[gmx-users] Force field selection for free Bicarbonate molecules in solution

[Justin Lemkul]

On 9/4/15 7:42 AM, Faulkner, Matthew wrote:
> I am trying to find a suitable force field for using Bicarbonate in an
> aqueous environment in my MDS. I can't find anything where Bicarbonate has
> been used this way in gromacs in the literature, does anybody know of a
> reference for me or have advice on which force filed would be best?
>
> I have run several MDS in the OPLS-AA force field for my protein of interest
> in solution with water and various ions and they work very well,but I would
> like to add 150 mM HCO3- into my environment. I have a PDB and TOP file
> prepared using PRODRG for the HCO3- but I'm not sure if the OPLS-AA force
> field is suitable for this molecule.
>

FWIW, PRODRG topologies are (1) very poor quality and (2) not compatible with OPLS.

-Justin

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