Application of VMD Software in Teaching Intermolecular Interactions: Hydrogen Bond Between ALAD and Water
ZHENG Shu-Lin1,2, ZHONG Rong-Zhen1,2, DAI Ya-Nan1,2, CAI Kai-Cong1,2**
1. College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China; 2. Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Xiamen 361005, China
Abstract The intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions between ALAD and water molecules were revealed with the help of VMD software for the understanding of molecular structure of polypeptides during classroom teaching of application of computer in chemistry. It can show us the 3D animation of hydrogen bonds, and decipher the hydrogen bond interactions between polypeptides and water molecules in qualitative and quantitative perspectives. Thus, teachers' teaching methods could be enriched, and students' core ability of chemistry such as macro identification and micro analysis, evidence-based reasoning and model cognition could be improved.
ZHENG Shu-Lin, ZHONG Rong-Zhen, DAI Ya-Nan, CAI Kai-Cong. Application of VMD Software in Teaching Intermolecular Interactions: Hydrogen Bond Between ALAD and Water[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2022, 43(24): 95-100.
