Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) at hydrophobic interfaces : insights from molecular dynamics simulations

TMAO, a potent osmolyte, and TBA, a denaturant, have similar molecular architecture but somewhat different chemistry. We employ extensive molecular dynamics simulations to quantify their behavior at vapor-water and octane-water interfaces. We show that interfacial structure-density and orientation-a...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 29(2013), 25 vom: 25. Juni, Seite 8017-24
1. Verfasser: Fiore, Andrew (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Venkateshwaran, Vasudevan, Garde, Shekhar
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Methylamines trimethyloxamine FLD0K1SJ1A tert-Butyl Alcohol MD83SFE959
LEADER 01000naa a22002652 4500
001 NLM227631188
003 DE-627
005 20231224074126.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 231224s2013 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
024 7 |a 10.1021/la401203r  |2 doi 
028 5 2 |a pubmed24n0758.xml 
035 |a (DE-627)NLM227631188 
035 |a (NLM)23687932 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rakwb 
041 |a eng 
100 1 |a Fiore, Andrew  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
245 1 0 |a Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) at hydrophobic interfaces  |b insights from molecular dynamics simulations 
264 1 |c 2013 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a ƒaComputermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a ƒa Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
500 |a Date Completed 03.02.2014 
500 |a Date Revised 29.08.2013 
500 |a published: Print-Electronic 
500 |a Citation Status MEDLINE 
520 |a TMAO, a potent osmolyte, and TBA, a denaturant, have similar molecular architecture but somewhat different chemistry. We employ extensive molecular dynamics simulations to quantify their behavior at vapor-water and octane-water interfaces. We show that interfacial structure-density and orientation-and their dependence on solution concentration are markedly different for the two molecules. TMAO molecules are moderately surface active and adopt orientations with their N-O vector approximately parallel to the aqueous interface. That is, not all methyl groups of TMAO at the interface point away from the water phase. In contrast, TBA molecules act as molecular amphiphiles, are highly surface active, and, at low concentrations, adopt orientations with their methyl groups pointing away and the C-O vector pointing directly into water. The behavior of TMAO at aqueous interfaces is only weakly dependent on its solution concentration, whereas that of TBA depends strongly on concentration. We show that this concentration dependence arises from their different hydrogen bonding capabilities-TMAO can only accept hydrogen bonds from water, whereas TBA can accept (donate) hydrogen bonds from (to) water or other TBA molecules. The ability to self-associate, particularly visible in TBA molecules in the interfacial layer, allows them to sample a broad range of orientations at higher concentrations. In light of the role of TMAO and TBA in biomolecular stability, our results provide a reference with which to compare their behavior near biological interfaces. Also, given the ubiquity of aqueous interfaces in biology, chemistry, and technology, our results may be useful in the design of interfacially active small molecules with the aim to control their orientations and interactions 
650 4 |a Journal Article 
650 4 |a Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 
650 7 |a Methylamines  |2 NLM 
650 7 |a trimethyloxamine  |2 NLM 
650 7 |a FLD0K1SJ1A  |2 NLM 
650 7 |a tert-Butyl Alcohol  |2 NLM 
650 7 |a MD83SFE959  |2 NLM 
700 1 |a Venkateshwaran, Vasudevan  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Garde, Shekhar  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids  |d 1992  |g 29(2013), 25 vom: 25. Juni, Seite 8017-24  |w (DE-627)NLM098181009  |x 1520-5827  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:29  |g year:2013  |g number:25  |g day:25  |g month:06  |g pages:8017-24 
856 4 0 |u http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la401203r  |3 Volltext 
912 |a GBV_USEFLAG_A 
912 |a SYSFLAG_A 
912 |a GBV_NLM 
912 |a GBV_ILN_22 
912 |a GBV_ILN_350 
912 |a GBV_ILN_721 
951 |a AR 
952 |d 29  |j 2013  |e 25  |b 25  |c 06  |h 8017-24