[gmx-users] free energy calculations for reference state for constant pH MD simulations...

Justin Lemkul jalemkul at vt.edu
Thu Jan 30 17:20:13 CET 2014



On 1/30/14, 11:12 AM, bipin singh wrote:
> The protonated and deprotonated states will differ only in terms of
> presence or absence of hydrogens, thus in B state only that hydrogen atom
> which is intended to be transformed from protonated to deprotonated state
> will be altered in the terms of electrostatic and vdw parameters.
>

Incorrect.  The atom types and charges for the whole carboxylate moiety are 
affected by the removal of the proton.  Only H becomes a dummy atom, but the C 
and both O atoms of the resulting COO- group will be different depending on 
protonation state.  See GLU/GLUH in aminoacids.rtp.

-Justin

>
> On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 8:55 PM, Ozbil, Mehmet <m.ozbil at umiami.edu> wrote:
>
>> I see Bipin,
>>
>> Thanks. One quick question though, am I going to change the charges to
>> zero or all atoms to DUM atoms for all the atoms in B state or just for the
>> hydrogen that will be transferred between the states (the atom where the B
>> state was missing before):
>>
>> 16   opls_270     77    GLU    HE2      5       0.45      1.008
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> Mehmet
>>
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: gromacs.org_gmx-users-bounces at maillist.sys.kth.se <
>> gromacs.org_gmx-users-bounces at maillist.sys.kth.se> on behalf of bipin
>> singh <bipinelmat at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 10:46 PM
>> To: Discussion list for GROMACS users
>> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] free energy calculations for reference state for
>> constant pH MD simulations...
>>
>> You have to define the B state parameters for your deprotonated state
>> explicitly.
>>
>> The following line in your topology does not have the parameters for the B
>> state.
>>
>> 16   opls_270     77    GLU    HE2      5       0.45      1.008
>>
>> You have to set the charges zero in the B state (if you want to consider
>> the change in electrostatic term only during deprotonation) or else change
>> it to DUM atom (if you want to change both the vdw and electrostatics terms
>> during deprotonation).
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 8:15 PM, Ozbil, Mehmet <m.ozbil at umiami.edu> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks Bipin for the reply.
>>>
>>> I went through the Gromacs manual, and thought that I managed to
>>> incorporate two states (protonated and deprotonated) in my topology file.
>>> Can anyone who has done it before tell me if I  defined both A and B
>> states
>>> correctly in my .top file.
>>>
>>> ;
>>> ;       File 'GLUA_prot_OPLS_p.top' was generated
>>> ;       By user: onbekend (0)
>>> ;       On host: onbekend
>>> ;       At date: Tue Jan 28 13:49:17 2014
>>> ;
>>> ;       This is a standalone topology file
>>> ;
>>> ;       It was generated using program:
>>> ;       pdb2gmx - VERSION 4.5.4
>>> ;
>>> ;       Command line was:
>>> ;       /home/apps/fas/Apps/Gromacs/gromacs-4.5.4-intel/bin//pdb2gmx -f
>>> GLUA_prot_OPLS.pdb -p GLUA_prot_OPLS_p.top -o GLUA_prot_OPLS_p.gro -inter
>>> ;
>>> ;       Force field was read from the standard Gromacs share directory.
>>> ;
>>>
>>> ; Include forcefield parameters
>>> #include "oplsaa.ff/forcefield.itp"
>>>
>>> [ moleculetype ]
>>> ; Name            nrexcl
>>> Protein_chain_A     3
>>>
>>> [ atoms ]
>>> ;   nr       type  resnr residue  atom   cgnr     charge       mass
>>   typeB
>>>     chargeB      massB
>>> ; residue  77 GLU rtp GLUH q  0.0
>>>       1   opls_287     77    GLU      N      1       -0.3    14.0067
>>> opls_287   -0.3       14.0067
>>>       2   opls_290     77    GLU     H1      1       0.33      1.008
>>> opls_290    0.33       1.008
>>>       3   opls_290     77    GLU     H2      1       0.33      1.008
>>> opls_290    0.33       1.008
>>>       4   opls_290     77    GLU     H3      1       0.33      1.008
>>> opls_290    0.33       1.008
>>>       5   opls_299     77    GLU     CA      1       0.15     12.011
