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dc.Title: Charge-Neutral Constant pH Molecular Dynamics Simulations Using a Parsimonious Proton Buffer
dc.Identifier: 10.1021/acs.jctc.5b01160
title: Charge-Neutral Constant pH Molecular Dynamics Simulations Using a Parsimonious Proton Buffer - Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (ACS Publications)
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dc.Publisher: American Chemical Society
dc.Language: EN
dc.Description: In constant pH molecular dynamics simulations, the protonation states of titratable sites can respond to changes of the pH and of their electrostatic environment. Consequently, the number of protons bound to the biomolecule, and therefore the overall charge of the system, fluctuates during the simulation. To avoid artifacts associated with a non-neutral simulation system, we introduce an approach to maintain neutrality of the simulation box in constant pH molecular dynamics simulations, while maintaining an accurate description of all protonation fluctuations. Specifically, we introduce a proton buffer that, like a buffer in experiment, can exchange protons with the biomolecule enabling its charge to fluctuate. To keep the total charge of the system constant, the uptake and release of protons by the buffer are coupled to the titration of the biomolecule with a constraint. We find that, because the fluctuation of the total charge (number of protons) of a typical biomolecule is much smaller than the number ...
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dc.Creator: Serena Donnini
dc.Date: February 26, 2016
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