Comparison of software for molecular mechanics modeling

This is a list of computer programs that are predominantly used for molecular mechanics calculations. See also *Car–Parrinello molecular dynamics *Comparison of force-field implementations *Comparison of nucleic acid simulation software *List of molecular graphics systems *List of protein structure prediction software *List of quantum chemistry and solid-state physics software *List of software for Monte Carlo molecular modeling *List of software for nanostructures modeling *Molecular design software *Molecular dynamics *Molecular modeling on GPUs *Molecule editor Notes and references

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Insights into Intrastrand Cross-Link Lesions of DNA from QM/MM Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Chandan Patel, Ursula Röthlisberger

DNA damages induced by oxidative intrastrand cross-links have been the subject of intense research during the past decade. Yet, the currently available experimental protocols used to isolate such lesions only allow to get structural information about linked dinucleotides. The detailed structure of the damaged DNA macromolecule has remained elusive. In this study we generated in silico the most frequent oxidative intrastrand cross-link adduct, G[8,S-Me]T, embedded in a solvated DNA dodecamer by means of quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) Car-Parrinello simulations. The free energy of activation required to bring the reactant close together and to form the C-C covalent-bond is estimated to be similar to 40 kcal/mol. We observe that the G[8,5-Me]T tandem lesion is accommodated with almost no perturbation of the Watson-Crick hydrogen-bond network and induces bend and unwinding angles of similar to 20 degrees and 8 degrees, respectively. This rather small structural distortion of the DNA macromolecule compared to other well characterized intrastrand cross-links, such as cyclobutane pyrimidines dimers or cisplatin-DNA complex adduct, is a probable rationale for the known lack of efficient repair of oxidative damages.

2012

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Towards a Composite Benchmark Method for the Aqueous Solvation Free Energies of Organic Compounds

Daniel David Sadowsky

Water is ubiquitous in the biosphere, and the difficulty of rigorously treating the effects of aqueous solvation currently limits the widespread use of computational methods in many areas of environmental chemistry. We propose an approach to benchmark calculations of aqueous free energies of solvation based on molecular dynamics simulation which is derived from first principles, statistical mechanically complete, and systematically improvable. The approach partitions the solvation free energy into the free energies of solvent density change, solvent cavity organization, and solvent-solute interaction, each of which is computed from first principles. A composite approach is considered for the calculation of the contributions of quantum nuclear effects to solvation free energies and the contributions of electron correlation and relativistic effects to solvent-solute interactions.

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What Singles Out the G[8-5]C Intrastrand DNA Cross-Link? Mechanistic and Structural Insights from Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Simulations

Chandan Patel

Naturally occurring intrastrand oxidative crosslink lesions have proven to be a potent source of endogenous DNA damage. Among the variety of lesions that can be formed and have been identified, G[8-5]C damage (in which the C8 atom of a guanine is covalently bonded to the CS atom of a nearby cytosine belonging to the same strand) occurs with a low incidence yet takes on special importance because of its high mutagenicity. Hybrid Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics simulations, rooted in density functional theory and coupled to molecular mechanics, have been performed to shed light on the cyclization process. The activation free energy of the reacting subsystem embedded in a solvated dodecamer is estimated to be similar to 12.4 kcal/mol, which is similar to 3 kcal/mol higher than the value for the prototypical G[8-5m]T lesion inferred employing the same theoretical framework [Garrec, 3., Patel, C., Rothlisberger, U., and Dumont, E. (2012) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134, 2111-2119]. This study also situates the G[8-5m]mC lesion at an intermediate activation free energy (similar to 10.5 kcal/mol). The order of reactivity in DNA (T-center dot > mC(center dot) > C-center dot) is reversed compared to that in the reacting subsystems in the gas phase (C-center dot > mC(center dot) > T-center dot), stressing the crucial role of the solvated B-helix environment. The results of our simulations also characterize a more severe distortion for G[8-5]C than for methylene-bridged intrastrand cross-links.

Amer Chemical Soc2013

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CH-351: Molecular dynamics and Monte-Carlo simulations

Introduction to molecular dynamics and Monte-Carlo simulation methods.

PHYS-403: Computer simulation of physical systems I

The two main topics covered by this course are classical molecular dynamics and the Monte Carlo method.

ME-484: Numerical methods in biomechanics

Students understand and apply numerical methods (FEM) to answer a research question in biomechanics. They know how to develop, verify and validate multi-physics and multi-scale numerical models. They can analyse and comment results in an oral presentation and a written report.

Molecular design software

Molecular design software is notable software for molecular modeling, that provides special support for developing molecular models de novo. In contrast to the usual molecular modeling programs, such

Dynamique moléculaire

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Mécanique moléculaire

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