期刊
CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH
卷 344, 期 16, 页码 2229-2235出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2009.08.003
关键词
Molecular dynamics simulation; Sorbitol; Conformation; Hydrogen bonding; Glucose
资金
- National Institutes of Health [GM63018, GM70855]
Molecular dynamics simulations of a 3 molal aqueous solution Of D-Sorbitol (also called D-glucitol) have been performed at 300 K, as well as at two elevated temperatures to promote conformational transitions. In principle, sorbitol is more flexible than glucose since it does not contain a constraining ring. However, a conformational analysis revealed that the sorbitol chain remains extended in solution, in contrast to the bent conformation found experimentally in the crystalline form. While there are 243 staggered conformations of the backbone possible for this open-chain polyol, only a very limited number were found to be stable in the simulations. Although many conformers were briefly sampled, only eight were significantly populated in the simulation. The carbon backbones of all but two of these eight conformers were completely extended, unlike the bent crystal conformation. These extended conformers were stabilized by a quite persistent intramolecular hydrogen bond between the hydroxyl groups of carbon C-2 and C-4. The conformational populations were found to be in good agreement with the limited available NMR data except for the C-2-C-3 torsion (spanned by the O2-O-4 hydrogen bond), where the NMR data support a more bent structure. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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