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A CGenFF‐based force field for simulations of peptoids with both cis and trans peptide bonds
Author(s) -
Weiser Laura J.,
Santiso Erik E.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of computational chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.907
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1096-987X
pISSN - 0192-8651
DOI - 10.1002/jcc.25850
Subject(s) - peptoid , side chain , chemistry , molecular dynamics , isomerization , force field (fiction) , peptide bond , computational chemistry , peptide , polymer , computer science , organic chemistry , artificial intelligence , biochemistry , catalysis
Peptoids, or poly‐n‐substituted glycines, are peptide‐like polymers composed of a flexible backbone decorated with diverse chemical side chains. Peptoids can form a variety of self‐assembling structures based on the type and sequence of the side chains attached to their backbones. All‐atom molecular dynamics simulations have been useful in predicting the conformational structures of proteins and will be valuable tools for identifying combinations of peptoid side chains that may form interesting folded structures. However, peptoid models must address a major degree of freedom not common in proteins – the cis/trans isomerization of the peptide bond. This work presents CHARMM general force field (CGenFF) parameters developed to accurately represent peptoid conformational behavior, with an emphasis on a correct representation of both the cis and trans isomers of the peptoid backbone. These parameters are validated against experimental and quantum mechanics data and used to simulate three peptoid side chains in explicitly solvated systems. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.