scholarly journals Optimized Magnesium Force Field Parameters for Biomolecular Simulations with Accurate Solvation, Ion-Binding, and Water-Exchange Properties

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kara K. Grotz ◽  
Sergio Cruz-León ◽  
Nadine Schwierz
Keyword(s):  
Force Field ◽  
Water Exchange ◽  
Ion Binding ◽  
Biomolecular Simulations ◽  
Force Field Parameters ◽  
Exchange Properties

scholarly journals Magnesium Force Fields for OPC Water with Accurate Solvation, Ion-Binding, and Water-Exchange Properties: Successful Transfer from SPC/E

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kara K. Grotz ◽  
Nadine Schwierz
Keyword(s):  
Force Field ◽  
Water Exchange ◽  
Optimal Parameter ◽  
Hydration Shell ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Ion Binding ◽  
Enhanced Sampling ◽  
Water Models ◽  
Force Field Parameters ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

Magnesium plays a vital role in a large variety of biological processes. To model such processes by molecular dynamics simulations, researchers rely on accurate force field parameters for Mg2+ and water. OPC is one of the most promising water models yielding an improved description of biomolecules in water. The aim of this work is to provide force field parameters for Mg2+ that lead to accurate simulation results in combination with OPC water. Using twelve different Mg2+ parameter sets, that were previously optimized with different water models, we systematically assess the transferability to OPC based on a large variety of experimental properties. The results show that the Mg2+ parameters for SPC/E are transferable to OPC and closely reproduce the experimental solvation free energy, radius of the first hydration shell, coordination number, activity derivative, and binding affinity toward the phosphate oxygen on RNA. Two optimal parameter sets are presented: MicroMg yields water exchange in OPC on the microsecond timescale in agreement with experiments. NanoMg yields accelerated exchange on the nanosecond timescale and facilitates the direct observation of ion binding events for enhanced sampling purposes.

scholarly journals Kinetic pathways of water exchange in the first hydration shell of magnesium: Influence of water model and ionic force field

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Falkner ◽  
Nadine Schwierz
Keyword(s):  
Force Field ◽  
Water Exchange ◽  
Force Fields ◽  
Hydration Shell ◽  
Water Model ◽  
Polarizable Force Fields ◽  
Ionic Force ◽  
Influence Of Water ◽  
Biomolecular Simulations ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

Water exchange between the first and second hydration shell is essential for the role of Mg2+ in biochemical processes. In order to provide microscopic insights into the exchange mechanism, we resolve the exchange pathways by all-atom molecular dynamics simulations and transition path sampling. Since the exchange kinetics relies on the choice of the water model and the ionic force field, we systematically investigate the influence of seven different polarizable and non-polarizable water and three different Mg2+ models. In all cases, water exchange can occur either via an indirect or direct mechanism (exchanging molecules occupy different/same position on water octahedron). In addition, the results reveal a crossover from an interchange dissociative (Id) to an associative (Ia) reaction mechanism dependent on the range of the Mg2+-water interaction potential of the respective force field. Standard non-polarizable force fields follow the Id mechanism in agreement with experimental results. By contrast, polarizable and long-ranged non-polarizable force fields follow the Ia mechanism. Our results provide a comprehensive view on the influence of the water model and ionic force field on the exchange dynamics and the foundation to assess the choice of the force field in biomolecular simulations.

QUBEKit: Automating the Derivation of Force Field Parameters from Quantum Mechanics

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Horton ◽  
Alice Allen ◽  
Leela Dodda ◽  
Daniel Cole
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Force Field ◽  
Organic Molecules ◽  
Force Fields ◽  
Liquid Density ◽  
Small Organic Molecules ◽  
Automated Generation ◽  
Energy Of Hydration ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Force Field Parameters

<div><div><div><p>Modern molecular mechanics force fields are widely used for modelling the dynamics and interactions of small organic molecules using libraries of transferable force field parameters. For molecules outside the training set, parameters may be missing or inaccurate, and in these cases, it may be preferable to derive molecule-specific parameters. Here we present an intuitive parameter derivation toolkit, QUBEKit (QUantum mechanical BEspoke Kit), which enables the automated generation of system-specific small molecule force field parameters directly from quantum mechanics. QUBEKit is written in python and combines the latest QM parameter derivation methodologies with a novel method for deriving the positions and charges of off-center virtual sites. As a proof of concept, we have re-derived a complete set of parameters for 109 small organic molecules, and assessed the accuracy by comparing computed liquid properties with experiment. QUBEKit gives highly competitive results when compared to standard transferable force fields, with mean unsigned errors of 0.024 g/cm3, 0.79 kcal/mol and 1.17 kcal/mol for the liquid density, heat of vaporization and free energy of hydration respectively. This indicates that the derived parameters are suitable for molecular modelling applications, including computer-aided drug design.</p></div></div></div>

QUBEKit: Automating the Derivation of Force Field Parameters from Quantum Mechanics

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Horton ◽  
Alice Allen ◽  
Leela Dodda ◽  
Daniel Cole
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Force Field ◽  
Organic Molecules ◽  
Force Fields ◽  
Liquid Density ◽  
Small Organic Molecules ◽  
Automated Generation ◽  
Energy Of Hydration ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Force Field Parameters

<div><div><div><p>Modern molecular mechanics force fields are widely used for modelling the dynamics and interactions of small organic molecules using libraries of transferable force field parameters. For molecules outside the training set, parameters may be missing or inaccurate, and in these cases, it may be preferable to derive molecule-specific parameters. Here we present an intuitive parameter derivation toolkit, QUBEKit (QUantum mechanical BEspoke Kit), which enables the automated generation of system-specific small molecule force field parameters directly from quantum mechanics. QUBEKit is written in python and combines the latest QM parameter derivation methodologies with a novel method for deriving the positions and charges of off-center virtual sites. As a proof of concept, we have re-derived a complete set of parameters for 109 small organic molecules, and assessed the accuracy by comparing computed liquid properties with experiment. QUBEKit gives highly competitive results when compared to standard transferable force fields, with mean unsigned errors of 0.024 g/cm3, 0.79 kcal/mol and 1.17 kcal/mol for the liquid density, heat of vaporization and free energy of hydration respectively. This indicates that the derived parameters are suitable for molecular modelling applications, including computer-aided drug design.</p></div></div></div>

Specific force field parameters determination for the hybridab initioQM/MM LSCF method

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 610-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Ferré ◽  
Xavier Assfeld ◽  
Jean-Louis Rivail
Keyword(s):  
Force Field ◽  
Specific Force ◽  
Force Field Parameters

scholarly journals New CHARMM force field parameters for dehydrated amino acid residues, the key to lantibiotic molecular dynamics simulations

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (89) ◽  
pp. 48621-48631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor R. Turpin ◽  
Sam Mulholland ◽  
Andrew M. Teale ◽  
Boyan B. Bonev ◽  
Jonathan D. Hirst
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Force Field ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Charmm Force Field ◽  
Force Field Parameters ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

Hydration of platinum(II) complexes: a molecular mechanics study using atom-based force-field parameters

2000 ◽  
Vol 104 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 247-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Langlet ◽  
Jacqueline Berg�s ◽  
Jacqueline Caillet ◽  
Jiri Kozelka
Keyword(s):  
Force Field ◽  
Molecular Mechanics ◽  
Force Field Parameters
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