Re: AMBER: "personality" of Amber force field

From: Ray Luo <rluo.uci.edu>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:17:03 -0800

Hui-Hsu Tsai wrote:

>I tried beta-hairpin using amber ff99 + GB model. It forms helix quickly
>in conventional MD simulation at 325 K. I do not have this experience to
>observe helix formation so fast in CHARMM FF. Maybe I should use replica
>exchange MD to generate the decoy to examine the population of
>helix and beta secondary structures.
>
>Gavin
>
Professor Yong Duan probably should answer this. His ff03 has been shown
to fold beta hairpin without problem in GB. We also find it okay in PB.
Which GB are you using?

Best,
Ray 

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