[gmx-users] complex topology file

[Justin Lemkul]

On 2/9/16 10:54 AM, Sana Saeed wrote:
> hi gmx usersi want to find out absolute binding free energy of protein ligand
> complex. fisrt i performed docking and selected best poses and then i made
> topology file of ligand with PRODRGserver. and then included itp file of
> ligand in Protein topology file (from pdb2gmx) , also made complex.gro as in
> tutorial
> http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin/gmx-tutorials/complex/index.html
> . can i use these complex files for MD for absolute binding free energy? in
> some tutorials the topology file of complex is quite differently organised.
> please guide me, i am following decoupling and coupling steps from
> http://www.alchemistry.org/wiki/GROMACS_4.6_example:_n-phenylglycinonitrile_binding_to_T4_lysozyme

PRODRG topologies are inaccurate for even simple MD simulations.  Using it for a 
free energy calculation is certain to result in junk.

-Justin

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