>>> opls_299    0.15      12.011
>>>       6   opls_140     77    GLU     HA      1       0.06      1.008
>>> opls_140    0.06       1.008
>>>       7   opls_136     77    GLU     CB      2      -0.12     12.011
>>> opls_136   -0.12      12.011
>>>       8   opls_140     77    GLU    HB1      2       0.06      1.008
>>> opls_140    0.06       1.008
>>>       9   opls_140     77    GLU    HB2      2       0.06      1.008
>>> opls_140    0.06       1.008
>>>      10   opls_136     77    GLU     CG      3      -0.12     12.011
>>> opls_136   -0.12      12.011
>>>      11   opls_140     77    GLU    HG1      3       0.06      1.008
>>> opls_140    0.06       1.008
>>>      12   opls_140     77    GLU    HG2      3       0.06      1.008
>>> opls_140    0.06       1.008
>>>      13   opls_267     77    GLU     CD      4       0.52     12.011
>>> opls_267    0.52      12.011
>>>      14   opls_269     77    GLU    OE1      4      -0.44    15.9994
>>> opls_269   -0.44      15.9994
>>>      15   opls_268     77    GLU    OE2      5      -0.53    15.9994
>>> opls_268   -0.53      15.9994
>>>      16   opls_270     77    GLU    HE2      5       0.45      1.008
>>>      17   opls_271     77    GLU      C      6        0.7     12.011
>>> opls_271    0.7       12.011
>>>      18   opls_272     77    GLU     O1      6       -0.8    15.9994
>>> opls_272   -0.8       15.9994
>>>      19   opls_272     77    GLU     O2      6       -0.8    15.9994
>>> opls_272   -0.8       15.9994
>>>
>>> [ bonds ]
>>> ;  ai    aj funct            c0            c1            c2            c3
>>>      1     2     1
>>>      1     3     1
>>>      1     4     1
>>>      1     5     1
>>>      5     6     1
>>>      5     7     1
>>>      5    17     1
>>>      7     8     1
>>>      7     9     1
>>>      7    10     1
>>>     10    11     1
>>>     10    12     1
>>>     10    13     1
>>>     13    14     1
>>>     13    15     1
>>>     15    16     1
>>>     17    18     1
>>>     17    19     1
>>>
>>> [ pairs ]
>>> ;  ai    aj funct            c0            c1            c2            c3
>>>      1     8     1
>>>      1     9     1
>>>      1    10     1
>>>      1    18     1
>>>      1    19     1
>>>      2     6     1
>>>      2     7     1
>>>      2    17     1
>>>      3     6     1
>>>      3     7     1
>>>      3    17     1
>>>      4     6     1
>>>      4     7     1
>>>      4    17     1
>>>      5    11     1
>>>      5    12     1
>>>      5    13     1
>>>      6     8     1
>>>      6     9     1
>>>      6    10     1
>>>      6    18     1
>>>      6    19     1
>>>      7    14     1
>>>      7    15     1
>>>   7    18     1
>>>      7    19     1
>>>      8    11     1
>>>      8    12     1
>>>      8    13     1
>>>      8    17     1
>>>      9    11     1
>>>      9    12     1
>>>      9    13     1
>>>      9    17     1
>>>     10    16     1
>>>     10    17     1
>>>     11    14     1
>>>     11    15     1
>>>     12    14     1
>>>     12    15     1
>>>     14    16     1
>>>
>>> [ angles ]
>>> ;  ai    aj    ak funct            c0            c1            c2
>>>     c3
>>>      2     1     3     1
>>>      2     1     4     1
>>>      2     1     5     1
>>>      3     1     4     1
>>>      3     1     5     1
>>>      4     1     5     1
>>>      1     5     6     1
>>>      1     5     7     1
>>>      1     5    17     1
>>>      6     5     7     1
>>>      6     5    17     1
>>>      7     5    17     1
>>>      5     7     8     1
>>>      5     7     9     1
>>>      5     7    10     1
>>>      8     7     9     1
>>>      8     7    10     1
>>>      9     7    10     1
>>>      7    10    11     1
>>>      7    10    12     1
>>>      7    10    13     1
>>>     11    10    12     1
>>>     11    10    13     1
>>>     12    10    13     1
>>>     10    13    14     1
>>>     10    13    15     1
>>>     14    13    15     1
>>>   13    15    16     1
>>>      5    17    18     1
>>>      5    17    19     1
>>>     18    17    19     1
>>>
>>> [ dihedrals ]
>>> ;  ai    aj    ak    al funct            c0            c1            c2
