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Systematic comparison of force fields for microscopic simulations of NaCl in aqueous solutions: Diffusion, free energy of hydration, and structural properties

✍ Scribed by Michael Patra; Mikko Karttunen

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2004
Tongue: English
Weight: 198 KB
Volume: 25
Category: Article
ISSN: 0192-8651
DOI: 10.1002/jcc.10417

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✦ Synopsis

In this article we compare different force fields that are widely used (Gromacs, Charmm-22/x-Plor, Charmm-27, Amber-1999, OPLS-AA) in biophysical simulations containing aqueous NaCl. We show that the uncertainties of the microscopic parameters of, in particular, sodium, and, to a lesser extent, chloride, translate into large differences in the computed radial-distribution functions. This uncertainty reflect the incomplete experimental knowledge of the structural properties of ionic aqueous solutions at finite molarity. We discuss possible implications on the computation of potential of mean force and effective potentials.

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