Problem in energy minimization using Gromacs?

I have done energy minimization of DNA using Gromacs with tutorial lysozyme in water. The potential energy curve show a steep drop.

18 February 2021 4,822 2 View

Is there any software to generate pdb of G quadruplex?

I have a DNA sequence which has predictability to form G quadruplex . I need a software to generate a pdb of it which will form G quadruplex. I am using open Babel but I am not able to set the...

29 January 2021 6,190 4 View

How much Ti and B (in ppm) is required for effective grain refinement and why?

To have the desired grain size in 6061 and 6063 Al alloy, what should be the minimum % of Ti and B pick up and what is the chemistry/metallurgy behind that?

07 January 2021 9,305 2 View

How to make AlV50% alloy by thermit route?

Kindly provide the technical papers/patents on the production of AlV50% alloy by thermit route, by using V2O5

05 January 2021 2,471 3 View

Is there any online webserver for DNA-ligand docking?

I have used Autodock 4.2 for docking studies and trying haddock for DNA-Ligand docking. It shows an error and not supported DNA PDB file. Suggest a template for DNA and ligand PDB file and also...

29 December 2020 1,322 8 View

Apart from deoxidation what are the other applications of Ferro Aluminum (FeAl) and Al wire?

FeAl and Al wire has applications in Steel for deoxidation. I want to know the other application of various grades of FeAl. Does Al wire also has other applications apart from deoxidation? Regards

27 December 2020 8,435 1 View

Is there is any reference if someone is using Ti sponge cored wire instead of FeTi 70% cored wire for plain carbon steel?

There is a different behavior in carbon steel and stainless steel. Drastic low recovery in carbon steel due to high melting temp. But in ss , working temp is high so dissolve at 1668 degree temp....

16 December 2020 8,765 8 View

What could be the possible reason for lack of Mtb protein expression cloned in pET28a even after induction ?

12 December 2020 2,584 8 View

What are the Best practices in NLP dataset preprocessing if the dataset contains plenty of misspelled words?

I am currently working on an NLP experiment. The dataset that I am using is 'Essays' in which there are essays written by participants. These essays contains plenty of misspelled words and...

30 November 2020 5,675 5 View

Why the IT services companies (based in India) are mainly patenting only at the USPTO?

Please suggest some papers/reports on the changes in the policy with respect to patenting of computer software in India. Does it have any implications as to why the IT services companies (mostly...

12 November 2020 8,351 1 View

How to consider effects of rapid warm adaptation in modeling of ecological impacts of warming?

I would highly appreciate it if my fellow ecologists (biologists) provide their opinion on the thoughts below [esp., shortly tell us which path may be more effective, if they know another way, if...

15 February 2021 3,642 6 View

Is there any relevant technique for mesocosm studies in marine environment using Nanoparticles?

I am planning to perform mesocosm study in simulated marine environment using Phosphorus based nanoparticles, i would be using marine micro-organisms in it. kindly suggest me some effective...

07 January 2021 5,877 3 View

How does titanium dioxide (TiO2) as a coating's component enhance the coating performance in terms of anticorrosion??

Greetings, Recently, I was asked by a researcher how does TiO2 enhance the coatings polymeric structure making it able to reduce corrosion reaction by preventing the penetration of aggressive...

02 January 2021 5,257 5 View

Is there any chemical safe for sea environment, but could be used for repelling planktons and microorganisms?

As an example of Julia Child, whose first receipe was shark repelent, my team and I are looking for some chemicals which wont harm planktons but will help keep planktons from our robot in sea.

20 December 2020 9,616 4 View

How to start with Principal Component Analysis?

I want to carry out PCA on a set of chemical data, some of them in oxide form and some in elemental form. The oxides are in percentage and the elements are in ppm. I have understood that, the...

14 December 2020 2,201 7 View

What is the most controllable (marine) bacterial culture you can cultivate in simulated seawater?

02 December 2020 6,796 3 View

Any available international research grant in this COVID-19 year?

Dear researchers, I am a researcher from a university in Malaysia. I know that we all are having a tough situation in this pandemic year. I just posted this to know if there is any possible...

24 November 2020 8,759 3 View

In your opinion, what are the mechanism performed by corrosion inhibitor in a coating for corrosive medium?

Greetings researchers, There are quite a number of studies has been performed to analyze the effects of corrosion inhibitor when incorporated in a coating (epoxy, alkyd and etc) for the...

23 November 2020 6,622 10 View

What can we infer from different microbial communities in fish gut from two different locations?

Recently I have been interested in microbial communities from gut & intestine of the same fish species popular in Indonesia marine aquaculture, Grouper (Epinephelus sp.), but are raised in...

18 November 2020 510 5 View

Which is the importance of fixing (e.g. bivalvia) haemocytes and use anti-clotting solutions in flow cytometry?

I am trying to optimize a flow cytometry method to characterize mytilus spp. haemocytes. In literature I found that someone, to avoid clotting, use anti-clotting solutions or dilute and fix the...

05 November 2020 2,522 4 View