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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
卷 3, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/srep01218
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- NSF chemistry Division [CHE-1213217, CHE-0911389, CHE-0908218]
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Chemistry [0911389] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division Of Chemistry
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien [0908218, 1213217] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
In order to investigate the cryoprotective mechanism of trehalose on proteins, we use molecular dynamics computer simulations to study the microscopic dynamics of water upon cooling in an aqueous solution of lysozyme and trehalose. We find that the presence of trehalose causes global retardation of the dynamics of water. Comparing aqueous solutions of lysozyme with/without trehalose, we observe that the dynamics of water in the hydration layers close to the protein is dramatically slower when trehalose is present in the system. We also analyze the structure of water and trehalose around the lysozyme and find that the trehalose molecules form a cage surrounding the protein that contains very slow water molecules. We conclude that the transient cage of trehalose molecules that entraps and slows the water molecules prevents the crystallisation of protein hydration water upon cooling.
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