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J Chem Phys ; 148(5): 055102, 2018 Feb 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29421888

RESUMO

In this paper, molecular dynamics is used to further gain insight into the mechanisms by which typical pharmaceutical excipients preserve the protein structure. More specifically, the water entrapment scenario will be analyzed, which states that excipients form a cage around the protein, entrapping and slowing water molecules. Human growth hormone will be used as a model protein, but the results obtained are generally applicable. We will show that water entrapment, as well as the other mechanisms of protein stabilization in the dried state proposed so far, may be related to the formation of a dense hydrogen bonding network between excipient molecules. We will also present a simple phenomenological model capable of explaining the behavior and stabilizing effect provided by typical cryo- and lyo-protectants. This model uses, as input data, molecular properties which can be easily evaluated. We will finally show that the model predictions compare fairly well with experimental data.


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Hormônio do Crescimento/química , Água/química , Humanos , Ligação de Hidrogênio , Modelos Moleculares , Estrutura Molecular
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