>>>           c3            c4            c5
>>>      2     1     5     6     3
>>>      2     1     5     7     3
>>>      2     1     5    17     3
>>>      3     1     5     6     3
>>>      3     1     5     7     3
>>>      3     1     5    17     3
>>>      4     1     5     6     3
>>>      4     1     5     7     3
>>>      4     1     5    17     3
>>>      1     5     7    10     3    dih_GLU_chi1_N_C_C_C
>>>     17     5     7    10     3    dih_GLU_chi1_C_C_C_CO
>>>      1     5     7     8     3
>>>      1     5     7     9     3
>>>      6     5     7     8     3
>>>      6     5     7     9     3
>>>      6     5     7    10     3
>>>     17     5     7     8     3
>>>     17     5     7     9     3
>>>      1     5    17    18     3
>>>      1     5    17    19     3
>>>      6     5    17    18     3
>>>      6     5    17    19     3
>>>      7     5    17    18     3
>>>      7     5    17    19     3
>>>      5     7    10    11     3
>>>      5     7    10    12     3
>>>      5     7    10    13     3
>>>      8     7    10    11     3
>>>      8     7    10    12     3
>>>      8     7    10    13     3
>>>      9     7    10    11     3
>>>      9     7    10    12     3
>>>      9     7    10    13     3
>>>      7    10    13    14     3
>>>      7    10    13    15     3
>>>     11    10    13    14     3
>>>     11    10    13    15     3
>>>     12    10    13    14     3
>>>     12    10    13    15     3
>>>     10    13    15    16     3    dih_sidechain_COOH_C_C_O_H
>>>    14    13    15    16     3    dih_sidechain_COOH_O_C_O_H
>>>
>>> [ dihedrals ]
>>> ;  ai    aj    ak    al funct            c0            c1            c2
>>>           c3
>>>      5    18    17    19     1    improper_O_C_X_Y
>>>     10    14    13    15     1    improper_O_C_X_Y
>>>
>>> ; Include Position restraint file
>>> #ifdef POSRES
>>> #include "posre.itp"
>>> #endif
>>>
>>> ; Include water topology
>>> #include "oplsaa.ff/tip3p.itp"
>>>
>>> #ifdef POSRES_WATER
>>> ; Position restraint for each water oxygen
>>> [ position_restraints ]
>>> ;  i funct       fcx        fcy        fcz
>>>     1    1       1000       1000       1000
>>> #endif
>>>
>>> ; Include topology for ions
>>> #include "oplsaa.ff/ions.itp"
>>>
>>> [ system ]
>>> ; Name
>>> Protein in water
>>>
>>> [ molecules ]
>>> ; Compound        #mols
>>> Protein_chain_A     1
>>> SOL              4135
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mehmet
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________________
>>> From: gromacs.org_gmx-users-bounces at maillist.sys.kth.se <
>>> gromacs.org_gmx-users-bounces at maillist.sys.kth.se> on behalf of bipin
>>> singh <bipinelmat at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 2:46 AM
>>> To: Discussion list for GROMACS users
>>> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] free energy calculations for reference state for
>>> constant pH MD simulations...
>>>
>>> See the section  "5.7.4 Topologies for free energy calculations" in
>> Gromacs
>>> 4.6.5 manual.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 3:09 AM, Ozbil, Mehmet <m.ozbil at umiami.edu>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I am trying to run constant pH MD with GROMACS, and started with the TI
>>>> free energy calculations. I am following Justin Lemkul`s free energy
>>>> calculation tutorial, and assuming that the free energy calculations
>> will
>>>> be similar to calculate the protonation energy of titratable amino
>> acids
>>>> such as GLU or HIS.
>>>>
>>>> My question is that, while scanning the lambda values for the free
>> energy
>>>> calculations do I need to define both protonated and deprotonated
>> states
>>> of
>>>> GLU in the same .top and .pdb file, or I just use one .top and one .pdb
>>>> file and by changing the lambda values from 0.0 to 1.0 it does the
>>>> deprotonation itself. If I need to incorporate the two states in one
>> .top
>>>> and .pdb file can anyone help with how to do that?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Mehmet Ozbil
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