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Pinillos P, Camiruaga A, Torres-Hernández F, Çarçabal P, Usabiaga I, Fernández JA, Martínez R. Aspartame and Its Microhydrated Aggregates Revealed by Laser Spectroscopy: Water-Sweetener Interactions in the Gas Phase. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:6714-6721. [PMID: 39091218 PMCID: PMC11331506 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c04315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2024] [Revised: 07/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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The popular sweetener, aspartame, is an agonist of the tongue's sweet taste receptor. How water molecules affect its conformation or which aspartame atoms are more prone to interact with solvent are helpful questions to understand its activity in different environments. Here, the combination of IR-UV spectroscopic techniques with computational simulations has been successfully applied to characterize aspartame·water0-2 clusters, showing that the addition of water molecules simplifies the conformational panorama of aspartame, favoring the formation of folded structures by interaction with the polar part of the molecule.
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- Paul Pinillos
- Department
of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), B° Sarriena S/N, Leioa 48940, Spain
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- Institut
des Sciences Moléculaires d’Orsay (ISMO), Université Paris Saclay, CNRS, Orsay 91405, France
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), B° Sarriena S/N, Leioa 48940, Spain
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- Institut
des Sciences Moléculaires d’Orsay (ISMO), Université Paris Saclay, CNRS, Orsay 91405, France
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), B° Sarriena S/N, Leioa 48940, Spain
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), B° Sarriena S/N, Leioa 48940, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of La Rioja, Madre de Dios 53, Logroño 26006, Spain
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Zimmermann C, Dorst AC, Suhm MA. Raising the benchmark potential of a simple alcohol-ketone intermolecular balance. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 25:384-391. [PMID: 36477454 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05141a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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2-Butanone offers two hydrogen bond docking variants to a solvating methanol which are cleanly separated by supersonic jet infrared absorption spectroscopy in the OH-stretching range, resolving earlier action spectroscopy indeterminacies for this elementary case of an intermolecular alcohol-ketone balance. The solvent preference for the shorter chain side is unambiguously derived from the spectra of homologous compounds. It is analysed in terms of competing steric and dispersion interactions and the resulting energy differences across a low interconversion barrier. Fortuitous cancellations are discussed and quantitative energy deficiencies of the employed DFT approaches are suggested. Some benchmarkable experimental observations: at low temperature, a single methanol molecule prefers the methyl-sided oxygen lone pair of 2-butanone over the ethyl-sided lone pair by 1-2 kJ mol-1, the trans butane backbone is conserved in both low-lying isomers, the OH-stretching fundamentals differ by 47(2) cm-1.
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- Charlotte Zimmermann
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Tammannstr. 6, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Tammannstr. 6, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Tammannstr. 6, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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Porto CM, Santana LC, Morgon NH. Theoretical investigation of the cooperative effect of solvent: a case study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:14603-14615. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05388d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The effect of solvent was investigated at the DFT level, M06-2X/6-31++G(d,p), for the implicit, namely the universal solvent model based on solute electron density (SMD), and hybrid solvation models, and...
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Conformer selective monohydrated clusters of 1,2,3,4 –tetrahydroisoquinoline in S0: I-Potential energy surface studies, vibrational signatures and NBO analysis. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.129177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Roy TK, Gerber RB. Dual Basis Approach for Ab Initio Anharmonic Calculations of Vibrational Spectroscopy: Application to Microsolvated Biomolecules. J Chem Theory Comput 2020; 16:7005-7016. [PMID: 32991804 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.0c00725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A dual electronic basis set approach is introduced for more efficient but accurate calculations of the anharmonic vibrational spectra in the framework of the vibrational self-consistent field (VSCF) theory. In this approach, an accurate basis set is used to compute the vibrational spectra at the harmonic level. The results are used to scale the potential surface from a more modest but much more efficient basis set. The scaling is such that at the harmonic level the new, scaled potential agrees with one of the accurate basis sets. The approach is tested in the application of the microsolvated, protected amino acid Ac-Phe-OMe, using the scaled anharmonic hybrid potential in the VSCF and VSCF-PT2 algorithms. The hybrid potential method yields results that are in good accord with the experiment and very close to those obtained in calculations with the high-level, very costly potential from the large basis set. At the same time, the hybrid potential calculations are considerably less expensive. The results of the hybrid calculations are much more accurate than those computed from the potential surface corresponding to the modest basis set. The results are very encouraging for using the hybrid potential method for inexpensive yet sufficiently accurate anharmonic calculations for the spectra of large biomolecules.
