Can someone recommend a MD force field for phosphorylated cysteine (3-oxoalanine)?

I would like to do classical MDS of a protein containing phosphorylated cysteine (3-oxoalanine) using GROMACS. Which force field should I use?

07 August 2019 7,344 4 View

Why Gromacs mmpbsa shows 'nan' in energy values?

I have performed simulation using gromacs. The protein is of two chains, I am trying to understand the changes in mmpbsa values between the two chains but I get following. What could be possible...

02 March 2019 1,935 3 View

Is it possible to create gromacs ndx file of two chains as a single index file?

I have performed a protein-protein simulation. I wish to see the change in binding between protein chain A & chain B. How to create a index files of chain A & B and do the analysis? Like GROUP 1 :...

02 March 2019 6,250 4 View

Can GROMACS perform molecular dynamics with different pH? If NO, what could be an easiest alternative?

I wish to study the change in interaction of the small molecule with the protein in respective to change in pH. GROMACS focuses most on protonation state and not directly on pH. So how can I...

01 February 2019 3,095 5 View

How to get the nano-particles of different shapes in 3D PDB?

We have identified nano particles of different shapes (eg Ag NPs in rod shape, round, etc.). we wish to have computational study. Is it possible to draw the structures of nano particles or get...

03 April 2018 3,981 0 View

Is it possible to draw the nano particles using software? If yes, what are they?

We have identified nano particles of different shapes (eg Ag NPs in rod shape, round, etc.). we wish to have computational study. Is it possible to draw the structures of nano particles or get...

02 March 2018 7,111 1 View

Could someone suggest a tool to find druglikeness of multiple compounds at a time (.sdf)?

05 June 2017 8,517 0 View

Why many of the drugs in market do not satisfy lipinski rule?

05 June 2017 2,142 5 View

What are the set of parameters and its normal value used in "Quantitative Estimate of Drug-likeness (QED)" predictions?

05 June 2017 7,745 0 View

When considering molecular dynamics simulation, which is more appropriate? A long run dynamics or multiple run dynamics?

03 April 2017 2,597 3 View

Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence?

I am on the lookout for the Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence. Does anyone know where I can find it? Thank you in advance

03 March 2021 3,568 1 View

Gel electrophoresis result for total RNA samples, 1.5 Agarose gel was used, How to improve the integrity of RNA?

Gel electrophoresis, RNA degradation, RNA extraction from fresh tissue

02 March 2021 5,433 5 View

12% ledeburitic cold work tool steel, etched for revealing retained austenite, any help for clarifying?

Hello everyone. Given microstructure image belongs to a 12% ledeburitic cold work tool steel (annealed and tempered). The sample was etched with picral (100 mL ethanol and 4 g picric acid). I...

02 March 2021 4,119 3 View

Why Austenite grains in steel show much more twinning than ferrite grains?

It is oftentimes said to be a distinctive metallographic trait that differentiates a fully austenitic and a fully felly ferritic steel without etching that might distinguish between two. Why...

02 March 2021 728 2 View

Why might my GFP tag be dissociating from my plasmid after transfection?

I have a set of stably transfected cell lines all transfected with plasmids containing GFP tags on the C terminus. During a western blot using anti-GFP antibody, one of my plasmids has dissociated...

01 March 2021 9,310 4 View

Precipitate after adding laemmli buffer to protein solution containing Potassium Acetate?

Hi, I am running a size exclusion chromatography experiment with a buffer containing Potassium Acetate as a salt. I analyse these fractions through SDS-PAGE. After boiling my SEC fractions in...

01 March 2021 2,622 3 View

What is the most suitable server for predicting protein structures in bacteria?

I have used the i-Tasser several times, however it has been unavailable for several days. I tried the swiss-model, but the output was not very pleasant due to the model used. Is there any other...

28 February 2021 4,521 3 View

Do you need the CMV enhancer before the CMV promotor for a proper function of CMV on the gene that follows?

I'm a student and I have to produce a cell line with a knockin for the NRF2 gene with GFP. I have to put a promotor in front of the GFP because the gene will be too far away from the promotor of...

28 February 2021 7,127 2 View

Are protein samples in SDS compatible with ELISA?

I have used an AllPrep DNA/RNA/Protein Mini Kit QIAGEN kit to extract RNA and protein from my samples. At the end of the protein purification, I resuspend my protein in 5% SDS. Will these samples...

28 February 2021 7,370 3 View

How to replicate the well conditions of a crystal hit with 20%(w/v) isopropanol?

I had a crystal hit in a well with 0.1M HEPEs pH 7.5, 10%(w/v) PEG 4000, and 20%(w/v) isopropanol. Why is isopropanol in w/v here if it's just solvent? How do I recreate this well condition?

25 February 2021 9,761 1 View