2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Theoretical study of solvent effect on charge transfer of DNA
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22740279
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Biophysics/Chemical physics
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University (2012)
Institute for Molecular Science (2010-2011) |
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Principal Investigator |
YOSHIDA Norio 九州大学, 学内共同利用施設等, 准教授 (10390650)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | DNA / 溶媒効果 / 3D-RISM-SCF / QM/MM / 電荷移動 |
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| Research Abstract |
A new approach for investigating solvent effects on the electronic structure of solvated macromolecules is proposed. The method is constructed by combining the quantum and molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods with the reference interaction site model (RISM) theory. The system treated with the method is divided into three regions, quantum and molecular mechanical regions of solute, and the solvent region. The two solute regions are treated by the ordinary QM/MM method, while the solvent region is handled with the RISM theory.
The method is applied to investigate the intercalation of proflavine to two types of decameric B-DNA. Our results is consistent with the experimental results. It was demonstrated in this article that the method is applicable to a variety of nano- and biochemical problems involving the electronic structure of a large molecules in solvent.
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