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- Tapta Kanchan Roy
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Sciences, Central University of Jammu, Rahya-Suchani (Bagla), Dist: Samba Jammu-181143, India
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.,Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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Gloaguen E, Mons M, Schwing K, Gerhards M. Neutral Peptides in the Gas Phase: Conformation and Aggregation Issues. Chem Rev 2020; 120:12490-12562. [PMID: 33152238 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Combined IR and UV laser spectroscopic techniques in molecular beams merged with theoretical approaches have proven to be an ideal tool to elucidate intrinsic structural properties on a molecular level. It offers the possibility to analyze structural changes, in a controlled molecular environment, when successively adding aggregation partners. By this, it further makes these techniques a valuable starting point for a bottom-up approach in understanding the forces shaping larger molecular systems. This bottom-up approach was successfully applied to neutral amino acids starting around the 1990s. Ever since, experimental and theoretical methods developed further, and investigations could be extended to larger peptide systems. Against this background, the review gives an introduction to secondary structures and experimental methods as well as a summary on theoretical approaches. Vibrational frequencies being characteristic probes of molecular structure and interactions are especially addressed. Archetypal biologically relevant secondary structures investigated by molecular beam spectroscopy are described, and the influences of specific peptide residues on conformational preferences as well as the competition between secondary structures are discussed. Important influences like microsolvation or aggregation behavior are presented. Beyond the linear α-peptides, the main results of structural analysis on cyclic systems as well as on β- and γ-peptides are summarized. Overall, this contribution addresses current aspects of molecular beam spectroscopy on peptides and related species and provides molecular level insights into manifold issues of chemical and biochemical relevance.
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- Eric Gloaguen
- CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Paris-Saclay, Bât 522, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Paris-Saclay, Bât 522, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- TU Kaiserslautern & Research Center Optimas, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 52, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- TU Kaiserslautern & Research Center Optimas, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 52, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Pseudo-SILAR assisted unique synthesis of ZnO/Ag2O nanocomposites for improved photocatalytic and antibacterial performance without cytotoxic effect. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Fatima M, Maué D, Pérez C, Tikhonov DS, Bernhard D, Stamm A, Medcraft C, Gerhards M, Schnell M. Structures and internal dynamics of diphenylether and its aggregates with water. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:27966-27978. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp04104a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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We report on a detailed multi-spectroscopic analysis of the structures and internal dynamics of diphenylether and its aggregates with up to three water molecules by employing molecular beam experiments.
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- M. Fatima
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
- D-22607 Hamburg
- Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
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- TU Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie & Research Center Optimas
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
- D-22607 Hamburg
- Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
- D-22607 Hamburg
- Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
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- TU Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie & Research Center Optimas
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- TU Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie & Research Center Optimas
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
- D-22607 Hamburg
- Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
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- TU Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie & Research Center Optimas
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
- D-22607 Hamburg
- Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
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Yang Z, Deng C, Ding Y, Luo H, Yin J, Jiang Y, Zhang P, Jiang Y. Eco-friendly and effective strategy to synthesize ZnO/Ag2O heterostructures and its excellent photocatalytic property under visible light. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2018.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Roy TK, Nagornova NS, Boyarkin OV, Gerber RB. A Decapeptide Hydrated by Two Waters: Conformers Determined by Theory and Validated by Cold Ion Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:9401-9408. [PMID: 29091429 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b10357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The intrinsic structures of biomolecules in the gas phase may not reflect their native solution geometries. Microsolvation of the molecules bridges the two environments, enabling a tracking of molecular structural changes upon hydration at the atomistic level. We employ density functional calculations to compute a large pool of structures and vibrational spectra for a gas-phase complex, in which a doubly protonated decapeptide, gramicidin S, is solvated by two water molecules. Though most vibrations of this large complex are treated in a harmonic approximation, the water molecules and the vibrations of the host ion coupled to them are locally described by a quantum mechanical vibrational self-consistent field theory with second-order perturbation correction (VSCF-PT2). Guided and validated by the available cold ion spectroscopy data, the computational analysis identifies structures of the three experimentally observed conformers of the complex. They, mainly, differ by the hydration sites, of which the one at the Orn side chain is the most important for reshaping the peptide toward its native structure. The study demonstrates the ability of a quantum chemistry approach that intelligently combines the semiempirical and ab initio computations to disentangle a complex interplay of intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds in large molecular systems.
