Abstract
To understand the structure of cellulose, we searched for the global minimum potential energy of cellobiose, a basic structural unit of cellulose, in vacuum and water. We used the Low-MODe (LMOD) optimization method in the Ambertools1.5 package with aGLYCAM-06 force field. The generalized Born model proposed by Hawkins, Cramer, and Trühlar was used as a solvation model. The global minima in vacuum and water had different conformations. These differences were explained by solvation effects, especially the change in electrostatic interaction upon solvation. The global minimum in vacuum was determined by the strength of hydrogen bonding, which was reduced in water. The conformation, which was subject to electrostatic repulsion in vacuum, became the global minimum in water because the electrostatic repulsion decreased as a result of the attractive interaction with water.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 485-491 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Feb 20 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Korean Chemical Society, & Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemistry(all)