Molecular dynamics study of hydration water behavior in blue copper protein

We carry out the molecular dynamics(MD) simulation of type 1 blue copper protein azurin in room and some lower temperatures to investigate the behavior of hydration water molecules in the protein surface. In this study, we find the anomalous behavior of the water molecules, which depend on the system temperatures. These water molecules have hydrogen bond to the protein surface residues. We specify the residues type, being classified as the hydration donor and the hydration acceptor of water molecules. We analyze the residue type, and the bond length and bond strength between solvent water molecules in each temperature. Moreover, we estimate the B-factor of these residues which indicates the fluctuation of hydration residues in each temperature. B-factor values depend on the system temperature althought the number of hydration residue do not depend on the temperature.