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  • Computational chemistry
  • Biomolecular simulations
  • Physical chemistry

Background:

  • Molecular dynamics simulations are crucial for studying biomolecular aggregation.
  • Accurate force fields are essential for reliable simulation outcomes.
  • Existing force fields struggle to model solute-solute and solute-solvent interactions, particularly concerning polarization effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the performance of polarizable and non-polarizable force fields in simulating glycyl-l-alanine dipeptide aggregation.
  • To identify deficiencies in current force field parameterization for aggregation processes.
  • To introduce and validate a new fixed point-charge scheme (IPolQ) for improved simulation accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of 50 glycyl-l-alanine (Gly-Ala) dipeptides in explicit water.
  • Utilized the AMOEBA force field (explicitly polarizable) and a novel fixed point-charge IPolQ scheme.
  • Compared simulation results with experimental neutron diffraction data on Gly-Ala aggregation.

Main Results:

  • The fully polarizable AMOEBA force field underestimated the aggregation of Gly-Ala dipeptides.
  • Established general-purpose force fields and water models failed to accurately describe the aggregation process.
  • The new IPolQ fixed point-charge scheme successfully modeled the aggregation of Gly-Ala in aqueous solution.

Conclusions:

  • Current biomolecular force fields exhibit significant limitations in parameterizing solute-solute and solute-solvent interactions for aggregation.
  • Explicit polarization is not sufficient to guarantee accurate aggregation modeling with the AMOEBA force field.
  • The IPolQ scheme demonstrates the potential of novel fitting schemes to improve the description of solvent polarization effects in simulations.