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- Tapta Kanchan Roy
- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Sciences, Central University of Jammu , Jammu, 180011 India
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Molèculaire, École Polytechnique Fèdèrale de Lausanne , 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Molèculaire, École Polytechnique Fèdèrale de Lausanne , 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University , Jerusalem 91904, Israel.,Department of Chemistry, University of California , Irvine, California 92697, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 55, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Domingos SR, Pérez C, Schnell M. On the structural intricacies of a metabolic precursor: Direct spectroscopic detection of water-induced conformational reshaping of mevalonolactone. J Chem Phys 2017; 147:124310. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4997162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Sérgio R. Domingos
- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Max-Eyth-Str.1, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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Stamm A, Maué D, Schaly A, Schlicher S, Bartl J, Kubik S, Gerhards M. Structural analyses of isolated cyclic tetrapeptides with varying amino acid residues. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:10718-10726. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp08696a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Structural analyses of isolated cyclic tetrapeptides with varying amino acid residues were performed by applying combined IR/UV spectroscopy in the molecular beam and DFT calculations. The intrinsic structural properties especially with regard to the influence of different amino acid residues are fundamental for optimizing their binding ability.
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- A. Stamm
- TU Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie & Research Center Optimas
- Physikalische Chemie
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- TU Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie & Research Center Optimas
- Physikalische Chemie
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- TU Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie
- Organische Chemie
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- TU Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie
- Organische Chemie
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- TU Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie
- Organische Chemie
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- TU Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie
- Organische Chemie
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- TU Kaiserslautern
- Fachbereich Chemie & Research Center Optimas
- Physikalische Chemie
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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Domingos SR, Pérez C, Schnell M. Communication: Structural locking mediated by a water wire: A high-resolution rotational spectroscopy study on hydrated forms of a chiral biphenyl derivative. J Chem Phys 2016; 145:161103. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4966584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Sérgio R. Domingos
- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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Schwing K, Gerhards M. Investigations on isolated peptides by combined IR/UV spectroscopy in a molecular beam – structure, aggregation, solvation and molecular recognition. INT REV PHYS CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/0144235x.2016.1229331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Otaki H, Yagi K, Ishiuchi SI, Fujii M, Sugita Y. Anharmonic Vibrational Analyses of Pentapeptide Conformations Explored with Enhanced Sampling Simulations. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:10199-10213. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b06672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Laboratory
for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute for Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute for Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science, 7-1-26 Minatojima-Minamimachi,
Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
- RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center, 1-6-5 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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Stamm A, Bernhard D, Gerhards M. Structural investigations on a linear isolated depsipeptide: the importance of dispersion interactions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:15327-36. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp01675h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The first molecular beam investigations of an isolated linear depsipeptide are presented. By applying IR/UV spectroscopic methods and DFT calculations three structural arrangements are identified with the most stable structure being only stable by including dispersion interactions.
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- A. Stamm
- TU Kaiserslautern, Fachbereich Chemie & Research Center Optimas
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- TU Kaiserslautern, Fachbereich Chemie & Research Center Optimas
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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- TU Kaiserslautern, Fachbereich Chemie & Research Center Optimas
- D-67663 Kaiserslautern
- Germany
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This chapter examines the structural characterisation of isolated neutral amino-acids and peptides. After a presentation of the experimental and theoretical state-of-the-art in the field, a review of the major structures and shaping interactions is presented. Special focus is made on conformationally-resolved studies which enable one to go beyond simple structural characterisation; probing flexibility and excited-state photophysics are given as examples of promising future directions.
