DelEnsembleElec: Computing Ensemble-Averaged Electrostatics Using DelPhi

DelEnsembleElec: Computing Ensemble-Averaged Electrostatics Using DelPhi

Year:    2013

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 13 (2013), Iss. 1 : pp. 256–268

Abstract

A new VMD plugin that interfaces with DelPhi to provide ensemble-averaged electrostatic calculations using the Poisson-Boltzmann equation is presented. The general theory and context of this approach are discussed, and examples of the plugin interface and calculations are presented. This new tool is applied to systems of current biological interest, obtaining the ensemble-averaged electrostatic properties of the two major influenza virus glycoproteins, hemagglutinin and neuraminidase, from explicitly solvated all-atom molecular dynamics trajectories. The differences between the ensemble-averaged electrostatics and those obtained from a single structure are examined in detail for these examples, revealing how the plugin can be a powerful tool in facilitating the modeling of electrostatic interactions in biological systems.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.170711.111111s

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 13 (2013), Iss. 1 : pp. 256–268

Published online:    2013-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    13

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