How strong are Ca2+-heparin and Zn2+-heparin interactions?

Milan Remko*, Ria Broer, Anna Remkova, Piet Th. van Duijnen

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Abstract

The formation of the calcium and zinc salts from CaCl2, ZnCl2 and six monomeric structural units of heparin (1-OMe Delta UA-2S, 1-OMe GlcN-S6S, 1,4-DiOMe GlcA, 1,4-DiOMe GlcN-S3S6S, 1,4-DiOMe IdoA-2S, and 1,4-DiOMe GlcN-S6S) have been studied in gas phase and aqueous solution as model reactions for formation of heparin-Ca2+ and heparin-Zn2+ complexes. Gibbs reaction energies computed at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory for the reactions studied in aqueous solution are positive and range from 20 to 250 kJ/mol. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12-17
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume621
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4-Feb-2015

Keywords

  • GAMMA-CARBOXYGLUTAMIC ACID
  • DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY
  • HEPARIN-COFACTOR-II
  • METAL-IONS LI+
  • STRUCTURAL UNITS
  • BINDING-SITE
  • ENERGY
  • MODEL
  • ZN2+
  • CA2+

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