title: Microscopic mechanism of protein cryopreservation in an aqueous solution with trehalose.
abstract: In order to investigate the cryoprotective mechanism of trehalose on proteins, we use molecular dynamics computer simulations to study the microscopic dynamics of water upon cooling in an aqueous solution of lysozyme and trehalose. We find that the presence of trehalose causes global retardation of the dynamics of water. Comparing aqueous solutions of lysozyme with/without trehalose, we observe that the dynamics of water in the hydration layers close to the protein is dramatically slower when trehalose is present in the system. We also analyze the structure of water and trehalose around the lysozyme and find that the trehalose molecules form a cage surrounding the protein that contains very slow water molecules. We conclude that the transient cage of trehalose molecules that entraps and slows the water molecules prevents the crystallisation of protein hydration water upon cooling.
authors: Center for Polymer Studies and Department of Physics, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. darcorr@buphy.bu.edu
authors: Dario
authors: D
authors: Corradini
authors: Elena G
authors: EG
authors: Strekalova
authors: H Eugene
authors: HE
authors: Stanley
authors: Paola
authors: P
authors: Gallo
mesh_terms: D015925:Cryopreservation; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D009113:Muramidase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature; D014199:Trehalose / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D014199:Trehalose; D009113:Muramidase
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