[gmx-users] MD at different pH

[Anu George]

Through the simulation, I am trying to find out if the binding free energy of the drug-protein complex is strong enough for the drug to be a good inhibitor of the protein.
so, does the pH of the simulation matter as in reality the active monomer exists in acidic pH conditions?
Thanks 
Anu George

----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Lemkul" <jalemkul at vt.edu>
To: gmx-users at gromacs.org
Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 8:15:33 PM
Subject: Re: [gmx-users] MD at different pH



On 5/3/17 10:04 AM, Anu George wrote:
> Thanks Justin for the information.
> But I had a further question regarding the simulation-if the active monomer exists only in the acidic pH, then will carrying out a simulation of the monomer with a drug  at neutral pH help?

That depends on what your scientific goals/questions are and what you are 
actually trying to model.

-Justin

> regards,
> Anu George
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Justin Lemkul" <jalemkul at vt.edu>
> To: gmx-users at gromacs.org
> Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 5:37:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] MD at different pH
>
>
>
> On 5/2/17 11:31 PM, Anu George wrote:
>> Dear Gromacs users,
>> I am working on a tetramer(human beta-2 tryptase) protein which exist as an active monomer at an acidic pH of about 6..If I have to do a molecular dynamic simulation of the monomer with a small molecule,  should the simulation be carried out  at this pH ? what are the steps I should follow?
>
> Calculate the pKa values for titratable residues and select their dominant
> protonation states at that pH when running pdb2gmx.
>
> -Justin
>

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Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow

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