Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6): 1229.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20180837

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Molecular Dynamic of Various DNA Sequences Binding of Dithienylethenes

SUN Haofan1,2, ZHANG Lingyi1, PATRICK Norman2, ZHANG Weibing1()   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
    2. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden
  • Received:2018-12-13 Online:2019-06-10 Published:2019-04-04
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21475044), the National Key Technology R&D Program, China(No.2015BAK44B00), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China(No.222201817022) and the Chinese Scholarship Council, China(No.201706745036).

Abstract:

Binding modes between various DNA sequences and stereoisomeric rotamers of two dithienylethene derivatives(DTE1 and DTE2) representing photochromic switches were investigated in terms of molecular dynamics simulations and characterized by their binding energies. The result shows that minor groove binding(MiGB) is found to be the most robust binding mode between DNA and DTE(either DTE1 or DTE2). Due to steric hindrance, two DTE derivatives that are rotatable isomers exhibit distinct binding behaviors to DNA, and thus DNA has significant enantioselectivity for DTE derivatives. Moreover, the selectivity of the DTE derivative to the binding site of the DNA molecule is directly related to the base pair constitution, providing accurate theoretical guidance for precision medicine by chiral drugs based on this molecule.

Key words: Molecular dynamics, Chiral drug, Dithienylethene, DNA, Rotamer, Binding mode

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