AMBER: Semi-empirical parameterization -- van der Waals and H-bonding?

From: Evan Kelly <ebkelly.ualberta.ca>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 16:28:27 -0600

Hi,

I am beginning a QM/MM study on a drug-protein interaction. Hydrogen
bonding and van der Waals forces are expected to be very important in
this system. My understanding is that AMBER has a QM/MM function
built into the SANDER module which treats the QM portion semi-
empirically. My question is then: does anyone know about the
parameterization of the semi-empirical methods? Mainly, are they
trained to handle H-bonding and van der Waals forces? Have there
been any studies done on AMBER's ability to treat QM/MM H-bonding, etc?

Thanks!

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Evan Kelly
ebkelly.ualberta.ca


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