Abstract |
Despite strong electrostatic repulsion, like-charged ions in aqueous solution can effectively attract each other via ion-water interactions. In this paper we investigate such an effective interaction of like-charged ions in water by using the 3D-RISM-SCF method (i.e., electronic structure theory combined with three-dimensional integral equation theory for molecular solvents). Free energy profiles are calculated at the CCSD(T) level for a series of molecular ions including guanidinium (Gdm(+)), alkyl-substituted ammonium, and aromatic amine cations. Polarizable continuum model (PCM) and mean-field QM/MM free energy calculations are also performed for comparison. The results show that the stability of like-charged ion pairs in aqueous solution is determined by a very subtle balance between interionic interactions (including dispersion and π-stacking interactions) and ionic solvation/hydrophobic effects and that the Gdm(+) ion has a rather favorable character for like- charge association among all the cations studied. Furthermore, we investigate the like-charge pairing in Arg-Ala-Arg and Lys-Ala-Lys tripeptides in water and show that the Arg-Arg pair has a contact free-energy minimum of about -6 kcal/mol. This result indicates that arginine pairing observed on protein surfaces and interfaces is stabilized considerably by solvation effects.
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Authors | Taichi Inagaki, Shinji Aono, Hiroshi Nakano, Takeshi Yamamoto |
Journal | The journal of physical chemistry. B
(J Phys Chem B)
Vol. 118
Issue 20
Pg. 5499-508
(May 22 2014)
ISSN: 1520-5207 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 24787756
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Amines
- Ammonium Compounds
- Cations
- Dipeptides
- Oligopeptides
- Solvents
- Water
- arginylarginine
- Guanidine
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Topics |
- Amines
(chemistry)
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Ammonium Compounds
(chemistry)
- Cations
(chemistry)
- Dipeptides
(chemistry, metabolism)
- Guanidine
(chemistry)
- Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
- Models, Molecular
- Oligopeptides
(chemistry, metabolism)
- Quantum Theory
- Solvents
(chemistry)
- Thermodynamics
- Water
(chemistry)
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