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Chaudret R, de Courcy B, Contreras-García J, Gloaguen E, Zehnacker-Rentien A, Mons M, Piquemal JP. Unraveling non-covalent interactions within flexible biomolecules: from electron density topology to gas phase spectroscopy. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 16:9876-91. [PMID: 24419903 DOI: 10.1039/c3cp52774c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The NCI (Non-Covalent Interactions) method, a recently-developed theoretical strategy to visualize weak non-covalent interactions from the topological analysis of the electron density and of its reduced gradient, is applied in the present paper to document intra- and inter-molecular interactions in flexible molecules and systems of biological interest in combination with IR spectroscopy. We first describe the conditions of application of the NCI method to the specific case of intramolecular interactions. Then we apply it to a series of stable conformations of isolated molecules as an interpretative technique to decipher the different physical interactions at play in these systems. Examples are chosen among neutral molecular systems exhibiting a large diversity of interactions, for which an extensive spectroscopic characterization under gas-phase isolation conditions has been obtained using state-of-the-art conformer-specific experimental techniques. The interactions presently documented range from weak intra-molecular H-bonds in simple amino-alcohols, to more complex patterns, with interactions of various strengths in model peptides, as well as in chiral bimolecular systems, where invaluable hints for the understanding of chiral recognition are revealed. We also provide a detailed technical appendix, which discusses the choices of cut-offs as well as the applicability of the NCI analysis to specific constrained systems, where local effects require attention. Finally, the NCI technique provides IR spectroscopists with an elegant visualization of the interactions that potentially impact their vibrational probes, namely the OH and NH stretching motions. This contribution illustrates the power and the conditions of use of the NCI technique, with the aim of providing an easy tool for all chemists, experimentalists and theoreticians, for the visualization and characterization of the interactions shaping complex molecular systems.
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- R Chaudret
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique and CNRS, UMR 7616, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, Paris, France.
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Stamm A, Schwing K, Gerhards M. Investigation of the hydrated 7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin dimer by combined IR/UV spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2014; 141:194304. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4900893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- A. Stamm
- TU Kaiserslautern, Fachbereich Chemie and Research Center Optimas, Erwin-Schroedinger-Straße 52, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- TU Kaiserslautern, Fachbereich Chemie and Research Center Optimas, Erwin-Schroedinger-Straße 52, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- TU Kaiserslautern, Fachbereich Chemie and Research Center Optimas, Erwin-Schroedinger-Straße 52, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Nagy PI. Competing intramolecular vs. intermolecular hydrogen bonds in solution. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:19562-633. [PMID: 25353178 PMCID: PMC4264129 DOI: 10.3390/ijms151119562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Revised: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A hydrogen bond for a local-minimum-energy structure can be identified according to the definition of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC recommendation 2011) or by finding a special bond critical point on the density map of the structure in the framework of the atoms-in-molecules theory. Nonetheless, a given structural conformation may be simply favored by electrostatic interactions. The present review surveys the in-solution competition of the conformations with intramolecular vs. intermolecular hydrogen bonds for different types of small organic molecules. In their most stable gas-phase structure, an intramolecular hydrogen bond is possible. In a protic solution, the intramolecular hydrogen bond may disrupt in favor of two solute-solvent intermolecular hydrogen bonds. The balance of the increased internal energy and the stabilizing effect of the solute-solvent interactions regulates the new conformer composition in the liquid phase. The review additionally considers the solvent effects on the stability of simple dimeric systems as revealed from molecular dynamics simulations or on the basis of the calculated potential of mean force curves. Finally, studies of the solvent effects on the type of the intermolecular hydrogen bond (neutral or ionic) in acid-base complexes have been surveyed.
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- Peter I Nagy
- Center for Drug Design and Development, the University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606-3390, USA.
