| Flexibility does not change the polarizability of water molecules in the liquid. | |
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PMID: 20088487 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Molecular mechanics (MM) force fields employed in molecular dynamics simulations of bulk liquid water or of solvated proteins have to appropriately handle the sizable polarizability alpha of the water molecules. Using a hybrid method that combines density functional theory (DFT) for a rigid water molecule with an MM description of the liquid environment, we have recently shown that the induced dipole moment can be accurately calculated by linear response multiplying the experimental gas phase polarizability alpha(exp) with the electric reaction field averaged over the volume of the molecule [B. Schropp and P. Tavan, J. Phys. Chem. B 2008, 112, 6233]. However, water molecules are flexible, and the strong local fields acting in the liquid can change their geometries. These changes of geometry can modify both the dipole moment and the polarizability. Using a DFT/MM approach for a flexible DFT water model, here we show that the corresponding effects are quite small. Moreover, they even happen to cancel. As a result, rigid, transferable, and polarizable MM models automatically include the couplings between the external field in the bulk liquid, the geometry, and the dipole moment of an embedded water molecule. |
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Authors:
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Bernhard Schropp; Paul Tavan |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The journal of physical chemistry. B Volume: 114 ISSN: 1520-5207 ISO Abbreviation: J Phys Chem B Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-04 Completed Date: 2010-04-30 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101157530 Medline TA: J Phys Chem B Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2051-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Lehrstuhl f?r Biomolekulare Optik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit?t, Oettingenstr. 67, 80538 M?nchen, Germany. |
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Models, Molecular Molecular Dynamics Simulation Thermodynamics Water / chemistry* |
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7732-18-5/Water |
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