Free-energy calculations - Theoretical Biophysics Group
Free-energy calculations - Theoretical Biophysics Group
Free-energy calculations - Theoretical Biophysics Group
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<strong>Free</strong>-<strong>energy</strong> perturbation <strong>calculations</strong> How to deal with large perturbations?<br />
Direct use of the forward FEP equation can be successful only if P0(∆U) is a narrow<br />
function of ∆U.<br />
This does not imply that the free <strong>energy</strong> difference between the reference and the<br />
target states must be small.<br />
Example: Although the hydration free <strong>energy</strong> of benzene is only −0.767 kcal/mol at<br />
298 K, this quantity cannot be successfully calculated by direct application of the FEP<br />
equation to a simulation of a reasonable length, because low–<strong>energy</strong> configurations<br />
in the target ensemble, which do not suffer from the overlap between the solute and<br />
solvent molecules, are not sampled in simulations of the reference state.<br />
Chris Chipot <strong>Free</strong>-<strong>energy</strong> <strong>calculations</strong>