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Wei Z, Chen D, Zhao H, Li Y, Zhu J, Liu B. Ab initio investigation of the first hydration shell of protonated glycine. J Chem Phys 2014; 140:085103. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4862985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Suhm MA, Kollipost F. Femtisecond single-mole infrared spectroscopy of molecular clusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:10702-21. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp51515j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chutia S, Rossi M, Blum V. Water Adsorption at Two Unsolvated Peptides with a Protonated Lysine Residue: From Self-Solvation to Solvation. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:14788-804. [DOI: 10.1021/jp3098268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Sucismita Chutia
- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Theory
Department, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Theory
Department, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Theory
Department, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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Jaeqx S, Du W, Meijer EJ, Oomens J, Rijs AM. Conformational Study of Z-Glu-OH and Z-Arg-OH: Dispersion Interactions versus Conventional Hydrogen Bonding. J Phys Chem A 2012; 117:1216-27. [DOI: 10.1021/jp3053339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- van’t
Hoff Institute
for Molecular Sciences and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- van’t
Hoff Institute
for Molecular Sciences and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Schwing K, Fricke H, Bartl K, Polkowska J, Schrader T, Gerhards M. Isolated β-Turn Model Systems Investigated by Combined IR/UV Spectroscopy. Chemphyschem 2012; 13:1576-82. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201100805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Revised: 02/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Bialach PM, Martin TC, Gerhards M. IR and IR + UV spectroscopy of isolated [Al–AcPheOMe]n+ cluster cations (n = 1, 3). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:8185-91. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp00028h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Schwing K, Reyheller C, Schaly A, Kubik S, Gerhards M. Structural Analysis of an Isolated Cyclic Tetrapeptide and its Monohydrate by Combined IR/UV Spectroscopy. Chemphyschem 2011; 12:1981-8. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201001055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2010] [Revised: 04/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Biswal HS, Loquais Y, Tardivel B, Gloaguen E, Mons M. Isolated monohydrates of a model peptide chain: effect of a first water molecule on the secondary structure of a capped phenylalanine. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:3931-42. [PMID: 21361380 DOI: 10.1021/ja108643p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The formation of monohydrates of capped phenylalanine model peptides, CH(3)-CO-Phe-NH(2) and CH(3)-CO-Phe-NH-CH(3), in a supersonic expansion has been investigated using laser spectroscopy and quantum chemistry methods. Conformational distributions of the monohydrates have been revealed by IR/UV double-resonance spectroscopy and their structures assigned by comparison with DFT-D calculations. A careful analysis of the final hydrate distribution together with a detailed theoretical investigation of the potential energy surface of the monohydrates demonstrates that solvation occurs from the conformational distribution of the isolated peptide monomers. The distribution of the monohydrates appears to be strongly dependent on both the initial monomer conformation (extended or folded backbone) and the solvation site initially occupied by the water molecule. The solvation processes taking place during the cooling can be categorized as follows: (a) solvation without significant structural changes of the peptide, (b) solvation inducing significant distortions of the backbone but retaining the secondary structure, and (c) solvation triggering backbone isomerizations, leading to a modification of the peptide secondary structure. It is observed that solvation by a single water molecule can fold a β-strand into a γ-turn structure (type c) or induce a significant opening of a γ-turn characterized by an elongated C(7) hydrogen bond (type b). These structural changes can be considered as a first step toward the polyproline II condensed-phase structure, illustrating the role played by the very first water molecule in the solvation process.
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- Himansu S Biswal
- Laboratoire Francis Perrin, CEA/DSM/IRAMIS/SPAM-CNRS URA 2453, CEA/Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Li XJ, Zhong ZJ, Wu HZ. DFT and MP2 investigations of L-proline and its hydrated complexes. J Mol Model 2011; 17:2623-30. [PMID: 21264484 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-011-0957-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2010] [Accepted: 01/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A theoretical study of L-proline-nH(2)O (n = 1-3) has been performed using the hybrid DFT-B3LYP and MP2 methods together with the 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. The results show that the P2 conformer is energetically favorable when forming a hydrated structure, and the hydration of the carboxyl group leads to the greatest stability. For hydrated complexes, the adiabatic and vertical singlet-triplet excitation energies tend to decrease with the addition of water molecules. The hydration energy indicates that in the hydrated complexes the order of stability is: binding site 2 > binding site 1 > binding site 3, and binding site 12 > binding site 23 > binding site 13. As water molecules are added, the stabilities of these hydrated structures gradually increase. In addition, an infrared frequency analysis indicated that there are some differences in the low-frequency range, which are mainly dominated by the O-H stretching or bending vibrations of different water molecules. All of these results should aid our understanding of molecular behavior and provide reference data for further studies of biological systems.
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- Xiao-Jun Li
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Weinan Teachers University, Weinan, Shaanxi 714000, People's Republic of China.
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Steber AL, Neill JL, Zaleski DP, Pate BH, Lesarri A, Bird RG, Vaquero-Vara V, Pratt DW. Structural studies of biomolecules in the gas phase by chirped-pulse Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy. Faraday Discuss 2011; 150:227-42; discussion 257-92. [DOI: 10.1039/c1fd00008j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Mayorkas N, Rudić S, Cocinero EJ, Davis BG, Simons JP. Carbohydrate hydration: heavy water complexes of α and β anomers of glucose, galactose, fucose and xylose. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:18671-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cp22348h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Mayorkas N, Malka I, Bar I. Ionization-loss stimulated Raman spectroscopy for conformational probing of flexible molecules. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:6808-15. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cp02334e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [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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