The polarizable continuum model (PCM) interfaced with the fragment molecular orbital method (FMO)

The polarizable continuum model (PCM) for the description of solvent effects is combined with the fragment molecular orbital (FMO) method at several levels of theory, using a many-body expansion of the electron density and the corresponding electrostatic potential, thereby determining solute (FMO)-s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of computational chemistry. - 1984. - 27(2006), 8 vom: 06. Juni, Seite 976-85
1. Verfasser: Fedorov, Dmitri G (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kitaura, Kazuo, Li, Hui, Jensen, Jan H, Gordon, Mark S
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of computational chemistry
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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Zusammenfassung:The polarizable continuum model (PCM) for the description of solvent effects is combined with the fragment molecular orbital (FMO) method at several levels of theory, using a many-body expansion of the electron density and the corresponding electrostatic potential, thereby determining solute (FMO)-solvent (PCM) interactions. The resulting method, denoted FMO/PCM, is applied to a set of model systems, including alpha-helices and beta-strands of alanine consisting of 10, 20, and 40 residues and their mutants to charged arginine and glutamate residues. The FMO/PCM error in reproducing the PCM solvation energy for a full system is found to be below 1 kcal/mol in all cases if a two-body expansion of the electron density is used in the PCM potential calculation and two residues are assigned to each fragment. The scaling of the FMO/PCM method is demonstrated to be nearly linear at all levels for polyalanine systems. A study of the relative stabilities of alpha-helices and beta-strands is performed, and the magnitude of the contributing factors is determined. The method is applied to three proteins consisting of 20, 129, and 245 residues, and the solvation energy and computational efficiency are discussed
Beschreibung:Date Completed 09.02.2007
Date Revised 27.04.2006
published: Print
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1096-987X