title: Molecular view of the interaction of S-methyl methanethiosulfonate with DPPC bilayer.
abstract: We present molecular dynamics (MD) simulation studies of the interaction of a chemo preventive and protective agent, S-methyl methanethiosulfonate (MMTS), with a model bilayer of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC). We analyzed and compared its diffusion mechanisms with the related molecule dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). We obtained spatially resolved free energy profiles of MMTS partition into a DPPC bilayer in the liquid-crystalline phase through potential of mean force (PMF) calculations using an umbrella sampling technique. These profiles showed a minimum for MMTS close to the carbonyl region of DPPC. The location of MMTS molecules in the DPPC bilayer observed in the MD was confirmed by previous SERS studies. We decomposed PMF profiles into entropic and enthalpic contributions. These results showed that the driving force for the partitioning of MMTS into the upper region of DPPC is driven by a favorable entropy change while partitioning into the acyl chains is driven by enthalpy. On the other hand, the partition of DMSO into the membrane is not favored, and is driven by entropy instead of enthalpy. Free diffusion MD simulations using all atom and coarse grained (CG) models of DPPC in presence of MMTS were used to analyze the effect of DPPC-MMTS interaction. Density profiles showed that MMTS locates preferentially in the carbonyl region, as expected according to the PMF profile and the experimental evidence. MMTS presented two differential effects over the packing of DPPC hydrocarbonate chains at low or at high molar ratios. An ordering effect was observed when a CG MMTS model was used. Finally, free diffusion MD and PMF decomposition for DMSO were used for comparison.
authors.affiliation: INFIQC-CONICET, Instituto de Investigaciones en Físico-Química de Córdoba, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Miguel
authors.affiliation: INQUINOA-CONICET, Cátedra de Fisicoquímica I, Instituto de Química Física, Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Lorenzo 456, T4000CAN S. M. de Tucumán, Argentina.
authors.forename: Maria E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Defonsi Lestard
authors.affiliation: INQUINOA-CONICET, Cátedra de Fisicoquímica I, Instituto de Química Física, Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Lorenzo 456, T4000CAN S. M. de Tucumán, Argentina.
authors.forename: María E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Tuttolomondo
authors.affiliation: INQUINOA-CONICET, Cátedra de Fisicoquímica I, Instituto de Química Física, Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Lorenzo 456, T4000CAN S. M. de Tucumán, Argentina.
authors.forename: Sonia B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.affiliation: INQUINOA-CONICET, Cátedra de Fisicoquímica I, Instituto de Química Física, Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Lorenzo 456, T4000CAN S. M. de Tucumán, Argentina.
authors.forename: Aida Ben
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Altabef
authors.affiliation: INFIQC-CONICET, Instituto de Investigaciones en Físico-Química de Córdoba, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina. Electronic address: mpuiatti@fcq.unc.edu.ar.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puiatti
authors.affiliation: INFIQC-CONICET, Instituto de Investigaciones en Físico-Química de Córdoba, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: Adriana B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Pierini
mesh_terms: D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D004058:Diffusion; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000737:chemistry; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry*; D008741:Methyl Methanesulfonate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine; C014674:methyl methanethiosulfonate; C081581:colfosceril palmitate; D008741:Methyl Methanesulfonate; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide
keywords: DPPC; Molecular dynamics; PMF; S-methyl methanethiosulfonate