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Free-energy calculations - Theoretical Biophysics Group

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6 JORGENSEN, RAVIMOHAN (1985)<br />

7 SIMONSON ET AL. (2002)<br />

<strong>Free</strong>-<strong>energy</strong> perturbation <strong>calculations</strong> Introduction<br />

FEP is not only the oldest but also one of the most useful,<br />

general purpose strategies for calculating free <strong>energy</strong><br />

differences.<br />

In the early years of molecular–level computer simulations<br />

in chemistry and biology it was applied to small solutes<br />

dissolved in water. 6<br />

Today, it is used for some of the most challenging applications,<br />

such as protein–ligand interactions and in silico<br />

protein engineering. 7<br />

It can also be applied to examine the effect of force fields<br />

on the computed free energies.<br />

It forms the conceptual framework for a number of approximate<br />

theories.<br />

Chris Chipot <strong>Free</strong>-<strong>energy</strong> <strong>calculations</strong>

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