>===== Original Message From Angela Liu =====
>
>1) In the older version of Amber (such as Amber 7 and
>Amber 6), "gibbs" was the routine that is used to
>calculate free energy perturbations. It uses "dual
>topology" so that the unperturbed and perturbed
>systems can have unique atoms to themselves. Kollman
>indicated in his 1993 Chem Rev review that dual
>topology methods often suffer from poor convergence
>problems. Is this the reason why this "dual topology"
>approach was no longer supported in Amber?
Someone may wish to correct me, but I don't believe that true "dual topology"
calculations have ever been supported in Amber.
>
>So if I DO want to calculate the free energy of a
>mutation, say from purine to pyrimidine (a problem
>clearly explained in Kollman's 1993 review with
>"single topology"), is there no way Amber 8 can allow
>this to be done?
Sure, since we do use a "single topology" approach. There is a tutorial on
changing toluene to nothing, which is not conceptually different from changing
a purine to a pyrimidine.
>
>
>3) How can I get hold of the source code of "gibbs" in
>Amber 7 or 6?
You have already indicated that you have access to the source code, so
I don't understand the problem. If there are compilation problems, please
check the mailing archives for similar problems, and/or give more specific
details.
....dac
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