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Unveiling the helicity switching mechanism of a rigid two-tiered stacked architecture
作者:Peng Liu*, Yafei Duan, Xihui Bian, Xiaoyao Tan
關鍵字:Helicity switching process, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Free–Energy Calculations, , Foldamers
論文來源:期刊
具體來源:RSC advances 2019, 9 (3), 1501-1508
發表時間:2019年
關鍵字:Helicity switching process, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Free–Energy Calculations, , Foldamers
論文來源:期刊
具體來源:RSC advances 2019, 9 (3), 1501-1508
發表時間:2019年
Conformational inversion of foldamers has been shown to transmit signal across the lipid membrane. Helicity switching is the critical step to fulfill this function. Despite the important importance of this conformational inversion, the mechanism that underliesof helicity switching process remains unclear. In the present contribution, a rigid two-tiered stacked architecture (2T) has been investigated at the atomic level using molecular simulations. The architecture consists of two conjugated cores and three flexible side chains. Two/three–dimensional free–energy landscapes characterizing the isomerization of 2T were mapped and revealed a four-stage helicity switching process. The Ffour stages involves the flipping of three peripheral aromatic rings in the top tier and rotating of the bottom tier relative to the top one. The highest barrier hampering the transition between left-handed and right-handed helices emerges as the second benzene ring flips. Structural analysis shows that the ring flipping stretches the side chain, which leads to the deformation of conjugated cores, twist of dihedral angles within side chains, and the reorientation of amine moieties attached on chains. By deciphering the intricate mechanism whereby the rigid stacked architecture isomerizes, our understanding of the helicity switching is expected to be improved, helping in turn the construction of novel functional helices.