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Molecular Modeling of the Chiral Recognition of Propranolol Enantiomers by a β-Cyclodextrin

  • Kim, Hyun-myung;Jeong, Karp-joo;Lee, Sang-san;Jung, Seun-ho
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.95-98
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    • 2003
  • Enantioselectivity of the propranolol on β-cyclodextrin was simulated by molecular modeling. Monte Carlo (MC) docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were applied to investigate the molecular mechanism of enantioselective difference of both enantiomeric complexes. An energetic analysis of MC docking simulations coupled to the MD simulations successfully explains the experimental elution order of propranolol enantiomers. Molecular dynamics simulations indicate that average energy difference between the enantiomeric complexes, frequently used as a measure of chiral recognition, depends on the length of the simulation time. We found that, only in case of much longer MD simulations, noticeable chiral separation was observed.

Transport Properties of Dumbbell Molecules by Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulations

  • Lee, Song-Hi
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.737-741
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    • 2004
  • We presents new results for transport properties of dumbbell fluids by equilibrium molecular dynamics (EMD) simulations using Green-Kubo and Einstein formulas. It is evident that the interaction between dumbbell molecules is less attractive than that between spherical molecules which leads to higher diffusion and to lower friction. The calculated viscosity, however, is almost independent on the molecular elongation within statistical error bar, which is contradicted to the Stokes' law. The calculated thermal conductivity increases and then decreases as molecular elongation increases. These results of viscosity and thermal conductivity for dumbbell molecules by EMD simulations are inconsistent with the earlier results of those by non-equilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulations. The possible limitation of the Green-Kubo and Einstein formulas with regard to the calculations of viscosity and thermal conductivity for molecular fluids such as the missing rotational degree of freedom is pointed out.

Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study for Transport Properties of Diatomic Liquids

  • Lee, Song-Hi
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.28 no.10
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    • pp.1697-1704
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    • 2007
  • We present results for transport properties of diatomic fluids by isothermal-isobaric (NpT) equilibrium molecular dynamics (EMD) simulations using Green-Kubo and Einstein formulas. As the molecular elongation of diatomic molecules increases from the spherical monatomic molecule, the diffusion coefficient increases, indicating that longish shape molecules diffuse more than spherical molecules, and the rotational diffusion coefficients are almost the same in the statistical error since random rotation decreases. The calculated translational viscosity decreases with the molecular elongation of diatomic molecule within statistical error bar, while the rotational viscosity increases. The total thermal conductivity decreases as the molecular elongation increases. This result of thermal conductivity for diatomic molecules by EMD simulations is again inconsistent with the earlier results of those by non-equilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulations even though the missing terms related to rotational degree of freedom into the Green-Kubo and Einstein formulas with regard to the calculation of thermal conductivity for molecular fluids are included.

Molecular Dynamics Simulations Study on Surface Polishing by Spherical Abrasive (구형 연마재에 의한 표면 연마에 관한 분자동역학 시뮬레이션 연구)

  • Park, Byung-Heung;Kang, Jeong-Won
    • Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.47-51
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    • 2011
  • We investigated the substrate surface polishing by the spherical rigid abrasive under the compression using classical molecular dynamics modeling. We performed three-dimensional molecular dynamic simulations using the Morse potential functions for the various slide-to-roll ratios, from 0 to 1, and then, the compressive forces acting on the spherical rigid abrasive were calculated as functions of the time and the slide-to-roll ratio. The friction coefficients obtained from the classical molecular dynamics simulations were compared to those obtained from the experiments; and found that the molecular dynamic simulation results with the slide-to-roll ratio of 0 value were in good agreement with the experimental results.

Folding Dynamics of β-Hairpins: Molecular Dynamics Simulations

  • Lee, Jin-Hyuk;Jang, Soon-Min;Park, Young-Shang;Shin, Seok-Min
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.785-791
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    • 2003
  • We have studied the folding mechanism of β-hairpins from proteins of 1GB1, 3AIT and 1A2P by unfolding simulations at high temperatures. The analysis of trajectories obtained from molecular dynamics simulations in explicit aqueous solution suggests that the three β-hairpin structures follow different mechanism of folding. The results of unfolding simulations showed that the positions of the hydrophobic core residues influence the folding dynamics. We discussed the characteristics of different mechanisms of β-hairpin folding based on the hydrogen-bond-centric and the hydrophobic-centric models.

