Re: [gmx-users] Problem in preparation of the enzyme/substrate complex

2009-02-19 Thread Tsjerk Wassenaar
Hi Ji, The big problem with transition states like these is that you can't properly describe the tetrahedral intermediate classically; you have to consider a whole bunch of non-classical interactions with the environment (the halfway transferred proton from serine to histidine, for instance). That

Re: [gmx-users] Problem in preparation of the enzyme/substrate complex

2009-02-19 Thread Ji Liu
Hi all, It's really a transition state of enzyme catalyzed reaction as Tsjerk said. Firstly, the hydrogen from serine will bind with the His nearby. Afterwards, the serine residue will nucleophilicly bind with substrate to form such a tetrahedral intermediate. However, i did not attend to explore

Re: [gmx-users] Problem in preparation of the enzyme/substrate complex

2009-02-19 Thread Mark Abraham
Tsjerk Wassenaar wrote: Hi, Even worse, this looks like a transition-state product. The hydrogen originating from the serine will not just have wandered off. It is unlikely that it happened to go sit on the other oxygen. Rather, the other oxygen, which would originally be double-bonded would pro

Re: [gmx-users] Problem in preparation of the enzyme/substrate complex

2009-02-19 Thread Tsjerk Wassenaar
Hi, Even worse, this looks like a transition-state product. The hydrogen originating from the serine will not just have wandered off. It is unlikely that it happened to go sit on the other oxygen. Rather, the other oxygen, which would originally be double-bonded would probably form a strong hydrog

Re: [gmx-users] Problem in preparation of the enzyme/substrate complex

2009-02-19 Thread Justin A. Lemkul
Ji Liu wrote: Hi Tsjerk, Sorry i did not supply any information about the enzyme/substrate system. Here, I'm studying the interaction between ester (substrate) and lipase (enzyme). The substrate contains C, O and H atoms. More details are shown in the following address. http://picasaweb.go

Re: [gmx-users] Problem in preparation of the enzyme/substrate complex

2009-02-19 Thread Ji Liu
Hi Tsjerk, Sorry i did not supply any information about the enzyme/substrate system. Here, I'm studying the interaction between ester (substrate) and lipase (enzyme). The substrate contains C, O and H atoms. More details are shown in the following address. http://picasaweb.google.com/ZJULiuJi/Expe

Re: [gmx-users] Problem in preparation of the enzyme/substrate complex

2009-02-19 Thread Tsjerk Wassenaar
Hi Ji, Well, if others have been there before, you can of course take from their experience. You haven't mentioned the substrate you're dealing with, though, so none of us can tell if we can offer the solution to your problem. First try to search the user list archives and the topology contributio

Re: [gmx-users] Problem in preparation of the enzyme/substrate complex

2009-02-19 Thread Ji Liu
Hi Tsjerk, Thanks a lot. Surely I can't modify the force field by my self. It's impossible to me to understand all of things you mentioned. So is it the only way to achieve my purpose? If so, it's so frustrating. I've been trying my best to contact with the author of one of my references. He appli

Re: [gmx-users] Problem in preparation of the enzyme/substrate complex

2009-02-19 Thread Tsjerk Wassenaar
Hi, > I'm not familiar with > i can't tell myself which > guess i can > I have no idea whether This is the worst possible basis for trying to modify a force field. First get well acquainted with molecular dynamics and the role and whereabouts of force fields. Then you can start thinking of using

Re: [gmx-users] Problem in preparation of the enzyme/substrate complex

2009-02-19 Thread Ji Liu
Hi Mark, Thank you for your suggestion. As you know, I'm not familiar with the force field so i can't tell myself which one of the available force field is suitable to me. Fortunately, I find the force field Gromos96 and Amber have been adapted in previous studies. So guess i can use these kind of

Re: [gmx-users] Problem in preparation of the enzyme/substrate complex

2009-02-18 Thread Mark Abraham
Ji Liu wrote: Hello everyone, I'm gonna run MD simulation with a enzyme/substrate system. Here the substrate must connected with the side chain of an activity residue of enzyme through covalent bond. However, i really have no idea about the preparation of such a complex structure file. Actual

[gmx-users] Problem in preparation of the enzyme/substrate complex

2009-02-18 Thread Ji Liu
Hello everyone, I'm gonna run MD simulation with a enzyme/substrate system. Here the substrate must connected with the side chain of an activity residue of enzyme through covalent bond. However, i really have no idea about the preparation of such a complex structure file. Actually, i tried to modi