Frequency domain modeling of quasielastic neutron scattering from hydrated protein powders: Application to free and inhibited human acetylcholinesterase

J Chem Phys. 2019 Sep 28;151(12):125103. doi: 10.1063/1.5121703.

Abstract

This article reports on a frequency domain analysis of quasielastic neutron scattering spectra from free and Huperzine-A-inhibited human acetylcholinesterase, extending a recent time domain analysis of the same experimental data [M. Saouessi et al., J. Chem. Phys. 150, 161104 (2019)]. An important technical point here is the construction of a semianalytical model for the resolution-broadened dynamic structure factor that can be fitted to the experimental spectra. We find comparable parameters as in our previous study and demonstrate that our model is sensitive to subpercent changes in the experimental data, which are caused by reversible binding of the inhibitor Huperzine A.

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcholinesterase / chemistry*
  • Alkaloids / chemistry*
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Neutron Diffraction
  • Protein Domains
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • huperzine A
  • Acetylcholinesterase