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Danial Sabri Dashti¹, Yilin Meng, Adrian E Roitberg

¹Department of Physics and Quantum Theory Project, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-8435, USA.

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A new pH-replica exchange molecular dynamics (pH-REMD) method enhances sampling of protonation and conformation in biological molecules. This approach accurately predicts pK(a) values, offering faster convergence for molecular simulations.

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Area of Science:

Biochemistry
Computational Biology
Molecular Dynamics

Background:

Protonation states of biological molecules critically influence their structure, dynamics, and function.
Accurate simulation of protonation equilibria is essential for understanding biomolecular behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and validate a novel pH-replica exchange molecular dynamics (pH-REMD) method.
To improve the coupling between conformational and protonation state sampling in molecular simulations.

Main Methods:

Development of a Hamiltonian replica exchange framework where conformations are exchanged between replicas at different pH values.
Application of the pH-REMD method to model compounds, a pentapeptide (ADFDA), and a heptapeptide (OMTKY3).

Main Results:

The pH-REMD method demonstrated accurate prediction of pK(a) values across tested biological systems.
Predicted pK(a) values closely matched experimental data and results from constant pH molecular dynamics (CpH MD).

Conclusions:

pH-REMD offers enhanced sampling of both conformational and protonation spaces, leading to faster convergence in molecular dynamics simulations.
The method provides a robust and efficient approach for studying protonation equilibria in biomolecules.