in experimentally determined protein structures, first reported in 2007 [Proteins, 2007, 67, 1179]. The present article is an update of CAD that contains information of approximately 27.26 million cation-aromatic motifs. CAD uses three distance parameters (r, d1, and d2) to determine the position of the cation relative to the centroid of the aromatic residue and classifies the motifs as cation-π or cation-σ interactions. As of June 2023, about 193 936 protein structures were retrieved from Protein Data Bank, and this resulted in the identification of an impressive number of 27 255 817 cation-aromatic motifs. Among these motifs, spherical motifs constituted 94.09%, while cylindrical motifs made up the remaining 5.91%. When considering the interaction of metal ions with aromatic residues, 965 564 motifs are identified. Remarkably, 82.08% of these motifs involved the binding of metal ions to the amino acid HIS. Moreover, the analysis of binding preferences between cations and aromatic residues revealed that the HIS-HIS, PHE-ARG, and TRP-ARG pairs exhibited a preferential geometry. The motif pair HIS-HIS was the most prevalent, accounting for 19.87% of the total, closely followed by TYR-LYS at 10.17%. Conversely, the motif pair TRP-HIS had the lowest occurrence, representing only 4.20% of the total. The data generated help in revealing the characteristics and biological functions of cation-aromatic interactions in biological molecules. The updated version of CAD (Cation-Aromatic Database V2.0) can be accessed at https://acds.neist.res.in/cadv2.
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- Y Bhargav Kumar
- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India
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- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India
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- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India
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- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Sahoo G, Jeong HS, Jeong SM. Ligand-Controlled Growth of Different Morphological Bimetallic Metal-Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Charge-Storage Performance and Quasi-Solid-State Hybrid Supercapacitors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:21097-21111. [PMID: 37075253 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c01580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The present research work facilitates a ligand-mediated effective strategy to achieve different morphological surface structures of bimetallic (Ni and Co) metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) by utilizing different types of organic ligands like terephthalic acid (BDC), 2-methylimidazole (2-Melm), and trimesic acid (BTC). Different morphological structures, rectangular-like nanosheets, petal-like nanosheets, and nanosheet-assembled flower-like spheres (NSFS) of NiCo MOFs, are confirmed from the structural characterization for ligands BDC, 2-Melm, and BTC, respectively. The basic characterization studies like scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller revealed that the NiCo MOF prepared by using trimesic acid as the ligand (NiCo MOF_BTC) with a long organic linker exhibits a three-dimensional architecture of NSFS that possesses higher surface area and pore dimensions, which enables better ion kinetics. Also, the NiCo MOF_BTC delivered the highest capacity of 1471.4 C g-1 (and 408 mA h g-1) at 1 A g-1 current density, compared to the other prepared NiCo MOFs and already reported different NiCo MOF structures. High interaction of trimesic acid with the metal ions confirmed from ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy leads to a NSFS structure of NiCo MOF_BTC. For practical application, an asymmetric supercapacitor device (NiCo MOF_BTC//AC) is fabricated by taking NiCo MOF_BTC and activated carbon as the positive and negative electrode, respectively, where the PVA + KOH gel electrolyte serves as a separator as well as an electrolyte. The device delivered an outstanding energy density of 78.1 Wh kg-1 at a power density of 750 W kg-1 in an operating potential window of 1.5 V. In addition, it displays a long cycle life of 5000 cycles with only 12% decay of the initial specific capacitance. Therefore, these findings manifest the morphology control of MOFs by using different ligands and the mechanism behind the different morphologies that will provide an effective way to synthesize differently structured MOF materials for future energy-storage applications.
