Conformational free-energy differences of large solvated systems with the focused confinement method

PB Orndorff, ST Le Phan, KH Li… - Journal of Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The focused confinement method (FCM) is a reaction coordinate-free simulation approach
for the calculation of conformational free-energy differences in explicit solvent. The method …

Calculation of conformational free energies with the focused confinement method

A van der Vaart, PB Orndorff… - Journal of Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We introduce the focused confinement method, a reaction coordinate-free simulation
approach for the calculation of conformational free energies. These are obtained in a series …

Computation of hemagglutinin free energy difference by the confinement method

S Boonstra, PR Onck… - The Journal of Physical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Hemagglutinin (HA) mediates membrane fusion, a crucial step during influenza virus cell
entry. How many HAs are needed for this process is still subject to debate. To aid in this …

Modeling the adsorption equilibrium of small-molecule gases on graphene: effect of the volume to surface ratio

S Conti, M Cecchini - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In most technological applications involving liquids or gases interacting with solids, the first
event is the adsorption of molecules onto a solid surface. Here, we focus on the theoretical …

Calculation of conformational free energies by confinement simulations in explicit water with implicit desolvation

F Villemot, A Peguero-Tejada… - Molecular Simulation, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The confinement method is a robust and conceptually simple free energy simulation method
that allows the calculation of conformational free energy differences between highly …

Conformational Dynamics and Free Energy Studies of DNA and Other Biomolecules

PB Orndorff - 2023 - search.proquest.com
This work uses molecular dynamics simulations and enhanced sampling methods to
investigate both the qualitative and quantitative properties of biomolecular systems …

Computational studies of influenza hemagglutinin: How does it mediate membrane fusion?

S Boonstra - 2017 - research.rug.nl
Hemagglutinin (HA) is a viral membrane protein responsible for the initial steps of the entry
of influenza virus into the host cell. It mediates binding of the virus particle to the host cell …