Dear Kamran!
Replying to your question:...
> We have docked a small peptide on the active site of protease
> molecule, now want to perform structural refinement and energy
> minimization. Can OPTIMIZE command of modeller do that or
> implementation of any energy minimizer is needed.
Yes, as soon as you build an initial model, you can OPTIMIZE it with
available scoring functions (make sure you set DYNAMIC_LENNARD = ON, and
others - OFF).
> Kindly note, OPTIMIZE successfully eliminate all short non-bonded
> contacts and improved stereochemical parameters of the initial
> enz-inhibitor complex..
> Secondly, is it obligatory to use minimizer during these type of
> work.
By default, OPTIMIZE uses minimizer or MD, depending on
OPTIMIZATION_METHOD = 1 selects a conjugate gradients optimization
method.
OPTIMIZATION_METHOD = 3 selects a molecular dynamics optimization at a
fixed temperature.
Please read more about in in the manual.
Thank you for choosing MODELLER not only as a comparative modelling
tool, but also as a general refinement engine.
Yours,
Azat.
> Advise please.
> Regards
> Kamran Azim
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