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ArticleJournal of chemical theory and computation2016

Biomolecular Force Field Parameterization via Atoms-in-Molecule Electron Density Partitioning.

Daniel J Cole, Jonah Z Vilseck, Julian Tirado-Rives, Mike C Payne, William L Jorgensen

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Article in Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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5 authors.

Daniel J ColeDepartment of Chemistry, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States.
Jonah Z VilseckDepartment of Chemistry, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States.
Julian Tirado-RivesDepartment of Chemistry, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States.
Mike C PayneTCM Group, Cavendish Laboratory, 19 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom.
William L JorgensenDepartment of Chemistry, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States.

Funding

POTENTIAL FUNCTIONS FOR WATER PROTEIN INTERACTIONSR01GM032136 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI JORGENSEN, WILLIAM L. · 1985 to 2023
$8.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM032136
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular mechanics force fields, which are commonly used in biomolecular modeling and computer-aided drug design, typically treat nonbonded interactions using a limited library of empirical parameters that are developed for small molecules. This approach does not account for polarization in larger molecules or proteins, and the parametrization process is labor-intensive. Using linear-scaling density functional theory and atoms-in-molecule electron density partitioning, environment-specific charges and Lennard-Jones parameters are derived directly from quantum mechanical calculations for use in biomolecular modeling of organic and biomolecular systems. The proposed methods significantly reduce the number of empirical parameters needed to construct molecular mechanics force fields, naturally include polarization effects in charge and Lennard-Jones parameters, and scale well to systems comprised of thousands of atoms, including proteins. The feasibility and benefits of this approach are demonstrated by computing free energies of hydration, properties of pure liquids, and the relative binding free energies of indole and benzofuran to the L99A mutant of T4 lysozyme.

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ElectronsMolecular Dynamics SimulationQuantum TheoryStatic ElectricityHydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions

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PMID27057643
PMCPMC4864407

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