HIV-1蛋白酶(PR)是治疗艾滋病的重要靶标酶之一.笔者采用分子动力学模拟,运用MM—PBSA方法计算了PR与抑制剂BEB复合物的绝对结合自由能;运用能量分解的方法考察了PR的主要残基与BEB间的相互作用与识别,结果表明:残基GLY27、ALA28/ALA28',GLY49、ILE50/ILE50和ILE84/ILE84为PR与BEB的结合自由能提供了主要贡献.抑制剂BEB骨架上的OH基和NH基与残基ASP25/ASP25',ASP29和GLY27之间的氢键相互作用有利于复合物的稳定.计算结果与实验值吻合较好.
HIV - 1 protease has been an important target for AIDS chemotherapy. Molecular dynamics simulations followed by MM - PBSA analysis have been performed to study binding of the inhibitor BEB to HIV - 1 protease (PR). Inhibitor -residue interaction is calculated to understand binding mechanics. The results show that the interactions of residue GLY27 ,ALA28/ALA28', GLY49 and ILE50/ILE50with BEB provide main contributions to binding free energy. The H - bonds between the - OH of inhibitor BEB and residues ASP25/ASP25, ASP29, and the H - bond between - NH of inhibitor BEB and residues GLY27 are advantageous to stabilize the complex. The calculated binding free energy agrees well with the experimental data.