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- Gopinath Sahoo
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28644, Republic of Korea
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Bhargav Kumar Y, Kumar N, Narahari Sastry G. First-principles calculations on the micro-solvation of 3d-transition metal ions: solvation versus splitting water. Theor Chem Acc 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-023-02974-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Kumar N, Kumar YB, Sarma H, Sastry GN. Fate of Sc-Ion Interaction With Water: A Computational Study to Address Splitting Water Versus Solvating Sc Ion. Front Chem 2021; 9:738852. [PMID: 34733820 PMCID: PMC8558820 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.738852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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An exhaustive study of Sc-ion interaction with water molecules in all its possible oxidation and spin states has been carried out to delineate the relative propensity of Sc ions toward solvation and water splitting. Potential energy surface analysis of the Sc-ion reaction with water molecules, topological analysis of bonds, and the effect of sequential solvation up to 6 water molecules have been examined. Calculated values showed good agreement with the available experimental results. Close-shell systems such as singlet mono- and tricationic Sc ions prefer to split the water molecules. In contrast, the open-shell systems such as triplet mono- and doublet dicationic Sc ions prefer to get solvated than split the water molecule. Topological analysis of electron density predicted the Sc+/2+–water bond as a noncovalent bond while Sc3+–OH2, Sc2+–OH, and Sc+–H bonds as partially covalent in nature. Energy decomposition analysis revealed that Sc ion–water interactions are driven by electrostatic energy followed by polarization energy. The current study reveals that transition metal catalysis can be one of the most effective tools to employ in water splitting, by properly tuning the electrons, spin, and ligands around the catalytic center.
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- Nandan Kumar
- Centre for Molecular Modelling, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India.,Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, India
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- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, India
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- Centre for Molecular Modelling, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India.,Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, India
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Kumar N, Saha S, Sastry GN. Towards developing a criterion to characterize non-covalent bonds: a quantum mechanical study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:8478-8488. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05689h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Chemical bonds are central to chemistry, biology, and allied fields, but still, the criterion to characterize an interaction as a non-covalent bond has not been studied rigorously.
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- Nandan Kumar
- Centre for Molecular Modeling
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500007
- India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
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- Centre for Molecular Modeling
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500007
- India
- Nagoya University
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- Centre for Molecular Modeling
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500007
- India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
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DFT and TD-DFT Studies of Mg-Substitution in Chlorophyll by Cr(II), Fe(II) and Ni(II). CHEMISTRY AFRICA-A JOURNAL OF THE TUNISIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s42250-018-0003-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bechaieb R, Ben Akacha A, Gérard H. Quantum chemistry insight into Mg-substitution in chlorophyll by toxic heavy metals: Cd, Hg and Pb. Chem Phys Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2016.09.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- A. Subha Mahadevi
- Centre for Molecular Modelling, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, India 500607
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- Centre for Molecular Modelling, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, India 500607
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Sharma B, Neela YI, Narahari Sastry G. Structures and energetics of complexation of metal ions with ammonia, water, and benzene: A computational study. J Comput Chem 2016; 37:992-1004. [PMID: 26833683 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.24288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 11/26/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Bhaskar Sharma
- Center for Molecular Modelling; CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology; Tarnaka, Hyderabad Telangana 500 607 India
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- Center for Molecular Modelling; CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology; Tarnaka, Hyderabad Telangana 500 607 India
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- Center for Molecular Modelling; CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology; Tarnaka, Hyderabad Telangana 500 607 India
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Bechaieb R, Fredj AB, Akacha AB, Gérard H. Interactions of copper(ii) and zinc(ii) with chlorophyll: insights from density functional theory studies. NEW J CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5nj03244j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The most favored reaction of chlorophyll is computed to be substitution for Cu2+ and peripheral chelation for Zn2+.
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- Rim Bechaieb
- Université de Tunis el Manar
- Faculté des Science de Tunis
- Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Atomique
- Moléculaire et Applications -LSAMA
- 1060 Tunis
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- Université de Tunis el Manar
- Faculté des Science de Tunis
- Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Atomique
- Moléculaire et Applications -LSAMA
- 1060 Tunis
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- Université de Tunis el Manar
- Faculté des Sciences de Tunis
- Département de chimie
- Laboratoire de Synthèse Organique et Hétérocyclique
- 2092 Tunis
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- Sorbonne Universités
- UPMC Univ Paris 06
- UMR 7616
- Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique
- Paris
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Sarma D, Saha B, Chandra Deka B, Bhattacharyya PK. Unique cation–cyclohexane interactions in tri- and hexa-fluorocyclohexane multidecker complexes in the gas phase: a DFT study. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra24508k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The formation of stable sandwich and multidecker complexes through electrostatic interaction in tri- and hexa-fluorocyclohexane has been analyzed in the light of density functional theory.
