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ArticleJournal of chemical theory and computation2021

Using Constrained Density Functional Theory to Track Proton Transfers and to Sample Their Associated Free Energy Surface.

Chenghan Li, Gregory A Voth

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Article in Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Predictive free energy simulations through hierarchical distillation of quantum Hamiltonians.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  4. Using Machine Learning to Greatly Accelerate Path IntegralJournal of chemical theory and computation · 2022
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Chenghan LiDepartment of Chemistry, Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry, James Franck Institute, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.
Gregory A VothDepartment of Chemistry, Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry, James Franck Institute, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3267-6748

Funding

SIMULATIONS OF PROTON TRANSLOCATION IN BIOMOLECULESR01GM053148 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI VOTH, GREGORY A. · 1996 to 2021
$5.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM053148
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) and quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods are powerful tools for studying proton solvation, transfer, and transport processes in various environments. However, due to the high computational cost of such methods, achieving sufficient sampling of rare events involving excess proton motion-especially when Grotthuss proton shuttling is involved-usually requires enhanced free energy sampling methods to obtain informative results. Moreover, an appropriate collective variable (CV) that describes the effective position of the net positive charge defect associated with an excess proton is essential both for tracking the trajectory of the defect and for the free energy sampling of the processes associated with the resulting proton transfer and transport. In this work, such a CV is derived from first principles using constrained density functional theory (CDFT). This CV is applicable to a broad array of proton transport and transfer processes as studied via AIMD and QM/MM simulations.

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PMID34468142
PMCPMC8444337

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