Adsorption of Peptides (A3, Flg, Pd2, Pd4) On Gold and Palladium Surfaces By A Coarse-Grained Monte Carlo Simulation

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

Department

Physics and Astronomy

School

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Abstract

Monte Carlo simulations are performed to study adsorption and desorption of coarse-grained peptide chains on generic gold and palladium surfaces in the presence of solvent. The atomistic structural details are ignored within the amino acid residues; however, their specificity and hydrophobicity are incorporated via an interaction matrix guided by atomistic simulation. Adsorption probabilities of the peptides A3, Flg, Pd2, Pd4, Gly(10), Pro(10) on gold and palladium surfaces are studied via analysis of the mobility of each residue, the interaction energy with the surface, profiles of the proximity to the surface, the radius of gyration, and comparisons to homopolymers. In contrast to the desorption of Gly10 and Pro10 (with faster global dynamics), peptides Pd2, Pd4, Flg, and A3 exhibit various degrees of adsorption on gold and palladium surfaces (with relatively slower dynamics). Adsorption on both gold and palladium occurs through aromatic anchoring residues Tyr(2) and Phe(12) in A3, Tyr(2) in Flg, Phe(2), His(10) and His(12) in Pd2, and His(6) and His(11) in Pd4. A lower (more negative) surface-interaction energy of these residues and lower mobility on palladium lead us to conclude that they are slightly more likely to be adsorbed on palladium surfaces than on gold.

Publication Title

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volume

11

Issue

12

First Page

1989

Last Page

2001

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