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- Department of Chemistry
- Arya Vidyapeeth College
- Guwahati
- India
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- J. Richard Premkumar
- Centre for Molecular Modelling, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Centre for Molecular Modelling, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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Friedman R. Structural and computational insights into the versatility of cadmium binding to proteins. Dalton Trans 2014; 43:2878-87. [PMID: 24346117 DOI: 10.1039/c3dt52810c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cadmium is a highly toxic group XII metal, similar to zinc and mercury. Unlike zinc, which is one of the most common metal cofactors in biology, cadmium is highly toxic. Many Zn(2+)-binding proteins can bind Cd(2+)-ions without significantly affecting their structures. Here, the protein data bank is analysed with regard to protein-cadmium interactions, which shows that cadmium can bind to a variety of ion binding sites in proteins. Statistical analysis of Cd(2+)-side chain interactions is compared with a similar analysis of other ions. This analysis reveals that with regard to amino acid side-chain preference, Cd(2+) is more similar to Mn(2+) than to Zn(2+) or Hg(2+). Finally, the interaction energies of three native metal binding proteins are calculated where Cd(2+) binds instead of Zn(2+), Ca(2+) or Cu(2+). The interaction energies are decomposed into individual components whose contributions are discussed.
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- Ran Friedman
- Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry Research Group, Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Linnæus University, 391 82 Kalmar, Sweden
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Indra Neela Y, Narahari Sastry G. Theoretical investigation of anion (F−, Cl−) and cation (Na+) interactions with substituted benzene [C6H6 −nYn(Y = –F, –CN, –NO2;n= 1–6)]. Mol Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2014.948940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Umadevi D, Panigrahi S, Sastry GN. Noncovalent interaction of carbon nanostructures. Acc Chem Res 2014; 47:2574-81. [PMID: 25032482 DOI: 10.1021/ar500168b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The potential application of carbon nanomaterials in biology and medicine increases the necessity to understand the nature of their interactions with living organisms and the environment. The primary forces of interaction at the nano-bio interface are mostly noncovalent in nature. Quantifying such interactions and identifying various factors that influence such interactions is a question of outstanding fundamental interest in academia and industry. In this Account, we have summarized our recent studies in understanding the noncovalent interactions of carbon nanostructures (CNSs), which were obtained by employing first-principles calculations on various model systems representing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene. Bestowed with an extended sp(2) carbon network, which is a common feature in all of these nanostructures, they exhibit π-π interactions with aromatic molecules (benzene, naphthalene, nucleobases, amino acids), cation-π type of interactions with metal ions, anion-π interactions with anions, and other XH···π type of interactions with various small molecules (H2O, NH3, CH4, H2, etc.). CNTs are wrapped-up forms of two-dimensional graphene, and hence, it is interesting to compare the binding abilities of these two allotropes that differ in their curvature. The chirality and curvature of CNSs appear to play a major role in determining the structural, energetic, and functional properties. Flat graphene shows stronger noncovalent interactions than the curved nanotubes toward various substrates. Understanding the interactions of CNSs with organic molecules and biomolecules has gained a great deal of research interest because of their potential applications in various fields. Aromatic hydrocarbons show a strong propensity to interact with CNSs via the π-π mode of interaction rather than CH···π interaction. As DNA sequencing appears to be one of the most important potential applications of carbon nanomaterials, the study of CNS-nucleobase interactions has become quite important. The nucleobases are physisorbed on the surface of CNSs in the order G > T ≈ A > C > U, exhibiting π-π-stacking type of interaction. These interactions become stronger as the curvature of the CNSs decreases. It is also indispensable to study the interaction of nanomaterials with proteins and especially with amino acids at a molecular level to understand the drug delivery mechanism of CNSs. We have shown that the CNSs interact with small molecules by means of physisorption and thus show potential for sensor applications. The prime requisite for the exploitation of these CNSs in nanoelectronics is the tunable energy gap. We have revealed that metal ion doping modulates the HOMO-LUMO energy gap of the nanotubes significantly and thus provides a handle to tune the electronic and conductivity properties of CNTs. Moreover, metal ions tend to selectively bind with nanotubes of different chirality such as armchair and zigzag nanotubes. The reduction of planar hydrocarbon materials by lithium atoms has also been studied very systematically. We also illustrate the way in which noncovalent interactions can be used to optimize and fine-tune the properties of CNSs.
