Article ; Online: Parameterization of General Organic Polymers within the Open Force Field Framework.
Journal of chemical information and modeling
2024 Volume 64, Issue 4, Page(s) 1290–1305
Abstract: Polymer and chemically modified biopolymer systems present unique challenges to traditional molecular simulation preparation workflows. First, typical polymer and biomolecular input formats, such as Protein Data Bank (PDB) files, lack adequate chemical ... ...
Abstract | Polymer and chemically modified biopolymer systems present unique challenges to traditional molecular simulation preparation workflows. First, typical polymer and biomolecular input formats, such as Protein Data Bank (PDB) files, lack adequate chemical information needed for the parameterization of new chemistries. Second, polymers are typically too large for accurate partial charge generation methods. In this work, we employ direct chemical perception through the Open Force Field toolkit to create a flexible polymer simulation workflow for organic polymers, encompassing everything from biopolymers to soft materials. We propose and test a new input specification for monomer information that can, along with a 3D conformational geometry, parametrize and simulate most soft-material systems within the same workflow used for smaller ligands. The monomer format encompasses a subset of the SMIRKS substructure query language to uniquely identify chemical information and repeating charges in underspecified systems through matching atomic connectivity. This workflow is combined with several different approaches for automatic partial-charge generation for larger systems. As an initial proof of concept, a variety of diverse polymeric systems were parametrized with the Open Force Field toolkit, including functionalized proteins, DNA, homopolymers, cross-linked systems, and sugars. Additionally, shape properties and radial distribution functions were computed from molecular dynamics simulations of poly(ethylene glycol), polyacrylamide, and poly( |
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MeSH term(s) | Polymers/chemistry ; Molecular Dynamics Simulation ; Biopolymers ; Proteins/chemistry ; Molecular Conformation |
Chemical Substances | Polymers ; Biopolymers ; Proteins |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-02-01 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 190019-5 |
ISSN | 1549-960X ; 0095-2338 |
ISSN (online) | 1549-960X |
ISSN | 0095-2338 |
DOI | 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c01691 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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