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Solvent dielectric effects on protein dynamics.

R Affleck1, C A Haynes, D S Clark

  • 1Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley 94720.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|June 1, 1992
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Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and molecular dynamics (MD) revealed enzyme dynamics slow in low dielectric solvents. This suggests altered protein motion in organic solvents may explain unusual enzyme properties.

Area of Science:

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Computational Chemistry

Background:

  • Enzyme activity is solvent-dependent, with unusual properties observed in low dielectric organic solvents.
  • Understanding protein dynamics in varied environments is crucial for enzyme engineering and biocatalysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the dynamics of alpha-chymotrypsin across a wide range of solvent dielectric constants.
  • To correlate solvent dielectric properties with protein motion and understand the implications for enzyme function.

Main Methods:

  • Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy using spin-labeled alpha-chymotrypsin.
  • Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of the enzyme in solvents with dielectric constants from 1.9 to 72.

Main Results:

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  • EPR showed decreased protein motion near spin labels with lower dielectric constants, consistent with electrostatic interactions.
  • MD simulations and EPR revealed similar functional dependencies between protein motion rates and solvent dielectric constant.
  • MD simulations predicted faster protein atom motions than measured spin label motions, particularly at the protein surface.

Conclusions:

  • Solvent dielectric constant significantly influences alpha-chymotrypsin dynamics, especially near the protein surface.
  • Altered protein dynamics in low dielectric organic solvents may underlie observed changes in enzyme stereoselectivity and activity.
  • These findings highlight the role of solvent environment in modulating enzyme behavior and suggest potential for enzyme engineering in non-aqueous media.