期刊
BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 156, 期 1, 页码 79-87出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2011.02.010
关键词
Poisson-Boltzmann equation; Electrostatics; Binding; Counterion condensation theory; Debye-Huckel equation; Generalized Born model
资金
- NIH [GM078538-01]
- SBIR [NIH 2R446M073391-02]
The predictions of the derivative of the electrostatic binding free energy of a biomolecular complex, Delta G(el), with respect to the logarithm of the 1:1 salt concentration, d(Delta G(el))/d(In[NaCl]), SK, by the Poisson-Boltzmann equation, PBE, are very similar to those of the simpler Debye-Huckel equation, DHE, because the terms in the PBE's predictions of SK that depend on the details of the dielectric interface are small compared to the contributions from long-range electrostatic interactions. These facts allow one to obtain predictions of SK using a simplified charge model along with the DHE that are highly correlated with both the PBE and experimental binding data. The DHE-based model developed here, which was derived from the generalized Born model, explains the lack of correlation between SK and Delta G(el) in the presence of a dielectric discontinuity, which conflicts with the popular use of this supposed correlation to parse experimental binding free energies into electrostatic and nonelectrostatic components. Moreover, the DHE model also provides a clear justification for the correlations between SK and various empirical quantities, like the number of ion pairs, the ligand charge on the interface, the Coulomb binding free energy, and the product of the charges on the complex's components, but these correlations are weak, questioning their usefulness. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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