[gmx-users] adsoption of peptide into surface

Justin Lemkul jalemkul at vt.edu
Fri Jul 8 18:16:14 CEST 2016



On 7/8/16 12:13 PM, Alexander Alexander wrote:
> Dear Gromacs user,
>
> I want to compare the adsorption behavior of four different short peptides
> into a solid surface in aqueous solution to indicate which one of them has
> stuck stronger on the solid surface and the driving force behind the
> adsorption as well.
>
> The 80 ns simulations of each of them have been already finished
> successfully.The "gmx distance and "gmx pairdist" helped me to see how the
> peptides are approaching the surface, but not surely enough to reach my
> goals, so, I would be so appreciated if you could suggest some parameters
> calculable(easier that PMF and FEP) in gromacs that address me to my goal.
>

To argue strength/affinity, you need an energetic argument.  PMF is 
straightforward and most appropriate here.

-Justin

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