[gmx-users] energy

[Justin Lemkul]

On 5/9/14, 6:28 AM, mirko busato wrote:
> Dear Users,
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> In my experiment, one petide of troponin protein  and many copies of the same type of  monomer, itaconic acid,(negatively charged) are assembled in a virtual box.
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> I would like to understand , if there is a method to calculate the interaction energy between the peptide and the monomers.
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That's what energygrps are for.

-Justin

> I am asking this because I would like to have an energetic value to determine the affinity of the itaconic acid monomer against the peptide.
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> My system is in vacuum and  NA sodium ions weren't added to neutralize the system, so my system is charged.
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> The force field used is CHARMM27  and I performed a minimization energy step  and an equilibration step.
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> Could you help me?
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> Thank you very much,
>
> Mirko
>

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Justin A. Lemkul, Ph.D.
Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow

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