2015/07/31 by Gennady B. Sushko, Ilia A. Solov'yov, Alexey V. Verkhovtsev +2 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #physics.chem-ph #physics.bio-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1140/epjd/e2015-60424-9
published as Eur. Phys. J. D 70 (2016) 12 · 12 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in Eur. Phys. J. D
arxiv created 2015/11/30 · arxiv updated 2016/10/07
The concept of molecular mechanics force field has been widely accepted nowadays for studying various processes in biomolecular systems. In this paper, we suggest a modification for the standard CHARMM force field that permits simulations of systems with dynamically changing molecular topologies. The implementation of the modified force field was carried out in the popular program MBN Explorer, and, to support the development, we provide several illustrative case studies where dynamical topology is necessary. In particular, it is shown that the modified molecular mechanics force field can be applied for studying processes where rupture of chemical bonds plays an essential role, e.g., in irradiation- or collision-induced damage, and also in transformation and fragmentation processes involving biomolecular systems.