[gmx-users] binding free energy

Billy Williams-Noonan billy.williams-noonan at monash.edu
Tue Jul 5 03:03:09 CEST 2016


Just to clarify, the formula should be:

   dG (bind)  = dG (complex) - dG (solv)

Billy

On Tuesday, 5 July 2016, Billy Williams-Noonan <
billy.williams-noonan at monash.edu> wrote:

> You would want to perturb your amino acid in both the free (unbound) and
> complex (bound) aqueous states.
>
> Then if you subtract the free energy change from perturbing the free
> ligand, from that of perturbing the bound ligand, you should close the
> non-physical thermodynamic cycle and get a binding free energy.
>
> But you will need to make sure everything in your simulation is
> parameterised properly to get an accurate value.  You will also need to
> make sure you have sufficient sampling time and lambda states.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Billy
>
> On Tuesday, 5 July 2016, Alexander Alexander <alexanderwien2k at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear gromacs user,
>>
>> I was wondering if anybody has any experience with binding free energy
>> calculation of a molecule (here amino acid) into a solid surface in
>> aqueous
>> solution using alchemical analysis?
>>
>> I have already tried successfully the tutorial of methane solvation free
>> energy in water and some other examples, but looks all of them are
>> solvation free energy and not binding free energy!
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Regards,
>> Alex
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