Numerical studies of the membrane fluorescent dyes dynamics in ground and excited states |
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Authors: | Justyna Barucha-Kraszewska Piotr Jurkiewicz Martin Hof |
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Institution: | a Ústav fyzikální chemie J. Heyrovského AV ?R, v. v. i., Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Praha 8, Czech Republic b Institut UTINAM, Université de Franche-Comté, 16 Route de Gray, 25000 Besançon, France |
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Abstract: | Fluorescence methods are widely used in studies of biological and model membranes. The dynamics of membrane fluorescent markers in their ground and excited electronic states and correlations with their molecular surrounding within the fully hydrated phospholipid bilayer are still not well understood. In the present work, Quantum Mechanical (QM) calculations and Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations are used to characterize location and interactions of two membrane polarity probes (Prodan; 6-propionyl-2-dimethylaminonaphthalene and its derivative Laurdan; 2-dimethylamino-6-lauroylnaphthalene) with the dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) lipid bilayer model. MD simulations with fluorophores in ground and excited states are found to be a useful tool to analyze the fluorescent dye dynamics and their immediate vicinity. The results of QM calculations and MD simulations are in excellent agreement with available experimental data. The calculation shows that the two amphiphilic dyes initially placed in bulk water diffuse within 10 ns towards their final location in the lipid bilayer. Analysis of solvent relaxation process in the aqueous phase occurs on the picoseconds timescale whereas it takes nanoseconds at the lipid/water interface. Four different relaxation time constants, corresponding to different relaxation processes, where observed when the dyes were embedded into the membrane. |
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Keywords: | Molecular dynamics Fluorescent probe Membrane Excited state Solvent relaxation Prodan Laurdan |
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