Interaction of the disaccharides trehalose and gentiobiose with lipid bilayers: A comparative molecular dynamics study

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 331-346

  Horta, Bruno A C ^a   Perić Hassler, Lovorka ^a   Hünenberger, Philippe H ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Disaccharides; Gentiobiose; Lipid bilayer; Molecular dynamics; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BI-LAYER; BI-LAYER STRUCTURE; BIOMOLECULAR SURFACE; DIPALMITOYL PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DISACCHARIDES; ENTROPY GAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENTIOBIOSE; HYDRATION FORCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PURE WATER; SURFACE REGION; TREHALOSE; WATER MOLECULE;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID BILAYERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; SOLUTIONS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

DYNAMICS;

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DISACCHARIDE; GENTIOBIOSE; TREHALOSE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDRATION; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VITRIFICATION;

1,2-DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; DISACCHARIDES; HYDROGEN BONDING; LIPID BILAYERS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; TREHALOSE; WATER;

PEREIRA;

EID: 78649519468     PISSN: 10933263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2010.09.013     Document Type: Article

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