Analytical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
5 years ago

Advances in Modeling the Stability of Noncovalent Complexes in Charged Droplets with Applications in Electrospray Ionization-MS Experiments

Advances in Modeling the Stability of Noncovalent Complexes in Charged Droplets with Applications in Electrospray Ionization-MS Experiments
Myong In Oh, Styliani Consta, Mahmoud Sharawy, Anatoly Malevanets
Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry is used extensively to measure the equilibrium constant of noncovalent complexes. In this Perspective, we attempt to present an accessible introduction to computational methodologies that can be applied to determine the stability of weak noncovalent complexes in their journey from bulk solution into the gaseous state. We demonstrate the usage of the methods on two typical examples of noncovalent complexes drawn from a broad class of nucleic acids and transient protein complexes found in aqueous droplets. We conclude that this new emerging direction in the use of simulations can lead to estimates of equilibrium constant corrections due to complex dissociation in the carrier droplet and finding of agents that may stabilize the protein interfaces.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01941

DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01941

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