Analysis of Grain Size Controlled Rheology Materials Dynamics for Prediction of Solid Particles Behavior (레오로지 소재의 고상입자 거동 예측을 위한 결정립 동력학 해석)

  • Kim H.I.;Kang C.G.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.1337-1340
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    • 2005
  • A rheology casting technology has some advantages compared with conventional forming processes such as die casting, squeeze casting and hot/cold forming. The liquid segregation is important on mechanical properties of materials using rheology casting. In this study, so, molecular dynamics simulations were performed for the control of liquid segregation. Because the dynamics of fluid flow about nano-scaled materials is completely different from continuum, molecular dynamics simulations were used. The behavior of particles was far from the truth according to boundary conditions in simple flow. But various movement of particles appear at two or more molecular simulations.

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Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the OSS2 Model for Water and Oxonium Ion Monomers, and Protonated Water Clusters

  • Lee, Song-Hi
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.107-111
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    • 2002
  • The OSS2 (Oj?me-Shavitt-Singer 2)[L. Oj?me et al., J. Chem. Phys. 109, 5547 (1998)] model for the solvated proton in water is examined for $H_2O,\;H_3O^+,\;H_5O_2^+,\;H_7O_3^+,\;and\;H_9O_4^-$ by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The equilibrium molecular geometries and energies obtained from MD simulations at 5.0 and 298.15 K agree very well with the optimized calculations.

Hydrogen Bonds in GlcNAc( β1,3)Gal( β)OMe in DMSO Studied by NMR Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

  • Shim, Gyu-Chang;Shin, Jae-Min;Kim, Yang-Mee
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.198-202
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    • 2004
  • Hydrogen bond is an important factor in the structures of carbohydrates. Because of great strength, short range, and strong angular dependence, hydrogen bonding is an important factor stabilizing the structure of carbohydrate. In this study, conformational properties and the hydrogen bonds in GlcNAc( ${\beta}$1,3)Gal(${\beta}$)OMe in DMSO are investigated through NMR spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulation. Lowest energy structure in the adiabatic energy map was utilized as an initial structure for the molecular dynamics simulations in DMSO. NOEs, temperature coefficients, SIMPLE NMR data, and molecular dynamics simulations proved that there is a strong intramolecular hydrogen bond between O7' and HO3' in GlcNAc( ${\beta}$1,3)Gal(${\beta}$)OMe in DMSO. In aqueous solution, water molecule makes intermolecular hydrogen bonds with the disaccharides and there was no intramolecular hydrogen bonds in water. Since DMSO molecule is too big to be inserted deep into GlcNAc(${\beta}$1,3)Gal(${\beta}$)OMe, DMSO can not make strong intermolecular hydrogen bonding with carbohydrate and increases the ability of O7' in GlcNAc(${\beta}$1,3)Gal(${\beta}$)OMe to participate in intramolecular hydrogen bonding. Molecular dynamics simulation in conjunction with NMR experiments proves to be efficient way to investigate the intramolecular hydrogen bonding existed in carbohydrate.

Particle Flow Analysis of Grain-Size Controlled Rheology Materials (결정립제어 레오로지 소재의 입자유동 해석)

  • 김현일;강충길
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2004.10a
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    • pp.774-777
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    • 2004
  • A rheology casting technology has some advantages compared with conventional forming processes such as die casting, squeeze casting and hot/cold forming. The liquid segregation is important on mechanical properties of materials using rheology casting. In this study, so, molecular dynamics simulations were performed for the control of liquid segregation. Because the dynamics of fluid flow about nano-scaled materials is completely different from continuum, molecular dynamics simulations were used. The behavior of particles was far from the truth according to boundary conditions in simple flow. But various movement of particles appear at two or more molecular simulations.

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Conformational Analysis and Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Lactose

  • 오재택;김양미;원영도
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.16 no.12
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    • pp.1153-1162
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    • 1995
  • The conformational details of β-lactose are investigated through molecular dynamics simulations in conjunction with the adiabatic potential energy map. The adiabatic energy map generated in vacuo contains five local minima. The lowest energy structure on the map does not correspond to the structure determined experimentally by NMR and the X-ray crystallography. When aqueous solvent effect is incorporated into the energy map calculation by increasing the dielectric constant, one of the local minima in the vacuum energy map becomes the global minimum in the resultant energy map. The lowest energy structure of the energy map generated in aquo is consistent with the one experimentally determined. Molecular dynamics simulations starting from those fivelocal minima on the vacuum energy map reveal that conformational transitions can take place among various conformations. Molecular dynamics simulations of the lactose and ricin B chain complex system in a stochastic boundary indicate that the most stable conformation in solution phase is bound to the binding site and that there are conformational changes in the exocyclic region of the lactose molecule upon binding.