[gmx-users] Ligand RMSD greater than Protein C alpha RMSD

[Justin Lemkul]

On 5/7/14, 12:42 PM, MUSYOKA THOMMAS wrote:
> Dear Users,
> I am doing protein-ligand MD simulations and came across rather unusual
> result where the Ligand's RMSD is greater than that of the C alpha backbone
> of the protein in which it is docked into. Does this happen under usual
> circumstances?
>

That depends on how you measure the RMSD, particularly with respect to what your 
fitting group was.

-Justin

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