Re: [gmx-users] constant protonation state MD

2013-05-06 Thread Jesper Sørensen
Then there is a wealth of papers that describe secondary structure determination from the experimental point of view that you should look for. NMR and CD would be the first obvious methods that come to mind, but there are probably others as well. These should be able to help you validate or inval

Re: [gmx-users] constant protonation state MD

2013-05-05 Thread shahid nayeem
It is a peptide. Shahid On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 4:46 AM, Jesper Sørensen wrote: > Shahid, > > This must be system dependent then because there are experimental methods, > e.g. NMR and CD, that can help determine the secondary structure of > proteins/peptides are various pH ranges. > What is your

Re: [gmx-users] constant protonation state MD

2013-05-05 Thread Jesper Sørensen
Shahid, This must be system dependent then because there are experimental methods, e.g. NMR and CD, that can help determine the secondary structure of proteins/peptides are various pH ranges. What is your system? A peptide? A globular protein? Best, Jesper On May 3, 2013, at 7:33 PM, shahid na

Re: [gmx-users] constant protonation state MD

2013-05-03 Thread shahid nayeem
Thanks a lot Erik and Baptista I am interested in simulating the change in secondary structure which is supposed to be influenced by the change in the pH environment of the cell. Experimentally it is not known but it has been proposed by many that the change in pH leads to change in conformation. I

Re: [gmx-users] constant protonation state MD

2013-05-03 Thread baptista
Hi Shahid, As Erik said, it depends... on your system, on the process you are studying in that system, on the property you think it's relevant to study that process, etc. If your question refers to the (de)protonation of acidic and basic groups usually occuring in aqueous solution, there are

Re: [gmx-users] constant protonation state MD

2013-05-03 Thread Erik Marklund
Yes that's what lambda dynamics does. I mentioned it since it addresses the interplay between protonation and structure. So to answer your original question: it depends. Erik On 3 May 2013, at 15:27, shahid nayeem wrote: > If I know correctly in lambda dynamics the dynamics of > protonation/d

Re: [gmx-users] constant protonation state MD

2013-05-03 Thread shahid nayeem
If I know correctly in lambda dynamics the dynamics of protonation/deprotonation equilibria is accounted for while my question relates to the typical constant protonation MD where each titratable group remains in one protonation state throughout the simulation. Please educate me Shahid On Fri, Ma

Re: [gmx-users] constant protonation state MD

2013-05-03 Thread Erik Marklund
I don't have one in mind. It's a delicate question and perhaps I shouldn't have phrased it the way I did. Nevertheless, the pKa of most side chains mean that their protonation will be dominated by one state for most pH values. pKa-shifts and complicated interplay between protonation and structur

Re: [gmx-users] constant protonation state MD

2013-05-03 Thread shahid nayeem
Thanks a lot Erik. Could I get some reference based on which you say that much of the structural biology will be largely unaffected. Shahid On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Erik Marklund wrote: > There's no general answer to that. Proton conductivity measurements, for > instance, will be horrib

Re: [gmx-users] constant protonation state MD

2013-05-03 Thread Erik Marklund
There's no general answer to that. Proton conductivity measurements, for instance, will be horribly wrong without dynamic protonation. Much (but not all) structural biology, however, will be largely unaffected. Erik On 3 May 2013, at 04:30, shahid nayeem wrote: > Dear all > > Can someone enl

[gmx-users] constant protonation state MD

2013-05-02 Thread shahid nayeem
Dear all Can someone enlighten me on the reliability of the results obtained from constant protonation state (assigned by different pKa value at different pH) MD simulation. Also want to know its reliability in case of implicit solvation model such as PB/GB calculation. Shahid -- gmx-users maili