Molecular dynamics simulations identify the regions of compromised thermostability in SazCA

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Abstract

The present study examined the structure and dynamics of the most active and thermostable carbonic anhydrase, SazCA, probed using molecular dynamics simulations. The molecular system was described by widely used biological force-fields (AMBER, CHARMM22, CHARMM36, and OPLS-AA) in conjunction with TIP3P water model. The comparison of molecular dynamics simulation results suggested AMBER to be a suitable choice to describe the structure and dynamics of SazCA. In addition to this, we also addressed the effect of temperature on the stability of SazCA. We performed molecular dynamics simulations at 313, 333, 353, 373, and 393 K to study the relationship between thermostability and flexibility in SazCA. The amino acid residues VAL98, ASN99, GLY100, LYS101, GLU145, and HIS207 were identified as the most flexible residues from root-mean-square fluctuations. The salt bridge analysis showed that ion-pairs ASP113-LYS81, ASP115-LYS81, ASP115-LYS114, GLU144-LYS143, and GLU144-LYS206, were responsible for the compromised thermal stability of SazCA.

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