Molecular recognition by beta-cyclodextrin derivatives: FEP vs MM/PBSA study

Comb Chem High Throughput Screen. 2001 Dec;4(8):605-11. doi: 10.2174/1386207013330689.

Abstract

The complexation of p-tert-butylphenyl p-tert-butylbenzoate, N-(p-tert-butylphenyl)-p-tert-butylbenzamide and a bisadamantyl-phosphate derivative with a beta-cyclodextrin derivative formed by two cyclodextrin units linked by a disulfide bridge on one of the C6 atoms have been studied by computational methods (free energy perturbation (FEP) and Molecular Mechanics/Poisson Bolzmann Surface Area (MM/PBSA)). The calculated relative free energies of the amide and ester are in good agreement with experiment only for MM/PBSA and not for FEP. Only MM/PBSA was applied to the bisadamantyl-phosphate complex and its calculated association free energy was calculated to be similar to that of the ester, which is consistent with the experimental tendencies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques
  • Computer Simulation
  • Cyclodextrins / chemistry*
  • Cyclodextrins / metabolism
  • Models, Chemical*
  • Models, Molecular*
  • Phenols / chemistry
  • beta-Cyclodextrins*

Substances

  • Cyclodextrins
  • Phenols
  • beta-Cyclodextrins
  • betadex
  • butylphen