Table 2.
Drude interaction energies (EINT, kcal/mol) between the two core ions and the guanine bases of each tetrad in the T12/T21 GQ with KCl, NaCl, and LiCl. “With Solvent” are the interaction energies computed directly from the trajectory and “No Solvent” are interaction energies after removal of solvent and reoptimization of the Drude oscillators. ΔEINT is the difference between the “With Solvent” and “No Solvent” interaction energies.
| KCl | ΔEINT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tetrad 1 | −27.5 ± 4.4 | −24.2 ± 4.7 | 3.3 ± 4.6 |
| Tetrad 2 | −66.2 ± 3.9 | −64.3 ± 4.0 | 2.1 ± 4.0 |
| Tetrad 3 | −34.0 ± 3.4 | −31.1 ± 4.4 | 2.9 ± 3.9 |
| NaCl | ΔEINT | ||
| Tetrad 1 | −56.7 ± 6.7 | −49.6 ± 6.6 | 7.1 ± 6.7 |
| Tetrad 2 | −61.0 ± 28.8 | −59.8 ± 27.9 | 1.2 ± 28.4 |
| Tetrad 3 | −24.9 ± 18.6 | −25.1 ± 18.7 | 0.6 ± 18.7 |
| LiCl | ΔEINT | ||
| Tetrad 1 | −102.5 ± 9.9 | −91.7 ± 10.7 | 10.8 ± 10.3 |
| Tetrad 2 | −102.6 ± 9.8 | −98.2 ± 10.7 | 4.4 ± 10.4 |
| Tetrad 3 | −9.6 ± 9.0 | −9.0 ± 9.1 | 0.6 ± 9.0 |