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- Deivasigamani Umadevi
- Centre for Molecular Modeling, CSIR - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 607, India
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- Centre for Molecular Modeling, CSIR - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 607, India
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Purushotham U, Sastry GN. A comprehensive conformational analysis of tryptophan, its ionic and dimeric forms. J Comput Chem 2013; 35:595-610. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.23482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Revised: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Uppula Purushotham
- Center for Molecular Modeling, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology; Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500607 Andhra Pradesh India
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- Center for Molecular Modeling, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology; Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500607 Andhra Pradesh India
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Mahadevi AS, Sastry GN. Cation-π interaction: its role and relevance in chemistry, biology, and material science. Chem Rev 2012; 113:2100-38. [PMID: 23145968 DOI: 10.1021/cr300222d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 719] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- A Subha Mahadevi
- Molecular Modeling Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 607, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Campo-Cacharrón A, Cabaleiro-Lago EM, Rodríguez-Otero J. Effects of microhydration on the characteristics of cation–phenol complexes. Theor Chem Acc 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-012-1290-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Umadevi D, Sastry GN. Metal ion binding with carbon nanotubes and graphene: Effect of chirality and curvature. Chem Phys Lett 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2012.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Analyzing coordination preferences of Mg2+ complexes: insights from computational and database study. Struct Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-012-0113-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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First principles study and database analyses of structural preferences for sodium ion (Na+) solvation and coordination. Struct Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-012-0032-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Sharma B, Umadevi D, Narahari Sastry G. Contrasting preferences of N and P substituted heteroaromatics towards metal binding: probing the regioselectivity of Li+ and Mg2+ binding to (CH)6−m−nNmPn. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:13922-32. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp41834g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Premkumar JR, Vijay D, Sastry GN. The significance of the alkene size and the nature of the metal ion in metal–alkene complexes: a theoretical study. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:4965-75. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt30119a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Purushotham U, Vijay D, Narahari Sastry G. A computational investigation and the conformational analysis of dimers, anions, cations, and zwitterions of L-phenylalanine. J Comput Chem 2011; 33:44-59. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.21942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2011] [Accepted: 07/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Leavens FMV, Churchill CDM, Wang S, Wetmore SD. Evaluating how discrete water molecules affect protein-DNA π-π and π(+)-π stacking and T-shaped interactions: the case of histidine-adenine dimers. J Phys Chem B 2011; 115:10990-1003. [PMID: 21809837 DOI: 10.1021/jp205424z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Changes in the magnitude of (M06-2X/6-31+G(d,p)) π-π stacking and T-shaped (nucleobase-edge and amino acid-edge) interactions between (neutral or protonated) histidine (His) and adenine (A) dimers upon microsolvation with up to four discrete water molecules were determined. A variety of histidine-water interactions were considered including conventional (N-H···O, N···H-O, C-H···O) hydrogen bonding and nonconventional (X-H···π (neutral His) or lone-pair···π (protonated His)) contacts. Overall, the effects of discrete His-H(2)O interactions on the neutral histidine-adenine π-π contacts are negligible (<3 kJ mol(-1) or 15%) regardless of the type of water binding, the number of water molecules bound, or the His-A dimer (stacked or (amino acid- or nucleobase-edge) T-shaped) configuration. This suggests that previously reported gas-phase binding strengths for a variety of neutral amino acid-nucleobase dimers are likely relevant for a wide variety of (microsolvated) environments. In contrast, the presence of water decreases the histidine-adenine π(+)-π interaction by up to 15 kJ mol(-1) (or 30%) for all water binding modes and orientations, as well as different stacked and T-shaped His(+)-A dimers. Regardless of the larger effect of discrete histidine-water interactions on the magnitude of the π(+)-π compared with π-π interactions, the π(+)-π binding strengths remain substantially larger than the corresponding π-π contacts. These findings emphasize the distinct nature of π(+)-π and π-π interactions and suggest that π(+)-π contacts can provide significant stabilization in biological systems relative to π-π contacts under many different environmental conditions.
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- Fern M V Leavens
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, T1K 3M4
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Mahadevi AS, Neela YI, Sastry GN. A theoretical study on structural, spectroscopic and energetic properties of acetamide clusters [CH3CONH2] (n = 1–15). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:15211-20. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cp21346f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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