A test of AMBER force fields in predicting the secondary structure of Α-helical and Β-hairpin peptides

  • Ya Gao*
  • , Chaomin Zhang
  • , Xianwei Wang
  • , Tong Zhu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We tested the ability of some current AMBER force fields, namely, AMBER03, AMBER99SB, AMBER99SB-ildn, AMBER99SB-nmr, AMBER12SB, AMBER14SB, and AMBER14ipq, with implicit solvent model in reproducing the folding behavior of two peptides by REMD simulations. AMBER99SB-nmr force field provides the most reliable performance. After a novel polarized hydrogen bond charge model is considered, the α-helix successfully folded to its native state, while the further folding of the β-hairpin is not observed. This study strongly suggests that polarization effect and correct torsional term are important to investigate dynamic and conformational properties of peptides with different secondary structures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)112-118
Number of pages7
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume679
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

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